Archive for the 'venture capital' Category
Actimagine (makers of Mobiclip) raises €3MM
0 Comments Published by ChiefViddler July 31st, 2006 in Industry, venture capital, Mobile VideoWord is out that Actimagine - the European company behind the ultra-efficient mobile video codec “Mobiclip” - has raised €3MM from GRP Partners of Los Angeles.
There’s no question that the mobile video market needs a better solution than traditional MPEG codecs, particularly when you consider the constraints of processing capacity and power consumption on mobile […]
Who’s responsible for “irrational exuberance” this time around?
0 Comments Published by ChiefViddler July 24th, 2006 in Uncategorized, News, Industry, Rants, YouTube, venture capitalTim Arango over at the New York Post had a piece this morning, claiming that the YouTube boys think they’re valued at $1B. That’s right - say it in your best Dr. Evil voice - $1,000,000,000. Now I can’t claim to speak for Chad Hurley or the backers behind YouTube - but for […]
MobiTV on a roll… raises $70MM Series C round
0 Comments Published by ChiefViddler July 22nd, 2006 in Industry, venture capital, Mobile VideoMobiTV of Emeryville, CA has raised a $70MM series C round of venture capital through Oak Investment Partners. These guys are hot - they’re supplying over 20 mobile carriers around the world, and here in the US have deals with Sprint, Cingular and Alltel. I haven’t used this service personally, but have seen […]
