Digital Media VC
Yodle Raised $10 Million In Series C — New York-based provider of local online advertising and lead generation, has raised $10 million in Series C funding. JAFCO Ventures led the round, and was joined by return backers Draper Fisher Jurvetson and Bessemer Venture Partners.
SocialVibe Raised $8 Million In Series B — Los Angeles-based social media monetization platform, has raised $8 million in Series B funding. JAFCO Ventures led the round, and was joined by return backer Redpoint Ventures.
SimpleTuition Raised $6 Million In Series C — Newton, Mass.-based online student loan comparison site, has raised $6 million in Series C funding, according to a regulatory filing. Backers include Atlas Ventures, Flybridge Venture Capital and North Hill Ventures.
RevaHealth.com Raised Euro1.25 Million — Dublin, Ireland-based provider of a global health clinic search engine, has raised €1.25 million in new VC funding. Existing backer Mianach Venture Capital led the round, and was joined by Enterprise Ireland.
Go Internet Media Raised $10 Million In Series A — Santa Clara, Calif.-based online advertising network focused on consumer acquisition services, has raised $10 million in Series A funding led by Kennet Partners.
NewsGator Technologies Raised $10 Million In Series E — Denver-based provider of content aggregation tools and services, has raised $10 million in additional Series E funding. Return backers include Masthead Venture Partners, Mobius Venture Capital and Vista Ventures.
United Sample Raised $3 Million In Series B — Encino, Calif.-based provider of online sample solutions for the market research industry, has raised $3 million in Series B funding. Greycroft Partners led the round, and was joined by return backer DFJ Frontier.
Schoolwires Raised $12 Million In First Round — State College, Penn.-based provider of online portals and content management solutions for K-12 schools, has raised $12 million in its first round of institutional funding. Kennet Partners led the round, with Kennet principal Eric Filipek joining the company’s board of directors.
Motionbox Raised $6 Million In Series C — New York-based personal video sharing and storage site, has raised $6 million in Series C funding. Constellation Ventures led the round, and was joined by fellow return backers Canaan Partners and SAS Investors.
Meez Raised Undisclosed Amount Of VC Funding — San Francisco-based social entertainment community, has raised an undisclosed amount of VC funding led by Anthem Venture Partners. The company also acquired Pulse Entertainment Inc., a San Francisco-based provider of avatar messaging services for mobile phones and websites. Meez had previously raised VC funding from Battery Ventures and Transcosmos, while Pulse had raised over $50 million from firms like Anthem, DFJ, El Dorado Ventures, Encore Venture Partners and Mobius Venture Capital.
ServiceChannel.com Raised Undisclosed Amount Of Series B — Albertson, N.Y.-based provider of online tools for contractors to collaborate with facilities managers, has raised an undisclosed amount of Series B funding led by SJF Ventures.
Kewego Raised $6.2 Million In Funding — Internet video company based in Paris, raised $6.2 million (4.7 million Euros) from Banexi Venture Partners and CDC Entreprises.
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