Mark Boslet
Unity Technologies said it secured $12 million in series B financing in a round led by WestSummit Capital of China and iGlobe Partners of Singapore. Current investor Sequoia Capital also participated in the funding of the San Francisco game platform company. PRESS RELEASE Unity Technologies Lands $12 Million in Series B Funding Led by WestSummit […]
Gaikai said it raised a $30 million Series C round to continue the roll out of online gaming network. New Enterprise Associates led the round for the Los Angeles company and was joined by Qualcomm, Benchmark Capital, Rustic Canyon and Intel Capital. PRESS RELEASE Gaikai Raises $30M to Accelerate Availability of Interactive Cloud Gaming FOR […]
Venture capitalists picked up the pace with their second quarter investments, pouring money into Internet and life sciences startups. The quarter’s largest deals reflect this binary focus, according to the MoneyTree Report from PricewaterhouseCoopers, the National Venture Capital Association and Thomson Reuters, publisher of this blog. Six have to do with the Internet or IT. […]
Lolapps, the San Francisco social games maker of Ravenwood Fair, and Hong Kong based social gamer 6waves Inc. agreed to merger, the companies announced Monday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. LoLapps has raised $4 million in venture backing from Polaris Venture Partners and Ron Conway. 6waves raised $17.5 million with Insight Venture Partners […]
Badgeville said Wednesday it closed a $12 million Series B round led by Norwest Venture Partners and El Dorado Ventures, with participation from existing institution Trinity Ventures and Webb Investment Network. The Menlo Park, Calif., gamification company said Norwest’s Tim Chang and Tom Peterson from El Dorado Ventures will join the board. PRESS RELEASE Badgeville […]
Crittercism said Tuesday it raised a round of funding from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Google Ventures, Opus Capital, Shasta Ventures, and AOL Ventures. The San Francisco startup has developed a platform for diagnosing problems with mobile apps. Financial terms were not disclosed. PRESS RELEASE Crittercism Attracts Top VCs for Mobile Support Infrastructure SAN FRANCISCO […]
Astrid announced its seed funding today from Google Ventures, Nexus Venture Partners, and angel investors including Jack Herrick. Astrid, the developer of a to-do list for the Android platform, did not release financial terms. PRESS RELEASE Astrid Raises Seed Round for Mobile Productivity Applications San Francisco, CA, July 12, 2011 – Astrid announced its seed […]
Online gaming startup Ignite Game Technologies said Tuesday it secured $7.5 million in Series B financing in a round led by Steve Belotti and Bill Budinger Jr. The company closed a Series A round of $3 million in 2010.
BlueCava, the device recognition startup funded by billionaire Mark Cuban, raised another $1.5 million in debt financing, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In October, the Irvine, Calif., company closed a $5 million round led by Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks basketball team. Timothy Headington, founder of the oil and […]
ParAccel, Inc. said Wednesday it closed a Series E round of about $15 million with Amazon.com, Inc. joining existing investors Menlo Ventures, Mohr Davidow Ventures, Bay Partners, Walden International, Tao Venture Capital Partners and Silicon Valley Bank. The database developer will use the money to expand its sales force and engineering staff. The Campbell, Calif., […]