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Mig33 raises $8.9M to play social in Asia

by Katie Gatto, November 9, 2010 | Comments

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Migg hopes to bring their "mobile first" market philosophy to Asia

The mobile market is booming, all around the world, and where there is growth, you will find companies looking to get a piece of the action. One place to find new markets is in developing nations. Users in developing nations, which are quick to adopt new communications technologies, account for two-thirds of all mobile phone use, according to a report ...

What you need to know - Tuesday 11/9/2010

by Katie Gatto, November 9, 2010 | Comments

Zuora raised $20M; Vipshop $20M; eByline $1.5M; Mig33 $8.9M, Movieclips.com $3M

Zuora raised $20 million in its third round of funding.The company manages online billing and subscriptions. This round of funding was led by Redpoint Ventures, who have invested with the company in the past. Vipshop raised $20 million in a first round of funding. The round was led by DCM and Sequoia Capital. The Vipshop site sells imported and domestic ...

Infochimps raises $1.2M to sell data sets

by Katie Gatto, November 8, 2010 | Comments

Mining data from social networks and polling companies

In the digital age, an unprecedented amount of information about potential customers is increasingly available, if you are willing to mine and sort all of it. Or, you could save some time, and pay someone else to do the mining for you. Infochimps raised $1.2 million in its first round of funding, led by DFJ Mercury. The Austin-based company has ...

What you need to know - Monday 11/08/10

by Katie Gatto, November 8, 2010 | Comments

Infochimps raised $1.2M; SB Nation raised $10.5M; Novatel Wireless buys Enfora; Amazon buys Quidsi

Infochimps raised $1.2 million in its first round of funding. The Austin-based company has developed a marketplace for lists and other data sets. The round was led by DFJ Mercury. SB Nation, which is a Washington, D.C.-based sports blog and news startup site, has raised $10.5 million, in its Series C round of funding. The round was led by Khosla ...

What you need to know - Friday 11/5/10

by Katie Gatto, November 5, 2010 | Comments

RediLearning raised $1.75M; DeNA generated $336M; China Joined the Linux Foundation

500 Startups has invested an undiscosed amount in AQUSH, a peer to peer lending service, based in Japan. This is 500 Startups fourth investment in an Asian-based company. Google Instant for mobile launched late Thursday, after first word of this service came out in September. The automatically populating search results are available on both iPhone and Android-based devices. It will ...

Rocket Ninja's $3.5M, bringing 3D to Facebook

by Katie Gatto, November 4, 2010 | Comments

	San Francisco-based social gaming startup raises funds to blow out 3-D games Games are a market that everyone seems to want a piece of. You can make them yourself, even if you do not know how to code. You can download and play right away. Or, you can play on the Web, any number of free games. That is probably because there is no shortage of players. On Average, 67% of American ...
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Daily roundup Wednesday 11/4/2010

by Katie Gatto, November 4, 2010 | Comments

Apptio raised $20M; GainSpain $5M; Red Foundry $1.1M; Rocket Ninja $3.5M

Facebook is beginning to make local deals, with its Places service. The location based deals will come in four types: Individual Deals, Friend Deals, Loyalty Deals, and Charity Deals. The deals are available on the newest version of the iPhone app, and at touch.facebook.com, for Android based mobile phone users. WordPress has just announced that they have one million mobile ...

BringIt raised $1.5M for game monetization

by Katie Gatto, November 3, 2010 | Comments

	Making games more addictive and more profitable, with in-game tournaments There are a lot of social games out there. So, how do you make your game stand out from the crowd? Easy, you just make it more addictive than the other games out there. I know what you are thinking. It is something along the lines of, "Easier said than done." While that may be true, one company is looking ...
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What you need to know - Wednesday 11/3/10

by Katie Gatto, November 3, 2010 | Comments

LiveU raised $11M; Cloud Sherpas raised $1.6M; BringIt gets $1.5M; Andreessen Horowitz raised $650M

The VC firm Andreessen Horowitz has raised $650 million for a fund. The fund will focus solely on computer science, and be blind to company stage. The investments will range between $50,000 to $100 million, depending on the organization and their needs. This the second fund the firm has raised in the last two years. Exclusively.In raised $2.8 million. Investors ...

Custom Amazon giftcards now on Facebook

by Katie Gatto, November 2, 2010 | Comments

	Last second gifts made easy, if you are willing to let everyone know what you spend Sending gifts can be a hassle, especially if you happen to be the kind of person who always leaves it to the last second, and, let's be honest, we all do that from time to time. We all forget our cousin Stew's birthday or our own anniversary from time to time. Luckily, if you do happen to make that mistake, ...
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What you need to know - Tuesday 11/2/10

by Katie Gatto, November 2, 2010 | Comments

Oracle buys ATG for $1B; Boku courted by Apple and Google? Logo.com domain sold for $500k

Tipppr launched Tuesday a white-label, group-buying platform that will allow companies to run their own online group-buying campaigns. Tippr provides both the software and the support that makes this possible. The site hopes to be an alternative to Groupon. iOS 4.2 has been released to developers. This version of the operating system, used on iPhones, iPads and iPod Touchs, will ...

Video games v. California heads to hearings

by Katie Gatto, November 1, 2010 | Comments

Governor Schwarzenegger-backed law regulating violent video games to face the Supreme Court

The sale of games to minors has always been a hot button issue. It was the whole reason that the ESRB, with its bevy of large rating labels, was created. Now, one state hopes to take things further by banning the sale of all "violent video games" to minors. The forces of creativity and lovers of the first amendment are ...

What you need to know - Monday 11/1/10

by Katie Gatto, November 1, 2010 | Comments

Vindicia raised $20M; Acquia raised $8.5 million; Dachis Group acquired Stuzo

Vindicia raised $20 million. The company makes an on-demand billing platform. This was the series E round of funding. The round was led by FTV Capita. Other investors included Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments, DCM and ONSET Ventures. This round brings the company’s total funding raised to $41 million. The Samsung Galaxy Tab was released in the UK. The device will ...

What you need to know - Friday 10/29/10

by Katie Gatto, October 29, 2010 | Comments

Buddy Media raised $5 million; Nomadesk raised $7M; Facebook releases friendship pages

The CEO of YouTube is stepping down. Chad Hurley, who was also one of the founders of the site, has been transitioning out of the role for some time now. His role in day-to-day operations is expected to be taken over by Salar Kamangar, who is currently Google’s VP of product management. This is part of a two year long gradual ...

Kiip raised $300,000 for in-game ads

by Katie Gatto, October 28, 2010 | Comments

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Another startup seeks to monetize games and enter a potential $220 million market

Making money from games is nothing new, and it can be done in a lot of different ways. To be straight up, selling your game is the most direct route. You know what you're getting because you price the game. But it's not always possible to make money, especially when there are a number of other games being offered for ...

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