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Bloomberg Report: Skype Fires Execs to Prepare for Its Acquisition by...
Luxembourg – Bloomberg reported Sunday that Internet telephone service Skype has fired senior executives in preparation for its $8.5 billion acquisition by Microsoft (NASD:MSFT).
Skype...
Wikets Raises $1.5 Million for Consumer Ratings Site
Lexington, Mass. - Wikets, a startup developing what it calls "a new way to exchange ideas with people you trust," has raised $1.5 million...
Report: Spotify Raising $100 Million at $1 Billion Valuation
Los Angeles - European streaming music service Spotify is near closing a new funding round of $100 million or more, which would value the...
Video Ad Firm YuMe Acquires Appealing Media, Names CFO
Redwood City, Calif. - YuMe, a developer of video advertising technology, said on Thursday it has acquired U.K.-based Appealing Media, a mobile video advertising...
Pulse Raises $9 Million for Mobile Visual News Reader
Palo Alto, Calif. - Pulse, the developer of a visual news reader for iPad, iPhone and Android devices, said on Thursday it has raised...
Neuroscience Gaming Company Lumosity Lands $32.5 Million
San Francisco — Lumosity, a neuroscience gaming company, has raised $32.5 million in Series C financing, led by Menlo Ventures.
Other investors included previous...
A-Grade Fund Backs Audio Sharing Platform SoundCloud
Berlin - SoundCloud, the provider of a song and audio file hosting and sharing service, has raised an undisclosed amount of new funding from...
Digital Media Services Firm DG to Acquire MediaMind
Dallas - DG, a provider of digital media services to the advertsing, entertainment and broadcast industries, announced on Thursday that it will acquire MediaMind...
Tapjoy Launches $5 Million Fund to Port Mobile Apps to Android
San Francisco - Tapjoy, the operator of an in-app mobile advertising platform, on Thursday announced the creation of a $5 million fund to port...
Voice Technology Firm Nuance Acquires SVOX
Burlington, Mass. - Nuance Communications, a provider of voice and language technology, announced on Thursday it has acquired SVOX, a privately held provider of...