It’s that time again for the weekly roundup of companies in the mobile, video, digital media,
social network, and advertising sectors that raised money this past
week.
Webaroo raised $11 million from Charles River Ventures and Helion Venture Partners, according to PE Hub. The India-based
company is a mobile software provider for consumers around the world.
Eventful Inc. raised $10 million from Telefonica, Bay Partners, and
Draper Fisher Jurvetson, according to a press release. The San Diego, California-based startup is a developer of a service for discovering and promoting
local events.
Sonoa Systems Inc. raised $10 million from Third Point Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, Bay Partners
and SAP Ventures, according to a press release. The Santa Clara, California-based software company provides management for
hosted computing environments.
BillShrink raised $8 million from Bessemer Venture Partners, according to Venture Beat. The Menlo Park, California-based startup advises users on ways to reduce their bills.
SkyBitz Inc. secured $8 million from Orix Venture Finance, according to a press release. The Sterling, Virginia-based company is a provider of asset tracking services providing real-time information to customers.
Blurb. Inc. nabbed $5 million from Canaan Partners and Anthem Venture, according to peHub. The San Francisco-based startup is a developer of free downloadable software that provides users with the option to lay out and
print their own book.
Twofish Inc.raised $4.5 million from TriplePoint Capital, Rustic Canyon, and Venrock Capital according to a press release. The Palo Alto-based start up creates a “digital resources planning solution,” sort of like enterprise
resource planning for virtual worlds
MirriAd raised $2 million from London Seed Capital, Oxford Technology Management, South East Growth Fund, and Seraphim Capital according to a press release. The London-based company specializes in integrating brands into video content
on TV and the Web.