Series B Marketing and advertising company Crowdtap has raised $5 million in a Series B funding round led by Foundry Group. Existing investors, Tribeca Venture Partners, Alta Communications and The Mustang Group…
AltSchool raises $33m funding – Investment Round Up
Series A San Francisco-based micro-school organization AltSchool has secured a $33 million Series A investment. Founders Fund and Andreessen Horowitz led the round, which saw follow-on funding from Harrison Metal and First…
OKCoin raises $10 million – Investment Round Up
Series A Gravie, the Minneapolis-based health insurance platform, has gained $10.5 million in a Series A funding round. Aberdare Ventures led the investment, which saw participation from current investor FirstMark Capital. Total…
Xapo raises $20m – Investment Round Up
Series A Xapo, which keeps Bitcoins safe both online and offline, has announced a $20 million Series A investment. Benchmark led the round; Fortress Investment Group and Ribbit Capital participated. The Palo…
Internet’s founding father proposes digital Magna Carta
This week the Internet turned 25 years old. In this post-Snowden and not-so-net-neutral era, some might argue the World Wide Web’s fate no longer rests in the world’s hands. But with 60…
Helsinki calling: seven Finnish game winners
We’ve all heard of Angry Birds. But what about King of the Cabbage World? The less-catchy title was Finland-based Rovio’s first development – 51 before their most famous, whose many versions have…
U.K. government looks to Internet of Things for ‘industrial revolution’
The U.K. government will spend an extra £45 million ($75 million) on the Internet of Things (IoT) sector, in an attempt to put the country at the forefront of a technology-led “industrial…
Sina Corp.’s Weibo could choose U.S. exchange for IPO
Sina Corp. is plotting an overseas IPO for Weibo, China’s Twitter copycat, according to data compiled by research firm PrivCo. The company predicts Weibo will follow parent company Sina and list on…
Google’s Internet TV and wearables ventures give encouraging results
Google recently announced further advances into new territory . The company disclosed news regarding its Internet TV and wearables businesses at South by Southwest, the Austin, Texas tech conference. But what do…
Optio Labs raises $10 million – Investment Round Up
Series A Tips and tutorials app Trusper has gained $6.17 million in a Series A investment led by DCM. Charles Schwab and other backers contributed to the round. The Los Altos Hills-based…