Redwood Shores, Calif. - Conduit, a developer of Web community toolbars, announced on Thursday that it has raised $8 million in its second round of venture capital financing, led by Benchmark Capital.

Redwood Shores, Calif.-based Conduit's on-demand community toolbar service allows any Web publisher to create a custom toolbar that delivers their content to users' desktops.

The company claims more than 140,000 publishers have used its technology, including Major League Baseball, TechCrunch and Fox News.

Conduit will use the funds for marketing and product development.

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