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Video Ad Startup Podaddies Raises $1 Million Funding

Promising advertisers that it will allow them to track and monetize content, Video advertising startup Podaddies has raised its first round of funding. The funding was led by The Band of Angels and The more...
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Seed funding vs Series A - things the startup founders must consider

When is it best to go for the seed funding instead of going around asking for $5 million from the VC's. Carl's points out the things startup founders must consider to decide what kind of funding is appropriate more...
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DreamBox Learning raises $7 million in angel funding

DreamBox Learning raised $7.1 in million in angel funding. DreamBox Learning is an online learning startup. The interesting part is that they have raised a big sum from the angel investors, that means more...
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VCs Kept On Funding throughout the summer

Om Malik is reporting that VC continued to invest despite the summer, for the third quarter investments by VC's totaling to $7.1 billion. Internet specific companies took $1.1 billion of VC investment more...
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To Bootstrap or Get Funding - from a startup founder

I founded Banner Blue in my spare bedroom during September 1984, then sold it to Broderbund in May 1995. I left the company in November of 1996, having been responsible for over 200 product releases (including more...
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Will Startups Continue To Need VC's ?

Two underlying causes of this phenomenon are the declining cost of developing technologies and acquiring customers. There are two theories - one says that traditional early-stage VC will die out, another more...
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4info gets NBC Universal funding

Silicon Valley startup, 4info which provides SMS services has received backing from NBC Universal and this becomes its first major deal. NBC has invested an undisclosed financial amount in this startup. more...
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Startup Jasper Gets Angel Funding

Delhi-based Retail focused startup is in a stealth mode and has secured Angel Funding for an undisclosed amount by multiple partners including Nasdaq-listed House Values, Yapta and Cleverset. more...
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Aria gets funding from Hummer Winblad

Hummer Winblad Ventures has poured in $4 Million into Aria, which specializes in online gaming billing. This Series A funding now propels Aria, which is led by CEO Ed Sullivan, into a player to watch. more...
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7 Things you need to know about Venture Capital financing

Many of the entrepreneurs think that they have got funding when they get the termsheet. Lets face it, a termsheet is the first step in the long legal process which will result in funding. This article more...
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