Draper Fisher Jurvetson

Blog Search Engine Technorati Gets $2 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 16, 2009 - 7:24am.
San Francisco - Technorati, a search engine for blogs, has raised $2 million in new financing from previous backers Draper Fisher Jurvetson and Mobius Venture Capital, TechCrunch reported.

Vivu Raises $3 Million for Video Webcast Platform

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 13, 2009 - 8:41am.
Sunnyvale, Calif. - ViVu, a provider of personal webcasting technology, announced on Tuesday that it has closed on a $3 million first round of funding, led by Inventus Capital Partners.

Out-of-Home Ad Network TargetCast Raises $6.5 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 30, 2009 - 8:53am.
San Ramon, Calif. - TargetCast Networks, a provider of out-of-home digital advertising delivery services, announced on Wednesday that it has raised $6.5 million in its second round of funding, from Claremont Creek Ventures and Draper Fisher Jurvetson.

RichRelevance Gets $12.5M for E-commerce Recommendations

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 7, 2009 - 7:52am.
San Francisco - RichRelevance, a provider of personalization and product recommendation tools for e-commerce websites, has raised $12.5 million in its second round of venture capital financing, VentureBeat reported.

Ripple TV Lands $4 Million for Retail Digital Ad Network

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 26, 2009 - 7:41am.
El Segundo, Calif. - Ripple TV, the operator of a digital content and advertising network for retail locations, announced on Thursday that it has closed a $4 million round of venture capital funding, from Draper Fisher Jurvetson and Trinity Ventures.

PubMatic Closes Second Round for Web Ad Optimization

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 16, 2009 - 7:46am.
Palo Alto, Calif. - PubMatic, a provider of online ad revenue optimization services, announced on Monday that it has secured an undisclosed sum for its second round of financing, from previous backers including Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Nexus India Capital and Helion Ventures.

Local Online Ads Firm Yodle Adds $3M to Third Round

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 13, 2009 - 8:09am.
New York - Yodle, a provider of local online advertising services for small businesses, has added another $3 million to its $10 million third round of venture capital financing, PEHub.com reported, citing a regulatory filing.

Local Online Advertising Service Yodle Secures $10 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 12, 2009 - 8:37am.

New York - Yodle, a provider of local online advertising services for small businesses, announced on Monday that it has landed $10 million in third round financing, led by JAFCO Ventures.

Indian Digital Publishing Firm Pressmart Gets $6 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 4, 2008 - 7:29am.
Hyderabad, India - Pressmart, an India-based provider of digital publishing services for print media producers, announced on Thursday that it has raised $6 million in its first round of venture capital financing, led by Draper Fisher Jurvetson and NEA IndoUS Ventures.

News Aggregation Service SkyGrid Lands $11 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 6, 2008 - 6:41am.

New York - SkyGrid, an online news search and aggregation service aimed at Wall Street professionals, said on Wednesday that it has closed an $11 million second round of funding, led by RRE Ventures.

Instructional Video Network Graspr Nabs $2.5 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 10, 2008 - 9:33am.

Mountain View, Calif. - Graspr, an online instructional video network, announced on Thursday that it has landed a $2.5 million first round of funding, from Draper Fisher Jurvetson and angel investors.

Independent Animation Site aniBoom Gets $10 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 27, 2008 - 9:12am.

San Francisco - Independent animation network aniBoom announced on Friday that it has closed a $10 million second round of venture capital financing.

Blog Search Engine Technorati Gets $7.5M of $10 Million Round

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 13, 2008 - 6:31am.

San Francisco - Technorati, a search engine for blogs, has called down $7.5 million of a $10 million fourth round of venture capital financing, PEHub.com reported, citing a regulatory filing.

Online Ad Network WidgetBucks Lands $10 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 12, 2008 - 8:35am.

Seattle - Mpire, the parent company of WidgetBucks, a online ad network of retail and shopping widgets for online publishers, announced on Thursday that it has raised a $10 million second round of financing, led by Draper Fisher Jurvetson.

Web Marketing Software Firm Yield Raises $6 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 4, 2008 - 7:32am.

San Mateo, Calif. - Yield Software, a provider of Internet marketing software, announced on Wednesday that it has raised $6 million in its second round of venture capital financing, led by Draper Fisher Jurvetson with participation from ad giant WPP (NASD: WPPGY) and seed investor WashingtonVC.

Video-sharing Site EatLime Secures Funding

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 2, 2008 - 10:59am.

Sunnyvale, Calif. - EatLime, a start-up video-sharing service, has raised an undisclosed sum of funding from backers including Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Amidzad Partners, and angel investor Rajeev Motwani, NewTeeVee reported.

Web Messaging Firm Meebo Raises $25 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on May 1, 2008 - 8:10am.

Mountain View, Calif. - Confirming earlier reports, Web-based messaging and chat service Meebo announced on Thursday that it has raised $25 million in new financing, led by JAFCO Ventures.

Online Social Network Redux Lands $6.5 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on April 7, 2008 - 6:27am.

Berkeley, Calif. - Redux, an online social network that uses an algorithm to match potential friends, has raised $6.5 million in its second round of funding, PEHub.com reported, citing a regulatory filing.

Yardbarker Lands $6 Million for Online Sports Community

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on April 3, 2008 - 6:50am.

Emeryville, Calif. - Yardbarker, an online sports community and branded vertical ad network, announced on Thursday that it has raised $6 million in its second round of funding, led by Draper Fisher Jurvetson.

Social Network for Mothers CafeMom Gets $12 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 20, 2008 - 9:28am.

New York - CafeMom.com, an online social network for mothers, announced on Thursday that it has raised $12 million in a round of venture capital that was led by the company's original investors, Highland Capital Partners and Draper Fisher Jurvetson.