Firetide raises $8.6M to provide wireless mesh networks

Firetide, provider of wireless mesh networks designed to operate in unlikely locations — like on public transportation — has raised $8.59 million in a fifth round of venture funding, according to a filing with the SEC. The Los Gatos, Calif. company has now raised about… Continue Reading

Delivery Agent snags $24.8M to supply entertainment e-commerce tools

Delivery Agent, a San Francisco-based provider of technology used to set up online stores — only geared toward the entertainment market and web publishers — has raised $24.85 million in a fourth round of funding, according to PE Hub. The company is backed by Bessemer… Continue Reading

Set-top box company Entone wants to be TiVo-killer

Set-top box company Entone wants to be TiVo-killer

Entone, a company that sells a set-top box for Internet television that can distribute video to three different TVs at once, has raised $14.5 million in a second round of financing.

It wants to replace your TiVo.

The box is sold via 25 telecom operators that provide… Continue Reading

Firetide, a wireless mesh network developer, raises $14.4M

Firetide, a Los Gatos, Calif. developer of wireless mesh networks, has raised a round of $14.4 million, its fourth funding since its founding in 2003.

Wireless mesh networks are a method of interconnecting many separate wireless nodes, creating a loose network effective for covering large areas… Continue Reading