August Capital has raised $550 million for a new fund, according to August Partner Howard Hartenbaum. The fund, which is the sixth for the Menlo Park-based venture capital firm, includes $300 million for early stage investments and $250 million for …
Though digital magazine circulation has increased significantly in recent months, it remains a mere one percent of overall circulation, Ad Age reported last week. A group of five major publishers is hoping Next Issue Media, a company launching its full-feature …
Gain Fitness, developer of an exercise application, wants to make personal trainer-quality workouts available to the masses. The San Francisco-based startup has raised a round of seed funding to develop a marketplace for fitness enthusiasts and professional trainers.
Today, Gain …
More than 500 million people use Microsoft PowerPoint to make presentation decks. Visual Software Systems, maker of a product called VisualBee, helps presenters make slides more easily with its automated design plugin.
The company is launching version 3.0 of its …
Hookflash, a peer-to-peer communications and file sharing service, wants to improve conversations in the workplace. Today at DEMO Fall 2011, the company is launching its first product, Hookflash for iPad.
The product, available as an iPad app at launch, combines …
When it comes to customer service, waiting on hold to speak with a real person can be a source of great frustration. Hold-Free Networks, a company that aims to eliminate this annoyance, is launching at the public today at DEMO …
ScaleXtreme, a company that makes cloud-based products for systems management, has raised $11M in a second round of funding. The Palo Alto-based company plans to use the funding to expand its product capabilities and strengthen its marketing and sales efforts.…
VirtuOz, creator of intelligent virtual agents that provide companies with customer service and tech support, has raised $7M in a new round of funding. The Emeryville, Calif. company, which was founded in Paris, plans to use the investment for growth …
Mindflash, creator of a web-based application for online employee training, has raised a new round of funding to help small and medium-sized businesses conduct training and track progress. The investment was led by the Investment Group of Santa Barbara (IGSB), …
Next Issue Media, a consortium of five major magazine and newspaper publishers, launched a preview of its digital storefront today with app versions of seven popular magazines. Available publications include The New Yorker, Esquire, Fortune, Time, …
Today’s funding announcements include services for shopping, managing documents and filing legal papers:
Boticca raises $2.5M for upscale jewelry site: The online marketplace for accessories has raised a first round of funding led by ISAI, a fund of French Internet …
Today’s funding announcements include services that oversee mobile employees and energy use:
TOA Technologies gets $17.2M for mobile employee management: The developer of mobile workforce management software for large businesses has raised a fourth round of funding led by Sutter …
Today’s funding announcements include services for finding jobs, analyzing data and conducting scientific research:
BranchOut brings in $18M for Facebook jobs service: The career networking service has raised a second round of funding led by Redpoint Ventures with participation from …
Today’s funding announcements include online services for songs, classifieds and Twitter management:
musiXmatch raises $3.7M for online song database: The developer of a digital lyrics API has raised a first round of funding led by Italian investor Francesco Micheli Associati …
Today’s funding announcements include companies that develop cameras, distribute customer reviews and manage APIs:
GoPro brings in funding for action video recorders: The developer of the HD HERO line of wearable and gear mountable cameras has raised has raised an …
Today’s funding announcements include companies delivering personalized health tips, electric motorcycles and solar tech:
Genophen gets $1.5M to prevent diseases: The Los Altos, Calif.-based company has raised equity funding to provide personalized disease risk assessments and health recommendations to users, …
Today’s funding announcements include services that help users discover TV shows, music and fashion accessories:
Peel lands $16.7M to help you decide what to watch: The developer of a television recommendation iPhone app has raised a second round of funding …
Today’s funding announcements include services for planning vacations, snagging fashion deals and pleasing hotel guests:
Inspirato gets $11M for luxury vacation rentals: The high-end travel company has closed a new round of funding from a group of individual investors including …
Today’s funding announcements include companies that help users discover videos, find babysitters and manage networks:
Video search company Digitalsmiths grabs $12.5M: The developer of video search and discovery products has raised a third round of funding led by Technicolor with …
Today’s funding announcements include solutions for publishing photos, hiring employees and speeding up innovation:
Pixelpipe brings in $2.3M for social network photo sharing: The developer of a web gateway for sharing images, videos and other content has raised a first …
