Jobvite takes $8.2M to expand recruiting on social networks
Jobvite, provider of software that helps companies recruit hires via popular social networks, has raised $8.25 million in a second round of funding to continue product development. Based in San Francisco, the company helps its clients create job posts on sites like Facebook, LinkedIn and… Continue Reading
Shocking Technologies raises $10 million in second round
San Jose-based Shocking Technologies Inc., which builds materials for preventing electrostatic discharge from cellphones and electronics, raised $10 million in a second round of funding today.
The round was led by Vista Ventures and had participation from ARCH Venture Partners, ATA Ventures, Balch Hill Partners and… Continue Reading
Matchmaker application Zoosk catches $6M
Zoosk, provider of a social network application for dating, has brought in $6 million in a third round of preferred stock. Based in San Francisco, it previously raised $4.1 million last year at this time from Canaan Partners, ATA Ventures and Amidzad Partners.
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Plug and Play startup incubator eyes $20M for seed fund
The Plug and Play Tech Center, a Palo Alto, Calif., accelerator program that provides office space, mentorship and a fundraising springboard for about 200 startups in the Silicon Valley, says it plans to raise $20 million for its own seed investment fund, to be called… Continue Reading
Lavante racks up $5M for vendor communication services
Lavante, a company that automates communication between vendors and major companies to prevent transaction errors and losses, has taken in $5 million in second-round funding from Venrock and ATA Ventures. Based in San Jose, Calif., the firm, previously known as AuditSolutions, plans to use the… Continue Reading
FastScale secures $5.5M for cloud management
FastScale Technology, a provider of tools for managing virtual computing environments and data centers, has raised $5.5 million in a second round of funding from ATA Ventures, Leapfrog Ventures, Hunt Ventures and an undisclosed corporate investor.
Based in Santa Clara, Calif., the company’s flagship software, FastScale… Continue Reading
Actelis scores $4.7M for copper-wire ethernet
Actelis Networks, maker of equipment that lets ethernet run over copper wires, tacked $4.7 million more onto its previously raised $15 million sixth round of funding, reports VentureWire. With fiber optics becoming too pricey for many businesses, copper has become a popular alternative.
The Fremont, Calif.-based… Continue Reading
Trilibis raises $5.7M to support more mobile apps
Phone application publisher Trilibis Mobile announced that it just brought in $5.7 million in second-round funding to enhance its current platform. Altos Ventures led the round, followed by ATA Ventures and several individual contributors.
The San Mateo, Calif.-based company provides a platform called SmartPath that allows… Continue Reading
YottaMark: Worrying about your tomatoes so you don’t have to
I remember a care-free time when salmonella and E. Coli were confined to rotten eggs, bad meat and the occasional unfortunate fast-food chain. That age of innocence has passed. Now dangerous bacteria could be everywhere, not only in your beef but in your packaged spinach,… Continue Reading
Dating site Zoosk raises $4.1M
Social network dating application Zoosk has raised $4.1 million from Canaan Partners, with participation from existing investors Amidzad Ventures and ATA Ventures.
The San Francisco company claims it has more than 400,000 daily unique visitors across its applications on Facebook, MySpace and Bebo, and is… Continue Reading
Actelis adds on $15M for copper-based broadband service
Actelis Networks, a Fremont, Calif.-based ethernet company that enables high speed transfers over existing copper-based wire infrastructure, has raised $15 million in a sixth financing round, according to Globes.
The company, which has its R&D center in Israel, maintains a worldwide sales network and has a… Continue Reading
EoPlex Technologies piles on another $4M for advanced cell phone antennas
Redwood City, Calif.-based EoPlex Technologies, an advanced materials firm that builds small devices to generate and manage energy for various manufacturing components, has tacked on another $4 million to its third funding round — bringing the total to $12 million. ATA Ventures once again led… Continue Reading
Updated: Altierre lets retailers change prices on the fly
Retailers are still in the dark ages when it comes to changing prices on items on store shelves. San Jose, Calif.-based Altierre allows them to join the 21st century by enabling retailers to change store-aisle prices on the fly.
The company sells product shelves lined with… Continue Reading
Mobile TV chipmaker MediaPhy raises nearly $7 million
MediaPhy is building a chip that can let you watch TV from your mobile phone or any other device. It launched its new chip in September (our coverage), which it has already been testing with various device manufacturers.
San Jose, Calif.-based MediaPhy’s new chip can be… Continue Reading
The future of solar is nanotech: Nanogram, Sunflake and other upcoming technologies
With a fresh $32 million funding going to nanotechnoloy firm NanoGram, mainly for development of next-generation solar cells, it’s a good time to point out some up-and-coming technologies that work on very small scales to make photovoltaic cells more efficient.
NanoGram has already had several commercial… Continue Reading
Shocking Technologies raises $4M venture debt for surge protection
Shocking Technologies is a San Jose, Calif. company that has developed a dielectric material that can be printed onto circuit boards and semiconductors to protect them from electrostatic discharges.
Electronic devices have historically been vulnerable to unexpected electrical discharges. The company says its thin polymer could… Continue Reading
Roundup: Warner CEO changes online music stance, engineers become scarcer, and more
Here’s the latest action:
1) Warner CEO praises Apple, DRM-free music
2) VMWare is after your engineer blood
3) Berners-Lee warns of walled gardens
4) Microsoft completes $47M acquisition
5) Another VC speaks in favor of taxing himself
6) Joost rolls out new ads
7) Billeo raises $7M for easy payment
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VMIX, another video software company, raises cash
VMIX, a company that once sought to be YouTube, but which changed direction to provide software to large web properties to share video, has raised $16.5 million in funding.
VMIX joins a host of companies doing much the same thing, including Brightcove, Reality Digital, Vsocial and… Continue Reading
Red Condor raises $7.7M more for anti email spam product
Red Condor, a Rohnert Park, Calif. anti-email spam company, has raised an additional $7.7 million in a first round of funding led by venture capital firms ATA Ventures and RWI Ventures. It included $2 million in debt, from Square 1 Bank.
See the company’s statement here.
The… Continue Reading
Adventenna raises $4.46M for satellite antenna start-up
Adventenna, a Santa Clara, Calif. satellite antenna start-up, has raised $4.56 million in a first round of funding, according to a regulatory filing cited by PE Wire. Backers include Sevin Rosen Funds, ATA Ventures, and ORR Partners.
We could not easily locate a Web site… Continue Reading