4 posts and columns on North Bridge Venture Partners

Apperian, Enabler of iPhones and iPads for the Enterprise, Lands $9.5 Million

in Enterprise on March 29, 2011 at 6:00 am PT

Companies want to build their own iPad and iPhone apps for internal use, but don’t want to use the iTunes App Store to distribute and manage them. Enter Apperian, which offers secure internal app stores for enterprises, and has landed an investment from North Bridge, Bessemer and the Kleiner Perkins iFund.

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Another Mobile Payments Provider Raises Venture Capital

in Commerce on February 22, 2011 at 8:08 am PT

Boston-based Paydiant has raised $7.6 million ahead of launching its mobile payment services later this year. The first round was led by North Bridge Venture Partners and General Catalyst Partners. It’s unclear what part of the value chain the company will play in, but the co-founders Chris Gardner, Kevin Laracey and Joe Paratore, have all worked at payment companies before, including edocs and m-Qube.

Tapjoy Raises $21 Million to Complete Extreme Makeover

in Commerce on January 6, 2011 at 12:33 pm PT

Tapjoy, which formerly operated under the name Offerpal, has raised $21 million to help complete a yearlong makeover.

App Watch: A Matchmaker in a Sea of Apps

in News on November 2, 2009 at 8:10 am PT

One of the frequently heard complaints about iPhone applications is that with more than 85,000 options, finding good ones can be tricky and time-consuming. Could the answer be yet another app? Envio Networks on Tuesday is launching Chorus, a free app that shows users the ones their friends are trying out and suggests ones that might interest them. The Andover, Mass.-based company, which has received funding from Matrix Partners and North Bridge Venture Partners, specializes in social-networking technology and saw the Apple device as a good showcase for what it can do.