Stockholm, Sweden – Stardoll, a teen and tween social-networking and doll dress-up community, announced on Thursday that it has reached 20 million registered members. This means that Stardoll has doubling its membership in just under a year, having announced the 10 million member milestone on August 23rd, 2007.

Paris - Bestofmedia Group, a European technology publishing company, announced on Thursday that it has received a $35 million investment from Index Ventures.

San Francisco - WooMe, an online video dating service that utilizes webcams, announced this week that it has landed a $12.5 million second round of financing, led by Index Ventures with participation from return backers Atomico and Mangrove Capital Partners.

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.

New York - Adconion Media Group, a European online ad network, announced on Monday that it has closed an $80 million third round of funding, led by Index Ventures and existing investor Wellington Partners.

Mountain View, Calif. - TrialPay, a provider of alternative payment technology that offers free products and services when consumers agree to accept advertising, has raised $12.7 million in its second round of funding.

San Francisco - DoubleTwist, a start-up launched by notorious Norwegian hacker Jon Lech Johansen (aka DVD Jon) and partner Monique Farantzos, on Monday announced the launch of its platform for media-sharing and the closing of a first round of venture capital financing, from Index Ventures and Northzone Ventures.

Paris - Criteo, a provider of personalize purchasing recommendations for online shoppers, has raised $10.3 million in its second round of venture capital financing, led by Index Ventures.

London - Openads, a developer of free, open source ad server software, announced on Wednesday that it has raised $15.5 million in its second round of financing, led by Accel Partners.

Belmont, Calif. - "Building B," a start-up that is developing a set-top box that will deliver an on-demand video entertainment platform and service, announced on Monday that it has raised $17.5 million in its first round of venture capital financing.

London - Viagogo, a U.K.-based online ticket reseller, has raised $30 million in its third round of funding, from investors including Index Ventures, LVMH chairman Bernard Arault, German media mogul Herbert Kloiber, and international financier Jacob Rothschild.

London - Openads, the developer of a free, open-source ad server for online publishers, announced on Wednesday that it has raised $5 million in its first round of financing, led by Index Ventures.

New York - Joost, the peer-to-peer-based streaming TV service founded by the creators of Kazaa and Skype, announced on Thursday that it has raised $45 million in a new round of financing, co-led by Index Ventures and Sequoia Capital.

Aalst, Belgium - Netlog (formerly Facebox), a provider of social networking sites across eight European countries, announced that it has raised $6.8 million in its first round of venture funding, led by Index Ventures.

Santa Clara, Calif. - Artimi, a developer of wireless semiconductors for portable consumer electronics, said on Wednesday that it has added $5 million more in funding to close its second round at $31.5 million.