Staci D. Kramer
Jan 16, 2011 8:15 PM
SnagFilms, founded in 2008 by Ted Leonsis, has raised its first major outside capital: a $10 million round led by New Enterprise Associates and *Comcast* Interactive Capital. Known until now for its documentaries, SnagFilms will use some of the funds to expand to fiction, to distribute its library across more…
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Staci D. Kramer
Dec 30, 2010 5:48 PM
Some investors in local deals startup Groupon won’t have to wait for a sale or IPO to get a payout. In an SEC filing Thursday, the Chicago-based company said it has raised $500 million and held open the possibility of raising another $450 million, with nearly $345 million slated to…
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Staci D. Kramer
Nov 18, 2009 9:50 AM
When Steve Case’s internet payment startup Revolution Money raised a $42 million round last April from Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and Citigroup, Chairman Ted Leonsis said the company had no plans for a sale or IPO before 2011. Looks like the calendar pages—and the company—flipped a lot faster than Leonsis…
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Staci D. Kramer
Jul 17, 2008 1:04 AM
Anyone with a clue about Ted Leonsis’s activities these past few years won’t be too surprised to hear that his latest venture combines documentaries, widgets, AOL (NYSE: TWX) and passion—or that one of his fellow investors is AOL co-founder Steve Case. SnagFilms, which Leonsis hopes will spawn millions of virtual…
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Staci D. Kramer
Jul 16, 2008 3:59 PM
Ted Leonsis, vice chairman emeritus of AOL (NYSE: TWX), isn’t saying which way he hopes the latest Time Warner-AOL talks with Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) and/or Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) wind up but he’s emphatic about wanting a conclusion. During an interview on a completely different subject this afternoon, Leonsis told me:…
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Joseph Weisenthal
Nov 1, 2007 11:03 AM
Qloud, a social music service backed by Steve Case’s Revolution LLC, has officially launched, unveiling a list of investors and directors. In typical Case fashion (see the recently announced Revolution Money), the company sports a number of other big name investors, including AOL (NYSE: TWX) Vice Chairman Emeritus Ted Leonsis,…
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