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Chernin Group, Comcast Ventures and WPP Back FullscreenFullscreen said on Monday that it has completed a round of Series A funding. No financial terms were disclosed. The lead investors were The Chernin Group, Comcast Ventures and WPP. Based in Los Angeles, Fullscreen is a provider of online video.
- Videology Closes $60 Mln in Series D Financing
Videology, a Baltimore, Md.-based video technology platform, said on Tuesday that it has completed a $60 million Series D financing round. The lead investor was Catalyst Investors. Current investors New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Valhalla Partners and Comcast Ventures also participated in the round, along with new investor Pinnacle Ventures. The funding will be used to further develop Videology's technology.
First Round Has the Most Exits of Social Business Startups - By a NoseSocial software startups providing products to businesses have been catching the eye of venture capitalists for some time. Thirty-eight of 55 companies identified by Jeremiah Owyang, a partner at the research firm Altimeter Group, received funding.
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- FanDuel Closes Series C
Daily fantasy sports game operator FanDuel has closed $11 million in Series C financing from new investor Comcast Ventures, existing investors Piton Capital, Pentech Ventures, Bullpen Capital and serial investor Richard Koch. Andrew Cleland, a partner at Comcast Ventures has joined FanDuel's board.
- Houzz Inks $35M Series C
Online home decorating company Houzz has raised $35 million in Series C financing, with aims to bolster the company’s engineering and design teams. New Enterprise Associates and GGV Capital led the round, with participation from Sequoia Capital, Comcast Ventures, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Yammer founder David Sacks. Houzz also announced that it would launch a premium service for design professionals, calls Houzz Pro+. Houzz is based in Palo Alto, Calif.
- Bessemer Venture Partners Bolsters Team
Bessemer Venture Partners announced Thursday that it has promoted Kent Bennett, Brian Feinstein, Ethan Kurzweil and Trevor Oelschig to partner, and added Bessermer alumnus Alex Ferrara as a partner, while Entrepreneur-in-Residence Jeff Epstein moves to an operating partner role. Ferrara joined Bessemer in 2005, and is rejoining as a partner in the New York office.
- Corporate Venturing Becomes a Corporate Adventure for N.J. Attorney
Ian Goldstein of Drinker Biddle & Reath knows firsthand the pressure of startups and now helps corporate VCs keep the deals flowing
- RAMP Inks $15M Series C
Search and video startup RAMP has raised $15 million in Series C financing led by New York-based StarVest Partners. Deborah Farrington, co-founder and general partner at StarVest, joins RAMP's board. Other investors in the round include Hearst Interactive Media, EDBI, Fairhaven Capital, Accel Partners, General Catalyst Partners, and Comcast Ventures. This round brings the total capital raised to $40 million.