Fora.tv tacks on $2M to stir public debate with web video
Fora.tv, an online video site that some have called the “C-Span of the Web,” added $2 million more to a $4 million first round of funding announced in May, reports VentureWire. Before this, it received $2 million in seed funding from Adobe Systems, individual investor Will Hearst and others. The contributor of the recent funds has not been disclosed.
Founded two years ago, the San Francisco-based company offers videos of conferences and symposiums produced by C-Span,… Continue Reading
Fora.tv, the C-Span of the Web, raises $4M
Fora.tv, a video site that some have called the “C-Span of the Web” for its intellectual video archive of conferences and symposiums, has raised a $4 million first round of funding.
The site has relatively little traffic, compared to the big, more general video sites, but its serious approach — and presumably educated audience — is likely what attracted the investors, who include William Randolph Hearst III, Adobe Ventures and others. Hearst and Adobe were investors… Continue Reading
Fora.tv, bringing C-SPAN to the Internet, raises cash
Fora.tv, a San Francisco start-up that wants to bring a C-SPAN-like programming to the Web, has raised about $2 million more in funding from Adobe Ventures and former Kleiner Perkins partner Will Hearst.
The announcement is here.
Content partners include C-SPAN and a host of other groups from World Affairs Councils to the Cato Institute and Cambridge University.
Roundup: FunnyOrDie, StumbleUpon sale?, Google’s latest and more
Latest action:
VC firm Sequoia Capital backs Will Ferrell and Adam McKay comedy video site — Called FunnyOrDie.com, the site features a two-minute clip that won a reported 1.5 million page views in less than a week.
StumbleUpon to be acquired? — Several folks (Techcrunch/GigaOm) are reporting that San Francisco social Web site StumbleUpon is in talks to being acquired by AOL, Google or eBay, for a rumored $40 million to $75 million. That’s not very high for… Continue Reading