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Boxee Secures $6 Million for TV Set-top Box Software

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 12, 2009 - 8:54am.
New York - Boxee, a developer of set-top box software that can deliver Web video and audio content to a television, announced on Tuesday that it has raised $6 million in its second round of venture capital financing, led by General Catalyst Partners.

Location-based Entertainment Portal go2 Media Gets $3 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 20, 2009 - 8:36am.
Boston - Go2 Media, a media company that provides personalized local information and entertainment content, announced on Monday that it has raised $3 million in a funding round led by venture firm General Catalyst Partners.

QuickPlay Secures $12 Million for Mobile Video Management

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 13, 2009 - 6:27am.
Toronto - QuickPlay Media, a provider of mobile video management services, announced on Monday that it has raised $12 million through a private placement of its shares with investors including General Catalyst Partners, JLA Ventures and Ventures West.

EveryZing Lands $8.25 Million for Customized Search; Signs NBC

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on May 11, 2009 - 6:54am.
Cambridge, Mass. - EveryZing, a provider of customized universal search and publishing technology, announced on Monday that it has raised $8.25 million in a new round of financing, and said NBC Universal (NYSE: GE) will deploy its product.

Visible Measures Raises $10 Million for Video Measurement

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 26, 2009 - 7:33am.
Boston - Visible Measures, a provider of independent third-party measurement for Internet video publishers, advertisers and viral marketers, announced on Thursday that it has raised $10 million in its third round of funding, led by new investor Northgate Capital.

Facebook Co-founder Joins VC Firm General Catalyst Partners

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 18, 2009 - 9:08am.
Cambridge, Mass. - Venture capital firm General Catalyst Partners announced on Wednesday that Chris Hughes, a founder of Facebook, has joined the firm as an entrepreneur in residence.

Web Video Programming Producer Deca.tv Raises $10 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 12, 2009 - 8:00am.

Santa Monica, Calif. - Deca.tv, a producer and distributor of online video programming, has raised a $10 million second round of funding, PEHub.com reported, citing a regulatory filing.

FanSnap Gets $5.5 Million for Ticket Search Engine

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 25, 2008 - 8:00am.

Palo Alto, Calif. - FanSnap, a live event ticket search engine firm founded by former StubHub chief marketing officer Mike Janes, announced on Tuesday that it has raised $5.5 million in its second round of financing, led by General Catalyst Partners.

Big Fish Games Raises $83.3 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 12, 2008 - 8:05am.

Seattle - Big Fish Games, a provider of online games and interactive entertainment, announced on Friday that it has landed a new $83.3 million round of funding, from General Catalyst Partners, Balderton Capital and Salmon River Capital.

Chinese Video-sharing Site Tudou Lands $57 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on April 28, 2008 - 7:43am.

Los Angeles - Tudou, China's largest video-sharing site, has landed a $57 million fourth round of venture capital financing, from return backers IDG Technology Venture Investment, Granite Global Ventures and General Catalyst Partners, Pacific Epoch reports.

Free Online Classifieds Site OLX Raises $13.5 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on April 14, 2008 - 6:18am.

New York - OLX, a provider of free online classifieds in the U.S. and abroad, has raised $13.5 million in its second round of venture capital financing, PEHub.com reported.

Highwinds Lands $55 Million for Content Delivery Network

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 11, 2008 - 7:31am.

Winter Park, Fla. - Highwinds Network Group, a provider of content delivery network services for IPTV and other applications, announced on Tuesday that it has closed a $55 million round of financing, led by General Catalyst Partners and Alta Communications.

Mobile Community Service MocoSpace Lands $4 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 1, 2008 - 8:11am.

Boston - MocoSpace, a mobile community site, has raised $4 million in its second round of venture capital financing, led by General Catalyst Partners, PEHub.com reported.

How-to Video Site WonderHowTo.com Raises Funds

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 30, 2008 - 7:45am.

Santa Monica, Calif. - WonderHowTo.com, a Web index of over 90,000 how-to videos, on Wednesday announced its launch and the closing of a first round of financing, led by General Catalyst Partners.

Web Video Analytics Firm Visible Measures Lands $13.5 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 28, 2008 - 7:41am.

Boston - Visible Measures, a start-up developing a system to measure the behavior of Internet video audiences, announced on Monday that it has raised a $13.5 million second round of funding, led by Mohr Davidow Ventures.

DECA Gets $5 Million for Digital Entertainment Studio

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 27, 2007 - 7:00am.

Santa Monica, Calif. - DECA, a digital entertainment studio that aims to identify, develop, finance and market potential online entertainment properties, announced on Thursday that it has raised $5 million in first round funding, from Mayfield Fund, General Catalyst Partners and Atomico Investments.

Social Networking Site Going.com Raises $5 Million in VC

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 25, 2007 - 11:28am.

Boston - Going.com, a social networking site for "20-somethings," has raised $5 million in follow-on venture capital from Highland Capital Partners and General Catalyst Partners.

Chinese Video-Sharing Site Tudou Raises $19 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 16, 2007 - 9:56am.

Shanghai - Chinese online video-sharing site Tudou.com announced on Monday that it has raised $19 million in its third round of venture capital financing, co-led by Capital Today and General Catalyst Partners.

Web Video Ad Technology Firm ScanScout Raises $7 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on May 11, 2007 - 12:16pm.

Cambridge, Mass. - ScanScout, a developer of technology for online video distributors and advertisers, has raised $7 million in its first round of venture capital, led by General Catalyst Partners, according to a report in Mass High Tech on Friday.

Video Audience Measurement Firm Visible Measures Raises $5 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 19, 2007 - 10:11am.

San Jose, Calif. - Visible Measures on Monday introduced its Internet video audience management technology, and announced that it has raised $5 million in its first round of venture capital financing, led by General Catalyst Partners.