Foursquare hits the four-million user mark. This is after hitting the three million user make in August of this year, and the one million user mark in March of this year.
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers announced the creation of the sFund. The fund, worth $250 million, will focus on social media start ups. The announcement was made with the executives of companies like Facebook, Zynga and Amazon on the stage.
Twitter made its way onto the Windows 7 phone launch. This is accomplished with an app, similar to the existing one for iPhone.
HP launched the Slate 500 tablet. The device has an 8.9 inch screen, and will retail for $799. It runs on the Windows 7 operating system.
Microsoft is expected to announce its own games for PC site, on November 15th. The site, dubbed Games for Windows Marketplace, will be an online store, which will allow users to download games with either Microsoft points or a credit card.
CafeBots announced it has raised $5 million. This was the first round of funding for the company. The round was led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, as part of their sFund investments.
RGB Networks raised $20 million. This was the company’s fifth round of funding. Investors who contributed to the fund were not announced at this time.
Hewlett-Packard announced that it has bough ArcSight. The final cost was $43.50 per share, which comes to an enterprise value of roughly $1.5 billion.
Offers.com raised $7 million funding. The round was led by Susquehanna Growth Equity, LLLP. This was first round of funding for the company.
