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Peanut Labs Gets $3.2 Million for Gen-Y Market Research

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 19, 2008 - 7:49am.

San Francisco - Peanut Labs, a provider of Generation Y (13-25 year-olds) market research for social networks and other youth-oriented Web platforms, announced on Tuesday that it has raised $3.2 million in its first round of funding, led by Leapfrog Ventures and BV Capital.

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.

Online Video Ad Network YuMe Networks Raises $7 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 6, 2007 - 1:01pm.

Redwood City, Calif. - YuMe Networks, an online advertising network optimized for broadband video, has announced its official launch, with backing of over $7 million in venture capital from investors including Khosla Ventures, Accel Partners and BV Capital.

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.