Fantasy sports developer RotoHog bags $2M
Online fantasy sports game developer RotoHog announced that it’s brought in $2 million in a second round of capital. It plans to use the funds to expand its partnerships with brand sponsors and look at opportunities overseas.
Instead of offering basic fantasy sports competition, RotoHog builds… Continue Reading
DeviceVM’s ‘instant on’ software gets another $15M
DeviceVM, a company that allows you to use your computer while it’s booting up, has raised another $15 million in funding.
The San Jose, Calif. company’s software is called Splashtop, and it comes preinstalled on PCs and motherboards. When those PCs are turned on, or when… Continue Reading
Splashtop, lets you hit PC start button, and browse instantly
Splashtop is a newly released technology that lets you browse the Internet within 20 seconds of pushing a PC’s start button. It has just gotten $10 million in venture capital to help it get to market.
See video below about how it works (RSS readers will… Continue Reading
PPLive, Chinese P2P video site, raises $21M
PPLive, a Shanghai based operator of a P2P video site, has raised $21 million in second round of funding. Draper Fisher Jurveston led the round, which also included DFJ’s China affiliate DFJ Dragon and previous investor BlueRun Ventures.
PPLive raised about $6 million last year.
News of… Continue Reading
RotoHog, a new twist on fantasy sports
RotoHog, a site with an original approach to online fantasy sports, has raised $6 million in its first venture round.
There’s no revolutionary technology here; it’s just an effort to enhance an existing concept, and reflects the significant push to make money entertaining the masses who… Continue Reading