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Breaking Mergers, Acquisitions, and VC NewsSkype Litigation Settled; Sale by eBay to Investors to ProceedAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 6, 2009 - 8:35am.
 San Jose,
Calif. - Skype parent company
eBay (NASD: EBAY) announced on Friday that litigation between an investor group looking to
acquire Skype and the creators of the Internet telephone service has been
settled, and that its sale of a majority stake in Skype will now proceed. As a
result of the settlement, the acquisition deal has been restructured, and Skype
creators Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis will now join the investor group, led
by Silver Lake, and make a "significant
capital investment" in exchange for a 14% stake in Skype.
tags: Deals | Law | Lawsuits | eBay | Acquisitions | Skype | Joost | Mike Volpi | Silver Lake Partners | Andreessen Horowitz | Janus Friis | Niklas Zennstrom |
Eventbrite Lands $6.5 Million for Event Registration ServiceAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 5, 2009 - 10:11am.
San Francisco
- Eventbrite, a provider of online event planning and registration services,
has raised $6.5 million in new funding led by Sequoia Capital, TechCrunch
reported, citing a regulatory filing.
Sling Media Founder Backs Web TV Index ClickerAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 5, 2009 - 8:40am.
Los Angeles - Clicker, an index of TV shows and other video
available online, has received an investment from Sling Media founder and
former CEO Blake Krikorian, who has also taken a seat on the company's board.
Everlater Lands Funding for Online Travel JournalsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 5, 2009 - 8:30am.
Boulder,
Colo. - Everlater, the provider
of an online travel journal service that lets users share travel experiences,
announced that it has raised an undisclosed sum of first round funding, led by
Highway 12 Ventures.
CubeTree Raises $8 Million for Social Collaboration SoftwareAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 4, 2009 - 10:54am.
Redwood City,
Calif. - CubeTree, a developer of
Web-based collaboration software built on a social networking platform, said on
Wednesday that it has raised $8 million in its second round of funding, led by
InterWest Partners.
eMusic Parent Makes Bid for The OrchardAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 3, 2009 - 7:36am.
New York - Dimensional Associates, the private equity unit
of JDS Capital that owns digital music service eMusic, is in talks to acquire all
of the shares of digital music and video distributor The Orchard (NASD: ORCD) it does not
already own, PaidContent reported, citing an SEC filing.
tags: Deals | Music | Moves | eMusic | Acquisitions | The Orchard | Greg Scholl | Dimensional Associates | JDS Capital | Brad Navin | Daniel Stein |
Web Video Index Blinkx to Raise $8.1 Million in Share OfferingAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 3, 2009 - 7:25am.
San Francisco - Blinkx, the provider of a searchable index
of Web videos, announced on Tuesday that will raise $8.1 million through an
offering of shares representing 10% of the company.
Out-of-Home Digital Network Zoom Buys Gym Screen MediaAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 3, 2009 - 7:09am.
London
- Zoom Media, the U.K.-based provider of a digital out-of-home programming and
advertising network in health and fitness venues, announced on Tuesday that it
has acquired rival Gym Screen Media.
Greylock Closes $575M Fund; Names LinkedIn's Hoffman PartnerAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 2, 2009 - 10:47am.
San Mateo,
Calif. - Greylock Partners, a venture
capital firm focused on the technology sector, said on Monday that it has
closed a new $575 million fund.
Amazon.com Closes Acquisition of Web Shoe Store ZapposAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 2, 2009 - 8:37am.
Seattle
- Completing one of the summer's largest acquisitions, online retail giant
Amazon.com (NASD: AMZN) on Monday officially closed its $850 million deal to buy Web shoe
store Zappos.
Financial Services Firm Motley Fool Raises $25 MillionAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 2, 2009 - 8:12am.
Chantilly,
Va. - The Motley Fool, a
multimedia financial services and news publishing company, has received a $25
million investment from BIA Digital Partners and Patriot Capital II.
tags: Deals | VC | News | Publishing | BIA Digital Partners | The Motley Fool | Patriot Capital II |
Report: Comcast Closer to NBC Universal DealAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 2, 2009 - 7:50am.
 New York - Comcast (NASD: CMCSA) is closer to a deal with General Electric (NYSE: GE)
to take over control of its NBC Universal unit, after meetings last week
concluded with a tentative agreement on the main points, The New York Times
reported, citing people briefed on the talks. Under the proposed deal, Comcast
would contribute "several billions of dollars in cash and its own stable
of cable networks," and receive a 51% stake of NBC Universal.
tags: Deals | Video | TV | Movies | Comcast | Acquisitions | NBC Universal | News Corp. | Vivendi | GE |
Social Games Maker Zynga Acquires Virtual Pets Firm GoPetsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 2, 2009 - 7:31am.
San Francisco
- Zynga, a developer of social media games, has acquired virtual pets firm GoPets for an undisclosed sum, Virtual
Goods News reported, citing a Facebook post from GoPets founder Erick Bethke.
Scoopler Gets Seed Funding for Real-Time SearchAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 2, 2009 - 7:22am.
San Francisco
- Scoopler, the developer of a real-time search engine, has landed seed funding
from investors Ron Conway, Michael Birch, Avalon Ventures and XG-Ventures,
PEHub.com reported.
AuroraFeint Lands Funding for iPhone Game PlatformAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 2, 2009 - 7:13am.
Burlingame,
Calif. - AuroraFeint, the
provider of a game development platform for Apple's (NASD: AAPL) iPhone, has received a
multi-million dollar investment from Japanese mobile service provider DeNA,
VentureBeat reported.
Report: AOL Aims for Mid-December Spin-Out from Time WarnerAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 30, 2009 - 7:06am.
 Dulles, Va. - Following months of preparations, AOL
plans to complete its spin-off from parent Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) in mid-December, Silicon
Alley Insider reported. The blog cited three separate sources, including an AOL
insider involved in the planning, while qualifying that an exact date hasn't
yet been announced internally.
Web Metrics Firm comScore to Acquire Certifica, Cut JobsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 30, 2009 - 6:46am.
Reston, Va. - Boosting its presence in the
fast-growing Latin American market, comScore (NASD: SCOR), a provider of Internet audience
measurement services, said it will acquire Chilean Web measurement firm
Certifica.
Godengo Raises $2.2 Million for Online Magazine ServicesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 30, 2009 - 6:39am.
Emeryville,
Calif. - Godengo, a provider of
advertising, SEO and other online services for magazines, has raised $2.16
million in new funding, SiliconTap reported, citing a regulatory filing.
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