Capital Chaos

Viigo (Toronto) is a mobile phone application that lets you subscribe (for free) to news, sports, weather, entertainment and other content.  They have like 2.500 channels of content but its pretty easy to navigate.  I have used it on my BlackBerry and liked the overall application - but it can take some time for the […]

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GainSpan (Sunnyvale, CA) is the company that uses its own semiconductor and software to help Wi-Fi sensors and other devices. They claim they can help cut costs by using wireless sensors that tie into the same 802.11 WiFi radio bands that ordinary computers use, which reduces the number and complexity of the sensors needed. Also, […]

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PlayFirst (San Francisco, CA) is “focused on creating shared casual game experiences around lasting original brands.”  They have games like Diner Dash, Wedding Dash, Chocolatier, and Dream Chronicles which people can play online.  Company was started in 2004 and just received $16.5M from DCM. According to TechCrunch, this new round of financing brings the total to […]

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Vuze (Palo Alto) - the BitTorrent based HD video distribution service raised an additional round lead by New Enterprise Associates.  Vuze has raised approximately $34M according to TechCrunch which listed the Series A round at $2M (BV Capital) and a Series B round of $12M (Redpoint, Greycroft Partners, BV Capital, and Jarl Mohn).  Vuze is a […]

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