What Company Is Offering:
Wikiprofessional's Concept Web Initiative is a global collaboration to innovate how knowledge is represented and expanded on the Internet.
How It Works:
Wikiprofessional offers you two ways to enter the Concept Web: the Concept Web Navigator and the Wikifier. Via the Concept Web Navigator, you can directly explore or edit the Concept Web by typing a query into the search box. For each concept you query, the Navigator yields a unified results page that shows both the Knowlet and new Wiki page. The Wikifier is a tool that allows the power of the Concept Web to be access from any web-page in the world.
Concept Web's New Wiki Technology
In addition to the precision with which the Concept Web represents knowledge on the Internet, it also fuels the real-time expansion of knowledge with creation of new Wiki technology. The Wiki is an extension of the MediaWiki software that enables Wiki editing capability in a relational database structure.
WikiProfessional has jumpstarted the knowledge expansion initiative of the Concept Web by the importing of 'authoritative sources' from the Life Sciences into the Wiki. Currently, selected records from the Unified Medical Language System, UniProt, GeneOntology, and IntAct have been imported providing foundation information on over a million concepts for which the 'million minds' can add their insights. The authoritative sources are 'read only' in WikiProfessional and community annotation will be supplementary, performed on copies of the original records. Users will be able to add new or edit existing textual commentary to, for example, nuance or describe new biological functions. It will also be possible to establish links between two Wiki records to illustrate pertinent relationships. All modifications are attributed to the participating scientist and certain granting agencies have indicated that they are interested in using the resulting contributions as indices of scholarly achievement. Eventually, the most mature stage of the community data can be combined with the latest version of the authoritative source data and acknowledgment will be given for the scientific contribution. Gradually, more authoritative sources will be added.
More at:http://www.wikiprofessional.org/
Friday, June 6, 2008
whynotAD Ad portal allows anyone to place FREE ads and classifieds
What Company Is Offering:
whynotAD is a Web 2.0 Wiki Style Free Ad, Advertising and Classifieds Portal. In fact, whynotAD is the world's first all-in-one Web 2.0 Ad, Advertising and Classified - Free Advertising Portal.whynotAD is the first in a series of many exciting Web 2.0 Portals we are developing for the community.
How It Works:
whynotAD Ad portal allows anyone to place FREE ads and classifieds. You choose the ad categories for your advertising and, because of the portal's smart programming, your ad should appear more relevant when people search for information on search engines like Google, Yahoo and MSN.
As people place ads, advertising, classifieds, articles, events, news, holiday offers, travel vouchers, and photos, you'll be able to discover new and exciting stuff, and our simple ‘book-like’ scroll functions allow you to browse interesting ads, classifieds, and exciting categories.
More at:http://www.whynotad.com/
whynotAD is a Web 2.0 Wiki Style Free Ad, Advertising and Classifieds Portal. In fact, whynotAD is the world's first all-in-one Web 2.0 Ad, Advertising and Classified - Free Advertising Portal.whynotAD is the first in a series of many exciting Web 2.0 Portals we are developing for the community.
How It Works:
whynotAD Ad portal allows anyone to place FREE ads and classifieds. You choose the ad categories for your advertising and, because of the portal's smart programming, your ad should appear more relevant when people search for information on search engines like Google, Yahoo and MSN.
As people place ads, advertising, classifieds, articles, events, news, holiday offers, travel vouchers, and photos, you'll be able to discover new and exciting stuff, and our simple ‘book-like’ scroll functions allow you to browse interesting ads, classifieds, and exciting categories.
More at:http://www.whynotad.com/
WhiteFence is the leading online one-stop comparison shopping marketplace for consumers looking to compare and order essential home services
What Company Is Offering:
WhiteFence is the leading online one-stop comparison shopping marketplace for consumers looking to compare and order essential home services. They connect consumers with the services that power their lives—from phones to high-speed Internet to electricity and beyond. The company has grown to offer service to customers nationwide. WhiteFence’s proprietary transaction engine makes it easy for all of the U.S. households that move annually, as well as consumers just looking to switch services, to find the best deals and conveniently set up their home services in minutes.
Unique Features:
* Connect all the utilities for your new home in minutes.
* Get all the services you need for your move free—movers quotes, boxes, storage and more!.
* Enjoy one-stop convenience whether you are moving around the corner or across the country.
* Choose the brands you want and trust at the best prices.
* Change your address without ever leaving the comfort of your home.
* Transfer existing services and even keep your current phone number.
* Get expert moving Tips and News.
More at;http://www.whitefence.com/
WhiteFence is the leading online one-stop comparison shopping marketplace for consumers looking to compare and order essential home services. They connect consumers with the services that power their lives—from phones to high-speed Internet to electricity and beyond. The company has grown to offer service to customers nationwide. WhiteFence’s proprietary transaction engine makes it easy for all of the U.S. households that move annually, as well as consumers just looking to switch services, to find the best deals and conveniently set up their home services in minutes.
Unique Features:
* Connect all the utilities for your new home in minutes.
* Get all the services you need for your move free—movers quotes, boxes, storage and more!.
* Enjoy one-stop convenience whether you are moving around the corner or across the country.
* Choose the brands you want and trust at the best prices.
* Change your address without ever leaving the comfort of your home.
* Transfer existing services and even keep your current phone number.
* Get expert moving Tips and News.
More at;http://www.whitefence.com/
Horsesmouth As A Mentor
What Company Is Offering:
It's a place where as a member you can find someone to inspire, support or advise you on the challenges you are facing from the perspective of someone who's 'been there, done that'. Or as a mentor, you can give something back by sharing your life lessons with others facing the same thing.
A mentor is someone who has learnt a thing or two and wants to help others. If you are willing to share this learning in a thoughtful and sensitive manner to help someone through a time of transition, they welcome you as a horsesmouth mentor.
How It Works:
As a member, horsesmouth gives you direct access to people from all walks of life, all of whom are here to help you. As a mentor, horsesmouth provides you with an easy, safe and meaningful way to give something back and to put your life lessons to good use. Remember, someone needs what you know and someone knows what you need.
To register as a member, you need to give us your name, date of birth, email address, mobile phone number and location. But none of this information is visible to other users on the site, and none of it will be passed on to others. If you're signing up to mentor other people, you need to give quite in-depth information about your life experiences. This is published on the site to help ensure members contact the right mentor for them.
More at:http://www.horsesmouth.co.uk/
It's a place where as a member you can find someone to inspire, support or advise you on the challenges you are facing from the perspective of someone who's 'been there, done that'. Or as a mentor, you can give something back by sharing your life lessons with others facing the same thing.
A mentor is someone who has learnt a thing or two and wants to help others. If you are willing to share this learning in a thoughtful and sensitive manner to help someone through a time of transition, they welcome you as a horsesmouth mentor.
How It Works:
As a member, horsesmouth gives you direct access to people from all walks of life, all of whom are here to help you. As a mentor, horsesmouth provides you with an easy, safe and meaningful way to give something back and to put your life lessons to good use. Remember, someone needs what you know and someone knows what you need.
To register as a member, you need to give us your name, date of birth, email address, mobile phone number and location. But none of this information is visible to other users on the site, and none of it will be passed on to others. If you're signing up to mentor other people, you need to give quite in-depth information about your life experiences. This is published on the site to help ensure members contact the right mentor for them.
More at:http://www.horsesmouth.co.uk/
Meseon is a social network related with art
What Company Is Offering:
Meseon is a social network related with art.Meseon has been created to artists, people that love art, art expositors, galleries, museums, etc.
If you love the art, meseon is the perfect place where enjoy of it. Explore, view the exhibitions, give your opinion, take contact with the artists or expositors, etc.
If you have some of art that you wish publish and share, upload it to meseon and make it public. They can help you to promote your art, share it, sale, etc.
How It Works:
Meseon is the best place for enjoy the art, or publish your artwork if you have.
If you like art, in meseon you can find a lot of artists, artworks, exhibitions, galleries, museums, etc, for you enjoy exploring the marvellous art world. If you have artwork, meseon is a great place for make it public and be knowled.
Allow to community enjoy with your work. Receive the users community opinion. Take contact with other artists, explore another trends.
More at:http://meseon.net/
Meseon is a social network related with art.Meseon has been created to artists, people that love art, art expositors, galleries, museums, etc.
If you love the art, meseon is the perfect place where enjoy of it. Explore, view the exhibitions, give your opinion, take contact with the artists or expositors, etc.
If you have some of art that you wish publish and share, upload it to meseon and make it public. They can help you to promote your art, share it, sale, etc.
How It Works:
Meseon is the best place for enjoy the art, or publish your artwork if you have.
If you like art, in meseon you can find a lot of artists, artworks, exhibitions, galleries, museums, etc, for you enjoy exploring the marvellous art world. If you have artwork, meseon is a great place for make it public and be knowled.
Allow to community enjoy with your work. Receive the users community opinion. Take contact with other artists, explore another trends.
More at:http://meseon.net/
Addoursearch.com is a completely free, hosted service and requires no registration to participate
What Company Is Offering:
Addoursearch.com is a completely free, hosted service and requires no registration to participate. Users simply fill out a quick online form with their site information, after which they are presented with a small snippet of code. When this code snippet is installed in a web page, it generates a small image or "badge" similar to popular bookmark and RSS buttons commonly found on many web sites and blogs.
Addoursearch.com has been tested and is compatible with the most popular hosted and downloadable blog, forum, and content management software titles including; Wordpress, Drupal, vBulletin, phpBB, and TypePad to name a few. Addoursearch.com is also compatible with most SaaS (Software as a Service) search solutions such as Google Coop and Yahoo!'s Search Builder as well as custom search implementations.
Addoursearch.com uses the most up-to-date OpenSearch specifications provided by Amazon's A9.com, Inc. and made available through a Creative Commons License.
More at:www.Addoursearch.com
Addoursearch.com is a completely free, hosted service and requires no registration to participate. Users simply fill out a quick online form with their site information, after which they are presented with a small snippet of code. When this code snippet is installed in a web page, it generates a small image or "badge" similar to popular bookmark and RSS buttons commonly found on many web sites and blogs.
Addoursearch.com has been tested and is compatible with the most popular hosted and downloadable blog, forum, and content management software titles including; Wordpress, Drupal, vBulletin, phpBB, and TypePad to name a few. Addoursearch.com is also compatible with most SaaS (Software as a Service) search solutions such as Google Coop and Yahoo!'s Search Builder as well as custom search implementations.
Addoursearch.com uses the most up-to-date OpenSearch specifications provided by Amazon's A9.com, Inc. and made available through a Creative Commons License.
More at:www.Addoursearch.com
LiveU develops and markets video transmission technologies and services that enable Internet portals and video broadcasters to uplink and transmit liv
What Company Is Offering:
LiveU develops and markets video transmission technologies and services that enable Internet portals and video broadcasters to uplink and transmit live instantly, anywhere, and at anytime. Live U is headquartered Fair Lawn, New Jersey, with R&D operations based in Kfar Saba, Israel. LiveU is a privately held company, backed by Canaan Partners, Carmel Ventures and a private investors group led by Mr. Yigal Yaacobi.
How Much They Got From VCs:
LiveU Inc., developers of unique technologies and products for the transmission of live video over wireless networks, today announced that it has raised $9 million in a second round of financing. Canaan Partners and Carmel Ventures led this round. LiveU has raised more than $12 million to date.
LiveU's expertise is in developing cutting-edge technology for transmission of live video directly from the field to the Internet and TV, by using wireless networks such as 3G cellular data, Wi-Fi, and WiMAX, without any need for dedicated infrastructure. These video transmissions boast high quality and low costs, which allows any Internet portal to provide live coverage to its users. LiveU's business model is based on providing its customers with a remote video transmission service based on pay-by-use pricing. The service is already being used by a premier Israeli sports portal, ONE.CO.IL, and leading community portals, sport sites and news blogs in the U.S. , and is also being piloted by a number of prominent national and international TV broadcasters.
LiveU's CEO, Shmuel Wasserman, said that finalizing this round of investment will allow the company to rapidly expand its marketing, sales and customer service departments both in the U.S. and worldwide, while continuing to develop more advanced versions of the product and further uses of the technology. "We are proud to have been validated by such prominent funds," said Wasserman. "Investors such as Canaan Partners and Carmel Ventures are a strategic advantage for us, and I am confident that their professional assistance will contribute greatly to LiveU's success and global expansion."
More at:http://www.liveu.tv/
LiveU develops and markets video transmission technologies and services that enable Internet portals and video broadcasters to uplink and transmit live instantly, anywhere, and at anytime. Live U is headquartered Fair Lawn, New Jersey, with R&D operations based in Kfar Saba, Israel. LiveU is a privately held company, backed by Canaan Partners, Carmel Ventures and a private investors group led by Mr. Yigal Yaacobi.
How Much They Got From VCs:
LiveU Inc., developers of unique technologies and products for the transmission of live video over wireless networks, today announced that it has raised $9 million in a second round of financing. Canaan Partners and Carmel Ventures led this round. LiveU has raised more than $12 million to date.
LiveU's expertise is in developing cutting-edge technology for transmission of live video directly from the field to the Internet and TV, by using wireless networks such as 3G cellular data, Wi-Fi, and WiMAX, without any need for dedicated infrastructure. These video transmissions boast high quality and low costs, which allows any Internet portal to provide live coverage to its users. LiveU's business model is based on providing its customers with a remote video transmission service based on pay-by-use pricing. The service is already being used by a premier Israeli sports portal, ONE.CO.IL, and leading community portals, sport sites and news blogs in the U.S. , and is also being piloted by a number of prominent national and international TV broadcasters.
LiveU's CEO, Shmuel Wasserman, said that finalizing this round of investment will allow the company to rapidly expand its marketing, sales and customer service departments both in the U.S. and worldwide, while continuing to develop more advanced versions of the product and further uses of the technology. "We are proud to have been validated by such prominent funds," said Wasserman. "Investors such as Canaan Partners and Carmel Ventures are a strategic advantage for us, and I am confident that their professional assistance will contribute greatly to LiveU's success and global expansion."
More at:http://www.liveu.tv/
Sutus provides small businesses with an enterprise quality all-in-one solution that delivers office network and telephone infrastructure
What Company Is Offering:
Sutus provides small businesses with an enterprise quality all-in-one solution that delivers office network and telephone infrastructure that is affordable, robust and extremely flexible. The Sutus Business Central? is the winner of INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine's 2007 product of the year award and IT Expo's 'Best Newcomer' award. It is designed specifically for offices with up to 25 users providing all core IT infrastructure as well as on-demand turnkey VoIP and other advanced phone and data services through Sutus business partners.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Sutus Inc., the company behind the Sutus Business Central, a unique all-in-one device that combines all IT data communications and Telephony features required to run a modern-day office, today announced it has secured $5 million in funding from BDC Venture Capital and GrowthWorks Capital. The funding will be used for sales and channel expansion as the company continues to grow since launching its flagship product in late 2007.
With six awards from prominent industry publications, rapid growth of its sales Channel and intense market interest, Sutus is the leader in the new and quickly expanding "all-in-one" small office communications market.
The Sutus Business Central? integrates all essential IT and communications tools a small business needs into a single, easy-to-use-appliance. It is a business-class phone system with a wide array of advanced data and networking functions such as: file server, email server, router, firewall, wireless access point, VPN remote access server, automated backups, and the ability to simultaneously support both standard phone line and VoIP connections.
More at:www.sutus.com
Sutus provides small businesses with an enterprise quality all-in-one solution that delivers office network and telephone infrastructure that is affordable, robust and extremely flexible. The Sutus Business Central? is the winner of INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine's 2007 product of the year award and IT Expo's 'Best Newcomer' award. It is designed specifically for offices with up to 25 users providing all core IT infrastructure as well as on-demand turnkey VoIP and other advanced phone and data services through Sutus business partners.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Sutus Inc., the company behind the Sutus Business Central, a unique all-in-one device that combines all IT data communications and Telephony features required to run a modern-day office, today announced it has secured $5 million in funding from BDC Venture Capital and GrowthWorks Capital. The funding will be used for sales and channel expansion as the company continues to grow since launching its flagship product in late 2007.
With six awards from prominent industry publications, rapid growth of its sales Channel and intense market interest, Sutus is the leader in the new and quickly expanding "all-in-one" small office communications market.
The Sutus Business Central? integrates all essential IT and communications tools a small business needs into a single, easy-to-use-appliance. It is a business-class phone system with a wide array of advanced data and networking functions such as: file server, email server, router, firewall, wireless access point, VPN remote access server, automated backups, and the ability to simultaneously support both standard phone line and VoIP connections.
More at:www.sutus.com
Kiptronic is dynamic ad insertion for video and audio content distributed using the Internet has raised $3 million
What Company Is Offering:
Kiptronic is the leader in dynamic ad insertion for video and audio content distributed using the Internet.
Kiptronic provides an ad serving platform for publishers of digital audio and video content. Kiptronic’s Media Service Platform dynamically inserts video and audio ads into digital media for consumption on any device (web pages, iPods®, smartphones and laptops) online or offline. The company serves major media publishers around the world and is backed by leading venture capital investors Blueprint Ventures and Prism VentureWorks.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Kiptronic Inc., a San Francisco-based company focused on ad insertion into audio and video podcasts, has raised $3 million in Series B funding, according to VentureWire. The report did not identify investors. The company previously raised a $4 million Series A round co-led by Blueprint Ventures and Prism VentureWorks.
More at: www.kiptronic.com
Kiptronic is the leader in dynamic ad insertion for video and audio content distributed using the Internet.
Kiptronic provides an ad serving platform for publishers of digital audio and video content. Kiptronic’s Media Service Platform dynamically inserts video and audio ads into digital media for consumption on any device (web pages, iPods®, smartphones and laptops) online or offline. The company serves major media publishers around the world and is backed by leading venture capital investors Blueprint Ventures and Prism VentureWorks.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Kiptronic Inc., a San Francisco-based company focused on ad insertion into audio and video podcasts, has raised $3 million in Series B funding, according to VentureWire. The report did not identify investors. The company previously raised a $4 million Series A round co-led by Blueprint Ventures and Prism VentureWorks.
More at: www.kiptronic.com
Infopia provides eCommerce software and services to help merchants grow their online businesses
What Company Is Offering:
Infopia provides eCommerce software and services to help merchants grow their online businesses. From inventory and order management, to exposing products to more online buyers, to providing professional business services, Infopia has the right tools to increase online revenues.
How Much It Got From VCs:
Infopia, the leading SaaS eCommerce platform provider, announced today that it has successfully completed its Series C round financing of $12 million. The round was led by UV Partners and includes previous investors Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, Trident Capital, and TransPacific Capital Partners.
Infopia will use these funds as working capital to accelerate the execution of its current business plan -- launching the new Infopia Transact eCommerce platform and pursuing strategic acquisition opportunities. The new open eCommerce platform leverages over eight years of industry experience helping multi-channel, online merchants successfully grow their businesses.
"Infopia is uniquely positioned to capture significant market share," said Bjorn Espenes, CEO at Infopia. "We have the financial resources to drive new technology solutions and continue to meet the market needs in a rapidly changing eCommerce environment."
More at:http://www.infopia.com.
Infopia provides eCommerce software and services to help merchants grow their online businesses. From inventory and order management, to exposing products to more online buyers, to providing professional business services, Infopia has the right tools to increase online revenues.
How Much It Got From VCs:
Infopia, the leading SaaS eCommerce platform provider, announced today that it has successfully completed its Series C round financing of $12 million. The round was led by UV Partners and includes previous investors Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, Trident Capital, and TransPacific Capital Partners.
Infopia will use these funds as working capital to accelerate the execution of its current business plan -- launching the new Infopia Transact eCommerce platform and pursuing strategic acquisition opportunities. The new open eCommerce platform leverages over eight years of industry experience helping multi-channel, online merchants successfully grow their businesses.
"Infopia is uniquely positioned to capture significant market share," said Bjorn Espenes, CEO at Infopia. "We have the financial resources to drive new technology solutions and continue to meet the market needs in a rapidly changing eCommerce environment."
More at:http://www.infopia.com.
VenCorps brings together the power of community capital
What Company Is Offering:
VenCorps brings together the power of collaborative innovation and venture capital VenCorps taps into the global community to discover, fund and grow cost-efficient startups with world-changing ideas. VenCorps connects founders, funders and facilitators together in a community of shared interest: startup success.
VenCorps is a program of Spencer Trask Collaborative Venture Partners. Winners of the VenCorps Startup Showdowns will receive funds anchored by Spencer Trask along with founders, funders and facilitators.
More at:http://www.vencorps.com/
VenCorps brings together the power of collaborative innovation and venture capital VenCorps taps into the global community to discover, fund and grow cost-efficient startups with world-changing ideas. VenCorps connects founders, funders and facilitators together in a community of shared interest: startup success.
VenCorps is a program of Spencer Trask Collaborative Venture Partners. Winners of the VenCorps Startup Showdowns will receive funds anchored by Spencer Trask along with founders, funders and facilitators.
More at:http://www.vencorps.com/
Giveness is an exciting and unique new service that helps nonprofit organizations and individuals unite to support philanthropic causes
What Company Is Offering:
Giveness is an exciting and unique new service that helps nonprofit organizations and individuals unite to support philanthropic causes. Giveness has developed a powerful Online Shopping System that generates incremental income for nonprofits whenever a supporter shops online through Giveness.Online merchants who participate in the Giveness program pay a sales commission for each online purchase that an individual makes through one of Giveness’ unique online shopping tools.
During their beta period, Giveness will re-direct 100% of those commissions to the nonprofit that the consumer has selected to support.
How It Works:
By continuing to create, discover and embrace new and evolving technologies, they'll be able to provide their members with all the latest tools that will help them raise more funds in more ways and ultimately help more people.
Their mission is to revolutionize fundraising by continued discovery, development and distribution of emerging technologies to individuals and organizations trying to make a positive change in their local and world wide communities.
More at:http://www.giveness.com/
Giveness is an exciting and unique new service that helps nonprofit organizations and individuals unite to support philanthropic causes. Giveness has developed a powerful Online Shopping System that generates incremental income for nonprofits whenever a supporter shops online through Giveness.Online merchants who participate in the Giveness program pay a sales commission for each online purchase that an individual makes through one of Giveness’ unique online shopping tools.
During their beta period, Giveness will re-direct 100% of those commissions to the nonprofit that the consumer has selected to support.
How It Works:
By continuing to create, discover and embrace new and evolving technologies, they'll be able to provide their members with all the latest tools that will help them raise more funds in more ways and ultimately help more people.
Their mission is to revolutionize fundraising by continued discovery, development and distribution of emerging technologies to individuals and organizations trying to make a positive change in their local and world wide communities.
More at:http://www.giveness.com/
meOwns allows you to take your already established social networks to the next level
What Company Is Offering:
meOwns allows you to take your already established social networks to the next level. Showcase the things you own, anything from accordions to zombie movies, on your website, blog or even Facebook. Impress your friends, and even people you don't know but have the same interests as you.
How It Works:
meOwns allows users to enhance and personalize their social networks profiles, blogs or any type of personal homepages, by expressing themselves through their owned collections in a more fascinating way using meOwns widget. People can tell what type of person you are just by taking a look at your personal belonging.
More at:http://www.meowns.com/
meOwns allows you to take your already established social networks to the next level. Showcase the things you own, anything from accordions to zombie movies, on your website, blog or even Facebook. Impress your friends, and even people you don't know but have the same interests as you.
How It Works:
meOwns allows users to enhance and personalize their social networks profiles, blogs or any type of personal homepages, by expressing themselves through their owned collections in a more fascinating way using meOwns widget. People can tell what type of person you are just by taking a look at your personal belonging.
More at:http://www.meowns.com/
Active Worlds, the web's most powerful Virtual Reality experience, lets you visit and chat in incredible 3D worlds that are built by other users
What Company Is Offering:
Active Worlds, the web's most powerful Virtual Reality experience, lets you visit and chat in incredible 3D worlds that are built by other users. Think you have what it takes to build your own world or Virtual Reality game? Active Worlds is the place for you, where in minutes you can create fascinating 3D worlds that others can visit and chat in. The Active Worlds Universe is a community of hundreds of thousands of users who chat and build 3D virtual reality environments in millions of square kilometers of virtual territory.
How It Works:
Activeworlds offers a comprehensive platform for efficiently delivering real-time interactive 3D content over the web. Activeworlds' 3D content is dynamic, visually compelling and most importantly provides users a richer, more exciting online experience.
Applications for Activeworlds' 3D technology are as diverse, creative and exciting as the product itself.
Create massive amounts of buzz, sell products, support customers (CRM), perform interactive product demos, and conduct on-line corporate training and other e-learning initiatives. Web sites use Activeworlds' 3D technology to increase site traffic, retention time and return rates.
More at:http://www.activeworlds.com/
Active Worlds, the web's most powerful Virtual Reality experience, lets you visit and chat in incredible 3D worlds that are built by other users. Think you have what it takes to build your own world or Virtual Reality game? Active Worlds is the place for you, where in minutes you can create fascinating 3D worlds that others can visit and chat in. The Active Worlds Universe is a community of hundreds of thousands of users who chat and build 3D virtual reality environments in millions of square kilometers of virtual territory.
How It Works:
Activeworlds offers a comprehensive platform for efficiently delivering real-time interactive 3D content over the web. Activeworlds' 3D content is dynamic, visually compelling and most importantly provides users a richer, more exciting online experience.
Applications for Activeworlds' 3D technology are as diverse, creative and exciting as the product itself.
Create massive amounts of buzz, sell products, support customers (CRM), perform interactive product demos, and conduct on-line corporate training and other e-learning initiatives. Web sites use Activeworlds' 3D technology to increase site traffic, retention time and return rates.
More at:http://www.activeworlds.com/
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Chorefinder.com provides a marketplace where anyone looking to outsource chores, errands, or projects can locate local help
What Company Is Offering:
Chorefinder.com provides a marketplace where anyone looking to outsource chores, errands, or projects can locate (and do business with) responsible and experienced local help.
How It Works:
At Chorefinder.com, you can have all your chores completed by SOMEONE ELSE - all from the comfort of your own home. For the past few years, thousands of companies have relied on similar websites to outsource their business needs - and saved themselves valuable time and money in the process. Now you can benefit from the outsourcing trend, too! And, if you're an individual or business that provides services to others, Chorefinder.com is an easy-to-use outlet where you can showcase your abilities and grow your business. If you often find yourself too busy to enjoy life, consider hiring a qualified person (or business) to give you some much-needed relief. It's FREE.
More at:http://www.chorefinder.com/
Chorefinder.com provides a marketplace where anyone looking to outsource chores, errands, or projects can locate (and do business with) responsible and experienced local help.
How It Works:
At Chorefinder.com, you can have all your chores completed by SOMEONE ELSE - all from the comfort of your own home. For the past few years, thousands of companies have relied on similar websites to outsource their business needs - and saved themselves valuable time and money in the process. Now you can benefit from the outsourcing trend, too! And, if you're an individual or business that provides services to others, Chorefinder.com is an easy-to-use outlet where you can showcase your abilities and grow your business. If you often find yourself too busy to enjoy life, consider hiring a qualified person (or business) to give you some much-needed relief. It's FREE.
More at:http://www.chorefinder.com/
Xactly Corporation is providing the most affordable on-demand sales compensation solution
What Company Is Offering:
Xactly Corporation was created to meet the needs of the broader market by providing the most affordable on-demand sales compensation solution allowing companies to improve their business performance through the use of more effective sales compensation programs.
How It Works:
Xactly enables companies to easily and affordably design, implement, manage, audit and communicate sales compensation programs. By providing more effective plans and better visibility, these companies can dramatically improve sales performance.
The core purpose of Xactly is to empower companies of all sizes to achieve success and thrive. For years great business leaders have recognized that sales compensation is one of the prime motivators for a company's success. The right plans can increase profits, control expenses and drive consistent quarter-over-quarter results.
More at:http://www.xactlycorp.com/
Xactly Corporation was created to meet the needs of the broader market by providing the most affordable on-demand sales compensation solution allowing companies to improve their business performance through the use of more effective sales compensation programs.
How It Works:
Xactly enables companies to easily and affordably design, implement, manage, audit and communicate sales compensation programs. By providing more effective plans and better visibility, these companies can dramatically improve sales performance.
The core purpose of Xactly is to empower companies of all sizes to achieve success and thrive. For years great business leaders have recognized that sales compensation is one of the prime motivators for a company's success. The right plans can increase profits, control expenses and drive consistent quarter-over-quarter results.
More at:http://www.xactlycorp.com/
Matoumba is a very simple to use, free web application to keep track with the information that matters the most to you
What Company Is Offering:
Matoumba is a very simple to use, free web application to keep track with the information that matters the most to you. It is designed to dig up automatically the information the most important to you within the feeds you suscribe to (and those you haven't!), so that you never again feel drowned or constrained by an oppressive amount of information.
How It Works:
By voting for stories you consider interesting and by rejecting those you don't, you teach Matoumba what are your fields of interests and prefered feeds. So when you come back, Matoumba will be able to tell you which information should be important to you within all the feeds you suscribed to, or even within the feeds from users who share the same interests as you. Very easy, very intuitive.
A website that sorts everyday the most relevant information to you. Vote for the news and Matoumba will learn your tastes and the information that you like the most. It is all FREE!
More at:http://www.matoumba.com/
Matoumba is a very simple to use, free web application to keep track with the information that matters the most to you. It is designed to dig up automatically the information the most important to you within the feeds you suscribe to (and those you haven't!), so that you never again feel drowned or constrained by an oppressive amount of information.
How It Works:
By voting for stories you consider interesting and by rejecting those you don't, you teach Matoumba what are your fields of interests and prefered feeds. So when you come back, Matoumba will be able to tell you which information should be important to you within all the feeds you suscribed to, or even within the feeds from users who share the same interests as you. Very easy, very intuitive.
A website that sorts everyday the most relevant information to you. Vote for the news and Matoumba will learn your tastes and the information that you like the most. It is all FREE!
More at:http://www.matoumba.com/
FindPhoneSolutions is an emerging online lead generation firm
What Company Is Offering:
FindPhoneSolutions is an emerging online lead generation firm focused on the telecommunications and IT industry. Through a propriety network of online advertising programs and partnerships FindPhoneSolutions specializes in targeting, connecting with, and empowering SMB buyers who are actively researching and shopping for new voice and data solutions to connect them with the most qualified local and regional telecom and IT resellers best able to meet their needs.
How It Works:
FindPhoneSolutions, an emerging online marketing firm focused on the telecommunications and IT industry, today announced the launch of their new online sales lead service designed to help resellers, vendors, and solution providers of SMB communications products and services improve new customer acquisition. Leads are accumulated through their new website www.FindPhoneSolutions.com, a free online resource center offering white papers, news, and articles to help small business owners simplify the world of voice and data technologies.
Founded by a team of telecommunications and Internet industry professionals lead by John Zietzke, an eleven year telecom veteran and web entrepreneur, FindPhoneSolutions' value proposition to voice and data resellers is simple. "Hundreds of thousands of small businesses actively shop online everyday for new VoIP phone systems, IT services, unified communication features, you name it. We excel at finding them, reaching out to them, and funneling them to the right solution providers who can deliver exactly what they need," noted John Zietzke.
More at:www.findphonesolutions.com
FindPhoneSolutions is an emerging online lead generation firm focused on the telecommunications and IT industry. Through a propriety network of online advertising programs and partnerships FindPhoneSolutions specializes in targeting, connecting with, and empowering SMB buyers who are actively researching and shopping for new voice and data solutions to connect them with the most qualified local and regional telecom and IT resellers best able to meet their needs.
How It Works:
FindPhoneSolutions, an emerging online marketing firm focused on the telecommunications and IT industry, today announced the launch of their new online sales lead service designed to help resellers, vendors, and solution providers of SMB communications products and services improve new customer acquisition. Leads are accumulated through their new website www.FindPhoneSolutions.com, a free online resource center offering white papers, news, and articles to help small business owners simplify the world of voice and data technologies.
Founded by a team of telecommunications and Internet industry professionals lead by John Zietzke, an eleven year telecom veteran and web entrepreneur, FindPhoneSolutions' value proposition to voice and data resellers is simple. "Hundreds of thousands of small businesses actively shop online everyday for new VoIP phone systems, IT services, unified communication features, you name it. We excel at finding them, reaching out to them, and funneling them to the right solution providers who can deliver exactly what they need," noted John Zietzke.
More at:www.findphonesolutions.com
Turbine, Inc that foster powerful social gaming communities has raised $40 million
What Company Is Offering:
Turbine, Inc. is the premier creator and operator of massive, persistent online worlds that foster powerful social gaming communities. Turbine has grown to become one of the largest privately-held online gaming studios in North America. Turbine has created some of the world's most popular and award- winning online games, including The Lord of the Rings Online(TM): Shadows of Angmar(TM), Dungeons & Dragons Online(TM) and Asheron's Call(R).
How Much They Got From VCs:
Turbine, Inc. today announced that it has raised $40 million in equity financing. Time Warner Inc. (NYSE: TWX) and GGV Capital, a leader in expansion-stage venture capital investments in the U.S. and China, led the investment along with existing investors, Highland Capital Partners, Polaris Venture Partners, Tudor Ventures and Columbia Capital. The investment will be used to further accelerate Turbine's growth as a global leader in online entertainment.
"This is truly an exciting time for Turbine. The addition of Time Warner, one of the world's largest media companies, and GGV Capital, one of the financial community's most sophisticated investors, adds a level of access, perspective and experience to Turbine that is singularly unique in the global online entertainment space," said Jim Crowley, president and CEO of Turbine, Inc. "Turbine has an extraordinary team, incredible technology and a growing portfolio of games based on some of the most popular brands ever created. With this funding we are uniquely positioned to change the future of online entertainment as we bring new titles to market, expand the platforms we support and introduce new technologies to sustain self-evolving game worlds."
An online entertainment veteran, Turbine is recognized globally for its industry-leading technology platform, groundbreaking game graphics and its exceptional ability to create and operate multiple massive, persistent online worlds that power hundreds of thousands of interactive social gaming experiences. The company currently operates three award-winning franchises around the globe and is one of the largest privately-held online gaming studios in North America.
More at: www.turbine.com
Turbine, Inc. is the premier creator and operator of massive, persistent online worlds that foster powerful social gaming communities. Turbine has grown to become one of the largest privately-held online gaming studios in North America. Turbine has created some of the world's most popular and award- winning online games, including The Lord of the Rings Online(TM): Shadows of Angmar(TM), Dungeons & Dragons Online(TM) and Asheron's Call(R).
How Much They Got From VCs:
Turbine, Inc. today announced that it has raised $40 million in equity financing. Time Warner Inc. (NYSE: TWX) and GGV Capital, a leader in expansion-stage venture capital investments in the U.S. and China, led the investment along with existing investors, Highland Capital Partners, Polaris Venture Partners, Tudor Ventures and Columbia Capital. The investment will be used to further accelerate Turbine's growth as a global leader in online entertainment.
"This is truly an exciting time for Turbine. The addition of Time Warner, one of the world's largest media companies, and GGV Capital, one of the financial community's most sophisticated investors, adds a level of access, perspective and experience to Turbine that is singularly unique in the global online entertainment space," said Jim Crowley, president and CEO of Turbine, Inc. "Turbine has an extraordinary team, incredible technology and a growing portfolio of games based on some of the most popular brands ever created. With this funding we are uniquely positioned to change the future of online entertainment as we bring new titles to market, expand the platforms we support and introduce new technologies to sustain self-evolving game worlds."
An online entertainment veteran, Turbine is recognized globally for its industry-leading technology platform, groundbreaking game graphics and its exceptional ability to create and operate multiple massive, persistent online worlds that power hundreds of thousands of interactive social gaming experiences. The company currently operates three award-winning franchises around the globe and is one of the largest privately-held online gaming studios in North America.
More at: www.turbine.com
ChipIn Inc is provider of software for raising and collecting money online, has raised $5.1 million
What Company Is Offering:
ChipIn’s mission is to make it easy to collect money. We enable users to organize group payments and fundraisers (”ChipIns”) in a quick, easy, and secure way. We also make it simple for organizers to publicize their ChipIns, by providing powerful fundraising widgets that can be embedded in social media.
How It Works:
ChipIn Inc., a Honolulu-based provider of software for raising and collecting money online, has raised $5.1 million in Series B funding, according to a regulatory filing. Backers include Polaris Venture Capital and Japan's GVC.
More at: www.chipin.com
ChipIn’s mission is to make it easy to collect money. We enable users to organize group payments and fundraisers (”ChipIns”) in a quick, easy, and secure way. We also make it simple for organizers to publicize their ChipIns, by providing powerful fundraising widgets that can be embedded in social media.
How It Works:
ChipIn Inc., a Honolulu-based provider of software for raising and collecting money online, has raised $5.1 million in Series B funding, according to a regulatory filing. Backers include Polaris Venture Capital and Japan's GVC.
More at: www.chipin.com
Bradford Networks develops advanced network access control solutions for wireless, wired and VPN networks
What Company Is Offering:
Bradford Networks develops advanced network access control solutions for wireless, wired and VPN networks. Bradford’s award-winning, out-of-band appliances leverage existing network infrastructure to automatically enforce NAC policy at the network edge, making networks more secure and efficient. Privately held, Bradford Networks is located in Concord, NH.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Bradford Networks, an award-winning provider of comprehensive network access control (NAC) solutions, today announced it has secured $8 million in Series B funding led by Updata Partners with participation from Bradford’s Series A investor, Windspeed Ventures.
Bradford will use the infusion of capital to expand its award-winning product portfolio, and expand sales and marketing efforts into new market segments and geographies. The company will also grow the customer support and professional services team that has earned Bradford industry-leading customer loyalty.
Updata’s investment validates Bradford Networks’ out-of-band, edge enforcement architecture, which currently secures more than 1 million network users at more than 400 organizations worldwide. The funding comes on the heels of Gartner’s MarketScope for Network Access Control, 2008. "Gartner estimates that this market grew 87 percent from 2006 to a total of $225 million in 2007. Gartner anticipates that the market will grow approximately 100 percent in 2008.” In the report, Bradford Networks received a “Positive” rating; Gartner evaluated 17 NAC vendors for the report. (Gartner Inc. “MarketScope for Network Access Control, 2008,” by Lawrence Orans, John Pescatore, and Mark Nicolett, published March 25, 2008.)
More at:www.bradfordnetworks.com
Bradford Networks develops advanced network access control solutions for wireless, wired and VPN networks. Bradford’s award-winning, out-of-band appliances leverage existing network infrastructure to automatically enforce NAC policy at the network edge, making networks more secure and efficient. Privately held, Bradford Networks is located in Concord, NH.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Bradford Networks, an award-winning provider of comprehensive network access control (NAC) solutions, today announced it has secured $8 million in Series B funding led by Updata Partners with participation from Bradford’s Series A investor, Windspeed Ventures.
Bradford will use the infusion of capital to expand its award-winning product portfolio, and expand sales and marketing efforts into new market segments and geographies. The company will also grow the customer support and professional services team that has earned Bradford industry-leading customer loyalty.
Updata’s investment validates Bradford Networks’ out-of-band, edge enforcement architecture, which currently secures more than 1 million network users at more than 400 organizations worldwide. The funding comes on the heels of Gartner’s MarketScope for Network Access Control, 2008. "Gartner estimates that this market grew 87 percent from 2006 to a total of $225 million in 2007. Gartner anticipates that the market will grow approximately 100 percent in 2008.” In the report, Bradford Networks received a “Positive” rating; Gartner evaluated 17 NAC vendors for the report. (Gartner Inc. “MarketScope for Network Access Control, 2008,” by Lawrence Orans, John Pescatore, and Mark Nicolett, published March 25, 2008.)
More at:www.bradfordnetworks.com
PocketGear provides a platform connecting millions of people around the world with smartphone applications
What Company Is Offering:
PocketGear provides a platform connecting millions of people around the world with smartphone applications from a network of more than 30,000 developers. PocketGear powers smartphone application distribution for direct channels including PocketGear.com, SymbianGear.com, PalmGear.com, Smartphone.net, and Mobile2Day.de and for more than 15 partners including Palm, Sony Ericsson, Sprint, T-Online, and AOL. Since its inception, PocketGear has powered more than 100 million downloads to smartphones and mobile devices from a catalog of more than 50,000 applications.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Jud Bowman, co-founder of Motricity, announced today the creation of his new venture, PocketGear, and the acquisition of the smartphone applications business from Motricity. The company also announced today that it has received investment from leading venture capital firms Noro-Moseley Partners and Wakefield Group.
“Mobile phones are increasingly smartphones that run advanced operating systems such as Palm OS, Windows Mobile, BlackBerry, Symbian OS or Linux, and Apple’s iPhone and Google’s Android are helping accelerate smartphone adoption,” said Jud Bowman, President and CEO of PocketGear. “The smartphone application market is poised for significant growth, and PocketGear is a platform that connects more than 30,000 developers of smartphone applications with millions of smartphone users around the world.”
The new company will be headquartered in Durham, North Carolina with offices in Munich, Germany.
“While it’s difficult to leave Motricity, I’m incredibly excited about the opportunity to lead PocketGear and build a great company based in the Research Triangle Park area of North Carolina,” said Bowman.
More at:www.pocketgear.com
PocketGear provides a platform connecting millions of people around the world with smartphone applications from a network of more than 30,000 developers. PocketGear powers smartphone application distribution for direct channels including PocketGear.com, SymbianGear.com, PalmGear.com, Smartphone.net, and Mobile2Day.de and for more than 15 partners including Palm, Sony Ericsson, Sprint, T-Online, and AOL. Since its inception, PocketGear has powered more than 100 million downloads to smartphones and mobile devices from a catalog of more than 50,000 applications.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Jud Bowman, co-founder of Motricity, announced today the creation of his new venture, PocketGear, and the acquisition of the smartphone applications business from Motricity. The company also announced today that it has received investment from leading venture capital firms Noro-Moseley Partners and Wakefield Group.
“Mobile phones are increasingly smartphones that run advanced operating systems such as Palm OS, Windows Mobile, BlackBerry, Symbian OS or Linux, and Apple’s iPhone and Google’s Android are helping accelerate smartphone adoption,” said Jud Bowman, President and CEO of PocketGear. “The smartphone application market is poised for significant growth, and PocketGear is a platform that connects more than 30,000 developers of smartphone applications with millions of smartphone users around the world.”
The new company will be headquartered in Durham, North Carolina with offices in Munich, Germany.
“While it’s difficult to leave Motricity, I’m incredibly excited about the opportunity to lead PocketGear and build a great company based in the Research Triangle Park area of North Carolina,” said Bowman.
More at:www.pocketgear.com
Yodlee’s proven personal financial management, payments, and customer acquisition solutions unify all personal financial account information got VCs
What Company Is Offering:
Yodlee’s proven personal financial management, payments, and customer acquisition solutions unify all personal financial account information to deliver a simple, centralized and secure way for consumers to manage all of their financial tasks – any time, anywhere. Yodlee makes financial institutions’ websites essential to their customers and generates new revenue opportunities. Over 100 leading financial institutions and portals today offer Yodlee-powered solutions to millions of customers worldwide.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Yodlee, Inc., today announced that Bank of America is the lead investor in Yodlee’s recent $35 million financing. Existing Yodlee investors, including Warburg Pincus, Accel Partners and Institutional Venture Partners also participated in the financing.
“We’re very bullish on Yodlee and its continued momentum with customers and partners,” said Pat Hackett, Managing Director, Warburg Pincus LLC, Yodlee’s largest shareholder.
Yodlee plans to use the proceeds of the financing to further accelerate and scale its sales, deployment and operational infrastructure for the company’s innovative online bill pay solutions and services.
More at:www.yodlee.com
Yodlee’s proven personal financial management, payments, and customer acquisition solutions unify all personal financial account information to deliver a simple, centralized and secure way for consumers to manage all of their financial tasks – any time, anywhere. Yodlee makes financial institutions’ websites essential to their customers and generates new revenue opportunities. Over 100 leading financial institutions and portals today offer Yodlee-powered solutions to millions of customers worldwide.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Yodlee, Inc., today announced that Bank of America is the lead investor in Yodlee’s recent $35 million financing. Existing Yodlee investors, including Warburg Pincus, Accel Partners and Institutional Venture Partners also participated in the financing.
“We’re very bullish on Yodlee and its continued momentum with customers and partners,” said Pat Hackett, Managing Director, Warburg Pincus LLC, Yodlee’s largest shareholder.
Yodlee plans to use the proceeds of the financing to further accelerate and scale its sales, deployment and operational infrastructure for the company’s innovative online bill pay solutions and services.
More at:www.yodlee.com
AudioMicro is a revolutionary collection of user-generated royalty-free stock music, sound effects, production music, production elements and music
What Company Is Offering:
AudioMicro is a revolutionary collection of user-generated royalty-free stock music, sound effects, production music, production elements and music cues. Finally, high quality audio content is available at unbelievable prices with no hidden costs or fees.
How It Works:
AudioMicro is an artist friendly community, paying the highest royalty rate in the micro stock music industry! In addition, customers can purchase AudioMicro content at the most competitive rates available! Sign up and start contributing and licensing content today! Welcome to the AudioMicro community!
AudioMicro is free to join. Upload and Sell your wholly owned stock music, sound effects, music cues, production music, and production elements on AudioMicro. Research, Locate, Purchase, and Download stock music and sound effects for your projects. Visit our Knowledge Base to learn more and Sign Up to start licensing stock music and sound effects to the premier stock audio community.
More at:http://www.audiomicro.com/
AudioMicro is a revolutionary collection of user-generated royalty-free stock music, sound effects, production music, production elements and music cues. Finally, high quality audio content is available at unbelievable prices with no hidden costs or fees.
How It Works:
AudioMicro is an artist friendly community, paying the highest royalty rate in the micro stock music industry! In addition, customers can purchase AudioMicro content at the most competitive rates available! Sign up and start contributing and licensing content today! Welcome to the AudioMicro community!
AudioMicro is free to join. Upload and Sell your wholly owned stock music, sound effects, music cues, production music, and production elements on AudioMicro. Research, Locate, Purchase, and Download stock music and sound effects for your projects. Visit our Knowledge Base to learn more and Sign Up to start licensing stock music and sound effects to the premier stock audio community.
More at:http://www.audiomicro.com/
Yidio video search service provides a variety of ways to sort the search results returned for a given search
What Company Is Offering:
The Yidio video search service provides a variety of ways to sort the search results returned for a given search. By default, video search results are sorted by the highest rank to the most recent, most relevant and most popular videos.
How It Works:
If you would prefer to sort search results differently, a different sorting scheme can be specified by including a sorter, for example 'sort:mostRecent', in your search query. Only one sorter can be used per search query expression.
Yidio allows users to create a custom playlists where videos can be saved and shared with the world. Each playlist can be set as public, which allows all users to view playlist, or private, which only allows the user to view the saved videos.
More at:http://www.yidio.com/
The Yidio video search service provides a variety of ways to sort the search results returned for a given search. By default, video search results are sorted by the highest rank to the most recent, most relevant and most popular videos.
How It Works:
If you would prefer to sort search results differently, a different sorting scheme can be specified by including a sorter, for example 'sort:mostRecent', in your search query. Only one sorter can be used per search query expression.
Yidio allows users to create a custom playlists where videos can be saved and shared with the world. Each playlist can be set as public, which allows all users to view playlist, or private, which only allows the user to view the saved videos.
More at:http://www.yidio.com/
When you send a Jott message, they translate your voice to text, and can deliver your message to someone in both email and text
What Company Is Offering:
When you send a Jott message, they translate your voice to text, and can deliver your message to someone in both email and text. In the email, they will be able to easily click on a link to hear your voice. In the text message, not only will they see the text translated, but they can dial the number [866-JOTT-BOX or 866-568-8269] supplied in the text message, and hear your recorded message.
How It Works:
If you have entered both the person's email address and phone number, they send both a text message and email to the person. If you prefer to send only text messages, please delete your contacts email address by clicking on the "Contacts" button on the right hand side of the Inbox and then on the person whose contact info you would like to edit. From there you can delete any of the information in the text boxes provided. If you would like to only send emails, please delete your contacts phone numbers by following the same steps.
Jott Feeds is a new and easy way to access RSS Feeds from your cell phone. Add feeds to your Jott account, and have them read to you when you call Jott. It is a simple and powerful tool designed to make accessing your favorite information and news services as easy as phone call. Whether you are in the car, on the train, or walking around town- you can now listen in to your trusted sources of news without needing internet access or a radio.
More at;http://jott.com/
When you send a Jott message, they translate your voice to text, and can deliver your message to someone in both email and text. In the email, they will be able to easily click on a link to hear your voice. In the text message, not only will they see the text translated, but they can dial the number [866-JOTT-BOX or 866-568-8269] supplied in the text message, and hear your recorded message.
How It Works:
If you have entered both the person's email address and phone number, they send both a text message and email to the person. If you prefer to send only text messages, please delete your contacts email address by clicking on the "Contacts" button on the right hand side of the Inbox and then on the person whose contact info you would like to edit. From there you can delete any of the information in the text boxes provided. If you would like to only send emails, please delete your contacts phone numbers by following the same steps.
Jott Feeds is a new and easy way to access RSS Feeds from your cell phone. Add feeds to your Jott account, and have them read to you when you call Jott. It is a simple and powerful tool designed to make accessing your favorite information and news services as easy as phone call. Whether you are in the car, on the train, or walking around town- you can now listen in to your trusted sources of news without needing internet access or a radio.
More at;http://jott.com/
CloudPrint is a new service that allows you to share, store and print documents easily using your mobile telephone
What Company Is Offering:
CloudPrint is a new service that allows you to share, store and print documents easily using your mobile telephone.
From your desktop computer, print your documents to the CloudPrint "virtual printer" and your print job will live "in the cloud." When you print a document to CloudPrint, we'll notify all the people you send it to with an SMS message containing a unique document code. With just your telephone number and that document code, you can retrieve your documents from anywhere.
Send CloudPrints to yourself to easily make your documents accessible wherever you go, or send CloudPrints to friends. Now wherever your go, your documents can go too.
SMS web URLs to CloudPrint from your mobile device, and we'll render the document automatically, and SMS you a document code. No more having to read web pages on a small screen!
Print CloudPrint documents to your home or office printer, no matter where you are. When you get back, your printed documents will be waiting for you!
How It Works:
To print to the Cloud (upload documents): First, download the virtual printer driver to your Windows PC and install it. It'll add a new printer called CloudPrint to your printer menu, accessible whenever you hit File > Print in any application.
When you print using the virtual printer, you'll enter your own mobile telephone number, and the telephone numbers of all the people you'd like to send it to. Then your document gets printed "to the cloud," and all the recipients get notifications via SMS.
To print from the Cloud (retrieve documents): With your SMS containing your document code, visit our website from any computer, anywhere. On the main page, enter your phone number and the document code, and press Retrieve. Your document will appear as a PDF, ready to be printed to the local printer.
More at:http://www.cloudprint.net/
CloudPrint is a new service that allows you to share, store and print documents easily using your mobile telephone.
From your desktop computer, print your documents to the CloudPrint "virtual printer" and your print job will live "in the cloud." When you print a document to CloudPrint, we'll notify all the people you send it to with an SMS message containing a unique document code. With just your telephone number and that document code, you can retrieve your documents from anywhere.
Send CloudPrints to yourself to easily make your documents accessible wherever you go, or send CloudPrints to friends. Now wherever your go, your documents can go too.
SMS web URLs to CloudPrint from your mobile device, and we'll render the document automatically, and SMS you a document code. No more having to read web pages on a small screen!
Print CloudPrint documents to your home or office printer, no matter where you are. When you get back, your printed documents will be waiting for you!
How It Works:
To print to the Cloud (upload documents): First, download the virtual printer driver to your Windows PC and install it. It'll add a new printer called CloudPrint to your printer menu, accessible whenever you hit File > Print in any application.
When you print using the virtual printer, you'll enter your own mobile telephone number, and the telephone numbers of all the people you'd like to send it to. Then your document gets printed "to the cloud," and all the recipients get notifications via SMS.
To print from the Cloud (retrieve documents): With your SMS containing your document code, visit our website from any computer, anywhere. On the main page, enter your phone number and the document code, and press Retrieve. Your document will appear as a PDF, ready to be printed to the local printer.
More at:http://www.cloudprint.net/
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oDesk is a global marketplace for programmers and technical talent that lets businesses build and manage remote team
What Company Is Offering:
oDesk is a global marketplace for programmers and technical talent that lets businesses build and manage remote teams. Hiring managers can search the oDesk network and choose from among thousands of tested, top-rated technology professionals in over 100 countries around the world. Using oDesk web-based collaboration tools, project managers can visually track and verify all work performed, both historically and in real-time. Every day, oDesk helps people all over the world work together.
How Much They Got From Vcs:
oDesk, the leading marketplace and management platform for technical work, today announced it has secured $15 million in Series C financing. DAG Ventures led the round. Existing investors Benchmark Capital, Globespan Capital Partners and Sigma Partners also participated.
The influx of capital provides oDesk with additional resources to fuel its rapid expansion. oDesk enables companies to hire, manage, and pay remote professionals and is the only management platform that offers verified time tracking, giving managers real time visibility into virtual work. Global teams are managed as though everyone is in the same room, and providers can be paid by the hour for actual time worked. oDesk also helps companies identify superior talent at competitive rates and pay providers, without the usual administrative and accounting hassles.
The value of services provided on oDesk has nearly tripled in each of the past two years and growth is accelerating. To date, oDesk providers have delivered over $32 million in services. oDesk offers its nearly 80,000 registered providers access to thousands of new full time, part-time and project opportunities each month.
More at:www.oDesk.com
oDesk is a global marketplace for programmers and technical talent that lets businesses build and manage remote teams. Hiring managers can search the oDesk network and choose from among thousands of tested, top-rated technology professionals in over 100 countries around the world. Using oDesk web-based collaboration tools, project managers can visually track and verify all work performed, both historically and in real-time. Every day, oDesk helps people all over the world work together.
How Much They Got From Vcs:
oDesk, the leading marketplace and management platform for technical work, today announced it has secured $15 million in Series C financing. DAG Ventures led the round. Existing investors Benchmark Capital, Globespan Capital Partners and Sigma Partners also participated.
The influx of capital provides oDesk with additional resources to fuel its rapid expansion. oDesk enables companies to hire, manage, and pay remote professionals and is the only management platform that offers verified time tracking, giving managers real time visibility into virtual work. Global teams are managed as though everyone is in the same room, and providers can be paid by the hour for actual time worked. oDesk also helps companies identify superior talent at competitive rates and pay providers, without the usual administrative and accounting hassles.
The value of services provided on oDesk has nearly tripled in each of the past two years and growth is accelerating. To date, oDesk providers have delivered over $32 million in services. oDesk offers its nearly 80,000 registered providers access to thousands of new full time, part-time and project opportunities each month.
More at:www.oDesk.com
Rally Software has closed a $16.85 million Series C round of financing
What Company Is Offering:
Rally is the #1 partner for Agile success through its family of products, coaching and community support. With a dedicated focus on Agile practices, Rally helps organizations of all sizes shorten their development cycles, minimize risk, and collaborate across teams and silos.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Rally Software Development Corp., the #1 partner for Agile success through its family of products, coaching and community support, today announced it has closed a $16.85 million Series C round of financing. Mohr Davidow Ventures (MDV) led the round with existing backers Boulder Ventures, Mobius Venture Capital and Vista Ventures each increasing their investment. Rally will use the proceeds to further accelerate the next phase of company growth as it continues to deliver superior on-demand Agile solutions as well as build a significant sales presence in Boston and Silicon Valley as the first step in broadening its sales footprint across the U.S. and Europe.
Renowned for its ability to invest in organizations that utilize today's most innovative technologies to solve critical business problems, MDV is no stranger to the ALM industry. MDV partner Bryan Stolle co-founded MDV-backed Agile Software and served as CEO and later Chairman of the Board until Oracle acquired the company in July 2007. Stolle is widely regarded as a visionary and pioneer in the product lifecycle management (PLM) industry and will join Rally's Board of Directors.
"We're thrilled that our investors share Rally's vision and understand the market need for on-demand solutions that help customers successfully adopt and scale Agile practices," said Tim Miller, Rally's CEO. "We're especially pleased to gain the support of MDV and look forward to mirroring the success that Bryan experienced in the PLM industry for ourselves in the ALM market."
More at: www.rallydev.com.
Rally is the #1 partner for Agile success through its family of products, coaching and community support. With a dedicated focus on Agile practices, Rally helps organizations of all sizes shorten their development cycles, minimize risk, and collaborate across teams and silos.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Rally Software Development Corp., the #1 partner for Agile success through its family of products, coaching and community support, today announced it has closed a $16.85 million Series C round of financing. Mohr Davidow Ventures (MDV) led the round with existing backers Boulder Ventures, Mobius Venture Capital and Vista Ventures each increasing their investment. Rally will use the proceeds to further accelerate the next phase of company growth as it continues to deliver superior on-demand Agile solutions as well as build a significant sales presence in Boston and Silicon Valley as the first step in broadening its sales footprint across the U.S. and Europe.
Renowned for its ability to invest in organizations that utilize today's most innovative technologies to solve critical business problems, MDV is no stranger to the ALM industry. MDV partner Bryan Stolle co-founded MDV-backed Agile Software and served as CEO and later Chairman of the Board until Oracle acquired the company in July 2007. Stolle is widely regarded as a visionary and pioneer in the product lifecycle management (PLM) industry and will join Rally's Board of Directors.
"We're thrilled that our investors share Rally's vision and understand the market need for on-demand solutions that help customers successfully adopt and scale Agile practices," said Tim Miller, Rally's CEO. "We're especially pleased to gain the support of MDV and look forward to mirroring the success that Bryan experienced in the PLM industry for ourselves in the ALM market."
More at: www.rallydev.com.
Fabulously40 was created for every woman 40 and beyond, who is ready to celebrate this exciting stage of her life
What Company Is Offering:
Fabulously40 is your chance to join a group of women who aspire to look and feel their best. Its an opportunity to test yourself, search for the creativity that lives within in you, and find out just how far you can go. Its your chance to find out who you really are and who you want to be for the best part of your life.
Fabulously40 was created for every woman 40 and beyond, who is ready to celebrate this exciting stage of her life. Relationships with families, friends and even ourselves are undergoing profound change, and it seems like the time is right for something new.
As more and more women enter their fifth decade, some have forgotten about the importance of nurturing themselves. It was always about their kids, their significant other, careers, PTA meetings, soccer practices, and everything else life threw their way. For some women, it was about sacrificing all of those things in order to advance their careers and get ahead in the world. Others worked so hard to take care of people they love that they forgot to pay attention to their own needs. In the face of lifes endless demands, many women lost sight of their own persona. And in doing do, they forgot who they once were.
It means you allow yourself -- without guilt -- to indulge in hobbies and interests that fulfill your own personal needs. For example, joining a book club, starting a small business on the side, or just spending time with your girlfriends on a girls night out. In other words, carving out your own space and time just to be yo It allows us to become better mothers, wives, girlfriends, daughters and friends. It helps us to bring new energy, passion and commitment to the most important relationships in our lives. And it prepares us to accomplish more than we ever dreamed possible.
More at:http://fabulously40.com/
Fabulously40 is your chance to join a group of women who aspire to look and feel their best. Its an opportunity to test yourself, search for the creativity that lives within in you, and find out just how far you can go. Its your chance to find out who you really are and who you want to be for the best part of your life.
Fabulously40 was created for every woman 40 and beyond, who is ready to celebrate this exciting stage of her life. Relationships with families, friends and even ourselves are undergoing profound change, and it seems like the time is right for something new.
As more and more women enter their fifth decade, some have forgotten about the importance of nurturing themselves. It was always about their kids, their significant other, careers, PTA meetings, soccer practices, and everything else life threw their way. For some women, it was about sacrificing all of those things in order to advance their careers and get ahead in the world. Others worked so hard to take care of people they love that they forgot to pay attention to their own needs. In the face of lifes endless demands, many women lost sight of their own persona. And in doing do, they forgot who they once were.
It means you allow yourself -- without guilt -- to indulge in hobbies and interests that fulfill your own personal needs. For example, joining a book club, starting a small business on the side, or just spending time with your girlfriends on a girls night out. In other words, carving out your own space and time just to be yo It allows us to become better mothers, wives, girlfriends, daughters and friends. It helps us to bring new energy, passion and commitment to the most important relationships in our lives. And it prepares us to accomplish more than we ever dreamed possible.
More at:http://fabulously40.com/
Entertainment Filter
What Company Is Offering:
The Filter is powered by an engine that provides a holistic approach to recommendations - filtering out irrelevant content and only filtering in content that reflects an individual’s tastes and moods through unique algorithms.
In addition to the consumer entertainment experience here at TheFilter.com, The Filter can also provide white label and co-branded solutions for content partners seeking to better match their inventory of content to their visitors’ tastes.
The Filter's core is a recommendation and discovery engine derived from a branch of Artificial Intelligence, called Bayesian mathematics. Simplistically, the engine uses an evidence model (which includes purchase, consumption and browsing data) to derive the similarity of items. When The Filter’s engine is supplied with one or more items of interest it delivers a pick-list of items that are statistically relevant by order of probability.
Unlike most tools the pick-list is fed through a number of filters to deliver the customised and fully personalised recommendations.
“The Filter aims to be the best possible blend of man and machine - a hybrid engine that filters all entertainment content to one’s own personal taste,” says Martin Hopkins, a co-founder and CSO of The Filter.
More at:http://www.thefilter.com/
The Filter is powered by an engine that provides a holistic approach to recommendations - filtering out irrelevant content and only filtering in content that reflects an individual’s tastes and moods through unique algorithms.
In addition to the consumer entertainment experience here at TheFilter.com, The Filter can also provide white label and co-branded solutions for content partners seeking to better match their inventory of content to their visitors’ tastes.
The Filter's core is a recommendation and discovery engine derived from a branch of Artificial Intelligence, called Bayesian mathematics. Simplistically, the engine uses an evidence model (which includes purchase, consumption and browsing data) to derive the similarity of items. When The Filter’s engine is supplied with one or more items of interest it delivers a pick-list of items that are statistically relevant by order of probability.
Unlike most tools the pick-list is fed through a number of filters to deliver the customised and fully personalised recommendations.
“The Filter aims to be the best possible blend of man and machine - a hybrid engine that filters all entertainment content to one’s own personal taste,” says Martin Hopkins, a co-founder and CSO of The Filter.
More at:http://www.thefilter.com/
DriverSide.com is designed around the car you drive, with tools that make it easy to buy, own, and sell your car
What Company Is Offering:
DriverSide.com is designed around the car you drive, with tools that make it easy to buy, own, and sell your car.
How It Works and Its Features:
Find your car's service schedule, owner's manual, common problems, tire & safety recalls, and more! Select year .Best-selling tires & rims, audio/video, engine parts, styling parts, iPod connectors and more! Research any car.
Decide which car is right for you, then view our 4+ million used and new car listings.DriverSide even sends my custom listing to Google... automatically!”
Create a FREE custom listing! Select year Research any car.
Best-selling tires & rims, audio/video, engine parts, styling parts, iPod connectors and more! Select year.
More at: http://www.driverside.com/
DriverSide.com is designed around the car you drive, with tools that make it easy to buy, own, and sell your car.
How It Works and Its Features:
Find your car's service schedule, owner's manual, common problems, tire & safety recalls, and more! Select year .Best-selling tires & rims, audio/video, engine parts, styling parts, iPod connectors and more! Research any car.
Decide which car is right for you, then view our 4+ million used and new car listings.DriverSide even sends my custom listing to Google... automatically!”
Create a FREE custom listing! Select year Research any car.
Best-selling tires & rims, audio/video, engine parts, styling parts, iPod connectors and more! Select year.
More at: http://www.driverside.com/
The Power Of 3D----3DVIA
What Company Is Offering:
3DVIA is the newest of the 6 Dassault Systèmes brands. Its mission is democratizing the usage of 3D so that everybody can use it in its everyday life, either at work or at home, through the web. Their objective is to give you the power of 3D.
In that intent, a team of passionate people, both long time experienced one as well as new online kids in town, has been build with the mandate of leveraging all existing 3D technologies of Dassault Systèmes , as well as developing new ones, to deliver new types of innovative 3D services, online.
3dvia.com will be the meeting point for all the communities wishing to improving everyday's life with 3D. It will provide both 3D content and 3D services, either very generic or more dedicated to specific goals. It relies on dedicated infrastructure, leverages real-time display and behavioral 3D technologies, and provides services for everyone to imagine, create, share, experience or play in 3D.
How It Works:
To become a member of 3DVIA, go to the Join 3DVIA page, choose a username and password and enter your personal information. Then click the "Next" button. Your account is created; you will receive an e-mail to validate it.
To add friends or business to your contact list, you have two possibilities.
First case, the person is already registered on 3DVIA. In this case, select the user in the people list and click on its icon. Then click the "save this contact" link. On the following page you will be asked to precise if it's a business contact or a friend. Select the proper choice and click the "add contact list" button. Check in your contact list, you should have a new one.
Second case, the person is not yet registered and you want to invite him to join 3DVIA. Click the "invite contacts" link in your my 3DVIA page. Enter the e-mail, firstname and lastname of your contacts and click the "save e-mail" button. Your contacts will receive an invitation. If they accept to register, they will be automatically added to your contact list.
More at:http://www.3dvia.com/
3DVIA is the newest of the 6 Dassault Systèmes brands. Its mission is democratizing the usage of 3D so that everybody can use it in its everyday life, either at work or at home, through the web. Their objective is to give you the power of 3D.
In that intent, a team of passionate people, both long time experienced one as well as new online kids in town, has been build with the mandate of leveraging all existing 3D technologies of Dassault Systèmes , as well as developing new ones, to deliver new types of innovative 3D services, online.
3dvia.com will be the meeting point for all the communities wishing to improving everyday's life with 3D. It will provide both 3D content and 3D services, either very generic or more dedicated to specific goals. It relies on dedicated infrastructure, leverages real-time display and behavioral 3D technologies, and provides services for everyone to imagine, create, share, experience or play in 3D.
How It Works:
To become a member of 3DVIA, go to the Join 3DVIA page, choose a username and password and enter your personal information. Then click the "Next" button. Your account is created; you will receive an e-mail to validate it.
To add friends or business to your contact list, you have two possibilities.
First case, the person is already registered on 3DVIA. In this case, select the user in the people list and click on its icon. Then click the "save this contact" link. On the following page you will be asked to precise if it's a business contact or a friend. Select the proper choice and click the "add contact list" button. Check in your contact list, you should have a new one.
Second case, the person is not yet registered and you want to invite him to join 3DVIA. Click the "invite contacts" link in your my 3DVIA page. Enter the e-mail, firstname and lastname of your contacts and click the "save e-mail" button. Your contacts will receive an invitation. If they accept to register, they will be automatically added to your contact list.
More at:http://www.3dvia.com/
Create your own Social Network with Neeetz
What Company Is Offering:
Create your own Social Network with Neeetz.Connect with colleagues, friends, family members and others of like interest.Create Blogs and Forums. Share photos, videos and music.Craft life updates and create communities of like interests.
Join Neeetz to Create, Share and Socialize.
How It Works:
Neeetz is about you. Your Net Space Network, your brand if you will. You create and moderate on whatever topics you wish. The control is in your hands and your members are apart of your network.
Neeetz is more than a social network, it’s a sophisticated, multimedia hub that empowers you to connect with friends, businesses, family members, and people who simply like the same things you do.
Neeetz.com has taken the best elements of modern online tools and put them all into one place. With Neeetz, you can share videos or photos, write blog posts, or open lively discussions on the topics that matter most to you. If you’re a Neeetz member, you can manage your own forums. Create your own online galleries. Promote your business with how-to videos, and so much more.
And as you create your own Neeetz Net Space , customize it, and build it, pixel by pixel, you can invite others into your unique, online world. You can also seek out other Neeetz members and join their networks at the click of a mouse.
More at:http://www.neeetz.com/
Create your own Social Network with Neeetz.Connect with colleagues, friends, family members and others of like interest.Create Blogs and Forums. Share photos, videos and music.Craft life updates and create communities of like interests.
Join Neeetz to Create, Share and Socialize.
How It Works:
Neeetz is about you. Your Net Space Network, your brand if you will. You create and moderate on whatever topics you wish. The control is in your hands and your members are apart of your network.
Neeetz is more than a social network, it’s a sophisticated, multimedia hub that empowers you to connect with friends, businesses, family members, and people who simply like the same things you do.
Neeetz.com has taken the best elements of modern online tools and put them all into one place. With Neeetz, you can share videos or photos, write blog posts, or open lively discussions on the topics that matter most to you. If you’re a Neeetz member, you can manage your own forums. Create your own online galleries. Promote your business with how-to videos, and so much more.
And as you create your own Neeetz Net Space , customize it, and build it, pixel by pixel, you can invite others into your unique, online world. You can also seek out other Neeetz members and join their networks at the click of a mouse.
More at:http://www.neeetz.com/
MarketAxess operates one of the leading platforms for the electronic trading of corporate bonds and certain other types of fixed-income securities
What Company Is Offering:
MarketAxess operates one of the leading platforms for the electronic trading of corporate bonds and certain other types of fixed-income securities, serving as an electronic platform through which our more than 670 active institutional investor clients can access the liquidity provided by our 30 broker-dealer clients. MarketAxess' multi-dealer trading platform allows our institutional investor clients to simultaneously request competitive, executable bids or offers from multiple broker-dealers, and to execute trades with the broker-dealer of their choice. MarketAxess offers our clients the ability to trade U.S. high-grade corporate bonds, European high-grade corporate bonds, credit default swaps, agencies, high-yield and emerging markets bonds. MarketAxess also provides data and analytical tools that help our clients make trading decisions, and we provide connectivity solutions that facilitate the trading process by electronically communicating order information between trading counterparties and we provide our clients with ancillary technology services.
How Much They Got From VCs:
MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (MKTX), the operator of a leading electronic trading platform for U.S. and European high-grade corporate bonds, emerging markets bonds and other types of fixed-income securities, today announced that Technology Crossover Ventures ("TCV"), a leading private equity and venture capital firm with expertise in the financial technology space, has agreed to purchase a minority stake in MarketAxess, consisting of preferred stock and warrants, for an aggregate purchase price of $35.0 million. The preferred shares being sold by MarketAxess are convertible by TCV into shares of MarketAxess common stock at a conversion price of $10.00 per share, representing a premium of approximately 34% to the closing price of MarketAxess common stock on June 2, 2008.
Under the terms of the agreement, TCV will acquire (i) 35,000 shares of Series B preferred stock, which are convertible into 3.5 million shares of MarketAxess common stock at a conversion price of $10.00 per share, and (ii) ten-year warrants to purchase an additional 700,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $10.00 per share. After the closing of the transaction, TCV will own approximately 10% of MarketAxess' common stock on a fully-diluted basis. The terms of the investment include a seven year standstill, a one year lock-up and an automatic conversion provision. The preferred shares also include the right to elect one member of MarketAxess' Board of Directors.
"We are pleased to join forces with TCV to expand and execute our growth agenda," commented Richard M. McVey, chairman and chief executive officer of MarketAxess. "The TCV investment reflects confidence in our business model and our market position. This additional capital will allow us to invest in broadening our capabilities while actively managing our balance sheet to build stockholder value. TCV has a long history of success in the financial technology space and we will benefit from their expertise as well as their industry relationships."
More at:http://www.marketaxess.com/
MarketAxess operates one of the leading platforms for the electronic trading of corporate bonds and certain other types of fixed-income securities, serving as an electronic platform through which our more than 670 active institutional investor clients can access the liquidity provided by our 30 broker-dealer clients. MarketAxess' multi-dealer trading platform allows our institutional investor clients to simultaneously request competitive, executable bids or offers from multiple broker-dealers, and to execute trades with the broker-dealer of their choice. MarketAxess offers our clients the ability to trade U.S. high-grade corporate bonds, European high-grade corporate bonds, credit default swaps, agencies, high-yield and emerging markets bonds. MarketAxess also provides data and analytical tools that help our clients make trading decisions, and we provide connectivity solutions that facilitate the trading process by electronically communicating order information between trading counterparties and we provide our clients with ancillary technology services.
How Much They Got From VCs:
MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (MKTX), the operator of a leading electronic trading platform for U.S. and European high-grade corporate bonds, emerging markets bonds and other types of fixed-income securities, today announced that Technology Crossover Ventures ("TCV"), a leading private equity and venture capital firm with expertise in the financial technology space, has agreed to purchase a minority stake in MarketAxess, consisting of preferred stock and warrants, for an aggregate purchase price of $35.0 million. The preferred shares being sold by MarketAxess are convertible by TCV into shares of MarketAxess common stock at a conversion price of $10.00 per share, representing a premium of approximately 34% to the closing price of MarketAxess common stock on June 2, 2008.
Under the terms of the agreement, TCV will acquire (i) 35,000 shares of Series B preferred stock, which are convertible into 3.5 million shares of MarketAxess common stock at a conversion price of $10.00 per share, and (ii) ten-year warrants to purchase an additional 700,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $10.00 per share. After the closing of the transaction, TCV will own approximately 10% of MarketAxess' common stock on a fully-diluted basis. The terms of the investment include a seven year standstill, a one year lock-up and an automatic conversion provision. The preferred shares also include the right to elect one member of MarketAxess' Board of Directors.
"We are pleased to join forces with TCV to expand and execute our growth agenda," commented Richard M. McVey, chairman and chief executive officer of MarketAxess. "The TCV investment reflects confidence in our business model and our market position. This additional capital will allow us to invest in broadening our capabilities while actively managing our balance sheet to build stockholder value. TCV has a long history of success in the financial technology space and we will benefit from their expertise as well as their industry relationships."
More at:http://www.marketaxess.com/
IP Commerce, Inc., a software company delivering on-demand access to the next generation of commerce services raised $17 million
What Company Is Offering:
IP Commerce offers a single-integration software platform and free development toolkits that allow for end-to-end commerce solution development and broader channel opportunities. The company’s IP Commerce Platform unites software companies and payment service providers – providing bankcard processing, remote deposit capture, ACH, wire, gift, stored value and many other services – with distribution channels in a dynamic new environment, allowing each to deliver a wide range of payment-enabled software solutions to business far more quickly, easily and securely than ever before. IP Commerce opens worlds of commerce.
How Much They Got From VCs:
IP Commerce, Inc., a software company delivering on-demand access to the next generation of commerce services, announced today it raised $17 million in Series C funding. The round was led by Venrock, the venture capital firm founded by the Rockefeller family. Total Technology Ventures joined Venrock as a new investor in IP Commerce. The Company’s existing investors, Meritage Funds, Appian Ventures and Iron Gate Capital also participated in the financing.
The latest round brings the Company’s total funding to date to more than $34 million and will be used to accelerate adoption of the IP Commerce Network, particularly in the software development community and the financial services industry. Proceeds will enable IP Commerce to continue to innovate so partners can reduce friction in enabling payment convergence, acquire new customers and increase revenue.
IP Commerce, launched in 2005, enables payment convergence through free development toolkits that allow for end-to-end commerce solution development. The IP Commerce Platform enables software companies, financial service providers and channels to seamlessly partner to enroll businesses in new, value-added electronic payment solutions.
More at:www.IPCommerce.com.
IP Commerce offers a single-integration software platform and free development toolkits that allow for end-to-end commerce solution development and broader channel opportunities. The company’s IP Commerce Platform unites software companies and payment service providers – providing bankcard processing, remote deposit capture, ACH, wire, gift, stored value and many other services – with distribution channels in a dynamic new environment, allowing each to deliver a wide range of payment-enabled software solutions to business far more quickly, easily and securely than ever before. IP Commerce opens worlds of commerce.
How Much They Got From VCs:
IP Commerce, Inc., a software company delivering on-demand access to the next generation of commerce services, announced today it raised $17 million in Series C funding. The round was led by Venrock, the venture capital firm founded by the Rockefeller family. Total Technology Ventures joined Venrock as a new investor in IP Commerce. The Company’s existing investors, Meritage Funds, Appian Ventures and Iron Gate Capital also participated in the financing.
The latest round brings the Company’s total funding to date to more than $34 million and will be used to accelerate adoption of the IP Commerce Network, particularly in the software development community and the financial services industry. Proceeds will enable IP Commerce to continue to innovate so partners can reduce friction in enabling payment convergence, acquire new customers and increase revenue.
IP Commerce, launched in 2005, enables payment convergence through free development toolkits that allow for end-to-end commerce solution development. The IP Commerce Platform enables software companies, financial service providers and channels to seamlessly partner to enroll businesses in new, value-added electronic payment solutions.
More at:www.IPCommerce.com.
CrownPeak , the company defining the future of content managementhas closed $6 Million in a second round
What Company Is Offering:
CrownPeak is the market leader in on-demand web site software. CrownPeak's unique combination of software and services give Web site managers complete control over the critical functions involved in delivering a successful, revenue-driving Web site.
Hundreds of diverse organizations such as 3M, ING, Hyundai Motors, Home Depot, EMI Music, the State of Virginia and the National Institutes of Health have realized the value in CrownPeak's software's renowned ease-of-use, and its 24x7 customer support and guaranteed response times. CrownPeak's ContentManagement.com also provides easy to use and cost-effective solutions for smaller and mid-sized organizations.
How Much They Got From VCs:
CrownPeak , the company defining the future of content management, today announced it has closed $6 Million in a second round of financing, bringing its total raised in two rounds to $10.25 Million. SunAmerica Ventures was the lead firm in this round, with additional financing from existing investors Sigma Partners and Altos Ventures, both of CrownPeak's Series A investors.
The company will use the funds to accelerate new product development initiatives, and further its leadership position in the content management industry with ongoing investments in marketing. Troy Fukumoto from SunAmerica Ventures will join the CrownPeak board, which includes Jim Howard and Carl Sutter from CrownPeak, Bob Spinner from Sigma Partners and Anthony Lee from Altos Ventures.
More at:www.crownpeak.com
CrownPeak is the market leader in on-demand web site software. CrownPeak's unique combination of software and services give Web site managers complete control over the critical functions involved in delivering a successful, revenue-driving Web site.
Hundreds of diverse organizations such as 3M, ING, Hyundai Motors, Home Depot, EMI Music, the State of Virginia and the National Institutes of Health have realized the value in CrownPeak's software's renowned ease-of-use, and its 24x7 customer support and guaranteed response times. CrownPeak's ContentManagement.com also provides easy to use and cost-effective solutions for smaller and mid-sized organizations.
How Much They Got From VCs:
CrownPeak , the company defining the future of content management, today announced it has closed $6 Million in a second round of financing, bringing its total raised in two rounds to $10.25 Million. SunAmerica Ventures was the lead firm in this round, with additional financing from existing investors Sigma Partners and Altos Ventures, both of CrownPeak's Series A investors.
The company will use the funds to accelerate new product development initiatives, and further its leadership position in the content management industry with ongoing investments in marketing. Troy Fukumoto from SunAmerica Ventures will join the CrownPeak board, which includes Jim Howard and Carl Sutter from CrownPeak, Bob Spinner from Sigma Partners and Anthony Lee from Altos Ventures.
More at:www.crownpeak.com
Veoh Networks is an innovative Internet Television company that delivers broadcast-quality video programming via the Internet got VCs funding
What Company Is Offering:
Veoh Networks is an innovative Internet Television company that delivers broadcast-quality video programming via the Internet.
The Veoh Networks portfolio includes Veoh.com, one of the most popular video hosting services on the Internet, and VeohTV, a free downloadable application that turns online video into Internet Television. Veoh.com has more than 100,000 content publishers - from CBS, Viacom’s MTV Networks, FEARNet and Lions Gate to thousands of independent filmmakers and content producers - and currently attracts over 28 million unique users per month. For advertisers, Veoh offers compelling ways of engaging with a targeted audience and measuring performance of their ad buys.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Veoh Networks (www.veoh.com), the world’s most comprehensive Internet Television service, today announced that it has received an additional round of funding led by Intel Capital, the global investment arm of Intel Corporation, and joined by Adobe Systems Incorporated and Gordon Crawford, senior vice president of Capital Research Global Investors. The funding from these new investors -- with support from existing investors Shelter Capital, Spark Capital, Goldman Sachs, Michael Eisner’s Tornante Company, Time Warner Investments and Jonathan Dolgen -- totals $30 million. Veoh will use the capital to further enhance its viewer offerings, strengthen its lead in video discovery, expand its advertising products and targeting capabilities, and extend its services across multiple platforms.
“The world of Internet television has changed dramatically in the past year. No longer limited to short-form video sharing, viewers are now tuning in online to watch long-form, quality entertainment,” said Steve Mitgang, CEO of Veoh Networks. “With a near-infinite universe of content now available online, the future of our industry will be led by those who help viewers easily discover new things they like to watch, enable portability, and provide effective targeting across all types of video audiences and all forms and lengths of content. Veoh is very happy to have the support of the most respected and innovative minds in media and technology as we drive forward on all of those fronts.”
More at:www.veoh.com
Veoh Networks is an innovative Internet Television company that delivers broadcast-quality video programming via the Internet.
The Veoh Networks portfolio includes Veoh.com, one of the most popular video hosting services on the Internet, and VeohTV, a free downloadable application that turns online video into Internet Television. Veoh.com has more than 100,000 content publishers - from CBS, Viacom’s MTV Networks, FEARNet and Lions Gate to thousands of independent filmmakers and content producers - and currently attracts over 28 million unique users per month. For advertisers, Veoh offers compelling ways of engaging with a targeted audience and measuring performance of their ad buys.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Veoh Networks (www.veoh.com), the world’s most comprehensive Internet Television service, today announced that it has received an additional round of funding led by Intel Capital, the global investment arm of Intel Corporation, and joined by Adobe Systems Incorporated and Gordon Crawford, senior vice president of Capital Research Global Investors. The funding from these new investors -- with support from existing investors Shelter Capital, Spark Capital, Goldman Sachs, Michael Eisner’s Tornante Company, Time Warner Investments and Jonathan Dolgen -- totals $30 million. Veoh will use the capital to further enhance its viewer offerings, strengthen its lead in video discovery, expand its advertising products and targeting capabilities, and extend its services across multiple platforms.
“The world of Internet television has changed dramatically in the past year. No longer limited to short-form video sharing, viewers are now tuning in online to watch long-form, quality entertainment,” said Steve Mitgang, CEO of Veoh Networks. “With a near-infinite universe of content now available online, the future of our industry will be led by those who help viewers easily discover new things they like to watch, enable portability, and provide effective targeting across all types of video audiences and all forms and lengths of content. Veoh is very happy to have the support of the most respected and innovative minds in media and technology as we drive forward on all of those fronts.”
More at:www.veoh.com
Lumos Labs is a cognitive neuroscience research and development company that builds software tools for improving brain health and performance
What Company Is Offering:
Lumos Labs is a cognitive neuroscience research and development company that builds software tools for improving brain health and performance. Lumosity is the first general brain fitness program from Lumos Labs. We specialize in creating innovative applications of the latest developments in brain science in order to help people lead better lives. Since its formation in the spring of 2005, Lumos Labs has been consistently focused on researching and developing the most effective cognitive training applications.
How It Works:
The Lumosity program finds your current ability level in each area of cognition, then incrementally increases the difficulty as you improve. This way, it challenges you to continually improve your basic cognitive abilities.
Lumosity consists of a series of engaging online games and exercises. Each exercise is designed to improve a particular area of cognition. You can follow a guided 30 session complete brain fitness course, or you can take charge of your training and directly train the areas that need the most work. You'll receive detailed information and feedback on your training and improvement.
More at:http://www.lumosity.com/
Lumos Labs is a cognitive neuroscience research and development company that builds software tools for improving brain health and performance. Lumosity is the first general brain fitness program from Lumos Labs. We specialize in creating innovative applications of the latest developments in brain science in order to help people lead better lives. Since its formation in the spring of 2005, Lumos Labs has been consistently focused on researching and developing the most effective cognitive training applications.
How It Works:
The Lumosity program finds your current ability level in each area of cognition, then incrementally increases the difficulty as you improve. This way, it challenges you to continually improve your basic cognitive abilities.
Lumosity consists of a series of engaging online games and exercises. Each exercise is designed to improve a particular area of cognition. You can follow a guided 30 session complete brain fitness course, or you can take charge of your training and directly train the areas that need the most work. You'll receive detailed information and feedback on your training and improvement.
More at:http://www.lumosity.com/
WobZIP is a free online tool that allows you to uncompress your files online
What Company Is Offering:
WobZIP is a free online tool that allows you to uncompress your files online.Now you can unzip your files in school, at work or anywhere as long as you have access to the Internet. No longer will you be limited by the inability to install programs onto admin-protected computers.They scan your compressed files using an anti-virus scanner so any infected files will be removed before you download them onto your computer.
Their aim is to allow users to uncompress as many compressed file formats as possible. This means that you can compress your files using the compression format of your choice and send it to your friends. Tell them about WobZIP and uncompress on the fly.
How It Works:
Your files will first be uploaded to their server, where it is then uncompressed. Each file is encoded with a hash, so you can be assured that they will not open, view or distribute your files.
To uncompress files from your computer, go to the main page and select your file by clicking the "Browse" button then on "wobzip it!"
To uncompress files from a URL, go to this page and type in your URL. Click on "wobzip it!" to upload and uncompress.
A list of files will appear, and you can save your files by clicking on the filename. You can also save your files as a ZIP file by clicking on the "Download files as .zip" button.
More at:http://www.wobzip.org/
WobZIP is a free online tool that allows you to uncompress your files online.Now you can unzip your files in school, at work or anywhere as long as you have access to the Internet. No longer will you be limited by the inability to install programs onto admin-protected computers.They scan your compressed files using an anti-virus scanner so any infected files will be removed before you download them onto your computer.
Their aim is to allow users to uncompress as many compressed file formats as possible. This means that you can compress your files using the compression format of your choice and send it to your friends. Tell them about WobZIP and uncompress on the fly.
How It Works:
Your files will first be uploaded to their server, where it is then uncompressed. Each file is encoded with a hash, so you can be assured that they will not open, view or distribute your files.
To uncompress files from your computer, go to the main page and select your file by clicking the "Browse" button then on "wobzip it!"
To uncompress files from a URL, go to this page and type in your URL. Click on "wobzip it!" to upload and uncompress.
A list of files will appear, and you can save your files by clicking on the filename. You can also save your files as a ZIP file by clicking on the "Download files as .zip" button.
More at:http://www.wobzip.org/
Text2Mindmap.com are a brand new web application that converts
What Company Is Offering:
Text2Mindmap.com are a brand new web application that converts
text to mind maps.Text2Mindmap is a web application that creates a mind map out of a list of words. It takes a structured list of words or sentences, interprets it, and draws a mind map out of them.
More at:http://www.text2mindmap.com/
Text2Mindmap.com are a brand new web application that converts
text to mind maps.Text2Mindmap is a web application that creates a mind map out of a list of words. It takes a structured list of words or sentences, interprets it, and draws a mind map out of them.
More at:http://www.text2mindmap.com/
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Cafestocks.com lets you interact with like and not so like minded investors to exchange ideas, thoughts and sentiment
What Company Is Offering:
Cafestocks.com lets you interact with like and not so like minded investors to exchange ideas, thoughts and sentiment. It is an open community where amateurs and professionals have equal opportunities to make stock recommendations, manage their investments, learn from & teach others to be recognized and be famous for their skills. They will continue to provide you with more and more tools to manage your investments more effectively.
How It Works:
CafeStocks.com pays a strong emphasis on user generated content. Apart from providing stock market information, Cafestocks brings in the community aspects into play, inviting users to express their own opinions on the stocks. Smart users also get a chance to create a reputation on the CafeStocks platform if their views match with the stock’s actual movement in the market.
CafeStocks has a strong founding team, with members from the very best engineering and management institutes of the country, collectively bringing in many decades of experience. They share a common vision to arm the retail investors with information to help them make wise investing decisions.
More at:http://www.cafestocks.com/
Cafestocks.com lets you interact with like and not so like minded investors to exchange ideas, thoughts and sentiment. It is an open community where amateurs and professionals have equal opportunities to make stock recommendations, manage their investments, learn from & teach others to be recognized and be famous for their skills. They will continue to provide you with more and more tools to manage your investments more effectively.
How It Works:
CafeStocks.com pays a strong emphasis on user generated content. Apart from providing stock market information, Cafestocks brings in the community aspects into play, inviting users to express their own opinions on the stocks. Smart users also get a chance to create a reputation on the CafeStocks platform if their views match with the stock’s actual movement in the market.
CafeStocks has a strong founding team, with members from the very best engineering and management institutes of the country, collectively bringing in many decades of experience. They share a common vision to arm the retail investors with information to help them make wise investing decisions.
More at:http://www.cafestocks.com/
60SecondstoFreedom.com is designed for entrepreneurs that are looking for a low risk business opportunity
What Company Is Offering:
60SecondstoFreedom.com is designed for entrepreneurs that are looking for a low risk business opportunity.
How It Works:
Users that visit www.60SecondstoFreedom.com will be able to listen to a message from Kelly Cox and request more information on the opportunity provided through this website. "It's really like nothing else out there" says Cox, "this program is unique in every aspect." When asked about the benefits of visiting the website Cox said, "There is no reason not to visit the website and request more information from us. They have a 'No Obligation' policy. The choice is up to their users whether or not they want to use their services, they just want the opportunity to present them with their services."
The Managers of 60SecondstoFreedom.com have a combined total of over 50 years of experience in helping people succeed. While this website is brand new, the officers of the company are experienced professionals with the goal of providing services that are beneficial to their clients.
More at:http://www.60secondstofreedom.com/
60SecondstoFreedom.com is designed for entrepreneurs that are looking for a low risk business opportunity.
How It Works:
Users that visit www.60SecondstoFreedom.com will be able to listen to a message from Kelly Cox and request more information on the opportunity provided through this website. "It's really like nothing else out there" says Cox, "this program is unique in every aspect." When asked about the benefits of visiting the website Cox said, "There is no reason not to visit the website and request more information from us. They have a 'No Obligation' policy. The choice is up to their users whether or not they want to use their services, they just want the opportunity to present them with their services."
The Managers of 60SecondstoFreedom.com have a combined total of over 50 years of experience in helping people succeed. While this website is brand new, the officers of the company are experienced professionals with the goal of providing services that are beneficial to their clients.
More at:http://www.60secondstofreedom.com/
FaxMicro is an online fax solution that offers true 800 toll free fax numbers
What Company Is Offering:
FaxMicro have been in the Internet and Telecommunications technology . It offers an easy-to-use Internet Fax service that allows you to send faxes from anywhere in the Continental US.
How It Works:
FaxMicro is an online fax solution that offers true 800 toll free fax numbers. It will not just free your senders from the increasing phone and fax charges, it will also help them to remember your fax number.
True 800 numbers are toll free fax numbers with 800 prefix. For only $12.95 per month plus a one time set up fee of $15, you may already enjoy the free unlimited inbound faxing for the whole duration of your account. You are also entitled to a free fax number plus a bonus of free unlimited outbound faxing on the first month of your subscription.
More at:http://www.faxmicro.com/
FaxMicro have been in the Internet and Telecommunications technology . It offers an easy-to-use Internet Fax service that allows you to send faxes from anywhere in the Continental US.
How It Works:
FaxMicro is an online fax solution that offers true 800 toll free fax numbers. It will not just free your senders from the increasing phone and fax charges, it will also help them to remember your fax number.
True 800 numbers are toll free fax numbers with 800 prefix. For only $12.95 per month plus a one time set up fee of $15, you may already enjoy the free unlimited inbound faxing for the whole duration of your account. You are also entitled to a free fax number plus a bonus of free unlimited outbound faxing on the first month of your subscription.
More at:http://www.faxmicro.com/
Grades Grow Tutor---For Online Learning And Teaching
What Company Is Offering:
Grades Grow Tutor's mission is to provide best-in-class and affordable tutoring services to Grades K -12, undergraduate and graduate students.Their highly qualified tutors are available to you online - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.Their tutors work one-on-one with you. They cover the curriculum at your pace to ensure there is true understanding of the content material covered.
How It Works:
You can choose the pricing package that fits your goals and budgets and sign up on the pricing page. You can pick your username and password for the website during the checkout and signup process. You can request to schedule your first session after successfully making a payment and signing up. An Educational Director will be assigned to you and will confirm your first session scheduling. If you are signing up for an enrichment program, you may be asked to take an assessment test prior to the first session for the tutor to evaluate the starting point.Their tutors are certified teachers, retired teachers or experienced private tutors. They check references, conduct a background check, interview all tutors, and randomly observe their sessions. Their tutors have experience teaching children of similar ages and learning styles to your child. Many of their tutors are trained and familiar with strategies that work best with your child's special needs. They also conduct on-going professional development trainings to provide tutors support, new knowledge within their subjects, tutoring and learning processes.
More at:http://www.gradesgrowtutors.com/
Grades Grow Tutor's mission is to provide best-in-class and affordable tutoring services to Grades K -12, undergraduate and graduate students.Their highly qualified tutors are available to you online - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.Their tutors work one-on-one with you. They cover the curriculum at your pace to ensure there is true understanding of the content material covered.
How It Works:
You can choose the pricing package that fits your goals and budgets and sign up on the pricing page. You can pick your username and password for the website during the checkout and signup process. You can request to schedule your first session after successfully making a payment and signing up. An Educational Director will be assigned to you and will confirm your first session scheduling. If you are signing up for an enrichment program, you may be asked to take an assessment test prior to the first session for the tutor to evaluate the starting point.Their tutors are certified teachers, retired teachers or experienced private tutors. They check references, conduct a background check, interview all tutors, and randomly observe their sessions. Their tutors have experience teaching children of similar ages and learning styles to your child. Many of their tutors are trained and familiar with strategies that work best with your child's special needs. They also conduct on-going professional development trainings to provide tutors support, new knowledge within their subjects, tutoring and learning processes.
More at:http://www.gradesgrowtutors.com/
Persystent Technologies, the leading provider of automated PC repair and high-speed imaging has raised $11.6 million in equity financing
What Company Is Offering:
Persystent Technologies' breakthrough software is the world's only solution to automatically repair PCs prior to the booting process, whether the PC is ON or OFF the network. The company's flagship PC repair and high-speed imaging solution, Persystent Enterprise (PE), takes organizations' PCs from dysfunctional, unpredictable state to a solid state of continuous computing -- all without human intervention. PE automatically restores a corrupted PC's operating system, registry, applications and settings to a trusted state to ensure compliance with policy guidelines and governance requirements, empowering organizations with improved service levels and business continuity.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Persystent Technologies, the leading provider of automated PC repair and high-speed imaging, today announced it has raised $11.6 million in equity financing from two leading technology venture capital firms and inside investors. The company will use the working capital to expand and accelerate the level of sales and marketing and R&D, where maintaining a solid state of continuous computing is essential. ABS Ventures (Boston, MA) and Valhalla Partners (Vienna, VA) led the equity round with additional funding coming from existing investors.
Persystent has developed the world's only PC automated repair (pre-boot of OS), on or off the network, and high-speed imaging solution that transforms today's computers from their current state of unpredictability and vulnerability to a new solid state of continuous computing. Persystent's software automatically repairs and restores an infected or corrupted PC's operating system and software applications, on or off the network, while also ensuring enforcement of corporate configuration policies. It returns the PC operating environment to a work-ready and compliant state each time the computer is turned on -- all without human intervention.
More at:http://www.persystent.com
Persystent Technologies' breakthrough software is the world's only solution to automatically repair PCs prior to the booting process, whether the PC is ON or OFF the network. The company's flagship PC repair and high-speed imaging solution, Persystent Enterprise (PE), takes organizations' PCs from dysfunctional, unpredictable state to a solid state of continuous computing -- all without human intervention. PE automatically restores a corrupted PC's operating system, registry, applications and settings to a trusted state to ensure compliance with policy guidelines and governance requirements, empowering organizations with improved service levels and business continuity.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Persystent Technologies, the leading provider of automated PC repair and high-speed imaging, today announced it has raised $11.6 million in equity financing from two leading technology venture capital firms and inside investors. The company will use the working capital to expand and accelerate the level of sales and marketing and R&D, where maintaining a solid state of continuous computing is essential. ABS Ventures (Boston, MA) and Valhalla Partners (Vienna, VA) led the equity round with additional funding coming from existing investors.
Persystent has developed the world's only PC automated repair (pre-boot of OS), on or off the network, and high-speed imaging solution that transforms today's computers from their current state of unpredictability and vulnerability to a new solid state of continuous computing. Persystent's software automatically repairs and restores an infected or corrupted PC's operating system and software applications, on or off the network, while also ensuring enforcement of corporate configuration policies. It returns the PC operating environment to a work-ready and compliant state each time the computer is turned on -- all without human intervention.
More at:http://www.persystent.com
Zannel launched the mobile industry’s first Instant Media Messaging service have secured $10 million in Series B funding
What Company Is Offering:
Zannel launched the mobile industry’s first Instant Media Messaging service, which allows users to instantly and visually communicate with their friends across mobile and the web, including all major social networks. Founded by the team that built the first large-scale mobile media storefronts in the US, Zannel combines the best of mobile messaging, media sharing, and social networking into an intuitive, compelling user experience.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Zannel (zannel.com), the mobile industry’s first Instant Media Messaging™ service allowing people to instantly update their friends and start real-time conversations by sharing multi-media updates from mobile phones, announced they have secured $10 million in Series B funding from Alloy Ventures and existing Series A investors U.S. Venture Partners and Palomar Ventures. To date, the company has raised at total of $16M.
"We spent over two years evaluating the mobile space and related communication technologies and talked with numerous companies," said David Ezequelle, Partner, Alloy Ventures. “When we met with Zannel, they stood out immediately. We found a seasoned and successful mobile team with a strong vision, and a solid business model.”
“We’re excited to have David join our team, especially with his extensive experience in special interest publishing and digital media,” said Adam Zbar, CEO of Zannel. “The mobile phone is rapidly becoming the dominant platform for social communication, and Zannel is fortunate to have the strong financial backing and major partnerships to bring Instant Media Messaging™ to the mass market in the US and abroad.”
More at:www.zannel.com
Zannel launched the mobile industry’s first Instant Media Messaging service, which allows users to instantly and visually communicate with their friends across mobile and the web, including all major social networks. Founded by the team that built the first large-scale mobile media storefronts in the US, Zannel combines the best of mobile messaging, media sharing, and social networking into an intuitive, compelling user experience.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Zannel (zannel.com), the mobile industry’s first Instant Media Messaging™ service allowing people to instantly update their friends and start real-time conversations by sharing multi-media updates from mobile phones, announced they have secured $10 million in Series B funding from Alloy Ventures and existing Series A investors U.S. Venture Partners and Palomar Ventures. To date, the company has raised at total of $16M.
"We spent over two years evaluating the mobile space and related communication technologies and talked with numerous companies," said David Ezequelle, Partner, Alloy Ventures. “When we met with Zannel, they stood out immediately. We found a seasoned and successful mobile team with a strong vision, and a solid business model.”
“We’re excited to have David join our team, especially with his extensive experience in special interest publishing and digital media,” said Adam Zbar, CEO of Zannel. “The mobile phone is rapidly becoming the dominant platform for social communication, and Zannel is fortunate to have the strong financial backing and major partnerships to bring Instant Media Messaging™ to the mass market in the US and abroad.”
More at:www.zannel.com
First Coverage provides a web-based platform that simplifies the gathering, evaluation and organization of all sell-side services got VCs funding
What Company Is Offering:
First Coverage provides a web-based platform that simplifies the gathering, evaluation and organization of all sell-side services and information. The First Coverage platform helps buy-side professionals easily and quickly find the information, data and other offered services that best align with their own internal investment process creating greater efficiencies and greater overall performance.
How Much They Got From VCs:
First Coverage Inc., a leading provider of financial information management solutions to the institutional investment community, today announced it has secured $9 million in Series B funding from a cross-border syndicate of venture capital investors led by Boston-based Commonwealth Capital Ventures. Also included in the syndicate are Boston-based GrandBanks Capital and Toronto-based JLA Ventures, both involved in First Coverage’s $5 million Series A round of financing in November 2006. This most recent expansion round will be used to further First Coverage’s growth via both product development and geographic expansion, among other activities.
In conjunction with this funding, Commonwealth General Partner Jeffrey M. Hurst will become a member of First Coverage’s Board of Directors. Mr. Hurst’s addition further strengthens the company’s expertise and experience, particularly in the relevant fields of Finance and Software as a Service (SaaS).
More at:www.firstcoverage.com.
First Coverage provides a web-based platform that simplifies the gathering, evaluation and organization of all sell-side services and information. The First Coverage platform helps buy-side professionals easily and quickly find the information, data and other offered services that best align with their own internal investment process creating greater efficiencies and greater overall performance.
How Much They Got From VCs:
First Coverage Inc., a leading provider of financial information management solutions to the institutional investment community, today announced it has secured $9 million in Series B funding from a cross-border syndicate of venture capital investors led by Boston-based Commonwealth Capital Ventures. Also included in the syndicate are Boston-based GrandBanks Capital and Toronto-based JLA Ventures, both involved in First Coverage’s $5 million Series A round of financing in November 2006. This most recent expansion round will be used to further First Coverage’s growth via both product development and geographic expansion, among other activities.
In conjunction with this funding, Commonwealth General Partner Jeffrey M. Hurst will become a member of First Coverage’s Board of Directors. Mr. Hurst’s addition further strengthens the company’s expertise and experience, particularly in the relevant fields of Finance and Software as a Service (SaaS).
More at:www.firstcoverage.com.
Slingpage is a free social browsing application that empowers surfers to simply and instantly share what’s on the Web
What Company Is Offering:
Slingpage is a free social browsing application that empowers surfers to simply and instantly share what’s on the Web. Slingpage integrates with your current Web browser and allows you to sling Web pages to your friends, allowing you to view the same Web page at the same time. Slingpage also provides integrated chat functionality directly in the browser.
How It Works:
Slingpage is a fun, simple way to discover new stuff and share it with your friends.
Slingpage makes the leap from old-fashioned bookmarking to real-time social sharing. With Slingpage, you can instantly send any page you’re visiting directly to your friends and followers, with a single click, right from your browser. It’s a faster, funner way of sharing, They call it Slinging.
Slingpage has integrated chat functionality directly into the browser. So now when you are slinging pages back and forth you can also chat about what you’re seeing. Want to sling a page with a private note? No problem. Just add a sling note to any page and sling it to your friends.
More at:http://www.slingpage.com/
Slingpage is a free social browsing application that empowers surfers to simply and instantly share what’s on the Web. Slingpage integrates with your current Web browser and allows you to sling Web pages to your friends, allowing you to view the same Web page at the same time. Slingpage also provides integrated chat functionality directly in the browser.
How It Works:
Slingpage is a fun, simple way to discover new stuff and share it with your friends.
Slingpage makes the leap from old-fashioned bookmarking to real-time social sharing. With Slingpage, you can instantly send any page you’re visiting directly to your friends and followers, with a single click, right from your browser. It’s a faster, funner way of sharing, They call it Slinging.
Slingpage has integrated chat functionality directly into the browser. So now when you are slinging pages back and forth you can also chat about what you’re seeing. Want to sling a page with a private note? No problem. Just add a sling note to any page and sling it to your friends.
More at:http://www.slingpage.com/
Moot is a brand new way to share and communicate using your mobilephone or PC
What Company Is Offering:
Moot is a brand new way to share and communicate using your mobilephone or PC. Moot is 100% free and with no catches.
How It Works:
Moot is a piece of social software that brings you together with other people who share the same location – a local service for local people. It works at home,at school or on the move. When Moot is on, new impulses and possibilities will come your way, for example when you’re walking down the street or taking the bus home – new impulses will come your way through interaction with other Mooters.
Share, chat and express yourself – locally – for free – with no catches.
More at:http://moot.no/
Moot is a brand new way to share and communicate using your mobilephone or PC. Moot is 100% free and with no catches.
How It Works:
Moot is a piece of social software that brings you together with other people who share the same location – a local service for local people. It works at home,at school or on the move. When Moot is on, new impulses and possibilities will come your way, for example when you’re walking down the street or taking the bus home – new impulses will come your way through interaction with other Mooters.
Share, chat and express yourself – locally – for free – with no catches.
More at:http://moot.no/
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