Category | Venture Capital

Big names back Project Slice’s smarter shopping inbox

Posted on 26 May 2011

A new startup called Project Slice wants to make all those receipts in your email inbox genuinely useful. Similar to what Mint does for your personal finances, what TripIt does for your travel plans, and what services like Manilla do for your bills , the Palo Alto, Calif.

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Indian flash sales site Exclusively.In raises $16M

Posted on 26 May 2011

Exclusively.In , a site that offers deals on Indian-inspired fashion, just announced that it has raised $16 million in a second round of funding. The company, which is based in New York and New Delhi, launched in June of 2010.

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Ashton Kutcher books extended stay with Airbnb

Posted on 26 May 2011

Airbnb , a service that pairs travelers seeking a unique experience with locals willing to rent out their spaces for a fee, is the latest startup to grab the attention of Ashton Kutcher. The actor has invested a significant amount of money into the San Francisco based startup and will join its team as a strategic advisor, according to the company’s official blog . Kutcher’s role will involve enhancing Airbnb’s community engagement and expanding the service internationally.

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Kabam raises $85M for hardcore social gaming business

Posted on 26 May 2011

Here’s a “kaboom” for all those social game skeptics out there. Kabam has raised $85 million in a fourth round of funding to fuel its business making hardcore games for social networks such as Facebook. The backers include Google Ventures, Pinnacle Ventures, Performance Equity and SK Telecom Ventures, as well as earlier backers.

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Kabam raises $85M for hardcore social gaming business

Posted on 26 May 2011

Here’s a “kaboom” for all those social game skeptics out there.

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Morgan Solar brings in $16.5M for lower-cost solar

Posted on 25 May 2011

Solar startup Morgan Solar plans to announce Thursday that it has raised $16.5 million in venture-capital funding.

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Morgan Solar brings in $16.5M for lower-cost solar

Posted on 25 May 2011

Solar startup Morgan Solar plans to announce Thursday that it has raised $16.5 million in venture-capital funding.

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Peak Games raises $5M for social gaming

Posted on 25 May 2011

Turkish game publisher Peak Games has raised $5 million to make social games for emerging markets. The deal shows that investors are looking beyond established markets to emerging countries where social games are still catching on. Peak Games, which has more than 10 million monthly active users on Facebook, is targeting its games at Turkey, the Middle East and North Africa

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Peak Games raises $5M for social gaming

Posted on 25 May 2011

Turkish game publisher Peak Games has raised $5 million to make social games for emerging markets. The deal shows that investors are looking beyond established markets to emerging countries where social games are still catching on. Peak Games, which has more than 10 million monthly active users on Facebook, is targeting its games at Turkey, the Middle East and North Africa

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Finland’s Supercell raises $12M for hardcore real-time social games

Posted on 25 May 2011

Finnish game developer Supercell has raised $12 million in funding for its hardcore real-time social gaming business. The investment shows the increasing appetite for investments in social games, especially those that hope to one-up dominant social game companies such as Zynga by providing a next-generation style of game play on platforms such as Facebook.

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