Charles River Ventures

Yahoo Leads $20M Round for Mobile Voice Search Firm Vlingo

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on April 2, 2008 - 6:08am.

Las Vegas - Vlingo, a provider of voice-powered mobile phone applications, announced on Wednesday that it has raised a $20 million second round of financing, led by Yahoo (NASD: YHOO), which will also offer Vlingo's voice-powered technology on its mobile oneSearch service.

P2P Monetization Firm Skyrider Raises $5 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 5, 2008 - 10:17am.

Mountain View, Calif. - Skyrider, a developer of monetization technology for peer-to-peer networks, has raised $5 million in new financing, from previous investors Sequoia Capital, Charles River Ventures and Velocity Interactive Group, VentureBeat reports.

Dizzywood Virtual World for Kids Raises $1 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 8, 2008 - 7:59am.

San Francisco - Dizzywood announced on Friday that it has raised a $1 million first round of funding, which it will use to help launch its 3D virtual world and online game platform for kids ages 8-12.

Mobile Ad Agency Millennial Media Lands $15 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 5, 2007 - 11:59am.

New York - Millennial Media, a provider of mobile advertising services, announced on Monday that it has raised $15 million in second round financing, led by Charles River Ventures.

SocialMedia Networks Raised $3.5 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 18, 2007 - 7:54am.

Mill Valley, Calif. - SocialMedia Networks, a provider of tools for developers building applications for online social networks, announced on Thursday that it has raised $3.5 million in its first round of venture capital financing, led by Charles River Ventures.

Chinese User-Generated Content Service WangYou Raises $6.12 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 9, 2007 - 7:16am.

Beijing - WangYou Media, a Web hosting service for blogs, video and other content in China, has raised $6.12 million in its second round of funding, PEHub.com reported, citing a regulatory filing.

Online Game Developer Conduit Labs Raises $5.5 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 22, 2007 - 9:36am.

Cambridge, Mass. - Conduit Labs, a developer of online games that marry social networking and virtual worlds, has raised $5.5 million in its first round of financing, from Charles River Ventures and Prism VentureWorks.

SMS-based Social Network & Blogging Service Twitter Raises Funds

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 27, 2007 - 10:40am.

San Francisco - Twitter, a social networking and blogging service that uses mobile phones, instant messaging and e-mail, said that it has raised an undisclosed sum in funding, from Union Square Ventures, Charles River Ventures, and angel investors including Marc Andreessen, Dick Costolo, Ron Conway and Naval Ravikant.

Online Social Network for 50+ Crowd Eons Raises $22 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 6, 2007 - 11:10am.

Boston - Eons, an online social network targeting users over 50 years old, announced on Tuesday that it has raised $22 million in its second round of venture capital financing, led by Charles River Ventures.

Mobile VoIP Developer iSkoot Raises $7 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 27, 2007 - 2:17pm.

Cambridge, Mass. - iSkoot, a provider of mobile Internet communications technology, has raised $7 million in its second round of venture capital, led by Charles River Ventures.

School Bus Radio Service Provider Bus Radio Raises $10 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 23, 2007 - 11:27am.

Needham, Mass. - Bus Radio, a provider of radio broadcasts targeting school buses, has raised $10 million in its second round of venture capital, according to a report in Private Equity Week.