Ingrid Lunden
May 23, 2011 6:23 AM
Our look at some of the big stories in mobile today: more details on the Foxconn factory explosion; reports of a curvaceous future for the iPhone; ‘rooted’ Android devices barred from Google (NSDQ: GOOG) Movies service; Paramount launches full-length movie apps for Windows Phone 7; and BlackBerry Partners Fund invests…
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Tricia Duryee
Oct 28, 2010 12:01 AM
The BlackBerry Partners Fund today is restructuring the way it operates in order to focus exclusively on mobile investments. In addition, it said today that it will expand beyond its headquarters in Canada, by opening new offices around the world starting with Silicon Valley. The new structure will include folding…
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David Kaplan
Oct 5, 2010 9:15 AM
Viewdle, a tech firm that markets facial recognition software to consumer products companies, has raised $10 million in second round funding from Best Buy, Blackberry Partners Fund and Qualcomm (NSDQ: QCOM). Previous investor Anthem Venture Partners also participated in this new funding round. The investment will support the rollout of…
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Tricia Duryee
Aug 2, 2010 7:21 PM
Payfone is going public today with its plans for developing a mobile alternative to Visa and MasterCard, fueled by an infusion of $11 million in venture capital from the BlackBerry Partners Fund and former Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) executive Bob Borchers of Opus Capital. Also participating was RRE Ventures, the company’s…
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Tricia Duryee
Mar 25, 2009 10:47 AM
The BlackBerry Partners Fund, which is an independent investment fund dedicated to investing in software that supports devices made by Research In Motion, has made a $3 million investment into Xobni, a San Francisco-based company that has developed an Outlook plug-in that let’s you search your email faster and keep…
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Tricia Duryee
Jan 22, 2009 12:13 PM
This is not the cool, new consumer-facing mobile application that you were expecting, perhaps, but the BlackBerry Partner’s Fund has invested $3 million in Montreal-based Neuralitic Systems, which provides data services analytics to wireless carriers. The total amount raised is $10 million with contributions also made by Vertex Venture Capital,…
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Matt Kapko
Oct 29, 2008 12:37 PM
The $150 million BlackBerry Partners Fund has announced its first three investments totaling $16.7 million. They are: buzzd, a social network; Digby, a mobile storefront provider and WorldMate, a travel management tool. Last week, the investment fund also awarded $150,000 to three companies that won top honors at the BlackBerry…
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