Casual gaming firm PlayFirst has raised $9.2 million in its latest round of funding, which it will use to fund an expansion into mobile and social games. As part of the move, it has hired Eric Hartness, a former chief marketing officer at payment firm PlaySpan as its VP of…

Care.com, a site that lets users find “caregivers,” like babysitters, nannies, and senior caregivers, has raised $20 million in a third round of funding. On the site, users pay a monthly fee to get access to detailed profiles, which include background checks and references, of caregivers who are looking for…

TubeMogul, which provides online video analytics and other video tools to publishers and advertisers, has raised $10 million in its latest funding round. TubeMogul says its analytics services, which show metrics like stream quality, audience geography, and referring sites, are used by video platform Brightcove, along with “most of the…

Triangulate, a startup trying to build an online dating business on Facebook, has raised $750,000 from Trinity Ventures and Playdom Chairman Rick Thompson. Triangulate is the latest so-called “social dating” site to attract interest from investors; Zoosk, the most established player in the market, has raised more than $40 million,…

Posterous, the popular quick blogging platform, has raised $4.4 million in additional funding, CEO Sachin Agarwal tells us. The site—which is likely best known for letting users blog simply by e-mailing text, photos, or files to a default Posterous account—has grand ambitions for its service; it says it “wants to…

CrowdFlower, a crowdsourcing startup that recruits thousands of people online to complete repetitive tasks for big companies, has raised $5 million in a first round of funding co-led by Trinity Ventures and Bessemer Venture Partners. CrowdFlower matches companies with big groups of workers, who complete basic tasks like verifying that…

More consolidation in the out-of-home digital ad space ... TargetCast Networks (TCN) has acquired Ripple TV, a retail digital ad network based in El Segundo, Calif. Financial terms were not disclosed. Ripple TV, which raised $4 million (pdf) in funding from DFJ and Trinity Ventures in March, runs its network…

Avaak, a provider of wireless video network technology, has closed its first round of funding of $7 million. Trinity Ventures led the round with participation from InterWest Partners as well as Leapfrog Ventures. The San Diego, CA-based company will use the funds to support product development, marketing and sales of…

UpTake, a travel search startup, has raised a $10 million second round led by Trinity Ventures and Shasta Ventures. The Palo Alto, CA-based company previously raised $4 million from Shasta last December, for a total raise of $14 million. The company was founded by Yen Lee, formerly the GM of…

Nokeena, a developer of technology for facilitating online video, has raised an initial $8.7 million round from Clearstone and Trinity Ventures, the company told The Deal. The company’s technology is designed to better distribute and store online video, helping to eliminate video stops and reduce network congestion. Nokeena is still…

Perfect Market, an Idealab-incubated company offering publishers tools to monetize archival content, has raised a $15.6 million from Trinity Ventures, Rustic Canyon Partners, Square 1 Bank, and founding investor Idealab. The Pasadena, CA-based company says it offers publishers easy tools that require little upfront costs. SEO is a big part…

Wiki publisher Wetpaint has raised a big $25 million third round led by DAG Ventures, an unspecified financial investor (Update: Kara reports that it’s Fidelity, which also invested in Slide’s bid round), and past backers Accel Partners, Trinity Ventures, and Frazier Technology Ventures. The Seattle-based company has previously raised about…

Jobster, the money-burning recruitment-meets-social networking service, has raised another $7 million, on top of the $48 million its previously raised, reports Seattle PI. News that the Seattle-based company was out looking for fresh capital came out in March, along with word that it had lost $11 million in 2007. The…

—Electronic Arts: Eric Brown, currently CFO at security firm McAfee, will take the same title at Electronic Arts (NSDQ: ERTS). The CFO slot became available earlier this week, with the surprise departure of Warren Jenson. Prior to joining McAfee in 2005, Brown served as President and CFO of Microstrategy from…

Atlanta-based Clearleap, a developer of video delivery technology, has raised a $9 million first round from Trinity Ventures and Noro-Mosely Partners. The company, which was founded last year, is aiming to meld the breadth of internet content with the quality and ease of traditional TV delivery. Beyond that, it is…

SF-based Fluid Entertainment, a developer of interactive entertainment for kids, has raised a $3.2 million first round from Trinity Ventures. The company was first started in 1998, and has been making software games based on well-known brands, like Harry Potter and Pokemon. It’s new funding will help it pursue two…

SF-based Tippit, an online trade media firm, has raised a $12.17 million third round led by Granite Global Ventures, reports PE Hub. Also participating were return backers Lightspeed Venture Partners and Trinity Ventures. The company has reportedly raised $11 million prior to this, bringing its total to over $23 million.…

SF-based PlayFirst, a publisher of casual games, has raised a $16.5 million third round led by DCM, with participation from previous backers Mayfield Fund, Trinity Ventures and Rustic Canyon Partners. This brings its total raise to $26.5 million, including the $10 million raised over two previous rounds starting in 2004.…