News Byte
Mike Isaac in Social on May 11 at 6:00 am PT
Social video application Viddy has raised $30 million in venture capital in a Series B round of financing, the company announced on Friday morning. Investors in the round include NEA Ventures, Battery Ventures, Goldman Sachs and Vinod Khosla of Khosla Ventures. The additional funds come after an initial $6 million Series A raised in February, which was led by Battery Ventures and included Qualcomm and Greycroft Ventures.
Arik Hesseldahl in News on March 5 at 6:05 am PT
As the U.S. gets closer to energy independence, the investment around oil and gas exploration and the technology that helps get it done, are, well, gushing.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on January 13 at 6:00 am PT
Fab.com, a New York-based flash sales site known for selling home decor, apparel and other items from independent designers, has acquired FashionStake.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on November 17, 2011 at 10:02 am PT
Angie’s List, the consumer reviews site that members pay for, has completed its IPO at the high-end of its range, raising $75.6 million for the company and $30.7 million for shareholders.
Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on November 16, 2011 at 4:58 am PT
The start-up that specializes in helping companies boost their sales had its pick of many interested investors. It’s also now mulling an IPO.
Kara Swisher in Social on November 3, 2011 at 12:00 pm PT
Around the world in $15 million.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on October 26, 2011 at 5:30 am PT
Sociable Labs, which helps retailers integrate Facebook’s social graph into the shopping experience, comes out of beta today with a handful of brand-name customers.
Kara Swisher in Mobile on October 18, 2011 at 9:00 am PT
The innovative social travel site Gogobot is unveiling its iPhone app today.
Kara Swisher in Social on July 20, 2011 at 6:00 am PT
The social travel start-up Gogobot has launched an eye-catching new feature to its site to allow users to make visually striking collections of their destinations on the fly.
Get it? A travel site and on the fly!
Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on June 23, 2011 at 5:30 am PT
For CIOs, planning for disasters usually means bearing the cost of a second identical set of IT gear that can keep a company running when the worst happens. You’d think by now someone would have figured out how to move disaster recovery to the cloud. As of today, you’d be right.
