PicksPal raises $3M more for fantasy sports betting
PicksPal, a Silicon Valley company (Mountain View, Calif.) that says it is the American Idol for sports, has raised $3 million in a third round of funding including former investors Bay Partners and Canaan Partners.
We wrote about the company here, when it raised $6 million.
Sports fans bet on the outcome of sports games, including baseball, NFL football, pro football, and other games. The best performers get profiled.
No word on how much money the company is… Continue Reading
Roundup: Bombs, don’t do Delaware, MySQL IPO & more
The latest Silicon Valley round-up:
Correlation between bomb building and entrepreneurship? — Former PayPal chief executive Peter Thiel reportedly says four of six founders of the online payment service built bombs while in high school. Meanwhile, Silicon Valley venture capitalist Steve Jurvetson designs rockets.
MyYearbook.com, a social networking site for teens, raises $4.1M – The site looks like a Facebook knock-off. It raised the first round of finance from U.S. Venture Partners (USVP) and First Round Capital. The… Continue Reading