Steamboat VenturesTechCrunch: News Corp. Selling Photobucket for $60 MillionAuthored 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.
tags: Deals | MySpace | Acquisitions | Photobucket | News Corp. | Images | Ontela | Steamboat Ventures |
Sometrics Closes Second Round for Virtual Currency ServiceAuthored 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.
tags: Games | Deals | VC | Advertising | Virtual Currency | Steamboat Ventures | Greycroft Partners | Sometrics | Mail Room Fund |
Greystripe Lands $5.5M for Free, Ad-Supported Mobile GamesAuthored 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.
tags: Games | Deals | Mobile | VC | Advertising | Greystripe | Steamboat Ventures | Monitor Ventures | Incubic Venture Capital |
Move Networks Raises $46 Million for HD Online Video DeliveryAuthored 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. tags: Deals | VC | Video | TV | HD | Benchmark Capital | Cisco | Move Networks | Steamboat Ventures | Comcast Interactive Media |
Kyte Raises $21.1 Million for Mobile Video StreamingAuthored 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. tags: Deals | Mobile | VC | Video | Music | Steamboat Ventures | Kyte | Intellect Capital Ventures |
Kapow Raises $11.6 Million for Mashup Creation TechnologyAuthored 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. tags: Deals | VC | Mashups | Morgan Stanley | Steamboat Ventures | Kapow Technologies | Kennet Partners | NorthCap Partners |
EdgeCast Raises $6 Million for Content Delivery NetworkAuthored 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 ScrapblogAuthored 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, SteamboatAuthored 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. tags: Deals | Video | Piracy | AT&T | Copyright | Investments | Steamboat Ventures | Vobile | VideoDNA |
HD Video Streaming Developer Move Networks Raises $34 MillionAuthored 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 MillionAuthored 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. tags: Deals | VC | Video | Advertising | Streaming | Sequoia | Steamboat Ventures | Draper Fisher | CTS Media |
Ad-Supported Mobile Game Distributor Greystripe Secures $8.9 MillionAuthored 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. tags: Games | Deals | Mobile | VC | Advertising | Greystripe | Steamboat Ventures | Monitor Ventures | Incubic |
Product Recommendation Software Firm Baynote Raises $10.75 MillionAuthored 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. tags: Deals | VC | Marketing | Retail | Hummer Winblad | Steamboat Ventures | Baynote | JK&B Capital |
Chinese Internet TV Distributor UUSee Raises $23.5 MillionAuthored 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. tags: Deals | VC | Video | TV | China | Highland Capital | Draper Fisher Jurvetson | Steamboat Ventures | UUSee |
Internet TV Distributor Move Networks Raises $11.3 MillionAuthored 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. |
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