Ooma raises $14M more amid tough round

Ooma raises $14M more amid tough round

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Ooma, the much-hyped company that sells an expensive VoIP box ($249) that you can install in your homes to make free land-line calls, has raised another $14 million in venture capital, we’ve confirmed.
TechCrunch reported the story earlier, but loosely reported that financing “wiped… Continue Reading

Yardbarker scores $634K to connect pro athletes with fans

Yardbarker, the blog aggregation site that allows fans to connect with their favorite professional athletes, has raised $634,000 of a targeted $660,000 round of securities. Based in San Francisco, the company allows readers to define preferences for the types of blogs and sports news they… Continue Reading

Apieron inhales funds for asthma monitor

Apieron, maker of a device that monitors asthmatic conditions, has brought in an undisclosed sum in a fourth round of financing from existing investors Alliance Technology Ventures, Canaan Partners, Draper Fisher Jurvetson and Onset Ventures. Based in Menlo Park, Calif., the company says its lead… Continue Reading

Plug and Play startup incubator eyes $20M for seed fund

Plug and Play startup incubator eyes $20M for seed fund

The Plug and Play Tech Center, a Palo Alto, Calif., accelerator program that provides office space, mentorship and a fundraising springboard for about 200 startups in the Silicon Valley, says it plans to raise $20 million for its own seed investment fund, to be called… Continue Reading

Deeya closes $30M for long-term electrical storage

Deeya Energy, provider of a unique battery for long-term electrical storage, has raised $30 million in a third round of funding to offer renewable and more efficient energy options. Based in Fremont, Calif., the company says it is poised to take advantage of a $46… Continue Reading

Posit Science raises $5.6M for brain fitness software

Posit Science raises $5.6M for brain fitness software

Posit Science, one of several companies offering software to strengthen cognitive function and prevent brain deterioration, has raised $5.6 million in a third round of funding to continue product development and ramp up marketing efforts, reports VentureWire (subscription). The San Francisco-based company is coming off… Continue Reading

Opscode raises $2.5M to manage cloud applications

Opscode raises $2.5M to manage cloud applications

Opscode, a company that automates the management of applications in the Internet cloud, has raised $2.5 million in funding from Draper Fisher Jurvetson.
Seattle-based Opscode has released an open source system called Chef which it says is already used by Engine Yard, 37Signals, Wikia, and… Continue Reading

Fotomoto lets photographers sell work direct on their sites

Fotomoto lets photographers sell work direct on their sites

Fotomoto lets photographers sell their photos directly to customers through their own web sites. E-commerce capabilities can now be added to an artist’s photo gallery with only a few lines of JavaScript code, the company claims.
An offering like this could turn the industry on… Continue Reading

Twitter went main street yesterday, goes enterprise today

Twitter went main street yesterday, goes enterprise today

Last month, micro-blogging site Twitter went mainstream, at least according to my own litmus test: The hosts of my local radio station here in the Bay Area talked about a guy who lost his job offer from Cisco for tweeting how he hated the job…. Continue Reading

Ripple TV raises $4M more for in-store television

Ripple TV raises $4M more for in-store television

Ripple TV, which places digital television displays inside stores to deliver targeted advertising, has raised $4 million in new funding.
El Segundo, Calif.-based Ripple is one of a host of companies behind the televisions you see in coffee shops, bookstores, restaurants, and elsewhere. Ripple says… Continue Reading

PubMatic scores more funds to optimize ad revenues

PubMatic, a Palo Alto, Calif.-based company that works with online publishers to squeeze more revenue out of their advertising strategies, announced that it has brought in an undisclosed amount in a second round of funding from existing investors Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Nexus India Capital and… Continue Reading

Siimpel raises undisclosed round for low-power micro-cameras

Siimpel, manufacturer of precise low-power mobile and digital cameras, announced an undisclosed round of strategic funding from LG Innotek. The Arcadia, Calif. company previously raised $75 million from backers Motorola Ventures, DOCOMO Capital, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Global Catalyst Partners, Portage Venture Partners, Scale Venture Partners,… Continue Reading

Massachusetts shines on solar co. Konarka, loans $5M

Thin-film solar company Konarka just landed a $5 million loan from the Emerging Technology Fund of Massachusetts Development Finance Agency and the Massachusetts Renewable Energy Trust’s Business Expansion Initiative. The funds will be used to build out its new solar material factory in New Bedford,… Continue Reading

VivoTech tacks on $8.6M for wireless credit-card transactions

VivoTech, provider of infrastructure for wireless credit-card transactions, just added $8.6 million to a now $40 million third round of funding open since 2007. Its technology lets people make payments via radio frequency enabled credit and debit cards and some mobile phones. The Santa Clara,… Continue Reading

World of Good raises $1.1M for socially conscious shopping

World of Good raises $1.1M for socially conscious shopping

World of Good, which operates an eBay-powered online marketplace for ethical shopping, has raised another $1.1 million in funding, according to VentureWire.
The Emeryville, Calif. company emphasizes small artisans in developing countries. In order to sell products on the World of Good website, you must… Continue Reading

Tesla forecasts 2009 profit, despite recent hard knocks

Tesla forecasts 2009 profit, despite recent hard knocks

Electric vehicle maker Tesla Motors announced it will hit profitability by the second half of 2009. The statement was made in a recent company newsletter. Boosted by the $40 million in capital it raised from existing investors in December, the San Carlos, Calif.-based company said… Continue Reading

More funding for mobile ads: AdMob raises $12.5M

More funding for mobile ads: AdMob raises $12.5M

Mobile ad network AdMob has raised a $12.5 million addition to its latest round of venture funding, bringing its third round to $28.2 million in all.
In a blog post announcing the funding, chief executive Omar Hamoui says the new cash will help AdMob “cement… Continue Reading

4Info gets $20M more for text message advertising

4Info gets $20M more for text message advertising

4INFO, the Silicon Valley company that serves advertisements in mobile phone text messages, has raised another $20 million in funding.
The money comes from a previous backer, Peacock Equity, a joint venture between NBC Universal and General Electric Commercial Finance, according to a report in… Continue Reading

GoodGuide raises $3.73M for ethical shopping

GoodGuide raises $3.73M for ethical shopping

GoodGuide, a site that helps shoppers find healthy, sustainable, and ethical products, has raised $3.73 million in a first round of venture funding.
The concept behind GoodGuide is rather obvious, but it was also tough to pull all the necessary data together. That’s why there… Continue Reading

Sharpcast raises $10M for sync service SugarSync

Sharpcast raises $10M for sync service SugarSync

Sharpcast, the maker of the SugarSync service for synchronizing your files across multiple devices, has raised a $10 million addition to its first round of funding.
I was super impressed when I tried SugarSync last March, because it was the the simplest and most usable… Continue Reading