Consumer Web/Social Media
California-based content management firm ZEFR pockets $30M in Series D financing
Venice, US-based brand and content management software maker ZEFR pocketed $30 million in a Series D financing round led by Institutional Venture Partners (IVP) for its international expansion and product development.
California mobile marketing startup Kahuna bags $11M in Series A funding
Mountain View, US-based mobile marketing startup Kahuna bagged $11 million in a Series A funding round from Sequoia Capital to create more effective marketing messages to customers.
Japanese messaging app Line to launch open sticker marketplace and Skype rival
Japan-based mobile messaging app Line will launch an open sticker marketplace called Line Creators Market in April and will also release a Skype-like service in five countries.
US federal court dismisses IPO-linked lawsuit against Zynga
U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White dismissed the lawsuit filed against San Francisco, California-based social game maker Zynga in which shareholders accused the company of lying about its financial status before it went public.