Adroll gets financing boost for co-op ad network
Adroll, a company that seeks to help web site publishers band together so that they’re more attractive to advertisers, has just raised several million dollars in a first round of venture capital funding.
The San Francisco company, run by Jared Kopf (left below), plays in a very crowded industry. Every day, it seems, there’s a new ad network that emerges. With the economy slowing down, there are simply too many networks, and not enough ads to… Continue Reading
iLike nabs $13.3M from Ticketmaster, a marriage of reason
iLike.com, the iPod-compatible social networking and music discovery company we raved about previously has raised $13.3 million in financing from Ticketmaster.
Ticketmaster will own a 25 percent stake in the company.
This makes a lot of sense for both sides. iLike needs cash to expand, and Ticketmaster is more than an investor. Ticketmaster will provide iLike users information about events where their favorite bands are playing, and then sell them tickets. Presumably, this is good for… Continue Reading