Deal Flow: Thanksgiving Edition
Reading time: 2 – 4 minutes
Launches:
- Jangl now in beta
- MochiMedia Introduces Ad Network for Flash Games
- Agloco is now ready to rock
Fundings:
- AboutUs raises $1mm for wikis
- SeeSaw raises $10mm
- LifeLock announces $6mm first round for Identity Theft Protection
- Polar Rose raises $5.1mm series A for visual search tools
- Medio raises $30mm for mobile search
- Real Girls Media Network takes on $6mm
- YouSendIt raises $4.7mm
IPO Filings:
- Salary.com files for $50mm IPO
Acquisitions:
- Cisco picks up Greenfield Networks
- StumbleUpon (supposedly) looking for buyers: $50mm price tag
- Yahoo! buys Bix (congrats Dave and the Bix Team!)
- Akamai picks up Nine Systems
- VCs to Acquire Netsmart
New Funds:
- Sofinnova raises $375mm 7th Fund
- MHS Capital Partners raising $40mm first fund
- Red Zone Capital Partners raising $750mm for 2nd fund
Gadget O’ the Week:
- Home Pro Racing Simulator
Other News:
- VC Investing in China Picking Up
- GTCR Forms Acquisition Platform
- Commercial Bank forms for “Green” Ventures
- NewsCorp says MySpace is now worth $6 billion
To all the U.S. readers out there: Happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy your turkey and football. I know I will.
