LiveRail gets $500K infusion for online video ads
San Francisco-based online video ad network LiveRail just nabbed $500,000 in a first round of funding led by Pond Venture Partners. Like almost every other video advertising network, it claims to help its clients target, optimize and track the performance of their ads on a constellation of other… Continue Reading
LiveRail launches new video ad service, raises $500k
LiveRail offers video ad services, including a new one called Junction, that selects, displays and tracks video advertising from various sources. The company has recently raised $500,000 from existing investor Pond Venture Partners.
Gigle Semiconductor gets $20M more for yet another broadband network chip
Gigle Semiconductor, a Redwood City, Calif., company that makes chips for home networking devices, said it has received $20 million in a second round of funding.
Gigle also has offices in Spain and the U.K.. It backers are Glasgow-based Scottish Equity Partners, and existing investors Accel… Continue Reading
Roundup: Yahoo’s internet cafes, Smartshopper’s backflip, and more
1) Yahoo launches brick-and-mortar internet cafes in Vietnam
2) Mozilla Corp., maker of the popular Firefox web browser, made $66 million in revenue in 2006
3) The internet still probably won’t be taxed in the US, through 2014
4) Adware company Zango buys comparison shopping service Smartshopper, a… Continue Reading
Mirics, a maker of chips for mobile TV/radio reception raises $10M
Mirics, a Fleet, UK developer of radio-frequency chips for receiving TV and radio broadcasts on mobile phones and other devices, has raised $10 million in a second round of financing.
Intel Capital led the round, and existing backer Pond Venture Partners participated, according to multiple reports… Continue Reading