US Venture Partners

Mobile Advertising Firm 4INFO Secures $20 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 22, 2009 - 8:40am.

San Mateo, Calif. - Mobile advertising and publishing services firm 4INFO announced on Thursday that it has raised $20 million in equity and debt funding, led by Peacock Equity and Gannett (NYSE: GCI).

MyYearbook.com Gets $13 Million for Social Network for Teens

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 30, 2008 - 6:24am.

New Hope, Penn. - MyYearbook.com, a social network targeting the teen demographic, announced on Wednesday that it has secured a $13 million second round of financing, led by Norwest Venture Partners.

Jerry Zucker Comedy Video Site National Banana Raises $1 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 9, 2007 - 11:32am.

Los Angeles - National Banana, a site that features episodic comedy videos produced Jerry Zucker ("Airplane," "The Naked Gun"), has raised more than $1 million in funding from US Venture Partners, VentureBeat reported.

Mobile Sharing Start-up Zannel Raises $6 Million in First Round

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 4, 2006 - 12:46pm.

Menlo Park, Calif. - Zannel, a technology start-up that has been in stealth mode, said on Wednesday that it has raised $6 million in its first round of financing, co-led by U.S. Venture Partners and Palomar Ventures. Menlo Park, Calif.-based Zannel is developing technology for consuming and sharing content across wireless devices, which it plans to launch in the "near future." Adam Zbar, the company's CEO, formerly served as a mobile media consultant to Infospace Mobile, Moviso and Disney MVNO. In addition, CTO Braxton Woodham was the CTO at Infospace Mobile, and COO Steve Hoffman was the studio head of Infospace Games.