10 posts and columns on Rho Ventures

Vidyo Boosts Series D With Investment From Juniper Networks

in News on May 22 at 9:12 am PT

The networking concern takes a strategic investment. One provision of the deal: Vidyo gets integrated with Juniper gear.
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Social TV Might Not Be Big Yet, But GetGlue Just Raised Another $12M

in Social on January 11 at 9:04 am PT

GetGlue, the TV check-in service, has raised $12 million led by Rho Ventures. The company (which used to be called AdaptiveBlue) had previously raised about the same amount over the course of the past five years. The idea of social TV is something a lot of people are excited about, but GetGlue only has two million registered users.

Vidyo Lands a Telemedicine Deal That Everyone Wanted

in Enterprise on August 2, 2011 at 5:30 am PT

One of the biggest telemedicine networks in the world is about to get a lot bigger, and that’s a big win for the video conferencing start-up Vidyo.
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The Video Conferencing Business Just Got Interesting

in Enterprise on June 8, 2011 at 5:45 am PT

Just as the office video conferencing business was getting good for Cisco Systems and Polycom, a start-up called Vidyo aims to turn it upside down.
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Channelinsight, a Salesforce.com for B2B, Lands $10 Million From Rho Ventures

in Enterprise on April 20, 2011 at 6:30 am PT

The Denver-based company, which aims to do for indirect business-to-business sales what Salesforce.com did for direct sales, lands a Series C led by Rho Ventures.

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.

OMGPOP Wins a $10 Million Round for Social Games From Rho, Softbank

in Media on January 6, 2011 at 11:17 am PT

Here’s that serious investment money for casual/social games company OMGPOP that I told you about in November. The money will go into development for more games for Facebook, and a move into Android and iPhone, too.

Hey Start-Ups! These Guys Have Checkbooks. Just Ask Them!

in Media on December 10, 2010 at 6:19 am PT

When times are tough, you don’t get VCs in a room to convince start-ups to work with them. But that’s what’s happening Wednesday, so take the money while you can. Also: Free beer!

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Q&A Service ChaCha Raises $20 Million More

in Media on October 13, 2010 at 5:53 pm PT

Q&A service ChaCha, which has already raised $52 million in funding, has added another $20 million. This round was led by Rho Ventures and VantagePoint, and sources familiar with the transaction insist that the money is for growth and not liquidity for early investors. ChaCha competes in a field chock-full of rivals, from Yahoo and Answers.com down to new entrants like Quora. The company last raised $7 million in an E round in December 2009; the company claims to reach 15 million unique users between its online and mobile platforms.

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Ripoff Alert: Senate Probes "Post Transaction Marketing," Other Dubious Web Sales Practices; UNTD, VPRT Slide

in News on November 18, 2009 at 12:17 pm PT

Several Internet stocks are taking some heat this morning following the release yesterday of a Senate report on aggressive sales tactics on the Web–and in particular singling out for scorn a practice known as “post-transaction marketing.”