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- Social Media Agency Gets Funding Boost
Seattle-based Banyan Branch, a media agency that provides end-to-end marketing services for the leading brands, has secured $1.7 million in growth funding from a group of private investors. The company plans to use the capital to accelerate growth and continue investment in scalable social media processes, media buying and technology for its clients. A group of elite investors and entrepreneurs participated in the Series A growth round, including, among others, Bob Gay, CEO and co-founder of Huntsman Gay Global Capital; Bill Bryant, venture partner at Draper Fisher Jurvetson and Geoff Entress, venture partner at Voyager Capital.
- Oracle Buys GoAhead
Oracle is buying GoAhead, a maker of packaged service availability software for the communications industry. GoAhead has reportedly raised more than $40 million in venture capital from investors including Columbia Capital, Cedar Grove Investments, Intel Capital and Voyager Capital. Terms of the acquisition were not released. The deal is expected to close before the end of the year.
- Act-On Software Buys Marketbright
On the heels of a $10 million venture round this summer, Act-On Software, which is developing cloud-based integrated marketing platforms, has acquired the assets of marketing automation software maker Marketbright. Terms of the deal were not released. Beaverton, Oregon-based Act-On is backed by venture capital firms Trinity Ventures, U.S. Venture Partners and Voyager Capital, as well as by Cisco.
- Act-On Software Adds $10M
Beaverton, Oregon-based Act-On Software has closed $10 million in Series C financing with Trinity Ventures. To date, the company has raised a total of $14 million. Act-On, which is developing cloud-based integrated marketing platforms, will use the funding for product development and expansion.
- Big Fish Games Adds Geoff Entress to Board
Seattle-based Big Fish Games has added Geoff Entress to its board. Entress is a venture partner with Voyager Capital and a former venture partner with Madrona Venture Group. He serves on a handful of other boards, including publicly traded drugstore.com, as well as Liquid Planner and Dashwire. Founded in 2002, Big Fish Games develops and distributes casual games.