Amit Chowdhry | February 3, 2011 | 1,069 views | 1 Comment
Categorized under Baroda Ventures, Clark Landry, Crosscut Ventures, Focused Labs, Founder Collective, GraphEffect, James Borow, Lerer Ventures, Matt Coffin, Rincon Venture Partners, Stephano Kim, Thrive Capital

Focused Labs is a social media marketing services company that is being rebranded as GraphEffect. The company has raised $2 million in funding from CrossCut Ventures, Rincon Venture Partners, Founder Collective, Baroda Ventures, Lerer Ventures, Thrive Capital, Matt Coffin, and Stephano Kim. GraphEffect is a part of the Facebook Advertising API beta program. They help companies and brand agencies increase the number of “Likes” and helps acquire new customers through social media. GraphEffect was co-founded by Clark Landry and James Borow.
Amit Chowdhry | December 2, 2010 | 747 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under DailyD, FamilyFinds.com, Matt Coffin, Split Rock Partners

FamilyFinds.com is a daily promotions website that works with local merchants to provide discounts in a model that is similar to Groupon. FamilyFinds.com is led by former LowerMyBills.com founder Matt Coffin and they have raised $5.75 million from Split Rock Partners. FamilyFinds.com used to be known as DailyD. [soCalTech]
Amit Chowdhry | October 18, 2010 | 616 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under DailyD, Jim Simons, Matt Coffin, Split Rock Partners

DailyD is a daily local deals website that is based in Santa Monica, California. DailyD has raised $5 million in funding according to a regulatory filing. DailyD was founded by LowerMyBills founder Matt Coffin. Although the funding company was not listed in the filing, Jim Simons of Split Rock Partners is listed as a board member.

Amit Chowdhry | May 12, 2010 | 1,216 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under Ad.ly, Arnie Gullov-Singh, Greycroft Partners LLC, GRP Partners, Matt Coffin

Ad.ly is known for being a Twitter advertising company. Ad.ly has raised $5 million in funding from GRP Partners, Greycroft Partners, and Matt Coffin. Arnie Gullov-Singh has also been hired as the new CEO of the company. Arnie was previously the EVP of product, technology, and operations at the Fox Audience Network. [TechCrunch]