Sequans raises $28M for WiMAX chips
Sequans is a manufacturer of all kinds of chips for the WiMAX industry, from various base stations and terminals to personal chips for computers or mobile devices.
The company is based in Paris but also has offices in Cupertino. It has partnerships with Motorola and Alcatel-Lucent, who previously made undisclosed strategic investments in the firm.
Investment bank NATIXIS led the $28 million funding, with participation from Swisscom and Reliance Technology Ventures Limited. Sequans had also taken a… Continue Reading
Roundup: Kyte gets more, Microsoft’s ad deal, NetSuite’s golden IPO, more
Here’s the latest (updated) action:
1) Kyte.tv raises $15 million
2) Electric Sheep Company lays off 22
3) FCC receives 700MHz auction applications
4) Microsoft signs $500M ad deal
5) GPS devices fly off the shelves
6) Netsuite sets high price for planned IPO
7) Eric Eldon, celebrity at large?
Kyte.tv raises $15M second round — An online startup that offers a video player allowing near-live communications by video, photo and chat, Kyte has picked up some steam online, attracting a decent-sized audience… Continue Reading
CoComment: the Switzerland of the comment-sphere
CoComment launched last year, giving bloggers a way to track comments about topics across Web sites — without actually having to visit each site.
The company reports growth, saying users find it useful to follow conversations from a single place: Their profile page at CoComment (see here for example).
However, it is difficult to gauge how sustainable the growth will be. More on that later.
Today, it’s launching new features. Publishers can offer CoComment on their sites, so… Continue Reading
Kyte.tv raises single-digit millions for online TV channel service
Kyte.tv, the San Francisco company that lets users manage their own TV channels online or on a cell-phone, has raised a second round of financing in the “single-digit” millions of dollars.
Swiss carrier Swisscom and German media group Holtzbrinck Ventures has invested in the round, Chief executive Daniel Graf told VentureBeat. He would not disclose the exact amount. The investment follows the launch of Kyte last month. Some 3,000 users have since downloaded the player, Graf… Continue Reading