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Portable Media Player Maker HandHeld Raises $3.83 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 18, 2007 - 11:21am.

San Francisco - HandHeld Entertainment, a maker of portable media players, announced on Thursday that it has raised $3.83 million in a private placement of its shares.

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BabyUniverse Raises $2 Million in Private Placement

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 25, 2006 - 1:26am.
Jupiter, Fla. - BabyUniverse, an online retailer and content publisher in the pregnancy, baby and toddler market, has raised $2 million in a private placement of stock with affiliates of Wyndcrest Holdings, an investment company controlled by BabyUniverse CEO John Textor. The company sold about 260,000 shares at a price of $7.58 a share. The funds will be used for general corporate purposes, BabyUniverse said.
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Digital TV Chipmaker Tvia Raises $11.9 Million in Private Placement

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 29, 2006 - 1:31pm.
Santa Clara, Calif. - Tvia, a developer of chips used in flat-panel TVs, digital video recorders and other products, announced on Tuesday that it raised about $11.9 million through a private placement of 4.77 million of its shares with institutional investors.
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Digital Video Chipmaker Tvia to Raise $11.9 Million in Private Placement

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 16, 2006 - 5:49pm.
Santa Clara, Calif. - Tvia, a maker of digital display processors used in flat-panel TVs, broadcast digital DVRs and consumer display and monitor products, said on Wednesday that it plans to raise $11.9 million through a private placement.
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Digital Sheet Music Firm FreeHand Raises $550,000 in New Funding

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 3, 2006 - 5:18pm.
Los Altos, Calif. - FreeHand Systems, a provider of digital sheet music products and services, said on Thursday that it has raised $550,000 in a new round of private funding. The company said that the money came in the form of a direct private investment. Los Altos, Calif.-based FreeHand is the manufacturer of a digital music tablet, which includes technology to display and publish digitally delivered sheet music. The company also operates a web site that offers more than 85,000 titles for digital download, which can then be transferred to the tablet.
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