Movable Ink Raises $11 Million In Series B

Based in New York City, Movable Ink that works with clients to create effective e-mail marketing campaigns.  Movable Ink has raised $11 million in Series B funding.  This round of funding was led by Intel Capital with participation from Contour Venture Partners, Metamorphic Ventures, ff Venture Capital, Silicon Valley Bank, and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.  In October 2011 Movable Ink raised $1.3 million in Series A funding, which brings the total funding to $12.3 million.

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FeedHenry Raises $9 Million From Intel, Kernel, VMware, ACT, and Enterprise Ireland

Based in Ireland, FeedHenry is a moble application platform company that has raised $9 million in funding, led by Intel Capital.  Existing investors Kernel Capital, VMware, and Enterprise Ireland participated in this round along with new investor ACT Venture Capital.  FeedHenry plans to use the funding to more than double their 40 employees count as part of an effort to expand globally.
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Intel, Samsung, and Telefónica Put Money Into Expect Labs

Expect Labs is a startup that is known for developing a product called the Anticipatory Computing Engine.  The Anticipatory Computing Engine supposedly has the capability to detect what we are looking for even before we start searching for it.  Samsung, Intel, and Telefónica wanted in on the action for this startup so all 3 companies put money into it through their respective venture capital arms: Samsung Venture Investment Corporation, Intel Capital and Telefónica Digital.
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Intel Capital Invests In BlueStacks

Intel Capital has invested an undisclosed amount in BlueStacks.  BlueStacks’ software is optimized for mobile chips.

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Fortumo Raises Around $10 Million

Fortumo is a mobile carrier billing company that lets you pay for apps without having to provide a credit card number.  The company has raised around $10 million in funding led by Intel Capital and Greycroft Partners.  The company is expanded with two new carriers as well: China Mobile and Vodafone.  Fortumo is integrated with 300 carriers across over 80 countries along with over 81,000 developers.  This includes agreements to provide carrier billing services to companies like Pop Cap Games, Rovio, and Badoo.  The company also powers the in-app purchases for Windows 8 apps.

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Urban Airship Raises $25 Million

Urban Airship is a mobile marketing solutions company that helps you improve customer engagement using push notifications and location-based marketing.  The service also offers mobile analytics.  Urban Airship recently expanded their services to help developers build an Apple Passbook app.  The company has raised $25 million in additional funding according to AllThingsD. 
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Video Management Company Kaltura Raises $25 Million

Kaltura is a video management startup company that has raised $25 million in Series D funding.  This round of funding was from new investment partners Mitsui Global Investment and Orix Ventures.  Existing investors in this round that participated include Nexus Venture Partners, Intel Capital,.406 Ventures, and Avalon Ventures.  Mitsui’s participated in this round to encourage the company to expand into the Asia-Pacific market.

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