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Vertical, Deep Web Seearch's DeepDyve Raises Angel Funding

alarmClock  Sep 03 09

Sunnyvale's DeepDyve (fka Infovell) has raised $375K in debt. This was a regulatory filing and no source of the new funding was disclosed. Former Technology Crossover Ventures' man Greg Stanger is on the board and Karen Riley of the Angels Forum says she has invested as well. DeepDyve is developing search engine software focused on in-depth subjects like medicine and life sciences. The site is live so you can take a gander. Certainly the results on a search like "Swine Flu" are very different from what you find on Google. They have launched an API and widgets to allow publishers to integrate DeepDyve into their sites. Full story...

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Play Media, out of Somerville, MA, has secured $450K of a $600K seed funding round. 3Play works on transcription, captioning, and audio search.

Indoor Ag's AeroFarms Seeded with $500K

alarmClock  17 hours ago

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alarmClock  22 hours ago

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Germany's Brands4friends.de Invests In UK's SecretSale

alarmClock  less than a day ago

Shopping club Brands4friends.de, based in Berlin, has made an investment in similar site SecretSale, although they are not disclosing.

EventVue Craters. Founders Explain.

alarmClock  4 days ago

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Social List-Maker Ranker Raises $750K

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Marin Clean Energy 1, Pacific Gas & Electric 0

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Digital Camera Tool LensVector Raises $30M

alarmClock  5 days ago

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