Amit Chowdhry | August 3, 2011 | 488 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under DAG Ventures, Greg Maffei, Kleiner Perkins, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Liberty Media, Live Nation, Lockerz

Lockerz is an e-commerce company that is building a rewards-based program intended for teenagers. The company is close to raising $45 million in a third round of funding. Lockerz CEO Kathy Savitt confirmed $36 million is done being raised with another $9 million expected in the next 60 days.

Amit Chowdhry | July 28, 2011 | 355 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under DAG Ventures, Matrix Partners, Taulia, Trinity Ventures

Taulia is an invoicing company that has raised $8.5 million in Series B funding led by DAG Ventures. Matrix Partners and Trinity Ventures also participated in this round. Taulia has now raised a total of $12 million in funding.

Amit Chowdhry | April 19, 2011 | 520 views | 1 Comment
Categorized under Cleartrip.com, Concur Technologies, Concur Technologies Inc., DAG Ventures, DVJ, Kleiner Perkins, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Sherpalo Ventures

Concur Technologies is investing $40 million in Indian online travel website Cleartrip.com. Cleartrip is similar to Kayak.com, but intended for the travel market in India. Cleartrip launched in 2006 and they have received venture capital from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, DVJ, DAG Ventures, and Sherpalo Ventures.

Amit Chowdhry | April 18, 2011 | 974 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under Accel Partners, Anand Rajaraman, Bezos Expeditions, DAG Ventures, Ed Zander, Jeff Bezos, Jonathan Miller, Kosmix, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Lightspeed Ventures, Time Warner Investments, Venky Harinarayan, Wal-Mart

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) has acquired Kosmix for over $300 million according to a source with AllThingsD. Kosmix is a social media platform company that has raised $55 million in funding from Time Warner Investments, Accel Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, DAG Ventures, Bezos Expeditions, Jonathan Miller, and Ed Zander.

Amit Chowdhry | April 5, 2011 | 747 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under Benchmark Capital, Crosslink Capital, DAG Ventures, Eric Chin, Focus Ventures, Marin Software, Triangle Peak Partners

Marin Software is a company that makes search engine management tools for advertising companies. They have raised $16 million in Series E funding led by Crosslink Capital. DAG Ventures, Focus Ventures, Benchmark Capital, and Triangle Peak Partners also participated in this round. Marin now has a total of $51 million in funding.

Amit Chowdhry | March 14, 2011 | 620 views | 1 Comment
Categorized under Accel Partners, DAG Ventures, First Round Capital, Sherpalo Ventures, StumbleUpon

StumbleUpon, the company known for randomly showing you websites based on your interests through a toolbar, has raised $17 million in Series B funding. The funding will be used to invest in the company’s core technology and to increase employee count. The funding was provided by Accel Partners, August Capital, DAG Ventures, First Round Capital, and Sherpalo Ventures. The company has also launched a new way to monetize their services: Paid Discovery.

Amit Chowdhry | March 12, 2011 | 607 views | 1 Comment
Categorized under Benchmark Capital, DAG Ventures, GrubHub, Matt Maloney

GrubHub is a web and mobile service that has raised $20 million in Series D funding led by DAG Ventures and Benchmark Capital. The Series D round of funding will be used for research and development and acquisitions. GrubHub has raised a total of $34 million thus far.

Amit Chowdhry | March 4, 2011 | 569 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under Clickatell, DAG Ventures, Ethos Private Equity, Sequoia Capital

Clickatell is a bulk SMS service that has raised $12 million in Series B funding. This round of funding was led by Sequoia Capital and DAG Ventures. Ethos Private Equity also participated in this round. Clickatell offers marketing text messaging services for SMBs and enterprise companies.
