Digital River Inc. (Nasdaq: DRIV) has acquired Fatfoogoo, an Austrian provider of in-game and online commerce services. The deal is valued at approximately $10 million in cash. Fatfoogoo had raised VC funding from Digital River, NextMarch, Gamma Capital Partners and Ueber.mut.
3 min read · 05 May 2010
Invidi Technologies Corp., a Princeton, N.J.-based provider of targeted advertising for broadband TV services, has raised $23 million in Series D funding. Google Inc. led the round, and was joined by return backersWPP Group, EnerTech Capital, InterWest Partners and Menlo Ventures.
4 min read · 05 May 2010
Tessera Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: TSRA) has agreed to acquire Siimpel Inc., an Arcadia, Calif.-based maker of integrated optical microsystems. The deal is valued at $15 million in cash. Siimpel had raised over $75 million from firms like Motorola Ventures, NTT DOCOMO, DFJ, Global Catalyst Partners, LG Innotek, Portage Venture Partners, Scale Venture Partners, Sun America Ventures and Zone Venture Partners.
2 min read · 05 May 2010
AudienceScience Inc., a New York-based provider of behaviorally-targeted audience analytics for Web advertising, has acquired Consorte Media, a leading digital marketing company that connects advertisers with Hispanics online. No financial terms were disclosed. AudienceScience has raised over $100 million in VC funding from Mayfield Fund, Mohr Davidow Ventures, Meritech Capital Partners and Integral Capital Partners.
3 min read · 05 May 2010
ChoiceVendor, a San Francisco-based B2B review site focused on vendors, has acquired rival VendorCity. No financial terms were disclosed. ChoiceVendor has raised VC funding from Battery Ventures.
3 min read · 05 May 2010
Infoblox, a Santa Clara, Calif.-based provider of realt-time network infrastructure solutions, has acquired Netcordia Inc., an Annapolis, Md.-based provider of network change and configuration management solutions. No financial terms were disclosed. Infoblox has raised over $75 million in VC funding from Focus Ventures, Chess Ventures, Duchossois Technology Partners, Sequoia Capital, Open Prairie Ventures and Tenaya Capital. Netcordia has raised over $17 million from firms that include Novak Biddle Venture Partners and Trinity Ventures.
4 min read · 05 May 2010
3 min read · 05 May 2010
Enquisite Inc., a San Francisco-based provider of marketing measurement and optimization solutions, has raised $5.2 million in new VC funding. Rho Canada Ventures led the round, and was joined by return backers Castile Ventures, Formative Ventures, Retro Venture Partners and The Entrepreneurs’ Fund III. The company previously raised around $9 million.
2 min read · 05 May 2010
Internet Pawn Inc., a Denver-based online pawn shop, has raised $1.5 million in Series A funding. New backers include Daylight Partners and Access Ventures.
2 min read · 05 May 2010
Kate Mitchell, a managing partner of Scale Venture Partners, has been elected chair of the National Venture Capital Association's board of directors. She succeeds Terry McGuire of Polaris Venture Partners. Also joining the board in director capacities are Bruce Evans of Summit Partners, Norm Fogelsong of Institutional Venture Partners, Robert Nelsen of ARCH Venture Partners, Scott Sandell of New Enterprise Associates and Theresia Gouw Ranzetta of Accel Partners.
4 min read · 05 May 2010
