The follow-on investment comes from two strategic partners: Steelcase and CBRE Group.
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Adometry, a startup that generates analytics to get a better return on advertising, has raised a $8 million round of funding, the company announced today.
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Red Robot Labs is sharing the wealth by investing $2M in developers that use its location-based gaming platform.
If an app crashes on my Android phone, I dutifully send in a crash report when prompted. However, I get a nagging suspicion the app developer never looks at my report to see what went wrong. The adorably named startup …
Zynga acquired Wild Needle, a casual game company that had backing from Playdom co-founder Rick Thompson, according to TechCrunch.
We’ve heard that the purchase price was $3.8 million, but the companies involved still haven’t acknowledged the deal. Wild Needle was …
Networking equipment startup SpiderCloud Wireless has raised a new $35 million round amid tough competition, with a plan to upgrade its tech that makes cell phone service better indoors.
Santa Clara-based SpiderCloud’s business is focused on increasing capacity and coverage …
WatchDox, a file sharing service for highly sensitive documents, announced it has raised $9 million in its latest round of funding.
WatchDox helps companies share highly sensitive data across across several devices and collaborate on documents in a secured environment. …
Eye-Fi, a company that produces wireless-transmitting memory cards for cameras and tablets, announced today it has raised $20 million in its fourth round of funding.
The company makes SD memory cards that can transmit photos and other stored data wirelessly …
Luminate has created a way to make the trillions of static images on the web interactive. Thursday, the company announced it has raised $10.7 million in a third round of funding and was launching an image app store.
“Images are …
Nearly every company has a social presence these days, but personal recommendations are often a more powerful way to boost sales. If you’ve never heard about a company before, but your friend has, you’ll likely trust her opinion over that …
Music app maker Smule today announced a new funding round of $12 million to support future expansion plans, and to hire more employees.
Smule is the company behind the I am T-Pain autotune app, Ocarina, a very early hit on …
Stealth startup Nextdoor believes it has cracked the social/local code, and is today launching a digital platform that brings together your real-world neighbors.
Nextdoor is creating the “neighborhood graph” by combining the best of Web 2.0 sites like Yelp and …
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The emerging “sharing economy” consists of businesses dedicated to changing the very way in which we live. Tools to improve efficiency, lower cost, and encourage collaborative consumption now serve as the driving force of these companies, creating a whole new …
Early stage venture firm Shasta Ventures raised $200 million dollars, according to a form D filed with the SEC. This is a growth fund intended to support start-ups.
This is a pooled investment fund, with the form citing Rob Coneybeer, …
