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Best Buy Backs Wireless Chipmaker SiBeam
Sunnyvale,
Calif. - SiBeam, a maker of high-speed
wireless communication platforms, said on Tuesday that it has landed an
unspecified equity investment from consumer electronics retailer Best...
News Corp. Sells Off Digital Publishing Group
New York
- News Corporation (NYSE: NWS) has sold its Digital Publishing Group (DPG) unit to venture
capital firm VantagePoint Venture Partners for an undisclosed amount,
PaidContent reported.
...
Annual Wikipedia Fundraiser Nets $8 Million
San Francisco
- The Wikimedia Foundation announced on Tuesday that its annual fundraiser this
year raised just over $8 million, exceeding its goal of $7.5 million,...
Providence Backs Baidu's Hulu-like Video Portal Venture
Shanghai - Baidu (NASD: BIDU), the top search engine in China, has partnered with Hulu investor
Providence Equity Partners to create a similar video portal...
Market Research Firm Gartner Buys Burton Group for $56 Million
Stamford,
Conn. - Gartner (NYSE: IT) announced on
Tuesday that it has acquired fellow information technology market research firm
Burton Group for $56 million in cash.
Utah-based Burton Group...
Apple Acquires Mobile Ad Firm Quattro Wireless
Waltham,
Mass. - Quattro Wireless, a
provider of mobile advertising services, announced on Monday in a blog post that
it has been acquired by Apple (NASD: AAPL)....
PowerReviews Secures $4.9 Million for User Product Reviews
San Francisco
- PowerReviews, a site that aggregates user-generated product reviews and makes
them available to online retailers, has raised $4.9 million of an anticipated
$9 million...
LivingSocial Lands $5 Million for Social Media Apps
Washington
- LivingSocial, a developer of social networking applications, has raised $5
million in new funding, PaidContent reported.
Investors included Grotech
Ventures, AOL founder Steve Case and...
Scvngr Nabs $4 Million for Location-based Mobile Games
Boston
- Scvngr, a Boston-based developer of mobile software technology, has raised $4
million in its second round of venture capital, according to a new filing...
Audio Ad Technology Firm Jingle Networks Raises $6.8 Million
Billerica,
Mass. - Jingle Networks, a provider
of voice advertisement serving technology for telephone directory assistance
providers, has raised about $6.8 million in a round of venture...
