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139SHOP.COM PLANS TO GO NASDAQ WITH USD40MN OF VC
AsiaInfo Services 02-16-2007 139shop.com Plans to Go Nasdaq with USD40mn of VC SHANGHAI, Feb 16, 2007 SinoCast via COMTEX -- The 139shop.com, China's leading mobile phone Internet portal as well as the largest in Asia, got venture capital of ...
Tags: cell phone, mobile, Nasdaq Stock Market Inc., venture capital
Research articles 2007-02-16
Siemens Invests in Mobile Resource Management (Electronic News)
With an eye on wireless, RFID and sensor technologies, Siemens Venture Capital SVC, a subsidiary of Siemens AG, has made a strategic investment in Sydney, Australia-based G2 Microsystem, a developer of ICs for the mobile resource management MRM With an eye on wireless, RFID...
Tags: mobile, Siemens AG, venture capital
Research articles 2006-02-06
SIPphone Announces $6.0 Million Venture Capital Investment; Funding To Expand Popular PC Based VOIP Service To WiFi And Mobile Phones
SAN DIEGO -- SIPphone Inc, developers of the popular VOIP software Gizmo Project have secured $6.0 million in funding to expand their SIP standard service to non-PC devices such as adapters, routers, WiFi handsets and dual mode mobile phones.
Tags: cell phone, mobile, PC, phone, venture capital, VoIP, VoIP service, Wi-Fi
Research articles 2006-02-15
Investor, Ericsson and Hutchison Whampoa Joining Forces to Form Venture Capital Company Focusing on the Mobile Internet Industry
Business Editors & Telecommunications Writers
Tags: Ericsson Inc., mobile, mobile Internet, venture capital
Research articles 2000-03-27
Ericsson, Industrivarden, Investor AB and Merrill Lynch launch $300 million mobile Internet venture capital fund
Business Editors
Tags: Ericsson Inc., Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., mobile, mobile Internet, venture-capital fund, venture capital
Research articles 2000-08-30
Slacker's Still Raising Money?But Ditches Its Device In Favor Of Apps
After raising over $70 million to develop and sell its G2 portable music device, music startup Slacker is giving up on it—choosing instead, to focus on building a mobile app-based streaming business. President Jim Cady, who’s been running the company since founder and CEO Dennis Mudd stepped down in...
Tags: Mobile, Radio, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Entertainment, Music, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Tameka Kee
External links 2009-10-22
Giftango Raises $1.4 Million For Email, Mobile Gift Cards
Giftango, a virtual commerce software firm, has raised $1.4 million worth of a $2.1 million first round of funding, per an SEC filing. The company confirmed the investment, but did not disclose the source. Retailers like Shilo Inns and Za Restaurant use Giftango’s platform to offer their customers virtual...
Tags: Gift Card, Mobile, Giftango, E-mail, Online Communications, E-Commerce, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Technologies / Formats, SMS, Tameka Kee
External links 2009-10-28
Mobile Ad Firm Millennial Media Gets $16 Million Funding
Mobile advertising first deal announcement post Google-buying-Admob for $750 million isn’t an acquisition, as people expected, but a big funding round. Millennial Media, the Baltimore-based rival to AdMob, has received $16 million in third round, led by New Enterprise Associates NEA with existing investors Bessemer Venture Partners, Columbia Capital,...
Tags: Mobile, Media, Advertising & Promotion, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Marketing, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Advertising, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Rafat Ali
External links 2009-11-16
Expensify Raises $1 Million For New Hires, Mobile App Development
Expensify, an online expense report management startup, has raised roughly $1 million in its first round of funding, per an SEC filing. The new money came from Hillsven Capital, Baseline Capital Ventures and Red Swoosh and Scour investor Travis Kalanick; CEO David Barrett said Expensify will use the investment...
Tags: TechCrunch, Mobile, Palm Inc., Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, E-Commerce, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Tameka Kee
External links 2009-11-16
Location-Based Ad Net 1020 Placecast Raises $5 Million Second Round
1020 Placecast, a location-based ad network and platform, has raised $5 million in a second round of funding. New investor Quatrex Capital joined for this round, with participation from previous backers Onset Ventures and Voyager Capital. 1020 will use the money to continue building out its location-based ad targeting...
Tags: Advertisement, Advertising, Local, Mobile, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Technologies / Formats, Broadband, Tameka Kee
External links 2009-11-18
LimeLife Raises Another $1 Million
Women-focused content firm LimeLife—which runs an online site aimed at the 18-34 year-old set, along with a corresponding mobile property—has raised another $1 million in funding, according to an SEC filing. Unclear who provided the new cash, although the filing lists partners at previous backers Monitor Ventures, U.S. Venture...
Tags: Women, Mobile, LimeLife, Gender And Diversity, Human Resources, Media & Publishing, Women-Centric Content, Search, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Joseph Tartakoff
External links 2009-11-18
Location-Aware Startup SimpleGeo Raises $1.5 Million
SimpleGeo has raised $1.5 million in funding from a roster of big-name investors, we have confirmed with the company. The startup’s technology is used by developers to easily make their web and mobile apps location-aware Read more about it here. The round was led by First Round Capital. Angel...
Tags: Aware, Founder, SimpleGeo, Mergers & Acquisitions, Advertising & Promotion, Corporate Law, Investment, Finance, Marketing, Business Operations, Mobile, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Social Media, Joseph Tartakoff
External links 2009-11-30
Location-Aware Social Network Gowalla Raises $8.4 Million
Yet another location-aware startup has received venture backing. On the heels of funding rounds at SimpleGeo and Foursquare, Gowalla has raised $8.4 million in a second round. With Gowalla’s service, users visit specific locations, like a bar, and then “check in” via their smartphones, so that they can share...
Tags: Aware, Location, Gowalla, Corporate Governance, Smart Phones, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Mobile, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Social Media, Community, Nanopublishing, Joseph Tartakoff
External links 2009-12-09
New eBook Service Kobo Launches, Raises $16 Million From Borders, Others
Add another entrant to the white-hot eBook market ... Kobo, a startup backed by Borders. After all, Borders can’t afford to let Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) and Amazon.com (NSDQ: AMZN) gobble up all the market share this early in the game. Newly-launched Kobo has spun off from parent...
Tags: Borders Books & Music, Newly-launched Kobo, E-books, Personal Technology, Media & Publishing, Books, Mobile, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Countries, Canada, Tameka Kee
External links 2009-12-15
European Mobile Network Blyk Raises Big $50.7 Million Round
Ad-funded, youth-oriented mobile virtual network operator Blyk has raised a massive $50.7 million round from its existing investors - Europe's second biggest media/tech investment this year, according to LibraryHouse. The funding is a real boost for the company, both in terms of money as well as belief in its...
Tags: Round, European Mobile Network Blyk, Business Structures, Strategy, Finance, Management, Dianne See Morrison, Countries, UK & Europe, Mobile, VC+M&A, Venture Capital
External links 2008-11-18
European Mobile Network Blyk Raises Big $50.4 Million Round
Ad-funded, youth-oriented mobile virtual network operator Blyk has raised a massive $50.4 million in its third round from existing investors - Europe's second biggest media/tech investment this year, according to LibraryHouse. The funding is a real boost for the company, both in terms of money as well as belief...
Tags: Round, European Mobile Network Blyk, Business Structures, Strategy, Finance, Management, Dianne See Morrison
External links 2008-11-18
Mobile Video Company MoboVivo Raises $1 Million
MoboVivo has raised $1 million from AVAC, a Canadian venture capital firm. The Calgary, Alberta-based startup primarily develops web-based video applications for iPods and iPhones. The company has re-purposed content ranging from lifestyle to education and entertainment. The company says the investment will be used to further develop its...
Tags: Mobile, Video, MoboVivo, Advertising & Promotion, Venture Capital, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Finance, Financing Startups, Entertainment, Mobile Video, Money, VC M&A, Matt Kapko
External links 2008-11-24
Blaze Mobile Launches Mobile Wallet And Movie Ticket Service
Alameda, Calif.-based Blaze Mobile says it is launching two services, Blaze Wallet and Blaze Movies. The Blaze Mobile Wallet service lets people check bank accounts, pay bills, make transfers, and provides access to Blaze Movies, which allows people to buy movie tickets up to seven days in advance....
Tags: Phone, Mobile, Credit Card, Movie, Service, Advertising & Promotion, Telecom & Utilities, Financial Services, Marketing, Companies, Operators, AT&T, T-Mobile, Money, VC M&A, Venture Capital, Technologies, Payments, Tricia Duryee, AT&T Corp.
External links 2008-11-25
Mobile Games Firm Kiloo Raises Second Round To Launch Media Unit
Danish mobile games publisher Kiloo has raised a "significant" undisclosed amount in its second round of funding from Danish VC Firmainvest, the company said today. The eight year-old company is using the money to launch Kiloo Media, which it calls a mobile media company. CEO Jacob Møller says the...
Tags: Mobile, App, Broadcaster, Advertising & Promotion, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Marketing, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Entertainment, Mobile Gaming, Mobile Video, Mobile TV, TV Tech, Money, VC M&A, Venture Capital, Dianne See Morrison
External links 2008-12-02
Emotive Raises $6.25 Million In Second Round; Acquires Sennari Entertainment
Mobile entertainment developer Emotive Communications has raised $6.25 million in a second round. The funding was led by Mayfield Fund while D.E. Shaw Ventures and Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments contributed. The Los Angeles-based company also announced that it has acquired mobile game developer Sennari Entertainment, which emphasizes prize-play gaming,...
Tags: Mobile, Entertainment, Advertising & Promotion, Games, Marketing, Personal Technology, Mobile Gaming, Mobile Music, Money, VC M&A, Venture Capital, Matt Kapko
External links 2008-12-10
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