Search analytics startup Enquisite raises $8M
Enquisite, which is rolling out several search analytics tools, has raised $8 million in new funding, according to VentureWire. One of its first products will verify that ads are running where they’re supposed to.
The round, the San Francisco company’s second, was led by Castile Ventures and Formative Ventures, with participation from previous investors The Entrepreneurs’ Fund III and Retro Ventures.
Agiliance raises $10M for corporate risk and compliance control
Agiliance, a San Jose, Calif. startup that offers IT tools to help companies comply with regulations and manage their risk, has raised a $10 million round of funding.
In today’s complex regulatory environments, many companies are looking past finance officers and accountants to software that can help out. The growing space is known as IT governance, risk and compliance (GRC).
We’ve recently reported other fundings for related companies: Mimosa, an electronic archiving startup, raised $17 million and… Continue Reading
Agito Networks clears the way for enterprise WiFi phones
Agito Networks has figured out a way for enterprises to embrace WiFi based mobile phones even though wireless carriers haven’t made it easy to integrate WiFi with the cellular phone system. Thanks to its clever solution, the company is announcing today that it has raised $13 million in a second round of venture capital.
The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company hopes to make it easier for big businesses to adopt smart phones with WiFi access for employees who… Continue Reading
Funambol raises $12.5 million, scores deal with AOL
Funambol has raised $12.5 million in venture funding to fuel its open-source mobile messaging software business. On top of that, the company is announcing today that it’s landed AOL as a customer for its mobile synchronization software.
Funambol raised its second round from Nexit Ventures (which led), Castile Ventures, Walden International, and HIG Ventures. The new financing brings the total raised by the company to $25 million. The new funds will help the company expand in… Continue Reading
It’s official: Venture investment declined in Q1
Updated
Venture investment fell 8.5 percent during the first three months of 2008 compared to the final quarter of 2007, according to the new MoneyTree Report from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association. The report is a big, comprehensive study that reinforces what everyone already kind-of knew, or at least suspected. It tracked a total of 922 venture deals worth $7.1 billion — in terms of dollars, that’s an 8.5 percent drop.
In a conference call… Continue Reading