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<title><![CDATA[Experian Marketing Services Acquires Conversen]]></title>
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<![CDATA[Experian Marketing Services, a leading provider of data, analytics and marketing technologies, today announced it has acquired Conversen. Conversen is a pioneer in developing interaction management technologies that enable marketers to create fully integrated, cross‐channel conversations through mobile, Web, social, email and traditional channels.]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 14:26:07 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[DotLoop Raises $7M]]></title>
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<![CDATA[DotLoop, the first Real Estate software company that eliminates paperwork, announced a $7 million Series A round of financing from Trinity Ventures. The company will use the financing to accelerate sales and marketing, make strategic hires and open an office in San Francisco.]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 14:20:41 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Machinima Inks $35M]]></title>
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<![CDATA[Machinima, the world&rsquo;s leading video entertainment network for gamers, today announced that it has raised $35 million in a financing round led by Google Inc., with existing investors Redpoint Ventures and MK Capital participating. The announcement was made by Allen DeBevoise, Chairman and CEO of Machinima.]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 14:17:58 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Pearson, Acquires Certiport for $140M in Cash]]></title>
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<![CDATA[Pearson, the world&rsquo;s leading learning company, is today announcing the acquisition of Certiport, Inc. from Spire Capital Partners for $140m in cash.]]>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 12:18:58 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[VC-Backed YouSendIt Adds Brad Garlinghouse as CEO]]></title>
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<![CDATA[YouSendIt, Inc. today announced it has appointed Brad Garlinghouse as chief executive officer and chairman of its board of directors. A former senior executive who led key groups at both Yahoo! and AOL, Garlinghouse is a proven leader with a track record of driving significant results.]]>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 12:17:00 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Kratos Announces $100m Investment]]></title>
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<![CDATA[Kratos Defense &amp; Security Solutions, a leading National Security Solutions provider, announced today that it has completed its previously announced public offering of Kratos common stock, raising $100 million in gross proceeds at $5.00 per share. Kratos also announced that the Kratos common stock portion of the Composite Engineering, Inc. (CEI) acquisition consideration of $20 million will also be valued at $5.00 per Kratos share, consistent with the offering price of the just closed public offering.]]>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 17:22:10 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[SilkRoad Raises $35M Series C]]></title>
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<![CDATA[SilkRoad, a leading provider of social talent management solutions, has completed a $35 million Series C financing round. New investors include Keating Capital (NASDAQ: KIPO) and NTT Finance (NYSE: NTT). Existing investors including Intel Capital, Crosslink Capital, Foundation Capital, Azure Capital and Tenaya Capital, amongst others, invested in the oversubscribed round.]]>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 17:21:25 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Accel, Sequoia In Largest Joint Investment Put $70M In Qualtrics]]></title>
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<![CDATA[Qualtrics, the company that makes sophisticated research simple, today announced it has partnered with Accel Partners and Sequoia Capital in the two firms' largest-ever joint investment. Accel and Sequoia will provide a range of services and $70 million to help Qualtrics expand its SaaS product offerings beyond market research and accelerate its global growth, beginning with the hiring of another 250 employees in the next year alone.]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 12:28:44 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[NVIDIA and Intellectual Ventures Partner to Acquire Portfolio of Wireless Patents]]></title>
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http://news.taume.com/World-Business/Markets/nvidia-and-intellectual-ventures-partner-to-acquire-portfolio-of-wireless-patents-23216</link>
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<![CDATA[NVIDIA and Intellectual Ventures today announced that they have jointly acquired a set of patents developed and owned by IPWireless. The portfolio comprises approximately 500 patents granted and pending in the wireless communications area, including essential concepts in LTE, LTE-Advanced and 3G/4G technologies.]]>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 14:26:12 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Adaptly Raises $10.5m in Series B]]></title>
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<![CDATA[Social advertising technology company Adaptly today announced Evergreen, a new solution that utilizes paid media opportunities on social networks to guarantee content generated by a brand will reach its full audience. Evergreen automatically generates media by taking content that brands post on social networks, and converting them into native advertising to reach more of the brand&rsquo;s existing fans and beyond.]]>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 15:12:16 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS ACQUIRES MSPOT]]></title>
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<![CDATA[Samsung Electronics, Co., Ltd., a global leader in digital media and digital convergence technologies, announced today it is acquiring mSpot, Inc., a leading <span id="IL_AD12">mobile</span> cloud-based content service provider based in Palo Alto, California.]]>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 15:02:19 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Cleveland Gets Its Own Accelerator Program: LaunchHouse]]></title>
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<![CDATA[The LaunchHouse Accelerator is bringing innovation to Ohio by recruiting the nation&rsquo;s brightest entrepreneurs for a 12-week Accelerator program. The deadline to apply is July 1, 2012 and the program starts September 3, 2012.]]>
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<pubDate>Wed, 9 May 2012 12:42:12 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Coulomb Technologies Scores $47.5M]]></title>
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<![CDATA[Coulomb Technologies, Inc, the leading electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions provider, today announced that it has secured $47.5 million of financing. Braemar Energy Ventures and Kleiner Perkins Caufield &amp; Byers led the financing and were joined by Toyota Tsusho Corporation and existing investor Rho Ventures. ]]>
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<pubDate>Mon, 7 May 2012 12:09:43 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[RichRelevance Announces $20M Round]]></title>
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http://news.taume.com/World-Business/Markets/richrelevance-announces-20m-round-23162</link>
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<![CDATA[RichRelevance®, the leading provider of dynamic personalization for the world&rsquo;s largest retailers and brands, today announced that it has received $20 million in venture capital financing from Crosslink Capital, Greylock Partners, Draper Fisher Jurvetson and Tugboat Ventures.]]>
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<pubDate>Mon, 7 May 2012 12:06:43 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS TO ACQUIRE TOP DIGITAL VIDEO PROVIDER REVISION3]]></title>
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http://news.taume.com/World-Business/Markets/discovery-communications-to-acquire-top-digital-video-provider-revision3-23148</link>
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<![CDATA[Discovery Communications announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire San Francisco-based digital video provider Revision3. Leveraging Revision3&rsquo;s vast experience in creating engaging online video content in a cost-effective manner, the transaction helps fuel Discovery&rsquo;s strategy of being the number one nonfiction media company on all screens.]]>
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<pubDate>Fri, 4 May 2012 12:49:19 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Blueprint Raises $15.9 Million in Growth Capital]]></title>
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http://news.taume.com/World-Business/Markets/blueprint-raises-15-9-million-in-growth-capital-23137</link>
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<![CDATA[Blueprint™, a global leader in requirements definition and management software, today announced the completion of a growth capital round of funding totaling $15.9 million.  This round was led by a new investor – Tandem Expansion Fund, with the participation of existing investors from BDC IT Venture Fund, Walsingham Partners Fund, and several private investors.]]>
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<pubDate>Thu, 3 May 2012 12:11:00 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Birst Adds $26M Round led by Sequia Capital]]></title>
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http://news.taume.com/World-Business/Markets/birst-adds-26m-round-led-by-sequia-capital-23131</link>
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<![CDATA[Birst Inc., the leading provider of agile business analytics, today announced that it has completed a $26 million investment led by Sequoia Capital. Existing investors also include Hummer Winblad and DAG Ventures who participated in the round. Birst will use the new funds to further accelerate its rapid growth, continue its focus on innovation and product development and expand into new markets.]]>
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<pubDate>Wed, 2 May 2012 11:57:47 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Dassault Systemes to Acquire Gemcom]]></title>
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<![CDATA[Dassault Systemes (euronext paris:DSY.PA), the 3DExperience Company, world leader in 3D design, 3D Digital Mock Up and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, today announced its intent to acquire geological modeling and simulation company Gemcom Software International (Gemcom) for approximately US$360 million. ]]>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 April 2012 12:36:05 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Seagate Technology Announces $2.5 Billion Share Repurchase]]></title>
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http://news.taume.com/World-Business/Markets/seagate-technology-announces-2-5-billion-share-repurchase-23089</link>
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<![CDATA[Seagate Technology plc today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized the Company to repurchase up to $2.5 billion of its outstanding ordinary shares (the &quot;April 2012 Authorization&quot;). Seagate, as a result of the April 2012 Authorization and other current repurchase authorizations, currently has a total authorized unutilized capacity for repurchases of approximately $3.5 billion under these authorizations.]]>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 April 2012 15:27:44 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Boulder Ionics Reels in $4.3M A Round]]></title>
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http://news.taume.com/World-Business/Markets/boulder-ionics-reels-in-4-3m-a-round-23084</link>
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<![CDATA[Boulder Ionics Corporation today announced the completion of a $4.3 million Series A financing. The over-subscribed financing round was led by Pangaea Ventures, and joined by new investors 9th Street Investments, CalCEF Clean Energy Angel Fund, and JSR Corporation as well as existing investors including Protonic Capital.]]>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 April 2012 15:21:43 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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