Provigent raises $16M for broadband wireless chip

Provigent, a Santa Clara, Calif. system-on-a-chip provider for the broadband wireless transmission market, said it has raised a $16 million fourth round of financing.

Globespan Capital Partners joined existing investors in the round, including Sequoia Capital, Pitango Venture Capital, Magnum Communications Fund, Ascend Technology Ventures, Delta Ventures, and Dr. Andrew Viterbi, co-founder of Qualcomm.

Metacafe sold?, Common Sense raises $, Calacanis joins Sequoia, AskCity & more

Metacafe sold?, Common Sense raises $, Calacanis joins Sequoia, AskCity & more

(Update: Apologies, we’d meant to put a questionmark in the headline, so we’ve fixed. We’re checking on this rumor, but now we’re getting more doubts about this supposed sale)

Here’s the latest in Silicon Valley tech world:

Video site MetaCafe to be sold for $200 million? — That’s what this site says. We reviewed Metacafe, which recently moved to Palo Alto, here.

Common Sense Media, a site where families can review movies, films, TV shows, games, raises $4.25… Continue Reading