ScanScout lands $8.5M second round

ScanScout lands $8.5M second round

(Update: This story originally and incorrectly listed EDB as the sole investor in this round.)

A group of investors including EDB Investments in Singapore, Time Warner, General Catalyst Partners, and First Round Capital have committed $8.5 million to Boston-based ScanScout.

Not everyone seems to know this: There’s… Continue Reading

ScanScout nabs $5.1M for contextual video advertising

ScanScout, an online advertising network that places ads in contextually relevant video content, just brought in $5.1 million of an anticipated $8.1 million third round of financing, according to PE Hub. Based in Cambridge, Mass., the company’s backers include General Catalyst Partners, Time Warner, First… Continue Reading

Scanscout raises undisclosed funding from Time Warner

Scanscout raises undisclosed funding from Time Warner

Scanscout, an online video advertising company, has raised an undisclosed amount from Time Warner — yet another large, old media company investing in a video startup.

The Boston, Mass. company is part of a new crop of startups seeking to help advertisers to place their ads… Continue Reading

Adap.tv raises $10 million for online video ads

Adap.tv raises $10 million for online video ads

Adap.tv, a San Mateo, Calif. company that provides ads for online videos, has raised $10 million — as a slew of competitors, including Google, try to do the same.

The company’s technology provides contextually relevant advertising that runs at the bottom of a video as it… Continue Reading

Video search company PodZinger becomes EveryZing, raises $10 million

Video search company PodZinger becomes EveryZing, raises $10 million

Cambridge, Mass-based PodZinger, previously branded as a search engine for podcasts, has re-named itself EveryZing, and raised $10 million to expand its services.

EveryZing has a video and audio search engine for consumers, which we’ve covered before, but CEO Tom Wilde says that the company is… Continue Reading