Steamboat Ventures

TechCrunch: News Corp. Selling Photobucket for $60 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 19, 2009 - 8:58am.
Palo Alto, Calif. - News Corp.'s (NYSE: NWS) digital media unit is close to unloading its Photobucket photo-sharing site to Ontela, a Seattle-based mobile photo-sharing service, in a deal that values Photobucket at $60 million, TechCrunch reported, citing unnamed sources.

Sometrics Closes Second Round for Virtual Currency Service

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 16, 2009 - 7:41am.
Los Angeles - Sometrics, a provider of Web payment and advertising services for online game developers, announced on Friday that it has raised an undisclosed amount of second round funding, led by Steamboat Ventures.

Greystripe Lands $5.5M for Free, Ad-Supported Mobile Games

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 11, 2009 - 7:32am.
San Francisco - Greystripe, a distributor of free, ad-supported mobile games, announced on Wednesday that it has closed a $5.5 million third round of financing, led by previous backer Incubic Venture Capital.

Move Networks Raises $46 Million for HD Online Video Delivery

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on April 14, 2008 - 6:37am.

American Fork, Utah - Move Networks, a provider of HD online TV services, announced on Monday that it has landed a $46 million third round of financing, led by Benchmark Capital.

Kyte Raises $21.1 Million for Mobile Video Streaming

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 10, 2008 - 10:25am.

San Francisco - Kyte, a provider of technology that allows users to broadcast mobile and online video to multiple destinations, announced on Monday that it has closed a $21.1 million second round of funding, led by Disney-affiliated Steamboat Ventures.

Kapow Raises $11.6 Million for Mashup Creation Technology

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 6, 2008 - 8:23am.

Palo Alto, Calif. - Kapow Technologies, the provider of a mashup creation platform for businesses, announced on Thursday that it has raised an $11.6 million third round of venture capital financing.

EdgeCast Raises $6 Million for Content Delivery Network

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 10, 2007 - 8:08am.

Los Angeles - EdgeCast Networks, a provider of content delivery network services, announced on Monday that it has raised $6 million in its second round of funding, led by Disney's (NYSE: DIS) Steamboat Ventures.

Disney's Steamboat Ventures Invests in Scrapblog

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 10, 2007 - 7:41am.

Miami, Fla. - Scrapblog, an online service that helps users create multimedia scrapbooks, has received an undisclosed sum of new funding from Disney's (NYSE: DIS) Steamboat Ventures.

Video Anti-Piracy Firm Vobile Gets Funding From AT&T, Steamboat

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 14, 2007 - 8:58am.

Santa Clara, Calif. - Vobile, a developer of video anti-piracy technology, has received an investment pegged at below $10 million from AT&T (NYSE: T) and Disney's (NYSE: DIS) Steamboat Ventures, The Wall Street Journal reported.

HD Video Streaming Developer Move Networks Raises $34 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 3, 2007 - 5:49am.

American Fork, Utah - Move Networks, a developer of video streaming technology, has raised $34 million in a new round of venture capital financing, led by Disney's Steamboat Ventures and Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, PEHub.com reported.

In-Stream Video Ad Provider CTS Media Raises $8 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on May 30, 2007 - 12:15pm.

Hong Kong - CTS Media, a Hong Kong-based provider of in-stream video advertising technology and services, announced on Wednesday that it has raised $8 million in its second round of venture capital financing, led by Disney's Steamboat Ventures.

Ad-Supported Mobile Game Distributor Greystripe Secures $8.9 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on May 23, 2007 - 9:47am.

San Francisco - Greystripe, a distributor of ad-supported mobile games and applications, announced on Wednesday that it has raised $8.9 million in its second round of financing, led by Disney's Steamboat Ventures.

Product Recommendation Software Firm Baynote Raises $10.75 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on April 3, 2007 - 10:55am.

Cupertino, Calif. - Baynote, a developer of software that delivers product recommendations, content suggestions and socially-driven search results, announced on Tuesday that it has raised $10.75 million in its second round of venture capital financing, led by Steamboat Ventures.

Chinese Internet TV Distributor UUSee Raises $23.5 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 7, 2007 - 11:36am.

Beijing - UUSee, a provider of Internet TV distribution services in China, announced on Wednesday that it has raised $23.5 million in a new round of venture capital financing, led by Draper Fisher Jurvetson Growth Fund and Highland Capital Partners.

Internet TV Distributor Move Networks Raises $11.3 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 5, 2007 - 8:25am.

American Fork, Utah - Move Networks, a provider of video distribution technology for TV network clients, announced on Monday that it has raised $11.3 million in new funding, led by Hummer Winblad Venture Partners and Steamboat Ventures.