Direct Flow Medical takes $40M for heart valve treatments

Direct Flow Medical, maker of a minimally-invasive device to treat heart valve disease, has raised $40 million of a targeted $42.5 million third round of venture funding, according to a filing with the SEC. Based in Santa Rosa, Calif., the company is backed by Johnson… Continue Reading

Naseeb, a Pakistani online recruitment and social network company, raises $2M

Naseeb Networks, an online recruitment, social networking and classifieds site for the Pakistan market, with U.S. headquarters in San Jose, Calif., has raised $2 million in a second round of funding, according to a regulatory filing. EPlanet Ventures and Draper Fisher Jurvetson invested, and PEHub.com… Continue Reading

EPlanet Ventures raising fund, but without DFJ backing

EPlanet Ventures, the global venture capital firm that once had allied with former Draper Fisher Jurvetson to invest in companies like Baidu.com and Skype Technologies, is raising $500 million for its second fund.

The plans were reported this morning by VenturewWire, which cited an offering document.

Its… Continue Reading

Real Girls Media raises $6M for women & Web 2.0 — but feels bubbly

Real Girls Media raises $6M for women & Web 2.0 — but feels bubbly

Real Girls Media, a new San Francisco start-up that wants to publish content for women, has raised $6 million in a first round of funding.

We reported earlier how another company, Sugar, had raised $5 million, led by Silicon Valley high-profile venture firm Sequoia Capital, after… Continue Reading

MySpace hijacking, ePlanet’s fund, SpaceShipOne & Anderson’s abundance

MySpace hijacking, ePlanet’s fund, SpaceShipOne & Anderson’s abundance

(Updated with clarification from ePlanet)

Myspace loose with email confirmation — Did you know that someone can sign up as you on MySpace, using your email address?

If you’re not already using MySpace under the email account, then someone can come along and use it to create… Continue Reading

Demand Media raises $100M for Web site land grab

Demand Media raises $100M for Web site land grab

Demand Media, the company pursuing the audacious strategy of buying up a bunch of generic Web sites that have no staff generating real content of their own — to throw advertising on them — has raised another $100 million.

In May, we reported it raised its… Continue Reading