ThreatMetrix brings in $6.1M to fend off online fraud
ThreatMetrix, a provider of software protections against online fraud, has brought in $6.1 million in a round of equity, according to a filing with the SEC. The Los Altos, Calif. company previously brought in $5.5 million in a first round of funding, which came from CM Capital Investments and Technology Venture Partners.
ManageSoft brings in $2M for compliance software
ManageSoft Holdings, developer of software that manages the transfer of information between desktop computers and datacenters, has nabbed $2 million in debt financing from BlueCrest Capital Finance, reports VentureWire.
The Boston-based company’s top product is called Enterprise Compliance Manager, a software platform that allows its clients to check the software it currently runs against a full inventory of the software it owns. That way they can determine if a piece of software is properly licensed across… Continue Reading
Inlet Technologies raises $10M more for video encoding
Inlet Technologies, which offers multi-format video encoding technology, has raised $10 million in a third round of funding. The funding comes from Core Capital Partners, Technology Venture Partners, Telecommunications Development Fund and the Capitol Broadcasting Company.
The Raleigh, N.C.-based startup has raised $20.5 million total. Its technology has powered applications for Major League Baseball Advanced Media, Microsoft and others, and its customer base has grown 400 percnet in the last year.
Daytrip company Viator raises $7.6M
Viator, a travel website that specializes in daytime tours, has raised $6.7 million in a third round of funding, according to VentureWire.
The San Francisco startup was founded in 1995 and makes money by purchasing tours at bulk rates than selling them to individuals. It offers 5,500 tours to more than 400 destinations.
The funding was led by Carlyle Venture Partners and Technology Venture Partners, and it follows $10 million raised in 2005 and 2006. The new… Continue Reading
Thinking people’s games: Emotiv and Neurosky headsets allow mind-control
It’s a classic pulp science fiction idea: Put a special band around your head, and suddenly gain the ability to project your thoughts into the world around you. The idea will seem less like fiction after two startups unveiled at this year’s Game Developer’s Conference start shipping their products.
Emotiv and Neurosky are both busy demoing prototype headsets capable of picking up electrical signals from user’s brains and translating them into actions in a game world…. Continue Reading
Obscure mobile company Mig33 grows quickly, raises $10M
Unheard of mobile service company Mig33 is showing explosive growth — by offering a simple way to text, IM and make cheap voice calls.
The company has gained four million subscribers in less than eighteen months, mostly in South East Asia, many of whom are using it as their only way to access the Web. Significantly, this is not a technology company. It is using standard technology, and following through with a clean execution.
Tomorrow (Monday) it… Continue Reading
Avega, home entertainment wireless network co., raises $7M
Avega Systems, a company that helps manage entertainment and other content across wireless home networks, has raised $7 million in a second round of funding.
The investment was led by Cisco Systems, JAFCO Asia and Technology Venture Partners — and is just the latest move by Cisco to expand into the home.
Avega Systems has headquarters in Sunnyvale, Calif. and R&D based in Sydney, Australia.
From the statement:
Avega’s Aios™ technology platform is aimed at enabling whole-home, multi-zone… Continue Reading
Eurekster raises $5.5M for custom search engine
Eurekster, a San Francisco company that tailors search engines for bloggers and other publishers to put on their sites, has raised $5.5 million in a second round of financing.
Eurekster’s search engines are more social than Google’s, because Eurekster lets the site publishers limit the sources Eurekster’s engine scans while searching. Many publishers want their readers to be able to do a topical based search, removing the non-relevant clutter that may find its way into Google… Continue Reading
Sensory Networks raises $2.5M for network security
Sensory Networks, a Palo Alto, Calif. provider of network security acceleration technology, has raised $2.5 million of a planned $6 million fourth round of funding, according to a regulatory filing cited by PE Week. Return backers include Deutsche Bank Capital Partners/Ericsson Deutsche Technology Fund, JAFCO Investment and Technology Venture Partners.
Gecko Audio raises $3 million for audio technology
Gecko Audio, a Palo Alto, Calif.-based developer of network audio products, but is secretive on the details, has raised $3 million in a first round of funding led by Technology Venture Partners (Australia), according to a regulatory filing cited by PE Week.