New York - Contrary to widespread reports that surfaced earlier this month, former AOL (NYSE: TWX) head Jonathan Miller is not trying to acquire Yahoo (NASD: YHOO) and isn't a candidate to replace departed CEO Jerry Yang, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

Woodland Hills, Calif. - FatTail, a provider of online advertising optimization software, announced on Wednesday that it has raised $3 million in its first round of venture capital, led by Velocity Interactive Group.

New York - Lewis Dvorkin, the former senior vice president of AOL News and Sports, has landed an undisclosed amount of funding for his new venture, an online news network called Public Post, PaidContent reported.

Los Angeles - Web publishing start-up CrowdFusion has raised $3 million in its first round of venture capital financing, led by Velocity Interactive Group, Greycroft Partners and Marc Andreessen, PaidContent reported.

Reston, Va. - Publish2, the developer of an online news aggregation platform, said on Monday that it has raised $2.75 million in its first round of funding from Velocity Interactive Group.

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.

Los Angeles - Generate, an independent production and management studio "creating professional entertainment properties targeted at Millennials across all media platforms," announced on Wednesday that it has raised $6 million in its first round of financing, led by Velocity Interactive Group and MK Capital.

San Francisco - Radar Networks, a developer of semantic Web technology, announced on Monday that it has raised a $13 million second round of venture capital, led by Velocity Interactive Group.

San Mateo, Calif. - MixerCast, a provider of social media marketing tools and services, announced on Wednesday that it has closed a $6 million second round of funding, led by Intel Capital.

New York - Broadband Enterprises, an online video network, announced on Thursday that it has received a $10 million investment from Velocity Interactive Group.