iFund

Shazam Gets Funding, Counts 50M Users of Mobile Music ID App

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 14, 2009 - 7:25am.

London - Shazam Entertainment, a provider of music recognition technology, announced on Wednesday that it raised an undisclosed sum of new funding from venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers' iFund.

Report: iPhone App Developers Have Raised $100M to Date

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 1, 2009 - 7:37am.

Los Angeles - Start-up companies focusing on developing applications for Apple's (NASD: AAPL) iPhone have raised $102.49 million in venture capital over the past two years, according to data compiled by the blog ChubbyBrain.

Booyah Gets $4.5 Million From iFund for iPhone Games

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on April 30, 2009 - 7:26am.

Palo Alto, Calif. - Booyah, a developer of social mobile games, said on Thursday that it has raised $4.5 million in its first round of financing from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, as part of the firm's iFund -- which invests in developers of games for Apple's iPhone and iPod touch.

iPhone Games Publisher Ngmoco Raises Funds

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 31, 2008 - 6:19am.

San Francisco - Ngmoco, a new publisher of games for Apple's (NASD: AAPL) iPhone, announced on Thursday that it has raised an undisclosed sum of first round funding, led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) with participation from Maples Investments.

Mobile Social Networking Firm Pelago Lands $15 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on May 27, 2008 - 8:15am.

Seattle - Pelago, the developer of a mobile social networking application called Whrrl, has raised $15 million in new financing from new investors T-Mobile Venture Fund and Reliance Technology Ventures, along with previous backers DAG Ventures, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Trilogy Equity Partners and Bezos Expeditions.

Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Launches $100M iPhone Fund

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 6, 2008 - 12:07pm.

Menlo Park, Calif. - Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB), a venture capital firm focused on technology, said on Thursday that it has launched a new $100 million fund to invest in companies developing applications and services for Apple's (NASD: AAPL) iPhone and iPod touch. The iFund, as it is known, plans to back companies with "market-changing ideas and products" related to the popular devices.