VCJ Staff

be2 Raises €15 Million

be2, a London-based global matchmaking site, has raised €15 million in second-round funding from the Index Ventures Growth Fund. It had previously raised capital from Banexi Ventures and individual angels.

VC Funds Tap China Game Designers Amid Downturn

HomeAway Raises $250 Million

HomeAway Inc., an Austin, Texas-based operator of an online vacation rentals website, has raised $250 million in new VC funding. Technology Crossover Ventures led the round, and was joined by return backers investors Institutional Venture Partners and Redpoint Ventures. It had previously raised over $230 million from IVP, Redpoint, Trident Capital, Austin Ventures and American Capital

Report: Project Playlist Raises $20 Million

IntelePeer Raises $18 Million

IntelePeer Inc., a San Mateo, Calif.–based provider of hosted on-demand rich media communications, has raised $18 million in third-round funding. VantagePoint Venture Partners led the round, and was joined by return backers Kennet Venture Partners, NorthCap Partners and EDF Ventures. It had previously raised around $20 million.

Mickie Rosen Joins Velocity Interactive

Mickie Rosen has joined Velocity Interactive Group as an investment partner. She has spent the past several months consulting for Velocity, and previously was with Fox Interactive Media as senior vice president and general manager of entertainment. Velocity is currently raising its first fund since forming late last year, although it still has some dry powder left from its prior incarnation as ComVentures.

Alice.com Raises First Round

Alice.com, a Madison, Wis.-based online platform for connecting manufacturers and consumers in the packaged goods market, has raised $4.3 million in first-round funding. Kegonsa Capital Partners and DaneVest Tech Fund co-led the round.

Tbricks Raises €4 Million

TeleDNA Raises $10 Million from Peepul Capital

TeleDNA Communications Pvt Ltd., a Bangalore, India-based provider of mobile VAS solutions, has raised $10 million in VC funding from Peepul Capital.

Planet Metrics Raises $2.3 Million

Planet Metrics, a Burlingame, Calif.-based provider of carbon modeling and visualization software, has raised $2.3 million in Series A funding from Draper Fisher Jurvetson and individual angels.