FraudWall raises $3.25M more for anti-clickfraud
FraudWall Technologies, a Palo Alto, Calif. anti-clickfraud startup, has raised $3.25 million of a planned $4.5 million second round of funding led by JK&B Capital, according to regulatory filings cited by PE Wire.
The company was founded and seeded by Jim Pitkow and Ron Conway,… Continue Reading
Baidu’s click-fraud problem, and more on Fraudwall
Chinese search engine Baidu is apparently having more problems with click-fraud that Google is — and it has hurt Baidu’s stock.
Click-fraud is a major problem, and it is rampant in China. Click-fraud is when people click on an online ad and have no intention… Continue Reading
Roundup: March Madness, Starbucks start-ups, Zannel and more
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March Madness alerts — Palo Alto mobile search company 4INFO will send you an alert in the final minutes of any of NCAA March Madness game that looks like it could be an upset. It sends final scores too. To sign… Continue Reading
Fraudwall, an anti-click fraud company, raises millions
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Ron Conway, a well-known Internet investor, and entrepreneur Jim Pitkow have co-founded a company to stop advertising fraud online. They’ve invested an undisclosed amount of millions, alongside other angel investors.
The secretive Palo Alto, Calif. company, Fraudwall, also appointed former eBay executive Ken Miller… Continue Reading