Venture Capital

National Lampoon Acquires DrunkUniversity.com

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 8, 2007

National Lampoon has acquired DrunkUniversity.com.

MySpace Has Acquired Photobucket for $250 Million In Cash

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 7, 2007

MySpace has acquired Photobucket for $250 million in cash.

introNetworks Has Raised $2.7 Million From Adobe Systems

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 5, 2007

introNetworks has raised $2.7 million in venture capital funding.

Adobe Systems Now Owns Scene7

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 4, 2007

Adobe Systems has acquired Scene7

Yahoo! Spending $680 Million For Remaining Stake In Right Media

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 30, 2007

Yahoo! is spending $680 million to buy the remaining stake in Right Media.

San Francisco-Based Travel Start-Up TripIt Raises $1 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 23, 2007

TripIt has announced that it has raised $1 million in funding.

Bezos Expeditions Completes A Private Equity Buyout Of ExpenseWatch.com

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 22, 2007

Bezos Expeditions has completed a private equity buyout of ExpenseWatch.com.

Legal Stealth Startup Avvo.com Raises $10 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 20, 2007

Avvo.com is a legal stealth startup company that has raised $10 million in funding.

Recent Tech Deals: Adify, Funny or Die, 5min, and Yardbarker

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 17, 2007

Here is a breakdown of recent tech deals involving Adify, Funny or Die, 5min and Yardbarker

Recent Tech Deals: CrispAds, ScanScout, AmazingMoms.com

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 17, 2007

CrispAds and AmazingMoms.com have been sold. And ScanScout has raised $2 million in funding.

Dow Jones & Company Acquires eFinancialNews.com For $51.8 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 14, 2007

Dow Jones & Company has acquired eFinancialNews.com for $51.8 million.

Google Wants To Acquire ‘Crazy Ideas’

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 13, 2007

Google's Director of Corporate Development Salman Ullah said that the company wants to acquire some "crazy ideas."

Recent Tech Funding: OnRequest Images, Investopedia, Personal Bee, And Rivals.com

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 13, 2007

OnRequest Images, Investopedia, and Personal Bee have raised funding. And there is an acquisition rumor about Rivals.com.

Recent Tech Funding: World Golf Tour, ChoiceStream, BioWizard, and Fandango

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 12, 2007

World Golf Tour, ChoiceStream, BioWizard have recently raised funding. And there are rumors that Comcast may buy Fandango.

Recent Tech Funding: YouMail, Mimosa Systems, Dice, RIPL, Cellfish Media, Zoodango, Reply, OZON, ForeSee Results

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 6, 2007

YouMail, Mimosa Systems, Dice, RIPL, Cellfish Media, Zoodango, Reply, OZON, and ForeSee Results have recently raised venture capital funding.

comScore Filing For An IPO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 2, 2007

comScore has filed to go public.

Recent Tech Funding: LiveNation, Wallop, CARTASITE, iUpload, Sportsvite, Games2Win, NaturallyCurly, Zaadz, SearchPhysics, Neosaej, TRACE, Fliptrack, And Beyond.com

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 1, 2007

LiveNation, Wallop, CARTASITE, iUpload, Sportsvite, Games2Win, NaturallyCurly, Zaadz, SearchPhysics, Neosaej, TRACE, Fliptrack, and Beyond.com have recently raised venture capital funding.

Greylock Partners Leads $4 Million Series A Investment In Payoneer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 26, 2007

Recent Tech Funding: Voxpop, OutSpark, HyperText Solutions, RoofTop Comedy, The Onion News Network, Crush or Flush, Glimpse

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 24, 2007

Voxpop, OutSpark, HyperText Solutions, RoofTop Comedy, The Onion News Network, Crush or Flush, and Glimpse raised funding this week.

Kongregate Receives Seed Funding And Then Launches Beta

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 22, 2007

Kongregate has rolled out of beta and has raised a seed round of funding.

Recent Tech Funding: Oodle, Amp’d, Eyeblaster, MyCoupons, Ludic Labs, And Boorah

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 21, 2007

Oodle, Amp'd, Eyeblaster, MyCoupons, Ludic Labs, and Boorah all raised funding this week.

This Week In Acquisitions: Microsoft And Cisco Systems

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 15, 2007

This week Microsoft announced the acquisition of TellMe and Cisco Systems acquired WebEx.

Stalk Fellow Internet Users With Whisher, The First Wi-Fi Social Network

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 31, 2007

Here is the Pulse 2.0 review of the Wi-Fi social network Whisher.

Baby Boomer Social Network TeeBeeDee Raises $1.6 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 18, 2007

TeeBeeDee is a baby boomer social network that has raised $1.6 million in funding.

Chegg’s $2.2 Million Golden Egg

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 18, 2007

Chegg has raised $2.2 million in funding.

Who Are the Geniuses At Genius.com And How They Got $10 Million Series B Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 18, 2007

Genius.com sells software to clients that tracks what other pages that consumers in a wide range of demographics visit.

meebo Now $12.5 Million Strong After Series B

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 18, 2007

Meebo has now raised a total of $12.5 million in funding.

What Is Brightcove Doing With A Total of $81.2 Million Funding?

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 17, 2007

Brightcove has raised a total of $81.2 million in funding. What is the company doing with this investment?

Free Dating Site OkCupid Raises $6 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2007

OkCupid has raised $6 million in funding.

Wiki-Builder Website Wetpaint Welcomes $9.5 Million Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 9, 2007

Wetpaint, a wiki-style website builder, has raised $9.5 million in funding.