IPTV Provider Avail Media Raises $25M

Thursday, November 29th, 2007

IPTV and media service company Avail Media, Inc. has just closed the final tranche of a $25 million Series B equity round. Valhalla Partners joined previous backers Columbia Capital, Novak Biddle Venture Partners, and Pioneer Ventures for this round. Along with the company’s $5 million in debt financing ...

Youku Hits the Jackpot with $25M

Wednesday, November 21st, 2007

In its third round of funding, China-based video-sharing site Youku hit it big with $25 million. Brookside Capital Partners, a subsidiary of Ban Capital, led the round with previous investors Sutter Hill Ventures, Farraloon Capital Management and Chengwei Ventures also participating. Youku’s previous two rounds were for ...

Third Time’s a Charm: Phanfare Gets $2.5M in Latest Round

Wednesday, November 21st, 2007

Photo-sharing site Phanfare has received $2.5 million in additional funding. In this third round, the funding was led by Azure Capital Partners and other undisclosed investors. So with so many other photo-sharing sites, will this latest round of funding help Phanfare rise closer to the top? ...

BuzzLogic’s New Ad Network Gets $2.5M

Monday, November 19th, 2007

BuzzLogic has received another $2.5 million in financing from Adams Capital Management, Transcosmos and Ackerley Partners, for further development and promotion of its recently launched advertising tools. This new set of advertising tools works with BuzzLogic’s new Targeted Ad Network, which isolates social media for providing marketers with the ...