AAA July 2013 – Page 3

Month: July 2013

Steamboat follows EdgeCast into D round

EdgeCast, a US-based content delivery network, has secured $54m in D series funding round, led by private equity firm Performance Equity Management (PEM), with follow-on participation from the company’s existing investors, venture capital firm Menlo Ventures and Steamboat Ventures, the corporate venturing arm of US media company The Walt Disney Company. The D funding comprised… Continue reading Steamboat follows EdgeCast into D round

O’Reilly tables cash for Chairish

Chairish, a US-based curated online marketplace for second hand home furnishings, has raised $3.2m in seed funding from venture capital firm Azure Capital Partners and O’Reilly AlphaTech Ventures (OATV), the seed stage corporate venturing arm of US-based media company O’Reilly Media. The capital will be used to accelerate Chairish’s growth and expand its marketplace. Mark… Continue reading O’Reilly tables cash for Chairish

Liberty joins corporate conversation at Expect Labs

Expect Labs, a US-based technology company that is working in the field of anticipatory computing to deliver conversation-related information searches, has raised an undisclosed amount of new investment from Liberty Global Ventures, an investment fund owned by cable company Liberty Global, and from existing investor IDG Ventures USA, part of the IDG Ventures network whose… Continue reading Liberty joins corporate conversation at Expect Labs

Genacast backs Riskive cybersecurity startup

Riskive, a US-based cybersecurity software startup, has secured $2.2m in seed funding from Genacast Ventures (a seed fund formed in partnership between serial entrepreneur Gil Beyda and with Comcast Ventures, the corporate venturing arm of entertainment and cable communications company Comcast Corporation, to invest in technology-centric internet start-ups), venture capital firm Core Capital and a… Continue reading Genacast backs Riskive cybersecurity startup

Venturocket.com promises an end to résumé spam

By Adrien Henni, East-West Digital News  Investing in US startups has become a habit for certain Russian venture funds, as shown by a recent $700,000 capital injection into US-based Venturocket.com, an innovative online “talent discovery platform.” The round was led by Runa Capital, a venture fund with offices in Moscow and California, with the participation of Talent Equity Ventures (TEqV), the… Continue reading Venturocket.com promises an end to résumé spam

Bloomberg Beta makes Context Relevant investment

Context Relevant, a US-based provider of predictive analytics applications, has closed a $7m series A funding round from Bloomberg Beta, the early-stage venture capital fund recently launched by US-based media group Bloomberg, venture capital firm Madrona Venture Group, private equity investor Vulcan Capital, angel investor Geoff Entress and other private investors. The investment will be used… Continue reading Bloomberg Beta makes Context Relevant investment