Gaming is hot in China; 9You raised $100M, talks IPO

Published in March 22nd, 2008
Posted by Web 2.0 Innovations in Carlyle Group, Entertainment, Funding, Games, IPO, Internet, Investments, Mobile, Money, Multimedia, Music, Social Networking, Software, Technology, Temasek Holdings, Venture Capital, Virtual Worlds, Web 2.0, video
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After reporting on SpinVox’s massive $100M round of funding it seems there is more to come within the same money range – this time from mainland China.
9You, a Chinese online games operator, has received $100 million in equity investment from Temasek Holdings, among other investors. Well, any time someone talks $100M funding rounds the IPO […]

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The modern Boo.com and pets.com

Published in March 20th, 2008
Posted by Web 2.0 Innovations in Advertising, American Capital, Business, Entertainment, Funding, Google, Internet, Investments, Marketing, Money, National Lampoon, Search Engines, Social Networking, Society, Technology, Venture Capital, Web 2.0, angel investors
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Snocap has been acquired by Imeem

Published in March 1st, 2008
Posted by Web 2.0 Innovations in Acquisitions, Advertising, Business, Entertainment, Internet, Media, Money, Morgenthaler Ventures, Music, Ron Conway, Sequoia Capital, Social Networking, Software, Technology, WaldenVC, Web 2.0
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Glam Media raises a massive round of funding - $85M

Published in February 25th, 2008
Posted by Web 2.0 Innovations in Accel Partners, Advertising, Business, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Duff Ackerman & Goodrich Ventures, Entertainment, Funding, GLG Partners, Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Hubert Burda Media, Information Capital, Internet, Investments, Marketing, Media, Money, Venture Capital, Walden Ventures
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Sharing digital media start up has raised $2.5M

Published in February 18th, 2008
Posted by Web 2.0 Innovations in Arts, Entertainment, Funding, Games, Internet, Investments, JK&B Capital, Media, Mobile, Money, Music, Social Networking, Software, Technology, Venture Capital, Web 2.0, angel investors, video
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fix8 has taken $3M for animated avatars for your cam

Published in February 17th, 2008
Posted by Web 2.0 Innovations in Entertainment, Funding, Games, Internet, Investments, Media, Money, Multimedia, Social Networking, Software, TV, Technology, Venture Capital, Vickers Financial Group, Virtual Worlds, Web 2.0
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Revver, the video-revenue sharing site finally sells out, but the price is not hefty

Published in February 15th, 2008
Posted by Web 2.0 Innovations in Acquisitions, Advertising, Bessemer Venture Partners, Business, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Draper Richards, Entertainment, Internet, Money, Technology, Venture Capital, Web 2.0, William Randolph Hearst III, video
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Yahoo makes an acquisition of its own – the online video platform Maven Networks

Published in February 13th, 2008
Posted by Web 2.0 Innovations in Accel Partners, Acquisitions, Advertising, Business, Entertainment, Internet, Media, Microsoft, Money, Multimedia, News Corp, Public Companies, Software, TV, Technology, Venture Capital, Yahoo, video
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After Internet Brands, LogMeIn, now Al Gore’s Current TV files for an IPO and plans to go public

Published in January 29th, 2008
Posted by Web 2.0 Innovations in Advertising, Blum Capital Partners, Business, Entertainment, Funding, IPO, Internet, Investments, Marketing, Media, Money, Multimedia, Public Companies, Social Networking, Software, TV, Technology, Web 2.0, Yucaipa Corporate Initiatives Fund, video
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Reach for the stars says a newly launched talent show site

Published in January 17th, 2008
Posted by Web 2.0 Innovations in Entertainment, Internet, Media, Multimedia, Music, Web 2.0, video
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Virtual television network start-up has raised $8 million in second round

Published in January 9th, 2008
Posted by Web 2.0 Innovations in Accel Partners, Business, Entertainment, Funding, Internet, Media, Money, Multimedia, Technology, Web 2.0, video
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After Last.fm, Wallstrip CBS has now acquired Dotspotter

Published in January 7th, 2008
Posted by Web 2.0 Innovations in Acquisitions, Business, CBS, Entertainment, Internet, Media, Money, Multimedia, Music, Public Companies, Social Networking, Web 2.0
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RockYou named one of the top innovations for 2007

Published in January 2nd, 2008
Posted by Web 2.0 Innovations in Entertainment, Facebook, Games, Internet, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Media, Multimedia, Music, Partech International, Sequoia Capital, Social Networking, Technology, Web 2.0, Yahoo, video
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Some of the web’s biggest acquisition deals during 2007

Published in December 31st, 2007
Posted by Web 2.0 Innovations in AOL, Acquisitions, Advertising, Business, Cisco, Disney, Entertainment, Facebook, Funding, Games, Goldman Sachs, Google, Hewlett Packard, Hutchison Whampoa Limited, IPO, Internet, Investments, MSNBC, Marketing, Media, Microsoft, Mobile, Money, Multimedia, Music, Naspers, Nokia, Oracle, Public Companies, Retail, Ron Conway, SAP, Search Engines, Sequoia Capital, Shopping, Social Networking, Software, Technology, TomTom, Virtual Worlds, WPP Group, Web 2.0, Yahoo, eBay, eCommerce, video
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In a small acquisition Mobile Network mbuzzy snapped up by SendMe

Published in December 27th, 2007
Posted by Web 2.0 Innovations in Acquisitions, Amicus, Business, Entertainment, Games, Internet, Media, Mobile, Multimedia, Music, Social Networking, Software, Spark Capital, Technology, True Ventures, Web 2.0, video
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Small round for Mesmo.tv

Published in December 22nd, 2007
Posted by Web 2.0 Innovations in Entertainment, Felicis Ventures, Funding, Internet, Investments, Maples Investments, Media, Money, Social Networking, The Hit Forge, Web 2.0, video
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MyPunchBowl gets angel funding, relies on algorithm to recommend best dates

Published in December 17th, 2007
Posted by Web 2.0 Innovations in Business, Entertainment, Funding, Intel Capital, Internet, Investments, Money, Shopping, Technology, Web 2.0, eCoast Angels
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AdultFriendFinder.com finally sold out - $500M

Published in December 14th, 2007
Posted by Web 2.0 Innovations in Acquisitions, Business, Entertainment, Internet, Money, Multimedia, Public Companies, Social Networking, Society
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