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Social Bicycles Raises $1.1 Million To Expand Bike Sharing Project
Bike sharing service Social Bicycles has raised $1.1 million to expand the reach of their social bike sharing service to new markets. The company, led by Ryan Rzepecki, reported the funding this morning.
CGTrader, An Online Marketplace For 3D Models, Raises 185K Euro From Practica
As 3D printing and modeling moves into the mainstream, it's interesting to see the rise of small players in the market and the capital raised. Take, for example, CGTrader. Originally designed as a marketplace for 3D designers and artists, it's just raised nearly 200,000 Euro from Practica Capital, a fund in Lithuania. Founded by Marius Kalytis, the company is based in Vilnius.
MacDock Wants To Expand Your MacBook Pro’s Connection Capabilities Without Added Bulk
Thunderbolt expansion docks for MacBook Pro have been slow to come to get started with offerings from Matrox and Belkin only now coming to market after lengthy delays. And they're pricey, too, at $299 and $249 respectively. A new Kickstarter project called the MacDock argues you can do almost as much for considerably less, and without adding Thunderbolt into the mix.
MacDock Wants To Expand Your MacBook Pro’s Connection Capabilities Without Added Bulk
Thunderbolt expansion docks for MacBook Pro have been slow to come to get started with offerings from Matrox and Belkin only now coming to market after lengthy delays. And they're pricey, too, at $299 and $249 respectively. A new Kickstarter project called the MacDock argues you can do almost as much for considerably less, and without adding Thunderbolt into the mix.
Google Wants To Starve Piracy Sites to Death
Google Wants To Stave Piracy Sites to Death
MapMyFitness Works Out $9M From Austin, Milestone Ventures For Better Fitness Tracking
MapMyFitness, the health and fitness startup that powers a community of fitness-oriented websites like MapMyRUN.com, MapMyRIDE.com, MapMyWALK.com, has today announced that it has closed $9 million in series B financing, which brings its total investment to $15.5 million. The round was led by Austin Ventures and Milestone Venture Partners, with new, strategic partners joining the round, including Competitor Group, The Running Company, and its parent company, The Finish Line.
MapMyFitness Works Out $9M From Austin, Milestone Ventures For Better Fitness Tracking
MapMyFitness, the health and fitness startup that powers a community of fitness-oriented websites like MapMyRUN.com, MapMyRIDE.com, MapMyWALK.com, has today announced that it has closed $9 million in series B financing, which brings its total investment to $15.5 million. The round was led by Austin Ventures and Milestone Venture Partners, with new, strategic partners joining the round, including Competitor Group, The Running Company, and its parent company, The Finish Line.
MongoDB Developer 10gen Raises $42 Million Round Led By New Enterprise Associates
10gen, the company behind the increasingly popular NoSQL database MongoDB today announced that it has secured a new $42 million financing round let by New Enterprise Associates. This round also includes participation from existing investors Sequoia Capital, Flybridge Capital Partners and Union Square Ventures. 10gen says that it plans to use the financing to "invest in product development for MongoDB and the MongoDB Monitoring Service (MMS) and to better support its rapidly growing community and user base worldwide."
Including this round, 10gen has now raised more than $73 million.
BodyMedia Raises $12 Million Funding Round Led By Comcast Ventures
BodyMedia, one of the growing number of companies that offers wearable body sensors, just announced that it has raised a $12 million funding round led by Comcast Ventures. The company's products, including its BodyMedia FIT on-body monitoring system, currently focuses on tracking users' activity level, but the company plans to use the money raised in this round to focus on products related to chronic diseases like diabetes, as well as remote elder care and sleep disorders. BodyMedia is a new investment for Comcast Ventures. Other investors in this round include Draper Fisher Jurvetson ePlanet, Draper Triangle Ventures, Ascension Health Ventures and InCube Ventures.
