San Francisco - Seesmic, a developer of live video webcam communications technology, has raised $6 million in new funding, led by Omidyar Network and Wellington Partners, VentureBeat reported.

Sausalito, Calif. - Federated Media, an online advertising network for blogs, has raised a third round of venture capital financing totaling between $40 million and $50 million, PEHub.com reports.

New York - The Soros Economic Development Fund (SEDF), Omidyar Network, and Google.org (NASD: GOOG) on Tuesday announced a new $17 million investment company for small and medium-size businesses in India, "to create job opportunities and spur greater economic participation for a larger segment of the population."

Portland, Ore. - Platial, a free service that lets users aggregate stories, reviews and multimedia and combine them with online maps, announced that it has raised $2.4 million in its first round of venture capital financing.