Swype, a maker of a one-touch on-screen keyboard for smartphones, has taken in a $1 million extension to its previous $5.6 million second round, the company said. Including a $1.3 angel round the seven-year-old Seattle company raised last April, Swype has received $7.9 million in total funding. The second round…

Semiconductor manufacturer Quantance has raised $12 million in a second round of funding. The San Mateo, Calif.-based company develops technology that it says can improve the data speed and battery life of mobile devices using third- and fourth-generation cellular technology. It plans to use this latest cash infusion to make…

Gizmoz, which allows users to create animated 3D characters online, said today it has raised $6.5 million in a second round of funding to expand into Asia and onto the mobile phone. Investors in the round include DoCoMo (NYSE: DCM) Capital, NGI capital, Benchmark Capital and Columbia Capital. The round…