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Twitter Stock Community Stocktwits Gets Funding: Stocktwits, which expands into twits writing about stock (a joke, guys?relax) on Twitter, has received an undisclosed amount from a panoply of NYC tech investor types. The first round was led by Roger Ehrenberg's IA Capital Partners (whose own company Monitor110 famously imploded earlier this year), and included a...; Tags: Stock, Investor, Twitter, Stocktwits, Financial Accounting, Investment, Finance, Information, Biz & Fin, Social Media, VC+M&A, Venture Capital, Rafat Ali, Yahoo! Inc.; External links 2008-12-17
Kosmix Adds A Big $20 Million Round; Time Warner Leads; Ed Zander Joins: Search technology company Kosmix has picked up a big $20 million in a fourth round of funding led by *Time Warner* Investments. Existing backers Accel Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners and DAG Ventures also participated in the round, and interestingly, former *Motorola* CEO Ed Zander joining as a private investor....; Tags: Time Warner Inc., Round, Health Care, Ed Zander, Kosmix, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Portals, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Internet, Media, Health Content, Technologies/Formats, Search, VC+M&A, Venture Capital, Tameka Kee; External links 2008-12-09
@ UBS Media Week: Zucker: 'Safety First'?Cutting Back On M&A Activity In Digital, International: Last week, NBC Universal (NYSE: GE) cut some 500 jobs as part of CEO Jeff Zucker's campaign to slash $500 million from operating costs for 2009. Today Zucker made it clear that his pragmatic approach applies to spending in the M&A side. While others talk about possible opportunities, Zucker...; Tags: Opportunity, M&A, UBS AG, Mergers & Acquisitions, Investment, Finance, Companies, NBC Universal, VC+M&A, Conferences, Media Week, Staci D. Kramer, General Electric Co.; External links 2008-12-08
IAC Sells Off Its Japanese TV Channel Stake To Sumitomo For $493 Million: IAC (NSDQ: IACI), as part of the rationalization of its business, has sold off its 30 percent equity stake in Jupiter Shop Channel, a Japanese TV shopping company, to Sumitomo Corp for about $493 million. The company had previously mentioned its intent to sell off the business. Last...; Tags: IAC/InterActive Corp., Board, Sumitomo Corp., Rosenblatt, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Companies, IACI, Countries, Asia, Japan, VC+M&A, Mergers & Acquisitions, Rafat Ali, Google Inc.; External links 2008-12-08
IAC Sells Off Its Japanese TV Channel Stake To Sumitomo For $493 Million: IAC (NSDQ: IACI), as part of the rationalization of its business, has sold off its 30 percent equity stake in Jupiter Shop Channel, a Japanese TV shopping company, to Sumitomo Corp for about $493 million. The company had previously mentioned its intent to sell off the business. Last...; Tags: IAC/InterActive Corp., Board, Sumitomo Corp., Rosenblatt, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Companies, IACI, Countries, Asia, Japan, VC+M&A, Mergers & Acquisitions, Rafat Ali, Google Inc.; External links 2008-12-08

Disney Buying Rest Of Jetix Kids TV Channel In Europe: The mouse is extending his control of kids channel Jetix Europe, buying more shares, taking its share from 74 percent to 96 percent. It is then expected to control 100 percent through a compulsory takeover. That would see Disney (NYSE: DIS) take Jetix, which it first gained through buying...; Tags: Disney Corp., Branding, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Mice, Marketing, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Hardware, Peripherals, Companies, Disney, Media, TV, VC+M&A, Mergers & Acquisitions, Robert Andrews, The Walt Disney Co., News Corp.; External links 2008-12-08
UK Urged To Innovate Out Of A Recession With $1.5 Billion Start-Up Fund: The UK government is being urged to create a £1 billion ($1.47 billion) venture capital fund for high-tech startups in a bid to innovate its way out of the economic downturn. In its Attacking The Recession paper, the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts NESTA says: "The...; Tags: Innovation, Recession, U.K., Observer, Government, Leadership, Venture Capital, Strategy, Management, Finance, Financing Startups, Countries, UK & Europe, VC+M&A, Robert Andrews; External links 2008-12-08
All-Star Women's Site WowOwow Raises Additional $1.5 MIlion: WowOwow.com, the site launched earlier this year by five female media stars—including 60 Minutes' Lesley Stahl, conservative pundit Peggy Noonan and gossip maven Liz Smith—has received an addition $1.5 million in funding, MediaMemo reports. The round was led by Bob Pittman's Pilot Group and the Rhime Group. The site...; Tags: Women, Founder, Site, All-Star Women, Gender And Diversity, Human Resources, Media, Misc, Social Media, VC+M&A, Venture Capital, David Kaplan; External links 2008-12-08
Bain Close To Buying Reed Business; Parent May Keep a Stake; Apollo May Rebid: The sale process of Reed Business is in its final stages, as one of the two bidders left in the fray, Texas Pacific Group/DLJ combo, has dropped out of the bid, according to reports. This leaves Bain Capital as the only bidder and with a shot to buy it...; Tags: Bain, Reed Elsevier Inc., Countries, UK & Europe, Information, Biz & Fin, VC+M&A, Mergers & Acquisitions, Rafat Ali; External links 2008-12-07
GoFish Raises $22.5 Million In Private Placement To Erase Debt: Looking to erase its $14.5 million debt burden, GoFish, the OTCBB-traded kids media company, has raised $22.5 million in a private placement led by Panorama Capital, Rustic Canyon Partners and Rembrandt Venture Partners. Under the terms of the deal, GoFish's backers have an option to invest an additional $2.5...; Tags: Debt, GoFish, Corporate Governance, Sales Strategy, Advertising & Promotion, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Sales, Marketing, Entertainment, Social Media, VC+M&A, Venture Capital, David Kaplan; External links 2008-12-04
Morningstar Acquires SEC Filings Service 10-K Wizard For $12.5 Million: Morningstar, the investment research and data firm, has acquired one of the services we use multiple times a day: 10-K Wizard, one of the providers of SEC filings research and alert services, for $12.5 million subject to working capital adjustments. Besides filings itself, 10K has been developing data mining...; Tags: Morningstar Inc., SEC Filing, Service, Data Mining, Business Intelligence, Mutual Funds, Productivity, Retirement Plans, Marketing Research, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Human Resources, Benefits, Marketing, Information, Biz & Fin, VC+M&A, Mergers & Acquisitions, Rafat Ali; External links 2008-12-04
GoFish Raises $22.5M In Private Placement To Ease Debt: Looking to ease its debt burden, GoFish, the OTCBB-traded kids media company, has raised $22.5 million in a private placement led by Panorama Capital, Rustic Canyon Partners and Rembrandt Venture Partners. Under the terms of the deal, GoFish's backers have an option to invest an additional $2.5 million over...; Tags: Debt, GoFish, Corporate Governance, Sales Strategy, Advertising & Promotion, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Sales, Marketing, Entertainment, Social Media, VC+M&A, Venture Capital, David Kaplan; External links 2008-12-04
Student Data Site Koofers Gets $500K As Part Of First Round: Koofers, a knowledge-sharing hub and community for students has secured $500,000 of a $2 million first round peHUB reports, citing a regulatory filing. Altos Ventures and New Atlantic Ventures provided the funds. While it's a small amount, it does seem like part of a larger trend toward incubating social...; Tags: Round, Site, Regulations, Investment, Financial Services, Government, Finance, VC+M&A, Venture Capital, Tameka Kee; External links 2008-12-03
Angie's List Grows A Lot Longer: Adds Another $7 Million in Financing: Ms Angie's list of investors keeps on growing: Angie's List, one of the original online review sites focused on local homes service companies and contractors, has added another $7 million in debt financing, after it announced $18 million in venture debt just last month. The latest money has come...; Tags: Financing, Site, Angie, Ms Angie, Investment, Financial Accounting, Finance, Social Media, VC+M&A, Mergers & Acquisitions, Rafat Ali; External links 2008-12-03
Health Social Net DailyStrength Bought By HSW International: Health information social networking site DailyStrength has been acquired by HSW International, the digital content company which is a spinoff from HowStuffWorks.com (which later got acquired by *Discovery* Communications). Terms of the deal were not disclosed.DailyStrength raised a seed and a first round, both from Redpoint Ventures, and the...; Tags: Health Care, Digital Content, DailyStrength, Vertical Industries, Social Networking, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Human Resources, Countries, Asia, China, Media, Health Content, Social Media, VC+M&A, Mergers & Acquisitions, Rafat Ali; External links 2008-12-03
Evernote Gets $5 Million Second Round For Web Clip Service: Evernote, a web- and app-based personal info storage service, has raised a $5 million second funding round from Russia's Troika Partners. The product, which works across Windows, Mac, the web and mobile, lets people clip bits of web text to save as a searchable collection of notes for later...; Tags: 3D, Web, Russia, Evernote, Channel Management, Marketing, VC+M&A, Venture Capital, Robert Andrews; External links 2008-12-03
iPerceptions Gets $3.65 Million For Online Analytics: Website analytics firm iPerceptions has secured $3.65 million in a round of funding. Montreal-based VC firm Telesystem Ltd and private investor Skuli Mogensen provided the financing, which iPerceptions will use to continue to expand internationally and roll out a new version of its 4Q Website survey product. The NY-based...; Tags: Analytics, Survey, iPerceptions, Marketing Research, Venture Capital, Financial Accounting, Marketing, Finance, Financing Startups, Advertising, Technologies/Formats, VC+M&A, Tameka Kee; External links 2008-12-03
EA Buys Korean Online Game Developer J2M; Shanda Invests In Two Chinese Gaming Firms: Three gaming related deals in Asia:-- Electronic Arts (NSDQ: ERTS) has increased its presence in Korea, after buying mobile gaming arm of Hands-On earlier this year: it has now bought J2MSoft, a Korean developer of PC and online games. J2M develops free-to-play online games which are monetized through micro-transactions...; Tags: Developer, Electronic Arts Inc., Online Game, J2M, Games, Personal Technology, Countries, Asia, China, Korea, VC+M&A, Mergers & Acquisitions, Rafat Ali; External links 2008-12-03
Rustic Canyon Sells Part of Its Portfolio To Give Liquidity To Chandler Family, Its LP: A crazy but true story, along with a strange co-incidence: Rustic Canyon RC, one of the largest VC firms in Southern California and invested in a bunch of digital media companies, has sold off a part of its portfolio to Saints Capital, a San Francisco-based VC firm which specializes...; Tags: Venture-capital Company, Tribune Co., Liquidity, Rustic Canyon, Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Litigation, Corporate Law, Finance, Financing Startups, Investment, Business Operations, VC+M&A, Rafat Ali; External links 2008-12-09
High End Employment Site RiseSmart Gets $3 Million First Round: RiseSmart, an online job search service aimed at people earning +$100K, has closed a $3 million first round led by Norwest Venture Partners. The Sunnyvale, CA-based company has raised a total of $4.5 million since its inception in 2007. Competitors include TheLadders.com and to a lesser extent, individual headhunters,...; Tags: Job, Job Search, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, VC+M&A, Venture Capital, Tameka Kee; External links 2008-12-09