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NYT Partners With Betaworks For An iPad-Based ‘Personalized News Service’

Sep 9, 2010 7:20 PM

The New York Times (NYSE: NYT) and NYC-based tech and social media incubator Betaworks are working on a new “personalized news service” called News.me, which will debut on the iPad, the Times reports. The companies aren’t providing any details about what the app will entail, although the Times report includes…

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, Online News, Social Media, Community, Companies, New York Times, betaworks, news.me

TweetDeck Raises Another $3 Million For Its ‘Real-Time Browser’

May 20, 2010 12:00 PM

Less than a year after taking a $2 million investment, desktop and mobile Twitter app Tweetdeck has gone back to its investors for a $3 million second round. Betaworks leads this round, just as it did last time. Ron Conway, Danny Rimer, The Accelerator Group, Roger Ehrenberg and Howard Lindzon…

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Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Social Media, Nanopublishing, Companies, Twitter, accelerator group, betaworks, danny rimer, howard lindzon, roger ehrenberg, ron conway, tweetdeck

Social Media Incubator Betaworks Gets $20 Million From NYT, AOL Ventures, Others

Mar 11, 2010 12:45 PM

Betaworks, the NYC-based tech investor and social media incubator that has positioned itself at the center of the ‘real-time web,’ has raised $20 million in a second round of funding led by RRE Ventures and Intel (NSDQ: INTC) Capital. Other new investors include AOL (NYSE: AOL) Ventures, the New York…

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Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Social Media, betaworks, intel capital, rre ventures

Twitter Add-On TweetDeck Raises Seed Funding

Jan 16, 2009 1:38 PM

Yesterday, Twitter received national attention after the first pics of the Hudson River plane crash were found on the microblogging site before traditional media had time to report it, so perhaps it’s only fitting that yet another Twitter add-on is saying today that it has raised a round of funding—even…

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Posted In: Twitter, betaworks, tweetdeck

Hyperlocal Content Network Outside.In Adds Funding

Dec 15, 2008 11:22 AM

Prepping for the long financial winter, hyperlocal content network Outside.In has secured an undisclosed amount of funding. Previous backers Union Square Ventures, the New York City Investment Fund and Betaworks all participated in the new investment, among others. The new money comes just a few months after the Brooklyn, NY-based…

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Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Social Media, Community, Companies, betaworks, outside.in, the new york city investment fund, union square ventures

Stocktwits Gets Angel Funding For Twitter-Based Financial Message Board

Sep 24, 2008 11:27 AM

Stocktwits, a service that aggregates the stocks people are talking about on Twitter, has raised an unspecified angel round from various investors including NYC-based Betaworks, and individuals like Howard Lindzon and Roger Ehrenberg. The opt-in service scans users who put a $ sign in front of a stock ticker. In…

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Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, betaworks, howard lindzon, roger ehrenberg, stocktwits

Social Gamer I’m In Like With You Raises $1.5 Million First Round

Jun 27, 2008 12:05 PM

I’m in Like With You, a NY-based social gaming startup, has raised $1.5 million led by Spark Capital, along with Baseline Ventures, Betaworks, Ron Conway, and Marc Andreesen. The news was first reported by CNET’s Caroline McCarthy. The company, which began as more of a dating site, raised an unspecified…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Games, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Social Media, baseline ventures, betaworks, i'm in like with you, marc andreessen, ron conway, spark capital

Industry Moves
Local Content Aggregator Outside.in Gets $3 Million Third Round

May 19, 2008 11:01 PM

Outside.in, an aggregator of local, user-gen content, has raised a $3 million third round from past backers Union Square Ventures, Milestone Partners, Betaworks and various unidentified angels led by George Crowley. Also joining the round was the New York City Investment Fund. The Brooklyn, NY-based startup has previously raised $2.4…

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Posted In: Industry Moves, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Social Media, betaworks, george crowley, mark josephson, milestone partners, new york city investment fund, outside.in, union square ventures

Social Net Targeter Lotame Secures $10 Million First Round

Feb 11, 2008 4:31 PM

Lotame, a behavioral targeter that focuses on social networking sites, has raised a “multi-million” first round funding; a source tells us it’s roughly $10 million. The round was led by Battery Ventures, with participation from existing investors Hillcrest Management and Betaworks. The company raised around $2 million in angel funding…

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Posted In: Advertising, Marketing, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Social Media, battery ventures, betaworks, hillcrest management, lotame

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