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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.

Visual Search Engine Searchme Gets $31 Million, Launches Beta

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 12, 2008 - 7:27am.

Mountain View, Calif. - Searchme, a new search engine that delivers results as a browsable stack of preview pages, and provides suggestions of categories as users type search terms, has announced the launch of its search engine in private beta.

Web TV Network ManiaTV Secures $5.5 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 3, 2008 - 11:42am.

Denver - ManiaTV Network, an Internet-based television network, has raised $5.5 million in its third round of funding, led by DAG Ventures, PEHub.com reported, citing a regulatory filing.

Yelp Gets $15 Million for User-Generated Local Reviews

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 27, 2008 - 12:56pm.

San Francisco - Yelp, a social media site where users can post reviews of local bars, restaurants and other businesses, announced on Wednesday that it has raised a $15 million fourth round of financing, led by DAG Ventures.

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.

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.

Online Ad Marketplace AdBrite Lands $23 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 30, 2007 - 8:02am.

San Francisco - AdBrite, a provider of online advertising services, announced on Friday that it has raised $23 million in its third round of venture capital financing, from Sequoia Capital, DAG Ventures and Mitsui Ventures.

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.

Video-Sharing Site Metacafe Raises $30 Million in Third Round

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 21, 2007 - 8:50am.

Palo Alto, Calif. - Video-sharing site Metacafe announced on Tuesday that it has raised $30 million in its third round of funding, led by new investors Highland Capital Partners and DAG Ventures.

P2P Money Exchange Prosper Lands $20 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 20, 2007 - 1:21pm.

San Francisco - Prosper, on online people-to-people lending marketplace co-founded by E-Loan co-founder Chris Larsen, said on Wednesday that it has raised $20 million in its third round of funding, co-led by DAG Ventures and Meritech Capital Partners.

Mobile Device Display Developer Pixtronix Raises $20 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 11, 2007 - 9:15am.

Andover, Mass. - Pixtronix, a developer of display technology for mobile multimedia devices, has raised $20 million in its second round of venture financing, led by DAG Ventures, PEHub.com reported.

Recommendations Provider Aggregate Knowledge Raises $20 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on April 11, 2007 - 12:00pm.

San Mateo, Calif. - Aggregate Knowledge, a provider of personalized recommendations for content publishers and online retailers, announced on Wednesday that it has added $20 million to its second round of venture capital financing, from DAG Ventures and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.

Multimedia Delivery Technology Firm Stoke Raises $20 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 22, 2007 - 12:32pm.

Santa Clara, Calif. - Stoke, a developer of hardware and software that allows network operators to deliver multimedia services concurrently over fixed and wireless broadband access technologies, said on Monday that it has raised $20 million in its third round of funding.