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Mobile Search Engine Taptu Secures $10 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 16, 2008 - 9:39am.

Cambridge, England - Mobile search engine developer Taptu on Tuesday announced the closing of a $10 million second round of venture capital financing, from previous backers 3i and Sofinnova Investments.

Web Analytics Firm Coremetrics Raises $60 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on April 4, 2008 - 8:02am.

San Mateo, Calif. - Coremetrics, a provider of hosted Web analytics and marketing software, said on Friday that it has raised $60 million in its fifth round of funding, led by 3i.

Mobile TV Chipmaker DiBcom Lands $27 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 6, 2007 - 11:32am.

Paris - DiBcom, a maker of mobile TV chips, has raised $27 million in its fifth round of financing, led by European investment bank NATIXIS.

Online Publishing Firm Real Girls Media Network Lands $6 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 16, 2006 - 3:33pm.

San Francisco - Real Girls Media Network (RGM), an online publishing company that combines editorial, user-generated content and community, announced on Thursday that it has raised $6 million in its first venture capital round, from 3i and WaldenVC.

Photo-Sharing Social Network Fotolog Raises $4 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 5, 2006 - 3:24pm.

New York - Fotolog, a social networking site based around sharing photos, said that it has raised $4 million in its third round of venture capital financing, from BV Capital and 3i. Founded in 2002, New York-based Fotolog now claims 4.7 million members and 9.7 million unique monthly visitors. The company has raised $12 million since March 2005. Fotolog will use the funds to accelerate growth, for product development and to expand into new markets.

Interactive TV Firm RedLynx Gets Investment from 3i Group

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 9, 2006 - 3:22am.

London - lU.K.-based 3i Group Plc, the largest publicly traded private equity firm in Europe, announced that it has made a small investment in RedLynx, a Finland-based start-up that provides interactive TV programming to broadcasters in more than 20 countries. Although financial terms were not disclosed, 3i did say that it has acquired a 12.5% stake in RedLynx. The Finnish firm, which last year had more than $3.6 million in turnover, said it would use the funds for international expansion.