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Discount Ticket Site ScoreBig Raises $14 Million

Apr 20, 2011 9:05 PM

Another day, another big funding round for an online ticketing startup. ScoreBig, a site that promises “members-only” access to below retail price tickets, has raised $14 million, according to an SEC filing. The company lets members search for available tickets near to them. Users make a below retail-price offer for…

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, bain capital ventures, scorebig, us venture partners

LivingSocial Raises Another $14 Million To Expand Group Buying Sites

Apr 29, 2010 11:40 AM

Here’s another sign of how much promise investors think there is in the group-buying market: LivingSocial, which runs a group-buying service, has raised $14 million in a third round of funding, only a month-and-a-half after raising a $25 million second round. The company also has several social apps, including its…

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Posted In: Advertising, Daily Deals, Local, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Social Media, Community, grotech ventures, lightspeed venture partners, livingsocial, revolution, us venture partners

LivingSocial Raises $25 Million To Expand Group Buying Service

Mar 11, 2010 5:00 PM

LivingSocial, which develops various social apps and also runs a group-buying service, has raised $25 million in a second round of funding led by U.S. Venture Partners. The company’s flagship app is LivingSocial, which lets users indicate and share favorite things on social networks. More recently, however, a second service—LivingSocial…

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Posted In: Advertising, Daily Deals, Local, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Social Media, Community, Companies, AOL, livingsocial, us venture partners

Box.net Adds $7.1 Million In Funding For Digital File Storage

Oct 15, 2009 5:44 AM

Box.net, an online file-sharing and storage platform, has raised $7.1 million in funding, per an SEC filing. Previous backer Draper Fisher Jurvetson led the round, with participation from U.S. Venture Partners. Box.net has raised $14.6 million in total, including a $6 million round last year, from the two VC firms.…

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Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Technologies / Formats, box.net, draper fisher jurvetson, us venture partners

Total Beauty Media Nabs Third Round, Acquires BeautyRiot

Mar 20, 2009 10:37 AM

While some larger publishers have shuttered their own beauty-based blog networks, Total Beauty Media is expanding: the beauty-based online media company has bought out rival site BeautyRiot.com, and closed its third round of funding. US Venture Partners led the undisclosed round, with participation from an affiliate of existing investor Wallington…

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Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Venture Capital, total beauty media, us venture partners, wallington partners

Media6Degrees Raises $9 Million First Round For Social Media Analytics

Aug 14, 2008 4:14 PM

Media6Degrees, a NYC-based provider of social media analytics for marketers, has raised a substantial $9 million first round led by U.S. Venture Partners. The company raised a $2 million convertible note this spring from Coriolis Ventures. It’s also raised “early stage” money from various angels. The company promises that through…

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Posted In: Advertising, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Social Media, media6degrees, us venture partners

Teen Social Network myYearbook Raises $13 Million Round

Jul 29, 2008 11:50 PM

These social network fundings, they keep coming, downturn or not. Teen-focused social network myYearbook, based in New Hope, PA, has received a biggish $13 million in its second round of funding. The round was led by Norwest Venture Partners with participation from existing investors, US Venture Partners and First Round…

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Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Social Media, first round capital, myyearbook, norwest venture partners, us venture partners

ON24 Gets $8 Million For Webcasting And Virtual Trade Shows

Jul 16, 2008 12:42 PM

ON24, a provider of webcasting technology, has raised $8 million from U.S. Venture Partners, Canaan Partners, and Rho Ventures. The company has now raised over $46 million over an unspecified number of rounds. Previous raises were not announced. The company’s core technology revolves around webcasting for the enterprise, but it’s…

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Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, canaan partners, on24, rho capital partners, us venture partners

Ad Network JellyCloud Takes $6 Million Of $11.5 Million First Round

May 19, 2008 12:44 PM

JellyCloud, a company that promises better performance for online ads via targeting, has called down $6 million of an $11.5 million first round, reports peHUB. The round, led by Softbank America, U.S. Venture Partners, Crosslink Capital and Sand Hill Capital, was first announced back in April. Basically, the company is…

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Posted In: Advertising, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, crosslink capital, jellycloud, sand hill capital, softbank america, us venture partners

Casual Gamer Gamook Gets $1.5 Million First Round

Mar 17, 2008 2:28 PM

Gamook, a Menlo Park, CA-based casual game developer, has raised a $1.5 million first round from US Venture Partners, according to VentureBeat. Exactly what the company has planned is still unclear, as it is still in stealth and it has no web site. The company is one of several casual…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Games, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, gamook, us venture partners

Box.net Closes $6 Million Second Round

Jan 23, 2008 4:55 PM

Box.net, an online digital media and file storage provider, has received $6 million in its second round funding led by U.S. Venture Partners and previous investor Draper Fisher Jurvetson. The Palo Alto, CA-based company, which now has over 1.4 million registered users, will use the capital to continue its expansion…

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Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, box.net, draper fisher jurvetson, us venture partners

Teen Social Networking Site myYearbook.com Receives $4.1Million in Funding

Jan 26, 2007 1:25 PM

MyYearbook, a teen social networking site based in New Hope, PA, has received $4.1 million in its first round of funding. The round was led by U.S. Venture Partners and First Round Capital. The site was started in 2005 by 17-year-old Catherine Cook and her brother, 18-year-old Dave, who were…

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Posted In: Social Media, first round capital, myyearbook, us venture partners

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