Social intelligence company Claritics received $1.5 million in Series A financing lead by Cervin Ventures and TiE Angels. Read More
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Renren IPO raises $743 million
Chinese social networking website Renren went public on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, raising $743 million Read More
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IPO could value Renren at $5.1 billion
Renren, a Chinese social networking site with the look and feel of Facebook, is set to to price Read More
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PopCap acquires ZipZapPlay while IPO looms
The Web game acquisition roller coaster rides on. Casual online game developer PopCap Games announced Friday that it Read More
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PapayaMobile raises $18M for Android network
Android gaming network PapayaMobile announced Wednesday that it has raised $18 million in Series B funding led by Read More
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Zynga steals EA COO John Schapppert
Is Zynga getting ready to go public? John Schappert, chief operating officer at Electronic Arts, has left his Read More
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Social Sense: My favorite Korte/McClure demos
In the past two weeks, we’ve seen over 30 startups lift, ever so slightly, the wraps off the Read More
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What you need to know – 04/01/11
It’s April Fool’s Day–so be very careful what you read today… Bessemer Venture Partners closed Read More
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GameSalad secures $6 million from Steamboat
GameSalad, developer of a free game creation tool, announced Thursday that it has raised $6.1 million in Series Read More
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MegaZebra rakes in millions for social gaming
Social gaming developer MegaZebra has raised a multi-million-euro investment from Doughty Hanson Technology and previous backer Kizoo Technology Read More
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A Bit Lucky raises $5 million from Nexon
A Bit Lucky, yet another social gaming company, has raised $5 million in new funding from South Korean Read More
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Zynga RewardVille rewards the Zynga-obsessed
Two months after first launching in beta, Zynga RewardVille has gone live for everyone, allowing users to earn points Read More
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Selling sex in Zynga’s FrontierVille (SXSW)
We already knew that Zynga was a data-obsessed company. Click to buy a crop and Zynga’s watching, click Read More
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Angry Birds maker raises $42 million wings
Develop one hit game, raise millions of dollars. Sound about right? Rovio, the developer most famous for the wildly Read More
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Funium & ZIO: More funding for social gaming
Two minor social gaming startups, Funium and ZIO Studios, secured small amounts of cash this morning. Here are Read More