Posts tagged Foundry Group
StockTwits gets $3M more for stock-related comments on Twitter (via postie)
Dec 2nd
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StockTwits, a startup that helps you see people’s stock-related comments on microblogging service Twitter, today announced $3 million in round 2 funding from Foundry Group and returning investor True Ventures.
The free service aggregates tweets and streams them to StockTwits when Twitter users do one of two things – enter a $ symbol before a stock [...]
Web-based toy maker Smith & Tinker lays off 30 percent of staff (via postie)
Dec 1st
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Smith & Tinker had a high-profile launch of its Nanovor toy and accompanying game web site this fall. It was billed as a marriage of toys and online games.
But yesterday the company laid off about 30 percent of its staff, which may be about 15 of its 50 or so employees, VentureBeat has [...]
Zynga raises more venture capital for social gaming expansion
Nov 17th
Zynga has become the hottest social gaming company with more than 196 million users on Facebook alone. Today, the San Francisco company has raised $15.18 million in an extension to its second round of funding, according to a regulatory filing.
No new investors were listed in the filing, according to VentureWire. The company previous raised about [...]
