Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Spectrum K12 School Solutions Inc got VCs funding

What Company Is Offering:
Spectrum K12 School Solutions Inc. is the leading provider of Response to Intervention and special education IEP software serving 11% of the U.S. K-12 student population including 20 of the top 100 school districts in the United States. Their patented software is a dynamic student achievement management system that has enabled personalized learning for over 5 million children in 29 states in support of our mission to close the achievement gap and Move Every Child Forward.

How Much They Got From VCs:

Spectrum K12 School Solutions Inc, the leading provider of student achievement management software solutions for K12 school districts announced that it has completed a round of financing led by Novak Biddle Venture Partners, Capital Trust Ventures, Comerica Bank and MMV Financial Inc.

This round of financing will expand Spectrum K12’s patented, award winning student achievement management software products including response to intervention and service provider management. Spectrum K12 student achievement management software has enabled personalized learning for over 5 million children in 29 states in support of their mission to close the achievement gap and Move Every Child Forward.



More at:www.spectrumK12.com

CollegeWikis has closed a $2 million funding

What Company Is Offering:
CollegeWikis is the leading group messaging and information platform for students by students. The CollegeWikis web site and messaging platform provides access to immediate and trusted community information.

How Much They Got From VCs:

CollegeWikis, the leading group messaging and information platform for students by students, announced that it has closed a $2 million funding round led by HighBAR Ventures, an early stage venture capital firm founded by Bill Joy, Andreas Bechtolsheim and Roy Thiele-Sardiña. Richmond Management, eCoast Angel Network and Boston Harbor Angels also participated. Thiele-Sardiña will join CollegeWikis’ Board of Directors as part of this financing.

More at:www.collegewikis.com

appssavvy is a direct sales team for the social media space

What Company Is Offering:
appssavvy is a direct sales team for the social media space. The company based in New York City connects hundreds of social media applications with leading brands and agencies. appssavvy provides advertisers with contextually-relevant targeted media opportunities reaching an audience of more than 50 million unique online consumers enjoying social media applications. Developers generate significant revenues through appssavvy's integrated sponsorship capabilities for brands and agencies.

How Much They Got From VCs:
appssavvy , a direct sales team for social media applications, today announced that it has secured $3.1 million in Series A funding led by TRUE Ventures . appssavvy marks TRUE Ventures' first investment through its second fund with $165.5 million in commitments.

In addition to TRUE Venture's investment, Scott Kurnit, founder of About.com and an investor and advisor at the cross-section of media and technology, also participated in appssavvy's Series A investment round. Kurnit has worked at the highest levels of Warner, Viacom, News Corp., PBS, IBM and MCI.

More at:www.appssavvy.com

wabbadabba.com ---Search And Earn

What Company Is Offering:
Use wabbadabba.com as a normal search engine.Each search (limited to 150 a day) gives you a chance at instantly winning a prize.If you win, you’ll see an alert . Just tell them your name and where to send the prize. That’s it…

You do not have to register to win; all you need to do is search as you would do with any other search engine.
There are some rules they follow, but they do not stop you from winning. They limit each household to 3 prizes a month, so that everyone gets a chance of winning.

How It Works:
To use wabbadabba you do not need to register, sign up, join, enlist, commit, enroll or attach yourself in anyway to wabbadabba. However in order to claim your prize, and invite mates to join they will need a few detail.

More at:http://www.wabbadabba.com/