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Chegg.com Gets $57 Million for Online Textbook Rentals

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 20, 2009 - 8:06am.

Santa Clara, Calif. - Chegg.com, an online textbook rental company, said on Thursday that it has raised one of the largest funding rounds for a Silicon Valley tech company this year, landing $57 million in its fourth round.

WSJ: Twitter Close to Raising $100 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 24, 2009 - 6:01am.

New York - Twitter is close to raising as much as $100 million in new funding from as many as seven investors, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the deal. That is double the $50 million figure that several recent reports indicated the company was in the process of raising.

HauteLook Raises $10 Million for Private Web Shopping Club

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on May 12, 2009 - 6:41am.

New York - HauteLook, a members-only online shopping club featuring branded goods at a 40-75% discount, announced that it has raised $10 million in new financing, led by Insight Venture Partners.

Visual Effects Software Firm GenArts Nabs Funding, Hires CEO

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 18, 2008 - 7:29am.

Cambridge, Mass. - GenArts, a provider of visual effects software for the film, broadcast and video industries, has announced that Insight Venture Partners made a venture capital investment in the company earlier this year.