Early-stage Affectiva, developer of technology that can analyze consumers’ facial expressions as they watch a video to determine Read More
Funding roundup – week ending 07/22/11
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Google+ now pulling in 20 million unique visitors
A week ago, Google CEO Larry Page revealed that Google+ had already amassed 10 million members. As of Read More
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What you need to know – 07/22/11
IP address management company BlueCat Networks secured $16.8 million in funding from Trident Capital. Detroit Venture Partners Read More
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VC flow levels out: $8 billion in 776 deals in Q2
After a serious drop in deals and dollars invested in 2009, venture investment flow more or less rebounded Read More
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Twitter closing $800 million at $8B valuation?
The rumor mill runs on and on. Twitter might be just a couple weeks away from closing a Read More
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Dubset raises $500K for DJ mixing site
While the hype over social DJ site Turntable.fm has mellowed a bit, the fuel behind that original hype Read More
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Fundraising: from 25 meetings to single term sheet
Maybe it’s the typical, maybe it’s not the typical, or maybe there is no typical, but here it Read More
Fridge, a startup that is shutting down next month, offered its users a way to create networks for Read More
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What you need to know – 07/21/11
Global ecommerce and online payments leader eBay reported that revenue for the second quarter ending June 30, 2011, increased 25% Read More
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Getting angels to open your email: there’s a secret
Kicking off the first-ever Venture Shift, hosted by Vator and Bullpen Capital at the Cafe du Nord in Read More
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Google+ for iPhone should have awed, but it bores
On the left, the main menu of Google+ for iPhone. On the right, the main menu of Facebook Read More
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Tango grabs $42 million to fuel video calling
Tango, provider of free mobile video calling, announced Wednesday that it has raised $42 million in Series B Read More
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What you need to know – 07/20/11
Most founders fundraise twice in their lifetime. I have seen over twenty companies raise funds since I started Read More
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Google+ working on verified accounts for celebs?
Ashton Kutcher. Kim Kardashian. Lady Gaga. Justin Bieber. They’re all rock stars (or Hollywood stars) in their own Read More
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SupersonicAds secures $4.2 million for gaming ads
SupersonicAds, a social in-game advertising platform utilizing virtual currency monetization, announced Tuesday its first institutional funding round of Read More