How-to video site 5min scores $7.5M for wider syndication
5min, a site that syndicates instructional videos to a host of other web sites reaching 200 million viewers a month, has raised $7.5 million in a second round of funding.
The 5min site itself has built a library of more than 100,000 short, professional-quality videos sorted into different categories ranging from fashion to food to parenting to video games. Right now, users can view videos teaching them how to fix a leaky washing machine, how to… Continue Reading
Howcast lands $2M more for how-to videos
Instructional video producer Howcast Media reeled in an additional $2 million in first-round financing from private individuals in the media industry, reports VentureWire. This bumps its total to $10 million, with some funding coming from Tudor Investment.
The New York-based website, founded by three ex-Googlers, provides a fairly large library of how-to videos sorted into categories like pets, parenting, fitness and food. For example, there are 12 videos explaining how to successfully break up with someone,… Continue Reading