Thumbplay wrangles $6M for mobile content distribution

Thumbplay wrangles $6M for mobile content distribution

Thumbplay, provider of ringtones, wallpapers, games and other content specifically tailored to mobile phones, announced that it brought in $6 million in a sixth round of funding to cushion its business against the downturn. Based in New York, the company says that with the funds, it… Continue Reading

Is network management growing? SolarWinds picks up Kiwi Enterprises

Is network management growing? SolarWinds picks up Kiwi Enterprises

SolarWinds, an Austin, Tex. network management company that claims to be rapidly growing at the expense of larger rivals, has picked up the assets of a smaller company in the same business, New Zealand-based Kiwi Enterprises, for an undisclosed sum.

Despite a ten-year history, SolarWinds, which… Continue Reading

Healthcare analytics company MedeFinance raises $50M

MedeFinance, a provider of analytics tools and services to hospitals and health plans, has raised $50 million in a third round of financing. The round was led by Bain Capital, and is a huge increase from the company’s previous two rounds, which included $3 million… Continue Reading

Genstar Capital acquires TravelCLICK

TravelCLICK is an e-marketing firm that resells hotel rooms for chains like Accor Hospitality and La Quinta Inns. It was founded in 1999 and is based in Schamburg, Illinois.

The company was jointly held by its founders and investor Bain Capital Ventures. With the Genstar acquisition,… Continue Reading

Roundup: Search Wikia to take on Google, Adready, Ideeli, EyeQ, more

Roundup: Search Wikia to take on Google, Adready, Ideeli, EyeQ, more

Here’s the latest action:

1. Search Wikia could go live by Christmas, to take on Google
2. Nick Denton, the nemesis of Silicon Valley, makes himself editor of Gawker
3. DocStoc, fresh with cash, gives away $50 Amazon gift certificate daily to user uploading best quality docs
4. AdReady,… Continue Reading

China roundup: Youku, Facebook and Qunar

China roundup: Youku, Facebook and Qunar

Updated

While Silicon Valley takes a breather this Thanksgiving weekend from a hectic year of deal-making, the action continues over in China.

1) Well-connected China video site gets $25 million more
2) More rumors of Facebook purchases in China
3) Qunar, a Chinese travel search engine, raises $10 million

Well-connected… Continue Reading

Life sciences briefing: Monday, Oct. 15, 2007

Life sciences briefing: Monday, Oct. 15, 2007

Featured companies: Biolipox, Cellpoint Diagnostics, Corum Medical, MediKeeper, Mendel Biotechnology, NanoMed, Orexo, Rules-Based Medicine, Tengion

UPDATED: Expanded the Tengion item, and that’s about it.

Tengion raises $33M for bladder regrowth — Tengion, a Norriton, Pa., biotech focused on regenerating diseased or damaged organs, raised $33 million in a third… Continue Reading

Skyhook nabs $8.5 million for WiFi-GPS network

Skyhook nabs $8.5 million for WiFi-GPS network

Skyhook Wireless, a Boston company seeking to become the first company to link GPS locations to Wifi hotspots nationwide to make it easier for advertisers to target mobile users, has gotten another $8.5 million in capital.

The four-year-old company has now raised $16.8 million. The financing,… Continue Reading

TheFind, the clean shopping search engine, raises $15M more

TheFind, the clean shopping search engine, raises $15M more

TheFind is a comparison shopping search engine that is unusually clean — it doesn’t ask merchants to pay for their products to show up in results. TheFind’s traffic is growing.

This purity is one reason it has just won $15 million in fresh backing from big-name… Continue Reading

Accelecare: Outsourcing difficult wound treatments

Accelecare: Outsourcing difficult wound treatments

Accelecare Wound Centers (no link), a Seattle provider of specialized medical care for difficult-to-treat wounds such as diabetic ulcers, raised $10 million of an anticipated $35 million first funding round, VentureWire reports (subscription required). SV Life Sciences and Bain Capital each contributed $5 million, and… Continue Reading

Jott raises $5.4M for voice-to-text

Jott raises $5.4M for voice-to-text

Jott, the convenient voice-to-text service we reviewed favorably in March, has raised $5.4 million in its latest round of financing.

Jott, of Seattle, allows you to call a number, record a message, and then have that message translated into text and e-mailed to you or one… Continue Reading

Nomis raises $8M for loan pricing software

Nomis Solutions, a San Bruno, Calif. company that provides software banks to guide them on how to charge customers for loans, has raised $8 million in a third round of financing.

The company’s software analyzes customer data, and helps banks maximize profits.

The round was… Continue Reading