Boxee raises $6M more to bring web content to your living room
Boxee, a company that has won ardent fans of its software for viewing online video and web content on your TV, has raised $6 million in a second round of funding.
The New York startup raised $4 million at the end of 2008, so it seems… Continue Reading
Marketing software company HubSpot raises $12M
HubSpot, a startup that offers a free “website grader” to promote its marketing software, just received the venture equivalent of an “A” — namely, a $12 million second round of funding led by Matrix Partners.
The Cambridge, Mass. startup specializes in what it calls “inbound marketing”… Continue Reading
Yahoo buying Maven Networks, to serve online video ads for big media
update 2/12: The acquisition price has been confirmed at $160 million.
Yahoo is buying a broadband television distribution company called Maven Networks, for $150 million, according to Techcrunch and for between $160 million and $170 million according to NewTeeVee.
If true, Maven will be a promising new… Continue Reading
Visible Measures, with fresh funding, launches audience analytics for video
Visible Measures is the latest company trying to give publishers better knowledge of how users react to their videos — so that they can insert advertising in the right places.
The core of Visible Measures’ technology is a tracker that content owners attach to their videos…. Continue Reading
Roost, a new real estate search engine, launching today
The days of the real estate boom are over, but nobody sent the memo to the internet companies.
Startups like Zillow and Trulia are still battling to become king of the listings market (see Trulia’s announcement about overtaking Zillow in popularity), while other sites like ActiveRain,… Continue Reading
QuickPlay Media, mobile video delivery co., raises $15M more
QuickPlay Media, a Toronto company that provides mobile TV and video technology to carriers, said it has raised $15 million in a third round of capital. See statement here.
The financing was led by Ventures West, and included General Catalyst, J.L. Albright Venture Partners and Up… Continue Reading
Video search company PodZinger becomes EveryZing, raises $10 million
Cambridge, Mass-based PodZinger, previously branded as a search engine for podcasts, has re-named itself EveryZing, and raised $10 million to expand its services.
EveryZing has a video and audio search engine for consumers, which we’ve covered before, but CEO Tom Wilde says that the company is… Continue Reading