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Social Games Developer Playfish Lands $1 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 1, 2008 - 7:19am.

London - Playfish, a U.K.-based developer of games for social media, has raised a $1 million round of bridge financing from Accel Partners, VentureWire reported.

Mochi Media Gets $10 Million for Online Games Ad Network

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 19, 2008 - 7:34am.

San Francisco - Mochi Media, the operator of an advertising network for online games that claims over 60 million unique monthly visitors, announced on Thursday that it has raised $10 million in its second round of funding, led by Shasta Ventures with support from previous backer Accel Partners.

Wetpaint Gets $25 Million for Social Publishing Platform

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on May 19, 2008 - 7:40am.

Seattle - Wetpaint, the provider of an embeddable wiki platform for social publishing sites, announced on Monday that it has raised a $25 million third round of funding, co-led by DAG Ventures and an unnamed financial investor.

Digital Video Tools Provider RGB Networks Raises $20 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on April 15, 2008 - 7:27am.

Sunnyvale, Calif. - RGB Networks, a developer of digital video processing tools that help service providers deliver targeted video content, said on Monday that it has raised $20 million in a new round of funding, led by new investor Institutional Venture Partners.

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.

Casual Game Ad Network Mochi Media Secures $4 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 12, 2008 - 7:05am.

San Francisco - Mochi Media, the provider of an in-game ad network for casual, Flash-based games, has raised $4 million in its first round of funding, led by Accel Partners, VentureWire reported.

William Morris, VC Firms & AT&T Launch Digital Media Fund

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 3, 2008 - 10:12am.

Los Angeles - Hollywood talent agency William Morris Agency (WMA) announced on Monday that it has partnered with venture capital firms Accel Partners and Venrock, and telco giant AT&T (NYSE: T) to establish a new investment fund to seed start-ups in Southern California and elsewhere. The joint fund will be managed by Richard Wolpert, a former president of Disney Online and chief strategy officer at RealNetworks.

Glam Lands $85M for Distributed Women's Media Network

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 25, 2008 - 9:15am.

New York - Glam Media, a distributed media network of over 450 lifestyle sites targeted at women, announced on Monday that it has raised $85 million in strategic financing, including $65 million in a fourth round of venture capital and $20 million in revenue-based debt financing. International publisher Hubert Burda Media led the investment round; other participants included GLG Partners, Duff Ackerman & Goodrich Ventures, Accel Partners, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Walden Ventures and Information Capital.

Mobile Social Network Mig33 Lands $13.5 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 29, 2008 - 8:28am.

Burlingame, Calif. - Mig33, the developer of a mobile social network with 9 million users, announced on Tuesday that it has raised a $13.5 million second round of financing, led by DCM.

Openads Gets $15.5 Million for Open Source Ad Server Software

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 16, 2008 - 7:41am.

London - Openads, a developer of free, open source ad server software, announced on Wednesday that it has raised $15.5 million in its second round of financing, led by Accel Partners.

Writers, Venture Capitalists Teaming on New Web Video Firms

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 17, 2007 - 10:07am.

Los Angeles - Dozens of members of the Writers Guild of America (WGA), which is currently on strike over DVD and online payments, have formed a number of groups that are seeking venture capital investment for new businesses that will publish original content on the Web, the Los Angeles Times reports.

Search Engine Developer Kosmix Raises $10 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 11, 2007 - 11:12am.

Mountain View, Calif. - Kosmix, a developer of search engine technology, said that it has landed $10 million in a new round of funding from new investor DAG Ventures and previous investors Accel and Lightspeed.

On-Demand HD Content Firm On Networks Raises $12 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 14, 2007 - 8:10am.

San Francisco - On Networks, a producer and distributor of original, on-demand HD programming, announce on Wednesday that it has raised $12 million in its second round of funding, led by Accel Partners.

Online Video Ad Services Firm YuMe Raises $9 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 16, 2007 - 8:23am.

Redwood City, Calif. - YuMe, a provider of online video advertising services, announced on Tuesday that it has raised $9 million in its second round of venture capital financing.

Hip-Hop Homepage Developer GGDigital Gets $3.5 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 20, 2007 - 11:08am.

New York - GGDigital Inc., a company developing a personalized home page for hip-hop fans, has raised $3.5 million of an expected $4.5 million new round of financing, led by Accel Partners, PEHub.com reported.

Ad Network for Casual Games Mochi Media Secures Funding

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 16, 2007 - 9:54am.

San Francisco - Mochi Media, the provider of an in-game ad network for casual games, as well as website analytics tools, has raised an undisclosed sum in its first round of funding, led by Accel Partners, GigaOm reported.

Multimedia Search Firm PodZinger Becomes EveryZing, Raises $10 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 12, 2007 - 10:37am.

Cambridge, Mass. - PodZinger, a provider of multimedia search and advertising technology, announced that it has raised $10 million in its second round of financing, and changed its name to EveryZing.

Contextual Online Ad Firm Tumri Raises $10 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 4, 2007 - 9:56am.

Mountain View, Calif. - Tumri, a provider of contextual online advertising services, announced on Monday that it has raised $10 million in its second round of venture capital financing, led by Lehman Brothers Venture Partners.

Mobile User-Generated Content Tools Developer Comeks Raises Funds

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on May 8, 2007 - 11:30am.

Helsinki, Finland - Comeks, a Finland-based developer of tools for creating user-generated mobile content, announced that it has raised an undisclosed sum in its first round of funding, from Accel Partners.

Mobile Community Site Mig33 Raises $10 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on May 7, 2007 - 2:09pm.

Burlingame, Calif. - Mig33, the developer of a mobile Internet community with more than 4 million users, said on Monday that it has raised $10 million in its first round of funding, co-led by Accel Partners and Redpoint Ventures.