This week, the Rubicon Project snagged $6 million (the lead investor is Clearstone). In fact, after several months of intense development, the company is about to release the first version of its product.
Along the way, the Rubicon Project worked with a variety of beta customers.
What was the process like?
“Actually, I think having a process is [...]
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There was a lot of skepticism when eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY) announced its mega buyout of Skype (several years ago). What was the synergy? Wouldn’t adding VOIP to auctions actually slow things down?
There’s an excellent article on the topic in BusinessWeek (the author is Olga Kharif). She also quoted me in the piece. You can check [...]
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IPOs:
So far today, Constant Contact’s (Nasdaq: CTCT) stock price is up a whopping $9.39 to $25.39. Yes, it looks like the IPO market for tech companies is still on track.
Constant Contact develops cool on-demand technologies that allow companies to engage in email marketing. A big chunk of revenues come from small-to-medium size businesses. In fact, [...]
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Anders Heie is a veteran of the tech world, having worked at mega firms like Nokia (NYSE: NOK). He even has several patents to his name.
Over the past couple years, he has put together a new software company, called KaDonk. However, he has forgone the venture capital route.
As a result, he’s had to get creative [...]
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IPOs:
Longtop Financial Technologies — develops software for the financial industry in China.
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Venture Capital Fundings:
Vital Therapies ($28.1 million): Develops human cell-based artificial livers
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Wikinvest ($2.5 million): wiki for investors
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Agent Video Intelligence ($3 million): A surveillance software company
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