DeCarta raises another $20M for its location-based platform
DeCarta, the creator of a popular platform for managing location-based (LBS) data, has raised $20 million in additional funding. That includes financing from the Hotung Group and TransLink Capital, as well as existing investor Norwest Venture Partners and a previously announced $6 million from the T-Mobile Venture Fund.
The location-based market still looks like it’s heating up — for example, location-based social application companies like Loopt and Whrrl have been getting a lot of attention, especially… Continue Reading
T-Mobile invests $6M in deCarta’s location-based platform
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Location-based technology is an increasingly important feature for mobile applications, and the market continues to heat up — with the iPhone’s just-announced GPS technology, we’re already seeing the beginning of the new wave of location-based applications. Now T-Mobile Venture Fund (the mobile carrier’s investment branch) has made a $6 million investment in a location-based platform called deCarta.
San Jose, Calif.-based deCarta doesn’t make applications on its own, but instead provides the technology that powers other applications,… Continue Reading
Location-based software provider deCarta raises $10.5M
Mapping platform maker deCarta has raised $10.5 million of a planned $21 million in a new third round of funding, according to Private Equity HUB. Backers include Norwest Venture Partners, Mobius Venture Capital and Cardinal Venture Capital.
The San Jose startup has created a platform and software that companies can use to integrate mapping, routing and spatial search into their application. DeCarta says its technology has been used by Google, Ask.com, Verizon and Sprint. Last year,… Continue Reading
DeCarta, location-based software provider, raises $15M more
DeCarta, a San Jose, Calif. provider of software for the location-based services industry, has raised $15 million in a “Series C-1″ round of funding.
Norwest Venture Partners led the deal, and was joined by existing backers Mobius Venture Capital and Cardinal Venture Capital. DeCarta has raised over $32 million in funding since 2003.
DeCarta says its geospatial software has served Google, Ask.com, Verizon and Sprint. It says its software lets companies “build applications integrating a wide… Continue Reading