Mobile social networking service Xumii is getting carrier attention, and it hasn’t even launched
Xumii, a mobile service that lets you access feeds of activity from other social networks and services, is launching a private testing version (beta) next month.
When I first looked at it, I was skeptical. I’ve already written that large, web-based social networks such as Mypace and Facebook have moved to offer their services on mobile, and have momentum. It’s a little late for new players to enter the mobile social market.
Specifically, MySpace and Facebook are… Continue Reading
AdGent 007 raises $5.3 million to bring ads to international site visitors
AdGent 007 is an advertising service that specializes in monetizing site visitors from all over the world. Say you run a site based in the U.S., but a lot of visitors come in from Brazil, AdGent 007 would serve those visitors ads local to Brazil, rather than the United States ones you may see.
This latest $5.5 million Series A round was led by CM Capital, according to the company’s site. The San Francisco-based AdGent 007… Continue Reading
Life sciences briefing: Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2007
Featured companies: AngioScore, Forsight Labs, Genoptix, Metastatix, Optherion, QLT
UPDATED: See below.
Artery opener AngioScore pulls in $30M — AngioScore, a Fremont, Calif., maker of balloon catheters used to open up clogged arteries, raised $30 million in a fifth funding round. Investors included Telegraph Hill Partners, Psilos Group Management, QuestMark Partners, L.P., UV Partners, California Technology Ventures and Innomed Ventures.
AngioScore’s balloon catheters, which inflate inside blocked blood vessels to restore blood flow, are designed to overcome problems that sometimes… Continue Reading
Dilithium, a broadband and wireless video co., raises $16.77M
Dilithium Networks, a Petaluma, Calif. provider of converged video solutions for the broadband and wireless markets, has secured $16.77 million of a $25 million Series D round, according to a regulatory filing cited by PE Week. Backers include U.S. Venture Partners, Motorola Ventures, Deutsche Bank Capital and CM Capital.