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Aeria Games Gets Ijji Games and Funding from NHN Corp.
Aeria Games, a destination site for free-to-play online multiplayer games, has acquired free-to-play online gaming portal ijji Games from NHN Corp. Aeria Games also received an undisclosed financial investment from NHN and advantages for publishing NHN online games.
Angel Funding Supports Contactually Launch
Washington, DC – Contactually, a DC-based startup led by Zvi Band, the co-founder of ProudlyMadeinDC and DC Tech Meetup, has launched an online dashboard for managing email contacts, relationships and actions.
Unruly Gets $25 Million for Viral Video Ads [with show reel]
Unruly Media, the social video technology platform provider behind Old Spice's and several other successful major-brand campaigns, has secured $25 million Series A round of funding from Amadeus Capital Partners, Van den Ende & Deitmers and Business Growth Fund.
LockerDome Gets Investment and More from Square Co-Founder
Jim McKelvey, co-founder of Square, has made an undisclosed investment in LockerDome and is joining the social sports community's board of directors. This comes shortly after LockerDome closed a $750K angel financing round.
DSC Secures $10.3 Million for 3D Facial Recognition
Digital Signal Corp. (DSC), a developer of 3D facial recognition technology, has raised $10.3 million in a new round of equity funding, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
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.
Sampath Raises $1.5 Million for 'Post-PC World'
It’s a mystery precisely what Grokr will do, but well-known entrepreneur Srivats Sampath has raised $1.5 million to do it. He’s also the chief executive officer and president of the company, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Wikipedia Donations Reach $20 Million
The Wikimedia Foundation’s annual fundraising campaign, which this year featured banner photos of its participants and employees, resulted in the non-profit organization having an addition $20 million to operate Wikipedia and its other endeavors.
Reed Hastings Leads $11 Million Investment in DreamBox Learning [with video]
Netflix chief executive officer Reed Hastings has led an $11 million investment round in DreamBox Learning. Hastings invested through the Charter School Growth Fund and was joined by a private investment by venture capitalist John Doerr, with GSV Capital Corp. and current investor Deborah Quazzo also participating.
We R Interactive Gets EU Grant for Social Game [with trailer]
Social games publisher We R Interactive has received financial backing from the European Union’s MEDIA program to develop an online music game, provisionally called "I Am Star," which already has investment from a former EMI Music CEO, a co-founder of Working Title Films, the founder of Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO, and other well-connected individuals.
