Koolanoo Group, a Chinese Internet and new media investment firm, has raised $25 million in new VC funding. Koolanoo is headquartered in Beijing and owns 360Quan, a local teen social network, and iQ, a new Chinese Internet browser, and plans to launch new online products later this year. An interesting aspect of the company: Koolanoo […]
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Crowd Fusion, a New York-based online publisher of vertical destination sites, has raised $3 million in Series A funding. Crowd Fusion will use the investment to build out its platform, expand its editorial team and create its first wave of destination sites.
Impact Radius Inc., a Los Angeles-based developer of online infrastructure, has raised nearly $2.5 million in Series B-1 funding. “Estalea (Impact’s parent) is an entrepreneurial company whose mission is to create and operate a network of successful online businesses. Estalea uses a systematic and cost-effective process for building, launching and operating companies based on proven […]
Slingpage Inc., the Estero, Fla.-based social browsing service, has raised $2.25 million. “Slingpage makes the leap from old-fashioned bookmarking to real-time social sharing. With Slingpage, you can instantly send any page you’re visiting directly to your friends and followers, with a single click, right from your browser. It’s a faster, funner way of sharing. We […]
Bestofmedia Group, the French tech publisher that acquired tech sites Tom’s Hardware and related sites last year, has taken its first outside funding in its 8-year history: It has raised 22.5 million Euros ($35 million). The company claims to be the third biggest online tech publication in terms of traffic, ranking behind CNET (Nasdaq: CNET […]
SodaHead, a leading opinion community focused on discussing today’s hottest topics, announced an $8.4 million Series B round of funding. “SodaHead is the Internet’s modern day town square where people meet, discuss, debate, share and socialize with other SodaHeads,” said Jason Feffer, co-founder and CEO, SodaHead. “The SodaHead platform empowers consumers to express themselves and […]
Chegg.com Inc., a Santa Clara, Calif.-based online marketplace for college students, has raised around $5 million in Series B funding. “Chegg is a revolutionary new way to get textbooks! Rent’em and save up to 80%. Students on over 1000 campuses have saved millions of dollars on textbooks with Chegg, making us #1 in textbook rentals.”
OPENLANE, Inc., the leading online auction company in North America for automotive dealers to buy and sell wholesale vehicles, today announced the Company has closed a $25 million funding round. OPENLANE, Inc. is a leading online auction company in North America for automotive dealers to buy and sell wholesale vehicles. The company offers end-to-end auto […]
Fora.TV, a distributor of online video for a discerning audience, has raised a $4 million first round. Distribution partners include C-SPAN and various political think tanks, and current featured videos include discussions with Henry Kissinger, Howard Fineman and Arianna Huffington. It hopes to make money through the quality of its audience, as opposed to the […]
Giant Realm, Inc., the rapidly growing online entertainment portal and publisher group reaching men 18-34, today announced that it has received $2 million in funding. The funds will be used to fuel further expansion of the Giant Realm online platform, which most recently attracted 4.2 million unique monthly visitors, according to March 2008 comScore Media […]
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