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Wattpad Raises Funding for "YouTube for E-books"
Toronto,
Canada -
Wattpad, the provider of an online community where users publish written works,
announced on Monday that it has closed its first round of venture...
Venture-Backed Liquidity Stages Comeback in Fourth Quarter
New York - Following three
quarters of sagging liquidity levels, U.S. venture-backed companies
staged a comeback in the private markets during the fourth quarter, according
to new...
Private Equity Fund-Raising Suffers Worst Year Since 2003
New York - Last year, U.S. private
equity fund-raising suffered its worst year since 2003, according to new
figures from Dow Jones LP Source.
In 2009,...
SeatGeek Lands Funding for Ticket Price Forecasting
New York
- SeatGeek, a provider of price forecasting software for tickets to concerts
and sporting events, has raised between $500,000 and $1 million in a...
SusQtech Acquires Social Media Consulting Firm Live Elements
Winchester,
Va. - SusQtech, a provider of
online community tools and training services to the association and non-profit
industry, said that it has acquired Live Elements, a...
Justice Dept. to Lead Antitrust Probe of Comcast-NBC Universal
Washington
- The U.S. Justice Dept. will take the lead in the government's review of
Comcast's (NASD: CMCSA) proposed $30 billion deal to take over NBC...
Google Sweetens Bid for Video Encoding Firm On2
New York
- Google (NASD: GOOG) has increased by nearly 25% its offer for On2 Technologies, the video
encoding firm it bid $106.5 million for in August...
Free, Licensed Music Download Service Jamendo Seeks Buyer
Luxembourg
- Jamendo, the provider of a website featuring free music downloads, published
via Creative Commons licenses, is actively seeking a sale or merger of the
company...
Jive Acquires Social Media Monitoring Firm Filtrbox
Portland,
Ore. - Jive, a provider of social
media tools for businesses, announced on Thursday that it has acquired
Filtrbox, a social media analytics firm.
Financial terms of...
Motorola Acquires Video DRM Provider SecureMedia
Schaumberg,
Ill. - Motorola (NYSE: MOT) announced on
Thursday that it will acquire the assets of SecureMedia, a developer of
software-based digital rights management (DRM) and security systems...
