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Report: Machinima set to close $30 million investment round
Machinima is getting an influx of $30 million from Google and other investors, according to an exclusive report by All Things D.
Quid Raises $10 M from Conway, Zennstrom & Founders Fund
San Francisco, Calif. — Quid, a quantitative analysis startup, has raised $10 million in a Series C funding round from some well-known names.
The funding...
Justin Bieber Invests in Sojo Studios' Social Gaming for Good
Justin Bieber has invested in social game company Sojo Studios, a company that embeds charitable giving into its games. The young superstar today announced his involvement the same way he launched his career, by using Facebook and Twitter to connect directly with his fans.
Chute secures $2.7m to simplify publishing with images
Chute, the Y Combinator-backed company that helps content producers and app developers to include photo functions, has secured anew round of early stage venture funding led by Freestyle Capital.
DoubleRecall raises $1.6 million for monetization tool [with demo video]
DoubleRecall Inc. announced it has received $1.6 million in funding from YCombinator, Start Fund, SV Angel, Digital Garage, Itochu Ventures, Mentor Equity and TEEC Angel.
Gree buys Funzio for $210M, expanding reach and scope [with earnings...
Gree, the Japanese mobile social game leader, announced it has acquired developer Funzio Inc. for $210 million in cash, as well as new exclusive distribution deals with CrowdStar and iWin.
EBay Bets $240M on Mobile Banking
San Jose, Calif. — EBay Inc. announced Thursday that it has agreed to pay $240 million in cash to acquire Zong, a provider in...
LearnZillion raises $2.4 million for web-based education
LearnZillion, the developer of a web-based platform that features videos of 3-5 minute math and literacy lessons taught by teachers from around the country, said on Thursday it has raised $2.4 million in its first round of funding.
Roblox hits milestone of 90M monthly active users
TechCrunch reports: "Kids gaming platform Roblox, most recently valued at over $2.5 billion, has reached a new milestone of 90 million monthly active users, the company said on Sunday....
GitHub adds donation button, token scanning, and enterprise tools
VentureBeat reports: "At its Satellite conference in Berlin today, GitHub — the code hosting platform Microsoft acquired for $7.5 billion in stock last year — unveiled...
