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)