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Apple and Google wooing BOKU?

by Faith Merino, November 2, 2010 | Comments

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The mobile payment startup is apparently being courted by both tech giants

Mobile payments startup BOKU his being circled by some big names. According to unnamed sources, both Apple and Google are in discussions with the company about a possible acquisition. For the past three weeks, BOKU president and CEO Mark Britto and co-founder Ron Hirson have been meeting with Apple executives (though neither will comment on the matter). Meetings have also ...

Facebook valued at over $30 billion

by Ronny Kerr, November 1, 2010 | Comments

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If Facebook were publicly traded today, it would be valued at over $30 billion

[Updated at 10:33 am, Nov. 1, to add Facebook IPO information.] Facebook, if it were a publicly traded company, would be valued at over $30 billion, according to sources using online marketplace SecondMarket.Early investor Peter Thiel has said that Facebook is “the least overvalued of the major Internet companies in the world. If it’s a choice between Google and Facebook ...

Cleantech investment suffers in Q3 2010

by Faith Merino, November 1, 2010 | Comments

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Cleantech companies saw a full 55% drop in funding compared to Q3 2009

With recent reports of hiccups in venture funding in the third quarter of 2010, it comes as no surprise that this has also affected cleantech companies. What does come as a surprise is that cleantech companies have received less funding in Q3 2010 compared to the same time last year. Remember last year? Probably not, because you were likely among ...

Demand Media S-1/A implies lower pricing

by Lorenzo Carver, November 1, 2010 | Comments

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1-For-2 reverse split means higher price per share, but slightly lower cap most likely

Early this week, before Demand Media released its amended S-1 registration statement (S-1/A), I wrote a piece describing what a $1.5 billion IPO would look like compared to a $1.5 billion acquisition. However, that was based on nearly twice as many shares being assumed outstanding, since the amended registration statement (filed today) notes a “1-for-2 reverse split of common stock.” ...

Funding roundup - week ending 10/29/10

by Ronny Kerr, October 29, 2010 | Comments

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Appcelerator, Appmakr, BirchBox, Buddy Media, Kiip, Nomadesk, Spotlight, TxVIA, Zuberance

From the seed-stage to the late-stage, here are the most notable startup companies to raise new funding in the past week. Appcelerator, an open source application development platform, secured a $9 million Series B round, led by Sierra Ventures with participation from eBay and existing investors Storm Ventures and Larry Augustin. As part of the deal, Appcelerator signed a mobile ...

Buddy Media adds $5 million more to Series C

by Ronny Kerr, October 29, 2010 | Comments

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Partnership with communications service WPP Digital grants WPP clients exclusive Buddy Media access

Facebook marketing company Buddy Media has tacked on an additional $5 million to last week’s already-impressive $23 million Series C round. The new money is an all-cash investment from WPP Digital, the acquisition- and investment-making arm of WPP, a global marketing and communications service.The Buddy Media partnership with WPP Digital is purely strategic. While the first raises even more needed ...

Nomadesk takes home $7M in B Series funding

by Faith Merino, October 29, 2010 | Comments

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The cloud computing company is backed by new investor BAMS Angel Fund and previous backer Gimv

Belgian cloud computing company Nomadesk announced Friday morning that it has raised $7 million (or €5 million) in a Series B round led by new investor BAMS Angel Fund, with help from existing shareholder Gimv. This round brings Nomadesk’s total funding to €8 million, which translates to almost $12 million. Formerly known as Aventiv, Nomadesk offers seamless cloud-based data sharing, ...

Google, HP, eBay, and Yahoo fund attack ad?

by Faith Merino, October 28, 2010 | Comments

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The four tech firms are listed as contributors to org. that produced a pro-death penalty attack ad

It’s not surprising that top Silicon Valley tech companies donate large sums of money to their preferred political candidates. Apple CEO Steve Jobs has been quite open in his support for the Democratic Party and he has laid down quite a hefty sum of money in the process ($50,000 in 2000 and $26,700 in 2006). But one recent attack ad ...

People buying up pot-themed domain names

by Faith Merino, October 28, 2010 | Comments (1)

	Rampant pot puns ensue California’s Prop 19, the initiative that would legalize marijuana for recreational use in California, will be decided in just four days. If passed, it will make California the first state in the country to fully legalize marijuana (I was shocked to realize that Nevada hasn’t gotten on this yet). Have you had your fill of predictable pot puns? Well, get ...
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Salesforce spends $170M on own Japanese annex

by Ronny Kerr, October 28, 2010 | Comments

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Having acquired 95% share of Salesforce Japan, cloud computing hopes to pick up final shares by 2011

Enterprise cloud computing colossus Salesforce announced Wednesday that it has paid approximately $170 million to acquire 95% of the shares of its Japanese subsidiary, Kabushiki Kaisha salesforce.com ("Salesforce Japan"). It plans on purchasing the remaining shares “in the near term.”Acknowledging Japan to be the largest revenue contributer in Asia Pacific for Salesforce, the cloud company sought full ownership of Salesforce ...

Appcelerator raises $9M for mobile commerce

by Ronny Kerr, October 27, 2010 | Comments (2)

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Application development platform partners with PayPal/eBay to deliver mobile commerce apps

Appcelerator, an open source application development platform, announced Tuesday that it has secured a $9 million Series B round of funding, led by Sierra Ventures, with participation from eBay and existing investors Storm Ventures and Larry Augustin. Founded in 2007, the Mountain View, CA-startup has raised $15.2 million to date.Along with the funding, Appcelerator also signed a mobile partner program ...

TxVIA cashes in on $27.5M

by Faith Merino, October 27, 2010 | Comments

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The payment solutions company is backed by Oak Investment Partners

TxVIA, a payment processing company, announced late Tuesday that it has raised $27.5 million in a Series D round led by Oak Investment Partners, with participation from previous investors Bain Capital Ventures, Espirito Santo Ventures, and Village Ventures. This round brings the New York-based startup’s total funding to $55.4 million since its founding in 2006. The funds will be used ...

Spotlight secures $2.5 million for ticketing

by Ronny Kerr, October 27, 2010 | Comments

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Ticket management SaaS company founded by StubHub veterans gets new capital for enterprise ticketing

Spotlight, a Web-based ticket management solution, announced Tuesday that it has secured a $2.5 million Series A round of funding, led by Point Judith Capital. Also participating in the round is Brian Bedol, the executive responsible for founding sports television channels Classic Sports Network and College Sports Television (now known as ESPN Classic and CBS College Sports, respectively).Joining the Spotlight ...

Study finds holiday shopping begins in Oct.

by Faith Merino, October 27, 2010 | Comments

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A study released by PointRoll finds that most shoppers begin looking for deals as early as October

Thought late November and early December were the peak shopping times? Most of us did—but a study released Wednesday by PointRoll finds that most holiday shoppers are looking for deals in late October and early November. PointRoll, a digital marketing services provider that allows advertisers, agencies, and Web publishers to create and track interactive online video, rich media display, mobile, ...

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