Posts Tagged ‘capital raising’

1. 50 questions: What is product/market fit, and why does it matter to your startup?

   February 9, 2011

   Here’s the most important thing to remember: Startups are not mini-corporations. A corporation exists to execute on a business model; a startup exists to find a business model.

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   Posted in: 50 questions, Featured, Finance

   Tagged with: business model, capital raising, marc andreessen, product/market fit, startup, venture capital

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2. GameBryo creator Emergent raises $12.5 million

   February 25, 2009

   I missed this announcement last week, but I think it’s important enough to bring up now. Emergent Game Technologies, creator of the Gamebryo middleware, has raised $12.5 million to strengthen the product. Hopewell Ventures led the round, Adena Ventures contributed, while existing investors Worldview Technology Partners and Jerusalem Venture Partners participated. Gamebryo raised $12 million [...]

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   Tagged with: adena ventures, capital raising, emergent technologies, gamebryo, hopewell ventures, investment, jerusalem venture partners, middleware, worldview technology partners

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3. MindCandy acquires TutPup, raises funding

   February 5, 2009

   MindCandy, perhaps best known amongst the gaming community for its pioneering Alternative Reality Game Perplexcity, has been very active recently, according to TechCrunch. MindCandy is now the home of Moshi Monsters, an educational virtual world aimed at kids. The TV world has long been aware of the huge value of creating IP that appeals to [...]

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   Tagged with: accel partners, capital raising, children, index ventures, investment, kids, m&a, mindcandy, mmo, perplexcity, spark, virtual worlds

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4. Balderton Capital raises $430 million to spend on tech and media investments

   January 12, 2009

   Despite the financial gloom, Balderton has raised $430 million (£282 million) to invest in the media and technology sectors. Balderton is a cheerleader for the games and online entertainment sectors. Their investments include casual games portal Big Fish, publisher Codemasters, youth social network/gaming environment Habbo Hotel, middleware provider Natural Motion and

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5. Big Fish raises $83 million from top tier investors

   September 12, 2008

   Big Fish, the casual games company, today announced that it had raised $83 million from top tier investors including Balderton, General Catalyst and Salmon River. Balderton, of course, owns 100% of Codemasters, a stake in Habbo Hotel  and cashed out of Bebo earlier this year when it was acquired by AOL for $850 million. They [...]

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   Tagged with: balderton, big fish, capital raising, casual games, investment

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6. Playfish raises $1m from Accel Partners

   July 4, 2008

   Playfish, the social games company, has raised an additional $1 million from Accel Partners. Playfish is a new breed of Internet games company. Unlike traditional web games businesses, you can’t play games on their site: their games are all designed for other networks, particularly Facebook.

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   Tagged with: capital raising, casual games, investment, playfish

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