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Goom Radio Raises $16M First Round For Broadcast Service

Apr 14, 2009 9:12 AM

Battles between streaming-music sites and the labels over royalties have scared off some internet radio startups, but not all. One that is persevering is Goom Radio, which has raised over $16 million in first-round funding, to bring its mix of professional and user-gen playlists stateside. The New York company launched…

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Posted In: Advertising, Entertainment, Music, Media & Publishing, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Social Media, elaia partners, goom radio, partech international, wellington partners venture capital

Gaming Site GameDuell Scores $17.45 Million For Expansion

Jul 3, 2008 8:59 AM

Berlin- and San Francisco-based online casual gaming platform GameDuell has received an €11 million ($17.45 million) second-round investment from Wellington Partners with the cash due to be used for international expansion. The GameDuell site offers small card, puzzle and logic games, which can be played against people around the world…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Games, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, gameduell, wellington partners venture capital

Seesmic Gets $6 Million Second Round, Plans Mobile Features

Jun 20, 2008 12:23 PM

This just in: Loic Le Meur’s video blog commenting platform Seesmic has raised $6 million in second-round financing from eBay (NSDQ: EBAY) founder Pierre Omidyar and Wellington Partners via its London-based partner Eric Archambeau. The startup will use the funds to further develop the platform, add mobile functionality and internationalize.…

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Posted In: Social Media, Video, eric archambeau, pierre omidyar, seesmic, wellington partners venture capital

UK Online Ad Network Adconion Gets $80 Million Funding; Expanding Into U.S.

Feb 25, 2008 12:41 AM

All the ad networks are filling their coffers before the recession spreads to the online advertising industry, or at least that’s the reasoning most of them are giving. Now, Adconion, the UK-based online ad network which is also now expanding into U.S., has raised a big second round of $80…

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Posted In: Advertising, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Countries, Europe, adconion, index ventures, wellington partners venture capital

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