Norwest Venture PartnersOnline "Brain Games" Developer Lumos Labs Raises $3 MillionAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 3, 2008 - 6:42am.
San Francisco - Lumos Labs, a developer of Web-based, "scientifically-tested brain games," announced on Tuesday that it has raised $3 million in equity financing from Pequot Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners and previous backers including Michael Dearing. Mobile Marketing Firm Mozes Lands $11.5 MillionAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 13, 2008 - 6:34am.
Palo Alto, Calif. - Mozes, the provider of an on-demand mobile marketing platform, has raised an $11.5 million second round of financing led by Maveron, PEHub.com reported, citing a regulatory filing. tags: Deals | Mobile | VC | Marketing | Music | Maveron | Mozes | Norwest Venture Partners | North Bridge Venture Partners |
Retrevo Raises $8 Million for Consumer Electronics Info SiteAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 20, 2008 - 9:25am.
Sunnyvale, Calif. - Retrevo, the developer of a service designed to help users find, buy and use electronic products, said on Thursday that it has secured $8 million in its second round of funding, co-led by Alloy Ventures and Norwest Venture Partners (NVP). Turn Raises $15 Million, Debuts Targeted Online Ad NetworkAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 3, 2008 - 11:44am.
Redwood City, Calif. - Turn, a provider of online targeted advertising services, has raised $15 million in its second round of venture capital financing, PaidContent reported, citing a company spokeswoman. tags: Deals | VC | Advertising | Norwest Venture Partners | Trident Capital | Shasta Ventures | Turn |
Damon Wayans to Launch Comedy Site WayOutTV.comAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 7, 2008 - 12:23pm.
Los Angeles - Comedian Damon Wayans plans later this month to launch WayOutTV.com, a site that will feature videos produced by up-and-coming comedians chosen by Wayans himself, the Los Angeles Times reported. Wayans told the Times he would be directly involved in finding comedians and helping them write and produce their own content. "There's a lot of initial attempts at these sites, but no one has dominated like the way Comedy Central dominates cable," Tim Chang, a principal at Norwest Venture partners, who has been informally advising Wayans and has been looking at WayOutTV as a potential investment, told the Times. Neighborhood Social Network Fatdoor Lands $5.5 MillionAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 14, 2007 - 8:36am.
Palo Alto, Calif. - Fatdoor, the developer of a neighborhood community platform and social networking service, announced on Wednesday that it has raised $5.5 million in first round funding, led by Norwest Venture Partners, and hired Jennifer Dulski, former head of Yahoo's (NASD: YHOO) local markets and commerce division, as its new CEO. tags: Deals | VC | Social Networking | Yahoo | Norwest Venture Partners | KeyNote Ventures | Fatdoor |
In-Game Advertising Network Double Fusion Raises $26 MillionAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on December 18, 2006 - 6:07am.
Indian Online Social Network Sulekha.com Gets $10 Million InvestmentAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 1, 2006 - 3:23pm.
Palo Alto, Calif. - Norwest Venture Partners, a venture capital firm based in Palo Alto, Calif., said on Wednesday that it has invested $10 million Sulekha.com, India's largest social networking site.
tags: Deals | Internet | VC | Blogs | Social Networking | India | Web 2.0 | Norwest Venture Partners | Sulekha.com |
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