Joseph Tartakoff
Apr 26, 2010 12:15 PM
FreeWheel has added $16.8 million in strategic funding from several top investors. The online video monetization startup says its fourth round of funding is coming from Walt Disney’s Steamboat Ventures, as well as existing backers Turner Broadcasting System, Battery Ventures and Foundation Capital (It’s the first time that FreeWheel has…
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Rafat Ali
Aug 11, 2009 7:28 AM
Job search engine SimplyHired, based in Mountain View, CA, has received $4.6 million in a new round of funding, led by IDG Ventures and Foundation Capital. This bring the total money into the company to $22.3 million; previous investors include Fox Interactive Media (NYSE: NWS), that invested $3.5 million in…
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Rory Maher
Mar 25, 2009 11:10 AM
Startup Pixazza has raised $5.75 million in a first round that includes investors August Capital, CMEA Ventures, Foundation Capital and most interestingly, from Google (NSDQ: GOOG), according to peHub. Angel investors include Ron Conway, former *eBay* COO Maynard Webb, and Facebook CFO Gideon Yu. Founded in 2008, Pixazza has a…
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Tameka Kee
Dec 17, 2008 11:03 AM
Chegg.com, an online rental service for textbooks, has picked up $25 million in a third round of funding. Kleiner, Perkins Caufield & Byers and Foundation Capital led the round, along with participation from existing investors Gabriel Venture Partners and Primera Capital. The Santa Clara-based startup was founded in 2005, and…
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Joseph Weisenthal
Aug 25, 2008 8:25 AM
Conviva, a startup promising a superior way for companies to distribute live internet video, has raised a big $20 million second round led by UV Partners, along with past backers New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and Foundation Capital. The San Mateo, CA-based company, previously known as Rinera, raised $9 million early…
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Joseph Weisenthal
May 12, 2008 12:35 PM
Biz360, a market and media intelligence firm specializing in the web, has raised $10 million Foundation Capital, along with past backers Granite Ventures and Scale Venture Partners. According to peHUB, the Burlingame, CA-based firm has raised nearly $50 million. The company offers a familiar service that allows companies to monitor…
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Joseph Weisenthal
Apr 2, 2008 12:22 PM
Xoopit, a social networking service based around email, has raised a $5 million first round from Accel Partners and Foundation Capital. The service works with webmail services like GMail, and syncs up with third party services, like Flickr. Rather than requiring a user to visit all of these sites, email…
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