Live Universe acquires yet another over funded start-up on the cheap

Published in May 9th, 2008
Posted by Web 2.0 Innovations in Acquisitions, Advertising, DEFTA Partners, Edmond de Rothschild Venture Capital, Entertainment, FCPR Israel Discovery Fund, Internet, JPMorgan, Labrador Ventures, LiveUniverse, Marketing, Money, Multimedia, TV, The Bay Area Equity Fund, Venture Capital, WaldenVC, Web 2.0, video
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It appears that the buyer’s profile of Live Universe is to buy web 2.0 companies in trouble on the cheap, yet preferably over funded, with some traffic and good technology, if possible. After they have bought video site Revver (also relatively cheap, price perhaps was in the $1M range) in February 2008, they have also […]

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MeeVee put itself up for sale

Published in April 8th, 2008
Posted by Web 2.0 Innovations in Acquisitions, Advertising, DEFTA Partners, Edmond de Rothschild Venture Capital, Entertainment, FCPR Israel Discovery Fund, Internet, JPMorgan, Labrador Ventures, Marketing, Money, Multimedia, TV, The Bay Area Equity Fund, Venture Capital, WaldenVC, Web 2.0, video
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An interesting approach is taken at MeeVee. They are trying to sell themselves through a press release. This morning we have seen a short press announcement put up on Yahoo through BusinessWire giving relatively short details about the company and soliciting interested parties to contact a person at his email as indicated in the pr.
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fix8 takes more money to fiddle around animated avatars

Published in April 4th, 2008
Posted by Web 2.0 Innovations in Entertainment, Funding, Games, Internet, Investments, Media, Money, Multimedia, SK Telecom, Social Networking, Software, TV, Technology, Venture Capital, Vickers Financial Group, Virtual Worlds, Web 2.0
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It was just a few months ago when fix8 took their first round of funding from Vickers Venture Group. The amount taken was then $3M. Vickers Venture Group is a Singapore-based private equity firm. This time the company says it has landed SK Telecom, which is a leading South Korean telecom, taking some $3M more […]

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Jivox, yet another video ad network, has raised $2.7M

Published in March 11th, 2008
Posted by Web 2.0 Innovations in Advertising, Business, Funding, Internet, Investments, Media, Money, Multimedia, Opus Capital, Software, TV, Technology, Web 2.0, angel investors, video
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The funding was led by Opus Capital and also includes investments from individual investors including Jivox founder Diaz Nesamoney. The funds will be used to continue development of the Jivox online video advertising platform, as well as to expand the company’s sales and marketing efforts. No other names of private investors are publicly disclosed.
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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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A couple of months ago the tiny start up company fix8 has raised $3 million in a series A round of funding from Vickers Venture Group, which is a Singapore-based private equity firm. Fix8 is a web cam avatar community that lets you create animated avatars with your web cam by reading your expressions and […]

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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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Undeterred by the threat of a hostile takeover Microsoft imposed over them a couple of weeks ago Yahoo seems to have completed an acquisition of its own Tuesday by buying online video service Maven Networks Inc. for $160 million.
The deal marks Yahoo’s latest attempt to expand its online advertising network and more concrete its online […]

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YuMe, a broadband video advertising network, has taken $16M so far to tackle the video advertising

Published in February 10th, 2008
Posted by Web 2.0 Innovations in Accel Partners, Advertising, BV Capital, DAG Ventures, Funding Comcast, Internet, Investments, Khosla Ventures, Media, Money, Multimedia, Software, TV, Technology, Venture Capital, Web 2.0, video
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Yesterday we have covered BlackArrow, which offers an advertising management platform for video, allowing web sites to monitor their inventory while enabling advertisers to insert ads on-the-fly. They have taken $12M and are somehow relying on the cable companies to do its business. The company wants to insert targeted ads into on-demand viewing by placing […]

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BlackArrow took $12 Million to tackle the video advertising, relies on cable companies

Published in February 9th, 2008
Posted by Web 2.0 Innovations in Advertising, Cisco Systems, Comcast Interactive Capital, Funding, Intel Capital, Internet, Investments, Mayfield Fund, Media, Money, Multimedia, Polaris Venture Partners, Software, TV, Technology, Venture Capital, Web 2.0, video
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A couple of months ago BlackArrow has taken a big round of money - $12 million in Series B funding.
The company offers an advertising management platform for video, allowing web sites to monitor their inventory while enabling advertisers to insert ads on-the-fly. BlackArrow’s money for its Series B funding came from Comcast Interactive Capital, Cisco […]

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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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It seems it is time for small-sized Internet and technology IPOs. After Internet Brands, Inc. went public on NASDAQ, LogMeIn, Inc. filed to do so now Al Gore’s Current is looking forward to do the same. Unlike Internet Brands Inc and LogMeIn, Inc, Current TV is purely from the web 2.0 age, so it would […]

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