Yardbarker takes $1.5M to connect fans with athlete blogs
Yardbarker, a site that connects sports fans with their favorite athletes via their blogs and other news, has raised $1.5 million in a third round of funding, according to paidContent. Based in Emeryville, Calif., the company allows users to define their preferences — which athletes they want to follow, which sports interest them most — and delivers the requisite aggregated content.
In the last 24 hours, Los Angeles Dodger Matt Kemp posted a video featuring Snoop… 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 would be interested in — providing them with a customized digest of information every day from both athletes and popular sports writers.
It last raised money in April 2008, capturing $6… Continue Reading
ShotSpotter refines gunshot sensors with QinetiQ buy
ShotSpotter, maker of sensory systems used to detect gunshots, has acquired technology from British defense firm QinetiQ for an undisclosed amount. The deal will extend ShotSpotter’s reach into new markets, including law enforcement and military combat.
The Mountain View, Calif., company provides equipment used to pinpoint the exact location of gunshots, allowing authorities to properly respond. Unsurprisingly, its roster of 40 customers includes city governments, police departments and military groups. Its sensors are currently active in… Continue Reading
Symantec snaps up Mi5 to grow its small business protections
Symantec announced that it has bought web security firm Mi5 Networks to expand its portfolio of security software tailored to small businesses. With the Sunnyvale, Calif. company’s technology, the corporation plans to strengthen its abilities to analyze all of the web traffic entering and exiting business web sites. No further details were disclosed about the all-cash deal.
In addition to the acquisition, Symantec also announced it will be rolling out a new suite of security software… Continue Reading
Mobile video company Transpera raises $8.25M
Transpera provides a “platform” of mobile video services, including a way to run ads alongside mobile videos. It has raised a second round of $8.25 million in funding from Labrador Ventures and previous investors.
ShotSpotter picks up $7.5M for gunshot sensing
ShotSpotter, a Santa Clara, Calif. startup that can help police and other security forces detect and triangulate gunshots in real-time, has raised $7.5 million for sales, marketing, and international expansion, in its fourth funding to date.
The technology ShotSpotter has developed is conceptually simple: A network of audio sensors attached to phone lines or wireless communication devices is spread across an area, generally within a city. When shots are fired, the sensors pick up the sound,… Continue Reading
EoPlex Technologies piles on another $4M for advanced cell phone antennas
Redwood City, Calif.-based EoPlex Technologies, an advanced materials firm that builds small devices to generate and manage energy for various manufacturing components, has tacked on another $4 million to its third funding round — bringing the total to $12 million. ATA Ventures once again led the extra financing and was backed by fellow VCs Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Labrador Ventures and Draper Richards.
The additional funds will be used to pay for the construction of a new… Continue Reading
Live video streaming company UStream.TV raises $11.1 million
UStream.TV, a live video-streaming application, has raised $11.1 million in a first round of funding from venture capital firm DCM, as well as previous investors Labrador Ventures and The Band of Angels.
Since its launch in March of last year, the broadcasting platform says it has had more than 260,000 broadcasters, 2 million viewer hours per month, 2.2 million unique visitors per month, and 400-600 streams at any given moment. It claims to have grown 325… Continue Reading
Roundup: Websites become more vulnerable to lawsuits, Meevee looks for buyers, and more
Here’s the latest action:
Rulings could make website owners more vulnerable to lawsuits — Decisions made by judges in two separate cases, against Friendfinder.com and Roommates.com, could expose websites to potentially harmful lawsuits, according to an article on CNET. Websites were previously immune to most lawsuits based on content added to their sites by others.
Video search firm Meevee wants to throw in the towel — “Combining with an established player will maximize the potential for the… Continue Reading
Aperto Networks, a WiMax equipment maker, gets $20M
Aperto Networks might come across as a new startup, having been in the wireless headlines lately with WiMax product announcements. However, the company is nine years old and has taken a massive $159 million in venture funding since its inception.
It makes WiMax base stations and network equipment for purposes ranging from residential-size deployments to full scale commercial. It also makes a base station that supports both fixed and mobile WiMax at the same time.
The $20… Continue Reading
Updated: Altierre lets retailers change prices on the fly
Retailers are still in the dark ages when it comes to changing prices on items on store shelves. San Jose, Calif.-based Altierre allows them to join the 21st century by enabling retailers to change store-aisle prices on the fly.
The company sells product shelves lined with RFID (radio frequency identification) tags with liquid crystal displays. Store owners can use it to make pricing changes in just one store, regionally, or across a whole chain. The company… Continue Reading
Meevee, for online video search and sharing, raises $3.5 million
Meevee, a company that lets you search for, track and save videos from around the web, has raised another $3.5 million, according to a PEhub filing.
Our previous coverage here and here.
The Series D round was comprised of returning investors, including Bay Area Equity Fund, Defta Partners, FCPR Israel Discovery Fund, Labrador Ventures, Rothschild Ventures and Walden VC.
Wired Benefits raises $2.5M for consumer healthcare markeplace
Wired Benefits, a San Mateo, Calif. company that offers a marketplace for consumer healthcare, has raised $2.5 million in a first round of funding led by Labrador Ventures, according to a regulatory filing cited by PE Wire.
NextHop, provider of WiFi networks for large companies, raises $4M more
NextHop Technologies., a Mountain View, Calif. provider of WiFi and other network software for large companies, said it has raised $4 million in a fourth round of financing.
Investors included New Enterprise Associates, Duchossois Technology Partners, Labrador Ventures, and Parker Price Venture Capital. The company’s total funding is $45.8 million.
From the company’s statement:
“Corporate Wi-Fi initiatives are expanding as companies realize increases in worker productivity gained from wireless deployments,” said Dan Phelps, general partner at Duchossois… Continue Reading
ShotSpotter, gunfire tracking company, raises $12 million
ShotSpotter, a Santa Clara, CA, company that enables police departments and the military to locate the precise source of gunfire, has raised $12 million in its third round of financing.
The technology, which is deployed in neighborhoods throughout 15 American cities, including Chicago, Los Angeles, Oakland, and DC, enabled the capture of a top-10 most wanted fugitive, provided the first physical evidence in the Ohio sniper case, and caused a decrease in gunfire by some 60… Continue Reading
Altierre raises $17M to push wireless infrastructure for retailers
Altierre, a San Jose provider of wireless infrastructure for retailers, said it has raised $17 million in a second round of financing led by the D. E. Shaw group.
DuPont Capital Management and existing investors ATA Ventures, Kinetic Ventures and Labrador Ventures, also invested. The funding follows a $13 million first round in January 2005.
Retailers are experiencing a revolution in wireless technology, the company said in a statement. Low-power chips, long-range RFID-based wireless networks and… Continue Reading
EoPlex raises $8M for miniature energy devices
EoPlex Technologies, a Redwood City, Calif. company that sells miniature devices to generate and manage power for things like sensors and manufacturing processes, has raised $8 million in a third round of financing.
ATA Ventures led the financing with investments from existing investors, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Labrador Ventures and Draper Richards.
From the company’s statement:
EoPlex produces components in layers using custom printing equipment and proprietary “inks” that carry ceramic, metallic or polymer materials to millions of locations…. Continue Reading
Aperto, a WiMAX base station maker, raises $19M
Aperto Networks, builder of WiMAX base stations and subscriber units, said it has raised $19 million in a fifth round of capital, bringing the company’s total funding so far to a considerable $139 million.
Here is the announcement:
The latest infusion was led by GunnAllen Venture Partners and included participation existing investors including JK&B Capital, Canaan Partners, Alliance Ventures, Innovacom, JAFCO, Labrador Ventures, and Tyco.
NextHop raises $4.8M more for network software
NextHop Technologies, a Mountain View network software company, has raised $4.8 million in a third round of funding.
The funding came from previous investors New Enterprise Associates, Duchossois Technology Partners, Labrador Ventures, and Parker Price Venture Capital, the company said, raising its total funding so far to $41.8 million.
Applied Ventures invests $3M more into Solaicx
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Applied Ventures, the venture capital fund of Applied Materials, has invested $3 million in Solaicx, a Santa Clara, Calif. start-up that makes single-crystal silicon wafers for the solar photovoltaic process.
Solaicx said it plans to use the investment to expand its business with a second U.S. manufacturing site in Portland, Oreg., scheduled for 2007 operation. The money comes in the form of a covertible note, part of a third round of funding that the company… Continue Reading