Less than one year after its launch, the .CO registry announced Thursday that it has reached the one millionth .CO domain milestone. Since the company’s launch in July 2010, individuals and organizations from over 200 countries have registered domains at .CO.
CodeGuard, which provides malware detection and repair services to small and mid-sized businesses, raised $500,000 in seed funding from Imlay Investments.
Google says it has discovered that a number of Gmail passwords have been stolen in what appears to be a phishing scam that the company has traced back to Jinan, China. China’s Foreign Ministry called the allegations a “fabrication out of thin air.”
It’s happened! It’s finally happened! Groupon has officially filed for an IPO. After months of rampant rumors, Groupon is finally taking the plunge and gearing up to go public.
Juice in the City, the trusted community of moms and local businesses working together to grow local economies, raised $6 million in its latest funding round led by Tandem Entrepreneurs and HU Investments.
Tablet publishing platform Onswipe is announcing a $5 million round of funding led by Spark Capital with participation from Lightbank, Yuri Milner and others.
Open Ocean Capital, to celebrate the first closing of its Fund Three at €40 million (approximately $60 million), is holding a startup competition: the winning startup team will be treated with an all-inclusive summer visit to Finland, where they will not only gain insight from the Open Ocean partners, but also enjoy some leisurely activities.
Pandora has put a price tag on its shares: $9. With 5,000,682 shares of common stock up for grabs, the pricing gives Pandora a valuation of more than $1 billion.
