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Mobile Advertising Firm 4INFO Secures $20 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 22, 2009 - 8:40am.

San Mateo, Calif. - Mobile advertising and publishing services firm 4INFO announced on Thursday that it has raised $20 million in equity and debt funding, led by Peacock Equity and Gannett (NYSE: GCI).

Local Event Listings Firm Eventful Gets $10M; Ticketmaster Deal

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 15, 2008 - 6:44am.

San Diego - Eventful, an online local event listings service, announced on Wednesday that it has secured a $10 million third round of financing, led by Telefonica with participation from previous investors Draper Fisher Jurvetson and Bay Partners.

ContextWeb Nabs $26 Million for Contextual Ad Exchange

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 22, 2008 - 7:55am.

New York - ContextWeb, the provider of a contextual online advertising exchange, announced on Tuesday that it has closed a $26 million fourth round of funding, led by Investor Growth Capital.

Chinese Video-Sharing Site Ku6.com Lands "Tens of Millions"

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 21, 2008 - 10:11am.

Beijing - Chinese video-sharing site Ku6.com announced on Monday that it has raised "several tens of millions" of dollars in its second round of venture capital financing, from investors including UMC Capital, SBI, Itochu and Hotung Group.

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.

Ad Effectiveness Monitoring Firm IMMI Raises $25 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 25, 2008 - 8:10am.

San Mateo, Calif. - Integrated Media Measurement Inc. (IMMI), the provider of an ad and media monitoring service that tracks impressions on consumers' cell phones, has raised $25 million in its third round of venture capital financing, led by advertising giant WPP's Kantar Media Research division.

South Asian Entertainment Portal Desi Hits Gets $5 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 22, 2008 - 9:27am.

San Francisco - Desi Hits, a South Asian entertainment portal that features celebrity interviews, music videos, podcasts and blogs, announced on Tuesday that it has raised $5 million in its second round of financing, from Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Trident Capital and D.E. Shaw Group.

PubMatic Raises $7 Million for Online Ad Optimization

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 9, 2008 - 8:26am.

Palo Alto, Calif. - PubMatic, a unit of advertising company Komli that provides online ad technology for Web publishers, announced on Wednesday that it has raised $7 million in its first round of financing, led by Nexus India Capital.

Social Network VoIP Provider Jaxtr Lands $10 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 28, 2007 - 12:58pm.

Palo Alto, Calif. - Jaxtr, a provider of Internet phone services for social networks and blogs, said on Tuesday that it has raised $10 million in its first round of funding, led by August Capital.

Web-based Instant Messenger Service Meebo Raises $9 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 18, 2007 - 9:49am.

Mountain View, Calif. - Meebo, a provider of a Web-based instant messaging service, announced on Thursday that it has raised $9 million in its second round of venture capital financing, led by new investor Draper Fisher Jurvetson and existing shareholder Sequoia Capital.

Web-based File Storage Firm Box.net Raises $1.5 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 25, 2006 - 1:44pm.
Palo Alto, Calif. - Box.net, a provider of Web-based file storage and sharing services, said that it has raised $1.5 million in its first round of funding from Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ). The company also said that it has now registered more than 500,000 users in its first seven months. Aaron Levie, the CEO of Box.net, said that the new capital will allow his company to expand its service and enter new markets. In addition to providing simple online storage, Palo Alto, Calif.-based Box.net's platform allows users to upload, access, share and collaborate on their files within third-party applications and devices.

Social Networking Site Meetup.com Gets $2 Million Investment from eBay

Authored by dmw on April 12, 2006 - 7:45am.
New York - Meetup.com, a social networking site used by many grassroots political groups, said in an SEC filing that it has received a $2 million investment from online auctioneer eBay. New York-based Meetup.com announced last month that investors including eBay, eBay founder Pierre Omidyar's Omidyar Network, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Esther Dyson, Allen & Company and Senator Bill Bradley had acquired a 10% stake in the company. The revelation of eBay's stake was made to dispel any notion of conflict with its founder's investments. Since gaining attention during the 2004 presidential election, the Meetup.com's users have grown to include groups created by mothers, dog owners and NASCAR fans, who use the service to organize real-world meetings.