deals

Home deals

Video Game Rental Firm GameFly Files for $50 Million IPO

Los Angeles - GameFly, the operator of an online video game rental service, on Wednesday filed with the SEC for an initial public offering of shares...

Brazilian Mobile Games Publisher MusiGames Nabs $1.5 Million

Recife, Brazil - MusiGames, a publisher of music-based mobile games in Brazil, has raised $1.5 million in funding and grants, MocoNews reported. Investors included Criatec Fund, FINEP/Facepe...

Encoding.com Gets $1.25 Million for Cloud-based Video Services

San Francisco - Encoding.com, a provider of online video encoding services, announced on Wednesday that it has closed a $1.25 million first round of financing, led...

Redpoint Ventures Closes New $400 Million Fund

Menlo Park, Calif. - Redpoint Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on the technology sector, said on Tuesday that it has closed a new $400 million fund,...

AOL Joins MIT Media Lab; Looks to Ramp Innovation

New York - Looking to ramp up its technology innovation, AOL (NYSE: AOL) said on Wednesday that it has signed on to become a "consortium-level sponsor" of...

RealNetworks, MTV to Spin-off Rhapsody Music Service

Seattle - RealNetworks (NASD:  RNWK) and Viacom's (NYSE:  VIA) MTV Networks, partners in the Rhapsody digital music service joint venture, have announced plans to spin-off Rhapsody...

Yale Gets $4 Million to Develop HIV Prevention Video Game

New Haven, Conn. - Yale University has received a $3.9 million grant to develop a video game designed to teach young people how to avoid being infected...

Fotomoto Raises Funding for Self-service Photo Monetization

San Francisco - Fotomoto, a service that lets photographers monetize their photos through contacts with Web publishers, has raised $623,000 in funding. Investors in the company...

iFollo.com Gets $1 Million for User-Submitted Celebrity Sightings

Park City, Utah - iFollo.com, a site that lets users share stories of encounters with celebrities and public figures, announced on Tuesday that it has raised $1...

Video Caption Transcriber 3Play Media Raises Funding

Somerville, Mass. - 3Play Media, a developer of video caption transcription technology, announced that it has raised $450,000 in funding from angel investors. Massachusetts-based 3Play specializes in time synchronization,...