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SoundCloud Gets $50 Million to Expand Social Sound
Social sound platform SoundCloud raised a reported $50 million in a fundraising round led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers with participation from GGV Capital. Mary Meeker, partner at KPCB, will take a board observer seat at the company.
'Shadowrun' raises $1.8 million on Kickstarter [with celebratory video]
One of the most successful Kickstarter campaigns to date raised $1.8 million, virtually guaranteeing that the revival of "Shadowrun Returns" will see the light.
Kickstarter Means More Than Money to 'God Help the Girl' [with...
"God Help the Girl," a film in development by double Oscar-nominated producer Barry Mendel and Belle and Sebastian's main man Stuart Murdoch, has turned to Kickstarter to help get the movie finished.
DEW Startup Competition Entry Deadline – Jan. 1, 2017
Hey Everyone, To all of you involved in digital entertainment startups, the entry deadline for the 2017 Digital Entertainment World Startup Competition is this...
Canv.as Leaves Beta, No Longer Blank
Canvas, an online community for sharing, remixing and otherwise interacting with images, is now open to the public. This new endeavor is a friendlier and tidier site than founder Christopher Poole’s early creation 4chan, evidence of the $3.6 million investment Canvas has raised.
Ruckus Wireless raises $21.7 million
Ruckus Wireless, a developer of Wi-Fi technology, has raised the first $21.7 million of a planned $25 million round of equity funding, the company revealed in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Crowdpark Raises $6M for "Social Betting" Games
Crowdpark, a startup developer focused on social betting games, today announced investments totaling about $6 million from Target Partners and existing investor Earlybird Venture Capital. This brings the Berlin-based company’s total amount of funding to approximately $8 million.
Closing Remarks from DEW 2016 Chair: Startups, Disney and the...
Perhaps the biggest indication that we are in a truly exciting and transformational time was the final session of the day with Disney’s Chief Strategy Honcho Kevin Mayer, arguably one of the most powerful executives in digital entertainment today. During his tenure, Mayer has overseen Disney’s strategic acquisitions of Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm, Club Penguin and Maker Studios and oversees the Disney Accelerator, a program designed to accelerate the growth of startup companies from around the world.
AdRoll to grow retargeting platform with $15m investment
AdRoll, a leading retargeting platform, has secured $15 million in a financing round led by Foundation Capital, with participation by previous investors Merus Capital and Accel Partners.
Facebook alumni's Asana secures $28m for social workflow [with demo video]
Asana, the social workflow platform, has secured $28 million in funding in a round led by Founders Fund with participation from existing investors Benchmark Capital, Andreessen Horowitz and Mitch Kapor.
