Startups Archives

A Flixster Acquisition May Not Be Too Far Away

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 28, 2007

Flixster may soon get acquired, according to a TechCrunch report. InterActivCorp may be the company that buys out Flixster.

CNET Sells Webshots To American Greetings For $45 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 25, 2007

CNET is selling Webshots to Ameican Greetings for $45 million

Two Former Jobster Executives Create Stealth Startup MergeLab

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 25, 2007

Two former Jobster executives left the company to launch a new stealth startup called MergeLab

WPP Group Acquiring Another Digital Advertising Company, Blast Radius

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 24, 2007

WPP Group has acquired Blast Radius, a strategic interactive agency.

JibJab Raises $3 Million Series B

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 24, 2007

JibJab has raised $3 million in Series B funding.

Microsoft Invests $240 Million Into Facebook For 1.6% Equity And Exclusive Ad Partnership Till 2011

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 24, 2007

Microsoft has invested $240 million in Facebook for a 1.6% stake. And Microsoft will have an exclusive ad partnership with Facebook as part of the investment.

Online Advertising Company Linkstorm Raises $4.2 Million Series C

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 23, 2007

Linkstorm, an online ad company, has raised $4.2 million in Series C funding.

Zango Acquires Smart Shopper For $9 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 23, 2007

Online advertisement distribution company Zango has acquired Smart Shopper for $9 million

Payoneer Raises $3 Million In Series A

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 22, 2007

Payoneer has raised $3 million in funding

A Few Flickr Updates: GeoTagging, Personal Places, And Microsoft Partnership

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 19, 2007

Flickr has announced several new features including geotagging, personal places, and a partnership with Microsoft.

Winamp 5.5: The 10th Anniversary Edition

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 18, 2007

Here is the Pulse 2.0 review of Winamp 5.5

Platial Acquires Frappr!

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 18, 2007

Platial has acquired Frappr!, a website that allows users to build maps of their own town.

Automattic Buys And Integrates Gravatar Into WordPress.com

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 18, 2007

Automattic has acquired Gravatar and started integrating it into WordPress immediately.

Mobile Social Network Treemo Has Raised $2.55 Million Series A-1

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 17, 2007

Treemo, a mobile social network, has raised $2.55 million in Series A-1 funding.

TubeMogul Raises Seed Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 16, 2007

TubeMogul is a video analytics company that has raised seed capital.

Webcam Social Network, TokBox Has Raised $4 Million From Sequoia And Other Angel Investors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 15, 2007

Webcam social network TokBox has raised $4 million in funding from Sequoia Capital and several angel investors

Outside.in Brings In $1.5 Million Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 10, 2007

Outside.in has raised $1.5 million in funding to develop a geo-targeted advertising platform.

MyBuys Raises $10 Million Series B

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 8, 2007

MyBuys has raised $10 million in Series B funding led by Palomar Ventures and joined by Lightspeed Venture Partners.

Justin.tv Raises Funding For Trendy Lifecasting

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 3, 2007

Justin.tv has raised funding for its new trendy lifecasting platform

MyPunchBowl Raises Seed Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 2, 2007

MyPunchBowl has raised seed capital from Intel Capital and eCoast Angels.

Reply! Raises $4.5 Million Series C

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 2, 2007

Reply! has raised $4.5 million in Series C funding

Social Shopping Company ThisNext Hires Scott Morrow As President

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 2, 2007

Social shopping company ThisNext has hired Scott Morrow as the company's president

Internet Advertising Company The Rubicon Project Raises $6 Million Series A

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 2, 2007

The Rubicon Project has raised $6 million in Series A

Techmeme Launches A Leaderboard

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 1, 2007

Techmeme has launched a leaderboard

Adobe Buys Virtual Ubiquity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 1, 2007

Adobe has acquired Virtual Ubiquity

TuneSquare Offers Free Indie Music Without DRM

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 30, 2007

TuneSquare is now offering access to free indie music without DRM

NebuAd Raises $20 Million For Its Behavioral Targeting Network Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 29, 2007

NebuAd has raised $20 million in funding for its behavior targeting platform.

Joost Beta Version 1.0 Now Available

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 29, 2007

Joost has released beta version 1.0, but it has a number of problems.

Xoom Raises $20.29 Million In Series E Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 29, 2007

Xoom has raised $20.29 million in Series E funding

Armani Releases Luxury Items For Second Life Avatars

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 26, 2007

Armani is now selling luxury items for avatars in Second Life