Private Equity
2 min read · 20 October 2009
4 min read · 19 October 2009
1 min read · 19 October 2009
Viadeo SA, a France-based operator of a business social network, has acquired Canadian social networking company UNYK. No financial terms were disclosed. Viadeo has raised VC funding from AGF Private Equity and Ventech.
3 min read · 19 October 2009
Barracuda Networks Inc., a Campbell, Calif.-based provider of email and Web security appliances, has acquired Purewire Inc., an SaaS-based Web gateway provider. No financial terms were disclosed. Barracuda raised a $40 million Series A round in 2005 from Sequoia Capital and Francisco Partners. Purewire has raised around $3 million from Intersouth Partners and the State of Georgia Seed Fund.
4 min read · 15 October 2009
Motionbox, a New York-based provider of online video sharing services, has acquired rival Viddyou. No financial terms were disclosed. Motionbox has raised over $15 million in VC funding, from firms like Canaan Partners, Constellation Ventures, Itochu Corp. and SAS Investors.
2 min read · 12 October 2009
Caring.com, a San Mateo, Calif.-based provider of eldercare and end-of-life content, has acquired Gilbert Guide, an online provider of senior housing and homecare information. No financial terms were disclosed. Caring.com has raised around $6 million from DCM and Split Rock Partners.
3 min read · 08 October 2009
Knowledge Networks Inc., a VC-backed provider of research to media and advertising companies, yesterday announced its acquisition of Dimestore Media, which helps measure the effectiveness of digital advertising through surveys. Dimestore Media was founded in 2008 by Scott Cohen and David Moore, who previously co-founded online ad network 24/7 Media, which later merged with Real Media. Knowledge Networks has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Alloy Ventures, Maveron, Meritech Capital Partners, Oak Hill Venture Partners and Oak Investment Partners. I caught up with Knowledge Networks' CEO Simon Kooyman to get his take on the Internet advertising market and understand how market research is driving today's corporate decision-making. Get Q&A after the jump...
3 min read · 07 October 2009
BroadSoft Inc., a Gaithersburg, Md.-based provider of VoIP application software to the telecom industry, has acquired Packet Island Inc., a Cupertino, Calif.-based provider of SaaS-based quality of service assessment and monitoring tools for VoIP and video networks and services. No financial terms were disclosed. Broadsoft has raised around $76 million in total VC funding since 1998, from firms like Bessemer Venture Partners, Charles River Ventures, Columbia Capital, Crescendo Ventures, Grotech Capital Group, RRE Ventures and Meritech Capital Partners. Packet Island had raised just over $3 million, from Garage Technology Ventures, Rincon Venture Partners and Startup Capital Ventures.
3 min read · 07 October 2009
Box.net, a Palo Alto, Calif.-based provider of an online filing system, has acquired Increo Solutions, a Mountain View, Calif.-based developer of collaborative online document and media viewing tools. No financial terms were disclosed. Box.net has raised $12.5 million from U.S. Venture Partners and Draper Fisher Jurvetson, while Increo raised a small amount of seed funding from DFJ.
2 min read · 07 October 2009
