StormWind isn’t just a 1984 single by Swedish heavy metal outfit Europe. Nor is it merely a human kingdom in the MMORPG World of Warcraft. It’s also an online IT and bespoke-training company that’s just closed a $4 million funding …
Alice.com, an e-commerce platform exclusively for household goods, announced today it has received $3.6 million in funding from private Spanish investors.
Alice.com is a platform that lets companies sell toilet paper, laundry detergent and everything else your house needs directly …
MOGL, a customer loyalty platform that’s all about psychology and game mechanics, has raised its second institutional round of funding.
The $10 million round brings the startup’s total amount of venture capital raised to $12.4 million. The new funding round …
Cambrios Technologies is announcing today that it has hired John LeMoncheck as its new chief executive and raised $5 million in a fourth round of funding from strategic investor Samsung Venture Investment.
The Sunnyvale, Calif.,-based company uses nanotechnology to create …
Yowza, a mobile coupon startup, secured $1.5 million in its first round of funding, founder Greg Grunberg (a.k.a. the actor who played Matt Parkman on NBC TV show Heroes) told VentureBeat in an interview today.
Yowza is a mobile …
SnagFilms, an independent film-distribution startup, has secured a new $7 million round of funding, the company announced today.
SnagFilms has the distribution rights to over 3,000 indie movies and documentaries including “Casino Jack,” “Super Size Me,” “Enron: The Smartest Guys …
Solera Networks has raised $20 million in a fourth round of funding led by Intel Capital, the investment arm of the world’s biggest chip maker.
The money will finance Solera’s business of providing real-time network security using high-speed security appliances. …
Clio, a cloud-based project management service for individual lawyers and small law practices, announced Monday it has raised $6 million in its second round of funding. Acton Capital Partners and Point Nine Capital led the series B round.
“Clio provides …
Finding a new job isn’t easy, but a new company is trying to give you the best advantage. GetHired.com is video-based job market where you can hunt for jobs and get recruited by employers. The site launched Sunday with $1.75 …
The Facebook IPO cometh.
The social network could file papers for its initial public offering as soon as Wednesday, according to sources.
The burgeoning business is exploring a valuation between $75 and $100 billion — numbers that match a smattering …
Investing in startups is a funny business. Sometimes venture capitalists find themselves with a company that is growing and profitable. But if there is no opportunity for an IPO or acquisition by a bigger competitor, there may not be an …
Did you know that if you add “social” and “enterprise” and “mobile” and “cloud,” you get $5 million dollars? It’s crazy!
The crazy kids at Igloo Software have signed a $5 million dollar funding deal; it’s the company’s second institutional …
955 Dreams, a mobile publishing startup, has sealed a sweet deal: $3.25 million from some of Silicon Valley’s buzziest angel investors and venture capitalists.
The funding comes from Dave McClure’s 500 Startups and former TechCrunch editor Mike Arrington’s CrunchFund.
Also …
HelloWallet, an online service that encourages you to spend your money more wisely, announced Thursday it has raised $12 million in its second round of funding. Investment research company Morningstar, Inc. and TD Fund led the round.
“HelloWallet helps workers …
Intel has purchased 190 patents and 170 patent applications from RealNetworks for $120 million.
The patents include technology invented to create next-generation video codecs, which encode or decode video so that it can be sent over networks efficiently. It’s one …
Rhapsody has just announced it’s buying Napster’s business in Europe.
Rhapsody’s European expansion begins today with the acquisition of Napster International, Napster’s European subscription music service. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Rhapsody will own and operate the …
Venture capital megafirm Andreessen-Horowitz is likely in the process of doing some fundraising.
Sources say the firm could be looking for up to $1.5 billion — an amount that would almost double the amount of current funds it has under …
Intercom, a customer relationship management-focused startup, has raised $1 million from a bevy of Silicon Valley’s trendiest angel investors.
Yeah, we said trendy. Rather than taking checks from a slew of long-time angels in the area, Intercom has turned to …
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Venture capital firm investment in peer-to-peer technology continues to build strength, according to a recent VentureTrends report by VentureDeal.
While the term “peer-to-peer” first hit the scene during the first dot-com boom and was associated with file-sharing sites like Napster …
Like a match made in social data heaven, social ad targeting startup 33Across announced today that it has snapped up Tynt Multimedia, a company that helps publishers track reader engagement through the age old technique of copy and paste.
Combined …
