Opposing Views raises $1.25M to explain complicated issues
A Los Angeles startup called Opposing Views has raised $1.25 million to continue building a new kind of discussion site. We won’t get a chance to see the site until its public test this summer, but chief executive Russell Fine says Opposing Views will bring together a wide range of experts to help the public learn about different issues.
Even though I haven’t seen Opposing Views in action, it sounds promising. Fine — who previously co-founded… Continue Reading
Mobile Content Networks, a search co., raises more money
Mobile Content Networks, a Mountain View, Calif. company that provides mobile search software, said it has raised a second round of funding led by Meritage Funds.
The amount was undisclosed. (Update: VentureWire reports the amount was $10 million).
Other investors were Dentsu.com, Netage Capital Partners, UniqueLab, Suneight and Intellect Capital Ventures. The company, which also has offices in Japan and Finland, will use the funds to market MobileSearch.net, its search management platform.
The company, founded in 2004, raised… Continue Reading
Mobile Content Networks raises $6M for branded search
Mobile Content Networks, a Palo Alto start-up that offers a mobile search technology to third parties, has raised a $6 million first round of venture capital.
The funding comes from Meritage Funds, Frontera Group LLC and The Angels’ Forum, VentureWire reports (sub required).
Mobile search is a crowded area, and this company is relatively late to the game. Google and others are already offering searches tailored for third parties, and are moving aggressively into mobile. Yet, Mobile… Continue Reading