Behavioral emarketing company Mybuys raises more money
Redwood Shores, Calif.’s MyBuys, an online behavioral marketing company, has raised an undisclosed amount in a third round of funding from Lightstpeed Ventures, reports TheAlarmClock. The company had raised $2.8M in its first round.
The company says it remarkets to shoppers who abandon shopping carts, among other things.
Flixster, the social network for movie reviews, reportedly raises VC round
Flixster is a San Francisco Web site that lets you share movie ratings and reviews with friends.
It has reportedly raised a round of financing of $2 million or so from Silicon Valley’s Lightspeed Venture Partners, though we haven’t confirmed this. [Update: One authoritative, albeit off-record source tells VentureBeat the funding was more than $2M]
We haven’t mentioned this company before, but it is noteworthy for its scorching marketing tactics. By November, after just ten months of operation,… Continue Reading
Ayaya buys mobile software company Traverse for $15M — a loss for investors
Avaya, a New Jersey maker of corporate telephone equipment, has acquired Traverse Networks, of Fremont, for $15 million.
Traverse makes software that lets customers connect mobile devices to their networks, so that their employees can use applications and better manage voice mail while on the go.
From the press release:
Traverse enables users to see and hear office voice mail through an email-like inbox on their mobile devices, providing streamlined access to messages and fast ways to respond…. Continue Reading