Pluggd “perfects” audio and video search, raises $1.65M
Declaring it has “perfected the user experience” for audio and visual search, Seattle start-up Pluggd has raised $1.65 million from Intel and angel investors to help it start distributing its technology.
If you haven’t played with Pluggd, you should. It provides that “wow” experience, giving you what you intuitively want when searching video: a way to skip forward to the exact part of the audio or video file you are looking for. We’ll be hearing more… Continue Reading
NeoCarta Ventures hires Barry Newman as venture partner
NeoCarta Ventures, a San Francisco venture capital firm, said it has added Barry Newman as a Venture Partner.
Newman will help manage NeoCarta’s portfolio of companies and find new deals, the firm said in a statement.
Newman led NeoCarta’s recent investment in Handango, a provider of smartphone content.
He previously worked at Bear Stearns, where he was a Senior Managing Director and Vice Chairman of the Technology Group. More here.