21 posts and columns on Foundry Group

Personal Data Connector Singly Raises $7M

in Social on April 23 at 5:30 am PT

Singly, which aims to smooth the process of respectfully including personal data in new applications, has raised $7 million in Series A funding led by Foundry Group.
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Amid Increasing Competition, Fitbit Scores $12 Million in Funding

in News on January 24 at 3:00 am PT

Will the new funding help Fitbit get in shape for what is gearing up to be a tough competition in wearable fitness?
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More Money for Mobile Ads: Medialets Raises Another $8.4 Million

in Media on November 9, 2011 at 5:15 am PT

Meanwhile, what about Adobe’s move to dump mobile Flash? “It’s an awesome opportunity for Adobe to make lots of money,” says Medialets CEO Eric Litman.
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Federated Media Buys Lijit Networks

in Media on October 4, 2011 at 5:00 am PT

A medium-sized online advertising company buys a smaller one.
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News Byte

MakerBot Raises $10 Million for 3-D Printers

in News on August 23, 2011 at 2:05 pm PT

MakerBot, a start-up that makes (relatively) affordable 3-D printers, has raised a $10 million round led by Foundry Group. Other investors include RRE, True Ventures, and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’s personal investment group Bezos Expeditions.

BigDoor Seeks to be the AdSense of Gamification

in Commerce on April 11, 2011 at 6:00 am PT

BigDoor is announcing a new platform today that is building an ad network for the gamification space.

Zynga Appoints DreamWorks CEO to Board, But No ShrekVille in the Works

in Commerce on April 4, 2011 at 10:30 am PT

Zynga is beefing up its board of directors by announcing today that it has added Jeffrey Katzenberg, the CEO and co-founder of DreamWorks Animation.

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RIM Buys Contact Manager Gist

in Social on February 14, 2011 at 9:57 am PT

RIM has bought the contact management start-up Gist in a deal that was first reported by GigaOM late last year. The Seattle-based company raised approximately $11 million from investors including Foundry Group and Vulcan Capital. Through various Web plug-ins and mobile apps, Gist helps users generate a united living contact list from email, social networks and mobile phones. It’s one of those things that’s hard to describe but much loved by avid users.

I Can Has $30M: LOLcats Become Funny Business

in Social on January 17, 2011 at 9:00 pm PT

Would the thought of investing $30 million in a set of WordPress blogs and tools for captioning pictures of cats make you laugh out loud?

Phone-Controlled Robot Ball Set to Roll Around CES

in Mobile on January 3, 2011 at 9:39 am PT

There will be a lot of quirky gadgets rolling through Las Vegas as the Consumer Electronics Show this week in addition to all the big-time announcements such as new phones, TVs and tablets. Among those to keep an eye out for is a little robotic ball from Orbotix, a seven-person start-up from Boulder, Colo.

The Men and No Women of Web 2.0 Boards (BoomTown's Talking to You: Twitter, Facebook, Zynga, Groupon and Foursquare)

in News, December 21, 2010 at 2:44 pm PT

Twitter Partner Gnip Raises $2M for Social Media Monitoring Data

in Social, November 18, 2010 at 9:32 am PT

Gnip Becomes Twitter's First Authorized Data Reseller

in Social, November 17, 2010 at 10:47 am PT

Venture Firms Ride The Winds Of Social Gaming Co. Zynga

in News, September 9, 2010 at 1:09 pm PT

More Money for iPhone Ads: Medialets Raises $6 Million

in Media, August 10, 2010 at 6:00 am PT

Go With What You Know: Google Ventures Invests in Search Marketing Start-up Trada

in Media, July 21, 2010 at 4:30 am PT

A Summer Romance Between Founder and Venture Capitalist

in News, June 9, 2010 at 3:00 pm PT

Zynga's Mark Pincus Talks About Big Funding, "Offer Ad" Controversies and More!

in News, December 18, 2009 at 3:32 am PT

Another Ad Network? Yes, and This One’s for iPhone Apps: Medialets Raises $4 Million.

in Media, May 12, 2009 at 2:00 am PT

Games People Play: Zynga's Mark Pincus Speaks!

in News, May 13, 2008 at 12:15 pm PT