Tameka Kee
Dec 16, 2009 4:03 PM
Sell two of the top 10 iPhone apps for the entire year (iTunes link) and what do you get? $8 million. At least, that’s what Smule (aka SonicMule), developer of the Leaf Trombone and I Am T-Pain apps, has received. The startup announced its second round of funding, led by…
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James Quintana Pearce
Feb 12, 2009 3:30 PM
Sonic Media’s SonicMule (aka Smule), which develops applications for the iPhone, has raised $3.9 million in its first round of funding. The round was led by Granite Ventures, and joined by Bessemer Venture Partners which participated in seed funding for Smule, along with CEO Jeffrey Smith and Maples Investments. In…
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James Quintana Pearce
Jan 5, 2009 10:50 PM
Transcoding company RipCode has announced it has raised $12.5 million in its third round of funding, which brings the total raised to $32 million since the end of 2006. The round was led by Granite Ventures with the MD of that fund joining the board of directors, and included existing…
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Matt Kapko
Nov 19, 2008 12:36 PM
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…
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