Broncus inhales $38M to treat lung disease, eyes IPO

Broncus Technologies, developer of devices to treat emphysema and other lung ailments, may make a second run at going public after bringing in $38 million in seventh-round funding to break even, reports VentureWire. The Mountain View, Calif. company first filed for a $75 million IPO… Continue Reading

Melodis matches $7 million with its music discovery service

Melodis matches $7 million with its music discovery service

Ever hear a catchy tune but not know the name of the song or the artist? Midomi, a web site and mobile service, lets you play a recorded song or sing a snippet of it yourself, and then it matches that information to its library… Continue Reading

RateItAll gets $800K to pay users for reviews

RateItAll gets $800K to pay users for reviews

RateItAll, a site that lets users write reviews of any topic and receive a share of ad revenue for doing so, has raised $800,000 in funding.

Co-founder Lawrence Coburn describes the company as “distributed Yelp for everything,” and the site’s front page shows off a wide… Continue Reading