Mountain View, Calif. - LinkedIn, the creator of an online professional network with more than 23 million members, said on Wednesday that it has secured $53 million in its fourth round of funding, which values the company at just over $1 billion. Bain Capital Ventures led the round, which also included previous investors Sequoia Capital, Greylock Partners and Bessemer Venture Partners.

Palo Alto, Calif. - Social Gaming Network (SGN), a developer of social media games whose titles include "Warbook" on Facebook, announced on Tuesday that it has raised $15 million in its first round of funding, led by Greylock Partners, Founders Fund, Columbia Capital and Novak Biddle Venture Partners.

San Francisco - Richrelevance, a provider of personalized recommendations for e-commerce businesses, announced on Tuesday that it has raised a $4.2 million second round of venture capital financing, from Greylock Partners and Tugboat Ventures.

New York - Panther Express, a provider of digital content delivery network services, announced on Wednesday that it has raised $15.75 million in second round funding, led by Index Ventures.

San Francisco - Kongregate, a community site for online games, announced on Thursday that it has raised over $5 million in a new round of financing, led by Greylock Partners.

Waltham, Mass. - Awareness, Inc. (formerly known as iUpload), a provider of social media technologies to businesses, announced on Monday that it has raised $7 million in its first round of financing, from Greylock Partners and North Bridge Venture Partners.

San Francisco - Revision3, an Internet TV programming network, announced on Monday that it has raised $8 million in a second round of venture capital financing, led by Greylock Partners.

Santa Clara, Calif. - Vudu, the developer of a TV set-top box that aims to deliver movies directly to televisions over the Internet via a peer-to-peer network, announced on Monday that it has signed content licensing agreements with seven major Hollywood movie studios, and 15 independent and international distributors.

San Mateo, Calif. - Oodle, the provider of a search engine for local classified ads, said on Tuesday that it has raised $11 million in a new round of funding from new investor JAFCO Ventures and previous investors Greylock Partners and Redpoint Ventures.