Altos Ventures

Koofers Lands $500,000 for Student Quiz-Sharing Site

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 4, 2008 - 9:46am.

Reston, Va. - Koofers, the developer of an online community where college students share old exams, quizzes and class notes for use as study aids, has secured the first $500,000 of a planned $2 million first round of funding, PEHub.com reported, citing a regulatory filing.

JS-Kit Gets $3.6 Million for Social Media Widgets

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 14, 2008 - 7:49am.

Los Angeles - JS-Kit, a developer of social media widgets that enable features like comments, reviews, ratings and polls on websites, has raised a $3.6 million second round of funding, led by Altos Ventures.

Free Online Game Publisher Outspark Raises $11 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 10, 2008 - 6:57am.

San Francisco - Outspark, a publisher of free online community games, announced on Thursday that it has raised $11 million in its second round of financing, led by Chinese Internet portal Tencent Holdings.

Casual Multiplayer Game Publisher Outspark Secures Funding

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on April 10, 2007 - 9:36am.

*A clarification has been made to the original version of this story.

San Francisco
- Outspark, a publisher of casual, multiplayer online games, announced on Tuesday that it has raised an undisclosed sum in its first round of financing, led by Altos Ventures and DCM.