Here’s a list of some companies in the consumer Internet, digital media, advertising, and mobile sectors that raised money in the last week.
Icera Inc. raised $70 million from Atlas Ventures, Balderton Capital, Accel Partners,
Amadeus Capital Partners, according to a press release. The Bristol, UK-based company is a
wireless soft modem
company.Founded in 2002, developed the world’s first market proven,
high performance soft modem technology for mobile broadband phone and
data devices.
Roundbox, Inc. raised $20 million from Core Capital Partners, Polaris Venture Partners, and RRE Ventures, according to a press release. The Florham Park, New Jersey-based company is a leader in mobile broadcast software. Roundbox is focused on providing users with great
software, services, and infrastructure to deliver “mobile broadcast”
applications.
Pixim Inc. raised
$13 million from Mayfield Fund, Ridgewood Capital, and Tallwood Venture
Capital, according to a press release. The Mountain View,
California-based company is a maker of digital
sensor chips for security cameras.
NetShelter raised $11.1 from GrowthWorks, Rho
Canada and JLA Ventures, according to Click-Z. The
Toronto-based company is a vertical ad network that develops branded marketing
campaigns across a network of 150 niche Web sites.
BlueKai raised $10.5 million from Battery Ventures and Redpoint Ventures, according to a press release.
The Bellevue, Washington-based company operates an online exchange of data relevant
to advertising
buyers.
Image Metrics raised $6.5 million from Saffron Hill Ventures, according to a press release. The Santa Monica, California-based company is the leading provider of facial animation solutions for the
entertainment industry.
Overlay.TV raised $4.6 million from Celtic House Venture Partners, Tech Capital
Partners and EdgeStone Capital Partners, according to a press release.The Ottawa, Canadian-based company is an interactive video platform that customizes online video by
layering on additional content.
Taptu raised $10 million from 3i and
Sofinnova, according to paidContent.
The UK-based startup is a developer of a search engine for mobile
devices..
Chegg raised $25 million from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Foundation Capital, Gabriel
Venture Partners, and Primera Capital. The Santa Clara,Cali-based company is known to be the Netflix of textbooks.
Dotblu raised $2 million from Maples Investment and D.E. Shaw, according to PE Hub.The San Franciso, California-based start up is an online social network that is dedicated to friendly
competitive online gaming.
SellMyTimeshareNOW.com raised $8.5 million from Edison Venture Fund, according to PE Hub. The Dover, New Hampshire-based start up is an online secondary marketplace for timeshares. The site provides advertising tools and services to assist owners with the sale or rental of their timeshare.
