How-to video site 5min scores $7.5M for wider syndication

How-to video site 5min scores $7.5M for wider syndication

5min, a site that syndicates instructional videos to a host of other web sites reaching 200 million viewers a month, has raised $7.5 million in a second round of funding.

The 5min site itself has built a library of more than 100,000 short, professional-quality videos sorted… Continue Reading

Taboola clinches $4.5 million, and CNN to boot

Taboola clinches $4.5 million, and CNN to boot

Taboola, a Tel Aviv-based video discovery startup, has just launched its “ViDiscovery” product, which analyzes the context and content of videos, and the viewing and behavior patterns of users in order to recommend videos. It has also secured $4.5 million in a second round of… Continue Reading

Howcast lands $2M more for how-to videos

Howcast lands $2M more for how-to videos

Instructional video producer Howcast Media reeled in an additional $2 million in first-round financing from private individuals in the media industry, reports VentureWire. This bumps its total to $10 million, with some funding coming from Tudor Investment.

The New York-based website, founded by three ex-Googlers, provides… Continue Reading

How-to video site 5min lands funding, continues uphill climb in US

How-to video site 5min lands funding, continues uphill climb in US

5Min is one of many sites that offers “instructional” videos created by users.

The videos are supposed to teach you how to do something, such as making a barking dog out of a square piece of paper (see below).

Its clean design includes options to help you… Continue Reading