Polaris Venture Partners

Sprout Raises $5 Million for Web Content Creation Platform

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on May 13, 2008 - 7:00am.

San Francisco - Sprout, the provider of a Web-based platform for the creation of Flash-based widgets, mashups, mini-sites, banners and other forms of distributable Web content, announced on Tuesday that it has closed a $5 million second round of financing, led by Polaris Venture Partners.

Multiplayer Game Publisher Turbine Raising $40 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on April 30, 2008 - 7:33am.

Westwood, Mass. - Turbine, a developer and publisher of multiplayer online games, is raising a $40 million third round of venture capital financing, led by Granite Global Ventures, PEHub.com reported.

Supermodel Site Modelina Secures $5 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on April 10, 2008 - 7:49am.

Los Angeles - Modelina, a stealth-mode site that will focus on supermodels, has received around $5 million in financing from Polaris Venture Partners, PaidContent.org reported.

WordPress Developer Automattic Gets $29.5 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 23, 2008 - 8:03am.

New York - Automattic, the developer of the WordPress blog publishing software, has raised $29.5 million in new financing from Polaris Venture Partners, True Ventures, Radar Partners and The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT), The Times reported.

Quantcast Raises $20 Million for Open Internet Ratings Service

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 22, 2008 - 8:13am.

San Francisco - Quantcast, a provider of open Internet ratings for websites, widgets and videos, has raised $20 million in its second round of funding, led by Founders Fund and Polaris Venture Partners.

Online Ad Firm ARPU Raises $8.7 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 7, 2008 - 7:59am.

Washington - ARPU, the developer of a point-of-sale advertising network, has raised $8.7 million in its third round of funding, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Digital Comedy Studio JibJab Raises $3 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 24, 2007 - 11:53am.

Santa Monica, Calif. - JibJab, the digital entertainment studio behind such viral comedy videos as "This Land Is Your Land," has raised $3 million in its second round of venture capital financing, from Polaris Venture Partners, PEHub.com reported.