Midomi lets you identify and search for music, hits No. 1 iPhone paid music app
Midomi, a mobile application that lets you identify songs by singing into the phone, today became the No. 1 paid music application on the iPhone.
Tomorrow, the company will also announce it has raised $4 million in fresh venture capital funding, led by Walden Venture Capital’s Larry Marcus.
The application boasts several million downloads (the company isn’t specifying exactly how many). It launched the $4.99 application three months ago, and the company became profitable earlier this year.
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Comedy.com launches with first funding round
No odd spellings or lengthy domain names for this one: Comedy.com is yet another new portal for amusing content, launched yesterday by the former chief executive of the defunct UPN television network.
The competition in this space is becoming fierce, with 60Frames, FunnyorDie, ICN (coverage here), MyDamnChannel and a number of other startups all trying to popularize professionally-produced comedic content.
The Santa Monica, Calif.-based site also took an undisclosed investment from Walden Venture Capital. The launch was… Continue Reading
Meevee, for online video search and sharing, raises $3.5 million
Meevee, a company that lets you search for, track and save videos from around the web, has raised another $3.5 million, according to a PEhub filing.
Our previous coverage here and here.
The Series D round was comprised of returning investors, including Bay Area Equity Fund, Defta Partners, FCPR Israel Discovery Fund, Labrador Ventures, Rothschild Ventures and Walden VC.