Amit Chowdhry | November 22, 2011 | 268 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under Bain Capital, Bain Capital Ventures, Google Ventures, Rich Miner, Stamped

Stamped is a recommendation experiences company that has launched an iPhone application. Stamped is backed by Google Ventures. Stamped connects to your Facebook and Twitter network and uses these social networking services to provide experience recommendations in an organized way.

Amit Chowdhry | August 25, 2011 | 446 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under Archer Capital, Bain Capital, Bain Capital Ventures, HarbourVest, MYOB

MYOB is a financial and business software company that has been acquired for $1.2 billion by Bain Capital, Archer Capital, and HarbourVest. MYOB A/NZ corporate affairs general manager Julian Smith said that they do not expect jobs to be cut.

Amit Chowdhry | May 18, 2011 | 739 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under Bain Capital, Bain Capital Ventures, Battery Ventures, DNA Games, Facebook, Jon Lee, Zynga

Social gaming company Zynga is acquiring DNA Games. This is Zynga’s 14th acquisition since the last year. Zynga is interested in both the talent and the company. DNA Games developed several hit social games such as Casino City, Slot City, and Bar World. DNA reaches about 2.4 million monthly active users on Facebook. Casino City has about 1.5 million monthly active users, Slot City has about 438,000 actives, and Bar World has about 382,000 actives.

Amit Chowdhry | April 25, 2011 | 447 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under Adam Kanner, Bain Capital Ventures, Finn Wentworth, Gideon Yu, Joel Milne, Michael Bronner, ScoreBig, Shari Redstone, U.S. Venture Partners

ScoreBig is a website that offers discounts on sports, concerts, and theater tickets for their members. The company has raised $14 million in Series B funding led by U.S. Venture Partners. Bain Capital Ventures participated in this round of funding. This gives ScoreBig a total of $22.5 million in funding.

Amit Chowdhry | April 25, 2011 | 528 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under Bain Capital Ventures, Elie Seidman, Oyster.com, Scripps Networks, Travel Channel

The Travel Channel has invested $7.5 million in Oyster.com. Oyster.com is a start-up that allows professionals to make hotel reviews. Oyster.com takes a cut out of hotel reservations that they help make. The Travel Channel will promote Oyster.com on television and online as part of the funding deal.

Amit Chowdhry | March 25, 2011 | 1,806 views | 3 Comments
Categorized under Bain Capital, Bain Capital Ventures, Bill Nguyen, Color.com, DJ Patil, Lala, Peter Pham, Sequoia Capital, Silicon Valley Bank

Color.com is a service that came out of nowhere this week and shocked the press. The company has developed an application for smartphones that automatically lets you share photos with the people around you. Essentially they are calling it photo sharing with an “implied social network.”

Amit Chowdhry | March 14, 2011 | 374 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under Bain Capital Ventures, Clovr Media, Common Angels, Jeffrey Glass, Kepha Partners, Mark Wright

Clovr Media has raised $8.3 millin in Series A funding in a round led by Bain Capital Ventures. Existing investors Kepha Partners, Common Angels, and Mark Wright also participated in this round of funding. Clovr has made a platform that links banners, text, video, and mobile to your bank statement. Clovr automatically sends the discount savings offers to your credit or debit cards.

Amit Chowdhry | January 13, 2011 | 529 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under Bain Capital, Bain Capital Ventures, CBS Radio, Fred Wilson, Milestone Ventures, TargetSpot, Union Square Ventures

TargetSpot is the largest digital audio advertising company. TargetSpot has recently announced $8 million in equity financing from Union Square Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, CBS Radio, and Milestone Ventures.
