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Fourth annual Digital Signage Investor Conference

admin — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:34:12 +0000

Venture Capital Update is glad to sponsor The Fourth annual Digital Signage Investor Conference entitling its members to an exclusive discount of 10%, please enter VCU10 at the time of registration to claim your discount.

Whether you’re a Venture Capitalist, Private Equity Company, Corporate Investor, Institutional Public Investors or an Investment Banker trying to better understand the dynamics of the digital signage industry, you should look to attend The Fourth annual Digital Signage Investor Conference, being held on October 6th and 7th, 2009 at Embassy Suites, New York City.

For details visit the site here.

Zend Received $7 Million for their PHP Technologies

admin — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 02:52:54 +0000

Zend Received $7 Million for their PHP Technologies

Zend raised $7 Million in funding from TriplePoint Capital.

What does Zend do?

Zend provides support and products for PHP.

VCU says:

Zend provides multiple products and services for PHP. The Zend founders Andi Gutmans and Zeev Suraski are key contributors to PHP and the creators of the core PHP scripting engine, the Zend Engine.

Take a look at Zend here.

Founders:

Andi Gutmans
Zeev Suraski

Funders:

TriplePoint Capital

BuzzFeed Received $3.5 Million for Feeds Rising in Popularity

admin — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 02:32:57 +0000

BuzzFeed Received $3.5 Million for Feeds Rising in Popularity

BuzzFeed raised $3.5 Million in funding from Hearst Interactive Media and Softbank.

What does BuzzFeed do?

BuzzFeed allows anyone to create feeds and hopes to provide those that have the most popular content.

VCU says:

BuzzFeed allows you to create feeds. These feeds they call BuzzFeeds and the site bubble`s the most popular or those with the most buzz to the top.

Take a look at BuzzFeed here.

Founders:

Jonah Peretti

Funders:

Softbank Capital

admin — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 02:32:15 +0000

Softbank Capital

SoftBank Capital is an independent venture capital firm focused on high growth technology based businesses. They have direct market presence in Massachusetts, New York and Southern California.

Visit their site here.

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The FeedRoom Received $12 Million for a Video Solution

admin — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 04:12:22 +0000

The FeedRoom Received $12 Million for a Video Solution

The FeedRoom raised $12 Million in funding from NewSpring Capital, BEV Capital and Velocity Equity Partners. From what we found online, it appears this brings their total to $61 Million.

What does The Feed Room do?

The FeedRoom provides a complete solution for creating, controlling and distributing web video.

VCU says:

The FeedRoom appears to be focusing their video solutions on the enterprise market. As they define their audience as Corporations, Media Companies, Government Agencies, NGOâ€™s, Not for Profit, Trade Associations, Political Organizations and Campaigns, Unions and Lobbying Groups.

They state their video solution enables you to easily create, control and distribute Web Video. They also provide services ranging from video production and site integration, to encoding, content management, streaming and detailed reporting.

They also noted a client list including Wal-Mart, General Motors, Intel, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, ESPN, NY Times, Conde Nast, USA Today, Business Week, the US State Department and The Pentagon.

Take a look at The FeedRoom here.

Founders:

Funders:

NewSpring Capital, BEV Capital and Velocity Equity Partners

Trulia Received $15 Million for Online Real Estate Search

admin — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 21:54:08 +0000

Trulia Received $15 Million for Online Real Estate Search

Trulia raised $15 Million in funding from Deep Fork Capital, Sequoia Capital, Accel Partners and Fayez Sarofim & Co. Previously Trulia Received $10 Million in funding, along with prior funding bringing the total to $33 Million.

What does Trulia do?

Trulia is a residential real estate search tool covering the United States.

VCU says:

To truly understand how they present information you need to try it here. The interface is incredibly easy to use, and by easy I mean I was able to go to their site for the first time and get exactly what I wanted immediately. Simply type in a zip code, all the homes nearby appear on a map with markers which when clicked pop up a picture of the home, basic details and price. More details will take you, in a new window, to the site originating the information such as a realtor, help-u-sell site, etc.

Neighborhood data is also provided. Additional statistics such as price per square foot of the home and others in the area that have sold, median sales price, and other data to help take the guessing game out of the surrounding market values.

Their revenue is based on advertising, not on leads, therefore they are focused on making the user experience the best possible to assure the users will return. Those focused on leads may design their site in such a way that the user feels used and may not return as often as they will to a site like Trulia.

Founders:
Read more about Pete Flint here.

Accel Partners

admin — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 21:16:48 +0000

Accel Partners

From Accel Partners website: About Accel Partners

For the last 25 years Accel Partners, a venture capital firm, have been dedicated to the cause of providing support to those entrepreneurs who have the talent and expertise to create foremost technology companies while specifying new categories.

Accel Partners has reposed faith in the acumen of these entrepreneurs to crave their own ways rather than follow the predefined ways of the market.

Visit their site here.

Investments on VCU:

Sequoia Capital

admin — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 21:15:55 +0000

Sequoia Capital

From Sequoia`s site here.

We cater to two constituencies: the founders and management of private companies who have selected us as partners and the limited partners who have trusted us with their money. We want to do well by both but founders and management come first. We have learned that the only way to develop a fabulous company is one step at a time. This only happens if the company makes wonderful products or delivers a service that thrills large numbers of customers. If that occurs the founders, management and employees of these companies prosper. It is only then that the investor deserves to be rewarded. It has to happen in that order. There are no short-cuts.

Visit their site here.

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Starfish Received $3.15 Million for Higher Education Student Retention

admin — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 20:03:50 +0000

Starfish Received $3.15 Million for Higher Education Student Retention

Starfish raised $3.15 Million in funding from Novak Biddle Partners.

What does Starfish do?

Starfish provides solutions for academic institutions to retain students.

VCU says:

Starfish hopes to help academic institutions engage, motivate and graduate more students through the use of their software. Starfish provides innovative software solutions to help institutions organize the services that have the greatest impact on student success.

Starfish product line includes the following software product line whic all begin with Starfish: Office Hours, Early Alert, Tutoring, Mentoring and Advising.

This is a very interesting company with incredible solutions to assist students and educators, very impressive product line and glad to see such a useful application of technology.

Take a look at Starfish here.

Founders:

Funders:

Read more about Novak Biddle Partners here.

Novak Biddle Venture Partners

admin — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:58:13 +0000

Novak Biddle Venture Partners

Novak Biddle Venture Partners was established in 1997 to provide equity financing and assistance to the management of young, information technology companies. NBVP has over $580 million under management. They seek investment opportunities where the combination of ideas, dollars, experience, and relationships can create long-term, sustainable value.

Visit their site here.

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