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Riot Games Raises $8 Million for Virtual Item-based Titles

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 9, 2009 - 8:29am.
Los Angeles - Riot Games, an independent developer and publisher of online games, announced on Wednesday that it has raised $8 million in new financing, from Benchmark Capital, FirstMark Capital and Chinese online services firm Tencent.
tags: Games | Deals | VC | China | Benchmark Capital | Virtual Items | Riot Games | FirstMark Capital | Tencent |

HD Radio Developer iBiquity Lands $42.5 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 29, 2009 - 7:33am.
Columbia, Md. - iBiquity Digital, the developer of HD Radio technology, has raised $42.5 million from a host of previous investors, the company reported in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
tags: Deals | VC | Radio | Music | HD Radio | Clear Channel Radio | Union Square Ventures | iBiquity Digital | New Venture Partners | Radio One | FirstMark Capital | Grotech Ventures | Entercom |

Youth Sports Web Community Weplay Lands $8.6 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 5, 2008 - 6:40am.

New York - Weplay, the developer of an online youth sports community, announced on Tuesday that it has landed an $8.6 million second round of funding, led by Deep Fork Capital.

tags: Deals | Sports | VC | Social Networking | Derek Jeter | WePlay | Deep Fork Capital | FirstMark Capital | LeBron James | Peyton Manning |

Online Advertising Firm Clickable Lands $14.5 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 30, 2008 - 6:15am.

New York - Clickable, an online advertising start-up, announced on Wednesday that it has closed a $14.5 million second round of financing, led by Founders Fund with participation from previous backers Union Square Ventures and FirstMark Capital.

tags: Deals | VC | Advertising | Union Square Ventures | Clickable | Founders Fund | FirstMark Capital |

Riot Games Secures $7 Million for Premium Online Titles

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 10, 2008 - 8:24am.

Los Angeles - Riot Games, an independent developer focused on "premium online multiplayer session-based games with best-of-breed online services," announced on Thursday that it has secured a $7 million round of financing from Benchmark Capital and FirstMark Capital.

tags: Games | Deals | VC | Benchmark Capital | MMOG | Riot Games | FirstMark Capital |