Mountain View, Calif. - Confirming earlier reports, Web-based messaging and chat service Meebo announced on Thursday that it has raised $25 million in new financing, led by JAFCO Ventures.

San Francisco - Music-focused social network Imeem has raised an undisclosed sum of new funding from Sequoia Capital, Tech Confidential reported.

Mountain View, Calif. - Bubble Motion, the developer of a platform for voice messaging and advanced voice content applications, said on Wednesday that it has raised $14 million in a new round of funding.

Mountain View, Calif. - Searchme, a new search engine that delivers results as a browsable stack of preview pages, and provides suggestions of categories as users type search terms, has announced the launch of its search engine in private beta.

Mountain View, Calif. - Skyrider, a developer of monetization technology for peer-to-peer networks, has raised $5 million in new financing, from previous investors Sequoia Capital, Charles River Ventures and Velocity Interactive Group, VentureBeat reports.

San Francisco - Widgetbox, a provider of Web-based widget application development and distribution tools, has raised $8 million in its second round of venture capital financing, led by Northgate Capital, TechCrunch reported.

Los Angeles - 56.com, a video-sharing website in China, has raised $20 million in its second round of venture capital financing, led by Hikari Private Equity, VentureBeat reported.

San Francisco - AdBrite, a provider of online advertising services, announced on Friday that it has raised $23 million in its third round of venture capital financing, from Sequoia Capital, DAG Ventures and Mitsui Ventures.

San Francisco - TokBox, the developer of a video-based Internet communications service, announced on Monday that it has raised $4 million in its first round of venture capital financing, led by Sequoia Capital.

San Francisco - Kontera, an online advertising start-up, has raised $10.3 million in its second round of financing, led by Carmel Ventures, TechCrunch reported.

San Mateo, Calif. - Rock You, a developer of Web-based widgets such as photo slideshows, glitter text and voicemail accessories, said on Wednesday that it has raised an undisclosed amount in its second round of funding, led by Partech International.

New York - Joost, the peer-to-peer-based streaming TV service founded by the creators of Kazaa and Skype, announced on Thursday that it has raised $45 million in a new round of financing, co-led by Index Ventures and Sequoia Capital.

Orlando, Fla. - AdMob, a developer of mobile advertising technology, announced on Monday that it has raised $15 million in its second round of venture capital financing, led by Accel Partners.

Barcelona - Discretix, a provider of security and digital rights management (DRM) technologies for mobile devices and Flash-based memory, announced on Monday that it has raised $20 million in a new round of financing, led by Sequoia Capital.

Washington - The paydays experienced by YouTube investors when the company was acquired for $1.65 billion last year by Google were fully detailed in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday.

Santa Clara, Calif. - Stoke, a developer of hardware and software that allows network operators to deliver multimedia services concurrently over fixed and wireless broadband access technologies, said on Monday that it has raised $20 million in its third round of funding.