Video Encoding Firm Envivio Raises $1 Million

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San Francisco
Envivio, a provider of video delivery technology, has raised $1 million in
new funding, PaidContent reported, citing a regulatory filing.

Founded in 2000,
San Francisco-based Envivio’s video encoding technology is available for
mobile, IPTV and broadcast platforms.

The company is currently working on a
live streaming application for Apple’s iPhone.

Backers of Envivio, which has to
date raised over $30 million, include Atlantic Bridge,
Crescendo Ventures, Innovacom, Intel Capital, NTT Finance and Samsung Ventures
America.

 

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ChaCha Lands $7 Million for Mobile Answers Service

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Indianapolis,
Ind.
– ChaCha, a text
message-based search engine service, announced on Monday that it has raised $7
million in its fifth round of venture capital financing.

The company, which has
now raised $52 million to date, is backed by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Morton
Meyerson, Rod Canion, Jack Gill, Don Aquilano, and members of the Simon Mall
family, among others.

Founded in 2005, Indiana-based ChaCha offers a free
"answers" service accessible on mobile phones that has answered over
300 million questions in the past two years.

Advertisers on the service have
included Palm, IKEA, Coca-Cola and the Obama presidential campaign.

 

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