Netcars Takes Seven-Figure Funding To ‘Challenge’ AutoTrader
AutoTrader is considered one of the most successful publishers to migrate from print classifieds to online, in a space – car advertising – i… Read more »
Foursquare Unlocks The ‘You’ve Got New Funding!’ Badge With $50 Million
Forget the check-in, and show me the check: Foursquare has received new funding of $50 million which reportedly values the company at an eye… Read more »
Game World Maker Mind Candy Valued At $200 Million
The maker of the kids’ game site and virtual world Moshi Monsters is now valued at $200 million, after Spark Ventures sold half of its stake… Read more »
Shazam Takes Another $32 Million Funding For TV Tagging
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Music-identification app Shazam is taking on a big $32 million funding round, as it aims to accelerate product development beyond its origin… Read more »
Glympse Finds $7.5 Million In Funding For Its Location Sharing App
Are you feeling lost among all the location-sharing apps on the market today? There may be a shakeout to come, but for now the leaders are s… Read more »
Chinese Alternative Android Market GoAPK Funded
In the gap left by a still-unsatisfying official Android Market, is there a third-party opportunity?
GoAPK, an independent, web-based downl… Read more »
Music’s We7 Funded To Be ‘European Pandora’
Peter Gabriel, Eden and Qualcomm’s Pentech are chipping in again to finance UK streaming music service We7, as it tries to fend off mounting… Read more »
Mobile Lowdown 6-20-11: Huawei Tablet; Photovine; Adobe Flash; Spain LTE
A look at some of the big stories in mobile today: Read more »
Spotify Secures Its Funding For International Expansion
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Stop me if this post sounds familiar…
Remember that $100 million which TechCrunch back in February said Spotify was supposedly raising, v… Read more »
Tapad Raises $1.8 Million, Launches Retargeting Services
Mobile real-time bidding platform Tapad has raised $1.8 million as the company looks to carve a niche for itself in the retargeting space. I… Read more »
Rupert, Wendi And Google In Chinese Video Site’s $200 Million IPO
Rupert and Wendi Deng Murdoch and Google (NSDQ: GOOG) may benefit from the planned $200 million Nasdaq floatation of Xunlei (“Swift Thunder”… Read more »
Local Ad Network Addiply Funded To Go To Next Phase
Addiply, a self-service banner ad network for local publishers and advertisers, is taking a “six-figure” investment, believed to be up to £… Read more »
Contextual Provider ADmantX Stresses ‘Cookie-Less’ Targeting In First Round
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Has all the talk of regulations and privacy made ad tech firms a little more skittish about the kind of ad targeting they provide? Lest anyo… Read more »
Google’s Schmidt Leads Funding For Display Ad Provider Spongecell
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Google (NSDQ: GOOG) chairman Eric Schmidt has led an undisclosed amount of funding for rich media ad firm Spongecell. The investment appears… Read more »
Service2Media Raises $10 Million For Multi-Platform Apps Development
As the number of apps, and the amount of investment in apps, both continue to grow, startups that focus on optimizing how they are created a… Read more »
Mobile Lowdown 6-2-11: Elop on M&A; MobileIron; iCloud; iPhone/iPad bundles
A look at some of the big stories in mobile today: Nokia’s CEO Stephen Elop gives an unequivocal response on M&A questions; Apple (NSDQ: AAP… Read more »
T-Mobile Has Invested In App Maker 6Wunderkinder
6Wunderkinder, a Berlin-based startup developing mobile and web apps, has taken an investment of an undisclosed size from T-Ventures, Deutsc… Read more »
Europeans Cash-Up In Social Games Rush
In social gaming, it’s not all about Zynga and Playfish. Berlin-based Wooga (World Of Gaming) is raising $24 million, one of the year’s bigg… Read more »
OpenX Raises $20 Million For ‘Enterprise’ Platform; AOL Among Backers
Display ad tech firm OpenX has raised a $20 million fourth round funding as it seeks to expand its ad exchange marketplace into an “an enter… Read more »
Sequoia’s Moritz Thinks Digital Investors Have Gone Cuckoo
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So, is there a new tech bubble? One man who may know is Michael Moritz, the celebrated veteran Sequoia partner who invested in companies lik… Read more »
VC Round-Up: Brightpearl, Travelmenu.ru, MobiCart
Brightpearl, a Brighton-based cloud apps suite for small businesses, is taking $5 million in first-round funding from previous backers Notio… Read more »
Buzzlogic Raises $7.8 Million Third Round; Plans To Double Sales Force
Buzzlogic CEO Dave Hills wants the company to be known for more than just being a monitor of social media chatter. The San Francisco company… Read more »
GigaOm Raises $6 Million Fifth Round; Will Expand Subscriptions, Events
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Less than a year after its last round, GigaOm is upping its investment take to $15 million.
The $6 million new round, led by Reed Elsevier… Read more »
More UK & Ireland Tech VC In Fewer Hands In Q1
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The number of UK and Irish tech companies taking venture funding fell below 2009 to a four-year low, according to figures published by the i… Read more »
Eqal Seeks $3.5 Million, Continues Shift To Social Media Marketing
Eqal, the one-time online video studio that got considerable notice for web series Lonelygirl15, is looking to raise $3.5 million as its con… Read more »
Conversocial Takes £1.5 Million For Social Marketing Monitoring
Barely an hour goes past these days without me catching mention of the awesome opportunity “social media” present to marketers, broadcasters… Read more »
Social Games Developer CrowdStar Raises $23 Million From Time Warner, Intel
CrowdStar, a social games developer that has attracted past attention of Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT), has closed its first-ever round of institut… Read more »
Mobile Lowdown 5-23-11: Foxconn; iPhone 5 Curve; Rooted Android; Paramount
Our look at some of the big stories in mobile today: more details on the Foxconn factory explosion; reports of a curvaceous future for the i… Read more »
@ pcMobile: USV’s Albert Wenger: Mobile Phone Equals Personal Identity
What are venture capital firms looking for in mobile startups? Think emotional value and rethink the economics of content, Albert Wenger, a… Read more »
Yahoo Buys Online Ad Startup 5to1 For $28 Million
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Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) is paying $28 million for 5to1, an online ad marketplace that lets top brand advertisers purchase unsold premium inventor… Read more »
Eventbrite Raises $50 Million For Push Into Larger Events
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Eventbrite, a popular service which lets people set up webpages to promote their events and also sell tickets, has raised $50 million in a f… Read more »
VC Round-Up: Simfy, EnQii & Minicim, Uma
Several fundings in digital media today…
– Simfy: The German web-based freemium unlimited-music service, like We7, has raised €10 mill… Read more »
Time Warner Cable Adds Funding To BlackArrow Financing Round
BlackArrow, a company that provided video-on-demand ad insertions for DVRs and other “advanced TV” systems, has added Time Warner Cable (NYS… Read more »
We R Interactive Raises $5 Million To Make Online Games
Less than a year after taking its first venture funding, We R Interactive, a would-be web game maker, is taking a $5 million second round fu… Read more »
Social Games Developer Funzio Raises $20 Million
Funzio, a social games developer best known for its hit title Crime City, has raised $20 million in a first round of funding led by IDG Vent… Read more »
Clearspring Raises $20 Million To Build Up Real-Time Data Services
Social content distributor Clearspring has raised a $20 million fourth round as it expands offices and is continuing to build up its staff.… Read more »
Music Recommender Official.FM Closes $8 Million Round
Official.FM, which bills itself as a DIY music club aimed at content producers, has raised $8 million as the startup works to build up its p… Read more »
Ad Network Adconion Secures $34 Million To Support Acquisition Plans
Adconion Media Group has secured nearly $34 million (£21 million) in a financing from Silicon Valley Bank. The ad network, which is based i… Read more »
Writing Marketplace Helium Raises $10 Million More
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Writing community Helium has raised another $10 million in funding, the company tells us. Third-party publishers post writing assignments on… Read more »
Mobile Ad Network Jumptap Closes $25 Million Funding Round
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Mobile ad network Jumptap has closed a $25 million fourth round funding. The Cambridge, MA-based company plans to use the proceeds for hires… Read more »
