Share this post on ShareThis raising $15 million

Share this post on ShareThis raising $15 million

You usually see this logo (left) at the bottom of our posts since we use ShareThis to let readers share a story with their friends or co-workers. But it’s up top today because the San Francisco-based company has raised $15 million.

Draper Fisher Jurvetson led the… 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.

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Redfin cuts out real estate agents, raises another $12M

Redfin cuts out real estate agents, raises another $12M

[Note: This story was originally published Tuesday evening, but a software bug caused it to disappear. We're publishing again]

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Redfin is one of the more controversial web companies trying to make home buying and selling more profitable. Specifically, it’s cutting out real estate agents.

Eager to do… Continue Reading

PayPerPost, which pays bloggers to write, gets $7M more

PayPerPost, which pays bloggers to write, gets $7M more

PayPerPost, the site that pays bloggers to write content about advertisers, and then gets paid by those advertisers, has raised $7 million more in financing.

This is a controversial site (see our earlier coverage. Bloggers writing rave reviews about products can sway readers into thinking that… Continue Reading