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Active Network

Active Networks hosts the world’s largest directory of sports and recreational activities and is the leading online community for amateur sports enthusiasts.

Private  |  San Diego, CA
AllBusiness

AllBusiness.com is an online media and commerce company that presents practical solutions to real-world business questions.

Public. Acquired by NBC Internet, Inc. (NBCi)
Associated Content

Associated Content is the Web’s leading open content publishing platform.  With over 1 million unique pieces of content and 250,000 contributors and growing, AC’s proprietary publishing and content management system enables consumers, media partners and professionals to distribute and be compensated for content.

Acquired by Yahoo!  |  New York, NY
Bharat Matrimony

Bharat Matrimony is the world’s largest consumer Internet site for matrimonial services.

Private  |  Chennai, India
BiddingForGood, Inc.

BiddingForGood is the leader in online auction fundraising for nonprofit organizations.

Private  |  Cambridge, MA
blip.tv

Blip.tv is revolutionizing media by making independent show production sustainable, scalable and profitable.

Private  |  New York, NY
Blurb

Blurb is changing the face of publishing by letting anyone easily create and sell bookstore-quality books.

Private  |  San Francisco, CA
Cardlytics

Cardlytics is developing a powerful, new loyalty solution for banks.

Private  |  Atlanta, GA
Chakpak Media

Chakpak is a leading movie portal in India.

Private  |  India
DoubleClick

DoubleClick is the leading online advertising solution.

Public (DCLK); Acquired by Google (NASDAQ: GOOG)
E-stamp

E-stamp was the leading provider of Internet-based postage solutions.

Public. Acquired by Learn2
Ebates

Ebates is a shopping portal where members receive rebates for all their online purchases.

Private  |  San Francisco, CA
eBillme

eBillme is the secure online payment option that does not require a credit card. Simply checkout using eBillme and pay for your purchase through your bank’s online bill pay portal.

Private  |  Canada
Equitas Micro Finance India Private Ltd.

Equitas works to alleviate poverty by extending micro credit to small entrepreneurs and is the fastest growing top-10 micro finance company in India.

Private  |  Chennai, India
Gemvara

Gemvara (formerly Paragon Lake) is revolutionizing the jewelry market by empowering consumers and independent jewelers to design high-quality, fully personalized jewelry using a web-based service.

Private  |  Lexington, MA
ImpulseBuy Network

ImpulseBuy Network was the premier developer of online merchandising software.

Acquired by Inktomi (INKT)
iPrint

iPrint.com is a leading online print shop and offers the broadest array of customizable printed products on the web.

Public. Acquired by MadeToOrder
JobDirect

JobDirect.com was the leading web-based job search site for college and entry-level professional positions.

Acquired by Korn/Ferry International (KFI)
Kabam

Kabam develops real games for social networks.

Private  |  Redwood City, CA
Lending Club

Lending Club is an online lending community where people borrow and lend money, bypass the banks, and get better rates.

Private  |  Redwood City, CA
LiveU

LiveU allows anyone to instantly broadcast live video over wireless channels.

Private  |  Kfar Saba, Israel
Match.com

Match.com is the most popular online dating site in the world.

Acquired by InterActiveCorp (IACI)
Motionbox

Motionbox makes it easy to upload, organize, enhance, and share your personal videos with family, friends & groups.

Acquired by Hewlett-Packard Co (HPQ.N)
MotorExchange

MotorExchange is developing a B2B marketplace for used vehicles in India

Private  |  India
Naaptol

Naaptol is India’s leading comparison based social shopping portal.

Private  |  Navi Mumbai, India
ON24

ON24 is the global leader of webcasting and video communications solutions.

Private  |  San Francisco, CA
OpenSky

OpenSky is building the first global expert-powered online retail market that empowers people to sell products.

Private  |  New York, NY
Peer39

Peer39 provides innovative semantic advertising solutions.

Private  |  Brooklyn, NY
PicksPal

PicksPal is the fastest-growing sports and entertainment destination on the Internet.

Acquired by Liberty Media
Plixi

Plixi is a real-time media sharing platform for the social web.

Private  |  San Diego, CA
PrimeSense

PrimeSense technology allows digital devices to perceive the world in 3D and derive an understanding of the world based on sight, just the way humans do.

Private  |  Tel-Aviv, Israel
SkillSlate

SkillSlate connects consumers with trusted individual service providers who charge a fraction of the price of established companies.

Private  |  New York, New York
Tremor Media

Tremor Media is the largest pure-play online video ad network.

Private  |  New York, NY
Vivox

Vivox provides online games, virtual worlds, and online communities with advanced VOIP services that are simple to integrate and enhance game play and community.

Private  |  Natick, MA
Webloyalty.com

WebLoyalty is a leading provider of online marketing and rewards services.

Acquired by General Atlantic
Zoosk

Zoosk is the first and largest dating application built for social network users.

Private  |  San Francisco, CA

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News

August 24, 2010
Blurb makes the Inc. 500 List of Fastest Growing Companies and #1 Media Company

August 19, 2010
Equitas Micro Finance Raises Rs 45 Cr From Canaan Partners

July 8, 2010
Peer39 Adds Digital Advertising Executive Alex White as VP Product and Account Management

July 8, 2010
(LiveU News) IP Tech On The Road To Passing Trucks

July 8, 2010
Interview with Pankaj Thakar, Chief Executive Officer, MD, Cellcast Interactive India

July 8, 2010
Time Out New York magazine now features an OpenSky Buy button

June 23, 2010
Prime Sense: Kinect tech destined for TV-embedded greatness in 2011, HTPC integration later this year

June 23, 2010
Chevrolet Charges Volt Ad Campaign Using Microsoft Kinect's Gesture Interface (Prime Sense)

June 18, 2010
Tyrell & Agtel Stream With LiveU "Backpack"

June 18, 2010
LiveU Breaks the Boundaries of Live Transmission at South Africa World Cup

June 15, 2010
64th Annual Tony Awards 'Backstage Live' Interviews: Denzel Washington, Jay Z's Fela! and more (LiveU)

June 15, 2010
PrimeSense News - Microsoft Kinect (Formerly Natal) Pushes Closer To 'Minority Report' Interface

June 14, 2010
Micorsoft E3 2010 Media Briefing Announcing Kinect for XBox 360 Using PrimeSense Technology (video)

June 14, 2010
PrimeSense - Microsoft Kinect gets into motion as E3 confab kicks off (video)

June 11, 2010
PrimeSense - Microsoft's Hopes Lay in Israel

June 10, 2010
Live U - NBA Woos a World Audience

June 9, 2010
Peer39 and AdMeld Partner to Maximize Performance Through Semantic Targeting of the Web's Top Publishers and Demand Sources

June 9, 2010
blip.tv - Web Series Tap Prime Time

June 8, 2010
Blurb Launches Self-service Publishing Platform For Charities

June 8, 2010
Blurb Launches Blurb for Good

June 8, 2010
Tremor Media CEO: We Have the Scale of a Large Cable Network (video)

June 7, 2010
Tremor Bows Interactive Pre-Rolls

June 7, 2010
Tremor Gets Interactive With Innovid

June 7, 2010
PrimeSense: True 3D play is only months away

May 25, 2010
Associated Content News (Hebrew)

May 24, 2010
Blurb's Eileen Gittins named Best CEO of a Small Company at the SF Business Times' Tech & Innovation Awards

May 19, 2010
Blip Networks Channels New Funding

May 18, 2010
Yahoo! to Acquire Associated Content

April 13, 2010
TweetPhoto Receives $2.6 Million Series A Financing

April 12, 2010
LiveU Sets New Standards in Cellular-Based Uplink Transmission – Live HD Video Anywhere, Anytime

April 9, 2010
Peer39 Appoints Andy Ellenthal as Chief Executive Officer

March 31, 2010
PrimeSense Supplies 3D-Sensing Technology to "Project Natal" for Xbox 360

March 22, 2010
Daily Giz Wiz 1052: The LiveU Live Streamer

March 10, 2010
LiveU News: Kyte Now Offering Broadcast-Quality Live Video Streaming Backpack

March 9, 2010
Xirrus, SOASTA, GWOS, Zoosk & Casabi Inc. Among WSJ Top 50 Venture-Backed Companies

March 3, 2010
PrimeSense News: Microsoft’s Project Natal Is Hot. Like Pong Hot