Unisfair launches version 2.0 of virtual trade events builder
Unisfair is trying to get businesses to take virtual trade shows as more than a curiosity. On Monday, the company will announce version 2.0 of its Virtual Events for Business tool, VentureBeat has learned.
The Menlo Park, Calif., company helps businesses stage trade shows online so they can cut the costs of phsyical trade shows, yet reap the same benefits of gathering for talks and exhibitions. The new version delivers capabilities such as e-commerce, multiple-language support,… Continue Reading
Open-Silicon, chip design company, gets $10M
Open-Silicon, a Milpitas, Calif. chip design company, said it has raised $10 million in a fourth round of funding led by venture capital fund Bridgescale Partners.
Previous investors Norwest Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital, InterWest Partners, and Artis Capital Management also participated in this round.
Thus continues a remarkable run of co-investing between Sequoia and Artis, a hedge fund that employs the son of a Sequoia partner.
The statement is here.
Timebridge raises $6M for calendar-scheduling product
Mayfield and Norwest are the backers of Timebridge.
See our story on Timebridge here.
Social networking site Wallop raises $10M
Wallop, the San Francisco social networking startup that was spun out of Microsoft Research Labs earlier this year, has raised $10 million in venture capital with an ambitious plan to become the latest cool social networking company.
Wallop says here that its features set it apart, but if you go through the list they seem more a listing of best practices we’ve learned over the past year from social networking. If following a recipe is all… Continue Reading