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VentureLoop Insider Startup News: 4/17/08

                                     

Startup News

Fewer venture capital firms are raising money       8 Tips For Landing The Perfect Startup Job    Is Sequoia Capital expanding into hedge funds?   (Sequoia Capital Jobs) Powerset: Don't call us a search engine   (Powerset Jobs) Indeed Now Lets You Search for Jobs by Salary    Nokia develops navigating system based on image recognition, landmarks  Sequoia re-ups in Imeem   (Imeem Jobs) Social network Hi5's developer platform is more successful (and spammier?) than MySpace's [updated]   (Hi5 Jobs) FON draws Sistema as strategic investor for international WiFi play   (FON Jobs) Facebook Makes Elitist IM Launch   (Facebook Jobs) RecycleBank uses wireless tech to spur recycling   (KPCB Jobs)

 

                                                

                 

                          

Funding News

RecycleBank Secures $30 Million in Series B Funding from Top Venture Capital Firms   (KPCB Jobs) OLX Raises $13.5 Million to Become Largest International Classified Site on the Web  (Founders Fund Jobs) Rosum raises $15 million for mobile GPS alternatives  Cuill Secures $25M More For Next Generation Search  MyriadHealth Secures $1.5 Million    Aileron Therapeutics raises $10M for expansion and development of research facility    Move Networks Backed by Industry Leaders in $46 Million Series C Funding Round    (Move Networks Jobs) RGB Networks Continues Expansion with New $20 Million Round of Funding    eMeter Juices Up $12 Million   (eMeter Jobs) Wireless startup Fon raises $9.5M    BuddyTV Raises $6 Million From Madrona Venture Group    Heritage Announces $10 Million Financing    Pathway Medical Technologies, Inc. Secures $24.5 Million Financing    SignalDemand gets $20M to expand pricing software   (SignalDemand Jobs) Federated Media takes $50M round    Gridstone raises $10M for providing corporate data to financial analysts    Realtime Worlds Pulls $50M Investment    WaveMaker Software raises $4.5M for web development tools   (WaveMaker Jobs) Xytis gets $7.5M to work on central nervous system disorders   (Atlas Venture Funds Jobs) Central Desktop raises $7M to grow in crowded collaboration market    Anaphore, Inc Receives $8M Financing    StarCite Secures $15 Million of Funding To Meet Rising Demand For Meeting Management Solutions    Neoprobe Receives $3 Million in Clinical Funding    Facebook Ad Network BuddyMedia Raised $6.5M   (BuddyMedia Jobs) Free 411 service Jingle raises $13M    Angie's List collects $35M to expand services    Silver Spring Networks joins rush, with $17.4M for smart grid tech  (Silver Spring Networks Jobs) Mainstream Energy, a local solar installer, gets $40M from Norwegian firm    Digital music store operator PassAlong raising $30M equity round    Cheap Calls! Truphone Raises £16.5 million In Series B   (Truphone Jobs) TripIt raises $5.1 million    mKhoj Rings in $7.1 Million in Series A funding from KPCB and Sherpalo   (KPCB Jobs) Lonelygirl15 and KateModern Creators Raise $5 million, Form EQAL    QD Vision Raises $9 Million in Venture Capital Financing

VentureLoop Insider Startup News: 4/10/07

                                     

Startup News

A heart-device startup braves the IPO waters       Powerset Will Launch In Coming Weeks   (Powerset Jobs) IBM and Linden Lab to create enterprise-safe virtual worlds   (Linden Lab Jobs) Q&A with Seth Goldstein, on social networking ads making more money    Stealth startup Topspin reels in Yahoo! exec    Zillow Hosts Mortgage Open House   (Zillow Jobs) Imeem Scoops Up Snocap   (Imeem Jobs) Yahoo rejects Microsoft again, but says it's open to talks    Facebook Makes Elitist IM Launch   (Facebook Jobs) Widget mashup service Mixmonsta wins Vator.tv/Demand Media competition  Flickr Video Launches - A Unique Experience    Collaborative software company Jive acquires Jotlet, gets better project management   (Jive Software Jobs) Navigenics opens DNA 'store'   (MDV Jobs) Meebo Can't Get Their Price, Goes For Fundraising Instead Of Sale   (Meebo Jobs)

 

                                                

                 

                          

Funding News

Stent maker CardioMind starts trial, gets $22M   (Morgenthaler Jobs) Emerald Technology Ventures Together With Yellowstone Capital Partners Lead USD 5.6 Million Series B Financing in Senscient    Serent Capital Completes Institutional Fundraising on Oversubscribed $250 Million Fund Focused on Profitable Growth Companies    Mobius Venture Capital Invests in ePartners    IControl, a home security service, raises $15.5 million from Kleiner Perkins   (KPCB Jobs) Family network site Sampa raises $1M    Aperto Networks, a WiMax equipment maker, gets $20M    Rumor: Ad network Federated Media raises $50M from Oak Hill Capital Partners, at $200M valuation    MarketTools, marketing company, raises $23M amid competition   (Velocity Interactive Group Jobs) Attributor gets $12M in 3rd round   (Attributor Jobs) Kleer gets $28M in 2nd round    Aperto Networks gets $20M new funding    Reality Digital raises $6.3 million    Home security company iControl raises $15.5 million   (KPCB Jobs) Yardbarker raises $6 million    Coremetrics raises $60 million    Vivus raises $30M for clinical trials    For Loomia, A Timely $5M Investment    MDwerks, Inc. Raises $6.8 Million Through a Private Placement  SiBEAM gets $40M in 3rd round  (SIBEAM Jobs) Foundation Capital earmarks part of new $750M fund for cleantech   (Foundation Capital Jobs) Imprivata closes $15M funding round    SpikeSource gets $10M new funding   (Spike Source Jobs) Greenline Industries raises $20 million    Imperva raises $20 million    Storwize Secures $19 million in New Funding Round    (Storwize Jobs) ScaleMP debuts aggregate virtualization with $8M funding  (ScaleMP Jobs) Tideway Secures $27 Million in Series C Funding    eMeter Announces $12 Million Funding  (eMeter Jobs) Rumor: Has Vudu just raised more than $40M?  (Vudu Jobs) Search engine marketing company Kenshoo raises round from Arts Alliance  (Kenshoo Jobs) Paid search management company Marin Software raises $7.25M   (Marin Software Jobs) SpringCM raises $10 million   (SpringCM Jobs)

VentureLoop Insider Startup News: 4/10/07

                                     

Startup News

A heart-device startup braves the IPO waters       Powerset Will Launch In Coming Weeks   (Powerset Jobs) IBM and Linden Lab to create enterprise-safe virtual worlds   (Linden Lab Jobs) Q&A with Seth Goldstein, on social networking ads making more money    Stealth startup Topspin reels in Yahoo! exec    Zillow Hosts Mortgage Open House   (Zillow Jobs) Imeem Scoops Up Snocap   (Imeem Jobs) Yahoo rejects Microsoft again, but says it's open to talks    Facebook Makes Elitist IM Launch   (Facebook Jobs) Widget mashup service Mixmonsta wins Vator.tv/Demand Media competition  Flickr Video Launches - A Unique Experience    Collaborative software company Jive acquires Jotlet, gets better project management   (Jive Software Jobs) Navigenics opens DNA 'store'   (MDV Jobs) Meebo Can't Get Their Price, Goes For Fundraising Instead Of Sale   (Meebo Jobs)

 

                                                

                 

                          

Funding News

Stent maker CardioMind starts trial, gets $22M   (Morgenthaler Jobs) Emerald Technology Ventures Together With Yellowstone Capital Partners Lead USD 5.6 Million Series B Financing in Senscient    Serent Capital Completes Institutional Fundraising on Oversubscribed $250 Million Fund Focused on Profitable Growth Companies    Mobius Venture Capital Invests in ePartners    IControl, a home security service, raises $15.5 million from Kleiner Perkins   (KPCB Jobs) Family network site Sampa raises $1M    Aperto Networks, a WiMax equipment maker, gets $20M    Rumor: Ad network Federated Media raises $50M from Oak Hill Capital Partners, at $200M valuation    MarketTools, marketing company, raises $23M amid competition   (Velocity Interactive Group Jobs) Attributor gets $12M in 3rd round   (Attributor Jobs) Kleer gets $28M in 2nd round    Aperto Networks gets $20M new funding    Reality Digital raises $6.3 million    Home security company iControl raises $15.5 million   (KPCB Jobs) Yardbarker raises $6 million    Coremetrics raises $60 million    Vivus raises $30M for clinical trials    For Loomia, A Timely $5M Investment    MDwerks, Inc. Raises $6.8 Million Through a Private Placement  SiBEAM gets $40M in 3rd round  (SIBEAM Jobs) Foundation Capital earmarks part of new $750M fund for cleantech   (Foundation Capital Jobs) Imprivata closes $15M funding round    SpikeSource gets $10M new funding   (Spike Source Jobs) Greenline Industries raises $20 million    Imperva raises $20 million    Storwize Secures $19 million in New Funding Round    (Storwize Jobs) ScaleMP debuts aggregate virtualization with $8M funding  (ScaleMP Jobs) Tideway Secures $27 Million in Series C Funding    eMeter Announces $12 Million Funding  (eMeter Jobs) Rumor: Has Vudu just raised more than $40M?  (Vudu Jobs) Search engine marketing company Kenshoo raises round from Arts Alliance  (Kenshoo Jobs) Paid search management company Marin Software raises $7.25M   (Marin Software Jobs) SpringCM raises $10 million   (SpringCM Jobs)

VentureLoop Insider Startup News: 4/3/08

                                     

Startup News

Venture firms pour $200M into open source  (Benchmark Capital Jobs)    BioTrove files for IPO  Benchmark entrepreneur talks making money from open source  (Benchmark Capital Jobs) Spot Runner is raising money at high valuation, announces political ads    Fenwick & West's San Francisco Bay Area Life Science Venture Capital Survey Reveals 45% Increase in Valuations in 2007    Viewdle Funded by KIT Capital, Partners with ROO    Loopt Embraced by Verizon; Starts to Spread Its Mobile Wings   (Loopt Jobs) Revision3 Acquired By Fox News, Says Kevin Rose    Venture Capitalists Fight Back Against TheFunded    Bubble Motion hopes to rise with voice SMS   (Bubble Motion Jobs)  How does a small angel investment impact a future VC round?    Women's ad network Glam buys fashion site StyleMob    Vivaty offers 3D virtual world for any web site  (MDV Jobs) Xoopit Turns Inbox Into a Social Network   (Xoopit Jobs) TheUnFunded asks entrepreneurs: You can dish it out, but can you take it?

 

                                                

                 

                          

Funding News

Razz pulls down $1.87 million for mobile music entertainment  (Mayfield Fund Jobs) Twinity metaverse wins Balderton backing  (Balderton Capital Jobs) (Metaversum Jobs) ScaleMP Raises $8 Million in New Round of Funding   (ScaleMP Jobs) Predictify, for crowd-sourced predictions, raises $4.3M    Chinese site Yaolan.com raises $17.7M for mommy community  (Foundation Capital Jobs) Gear6 Secures $10 Million Financing Round from Horizon Ventures, U.S. Venture Partners and InterWest Partners    Publish2, Inc. Raises $2.75 Million in Series A Financing from Velocity Interactive Group  (Publish2 Jobs) MPM Capital and NEA Lead $65 million Series A Preferred Round to Finance Spinout of TriVascular from Boston Scientific    Digital Union Secures $1.7 Million Series A Funding    Tendril Completes $12 Million in Series B Funding to Secure Leadership Position in the Energy Management Market    WePlay Takes $1.87 Million, Wants Rights To Kids Videos Before They Are Stars    Popjax raises $4.7 million for Internet quiz show games    Stealth finance software firm Verient raises an additional $1.5 million    Arxx Building Products raises $5M for green building materials    CMEA Ventures raises $400M fund, to target energy and other science start-ups    iBiquity Digital raises yet another round to fuel HD Radio ambitions    Realtime Worlds raises $50 million for online games    Stealth startup Glassdoor raises $3M   (Benchmark Capital Jobs) Reality Digital, a white-label video service, gets funding to expand    Publish2 raises a round, aims to bring more journalists to the web  (Publish2 Jobs) MIT Solar Spin-off Snags $12.4M  Iovation Secures $15M    GridPoint Gets $15M and Big-Name Advisers    Solera Networks Closes $5 Million Financing Announces Key Executive Hires    AdGent 007 Lives and Lets Die With $5.3M Round    Video Conferencings Digital Union Raises $1.7M First Round    ReliOn raises over $17M for hydrogen fuel cells    Investors find Chumby endearing as well with new $12.5 million round    Tendril, an energy efficiency startup, grabs $12M    Alt Energy Is Hopping: Range Fuels Does $130M Round; Nanosolar Goes With $50M   (Nanosolar Jobs) Vlingo Wins Product and Financial Backing From Yahoo!   (Vlingo Jobs) ESPN Founders CollegeFanz Closes First Round

Company Profile: MuleSource

MuleSource
Founded: 2006
Location: San Francisco, CA
Current Employees: 50 (30 in SF)
Funding: $16.5M
VCs: Hummer Winblad, Morgenthaler, Lightspeed

Overview
MuleSource is the leading provider of open source service oriented architecture (SOA)
infrastructure software. Founded by the creators of the Mule project, the world's most
reliable and widely used open source enterprise service bus (ESB) and integration
platform, MuleSource delivers enterprise-class software, support, and services to the
thousands of organizations that have downloaded the open source project worldwide.

Competition
They are the leading opensource player.  Main competition is from proprietary incumbent players and large software companies.

Users
Developers and architects in the IT group of a company.  Variety of industries.  Don't just focus on Fortune 500's of the world. Effectively serve the smaller and mid-market companies. 

Sales
Business model comes from subscriptions that include enterprise class version of the software and additional tooling and support.  Consulting services on top of that.  Sales team with inside/outside model.  Got a start in financial services, but very diverse.  Over 80% of deployments are considered mission critical.

Working environment
Startup culture.  Passionate group of employees.  Believe in the opensource model. Not internally competitive.  International feel with people contributing from all over the world.  Offices in 9 countries.

Hot Job
All sales positions.  Get over 1,000 leads each month.  Infrastructure software experience helpful.  Believe they will be the winner in the SOA space.