Funding Rounds in January 2008

All 1,461 funding rounds announced during January 2008, sorted by deal size. Includes lead investors, stage, and total raised.

1,461
Rounds announced
$8.3B
Total raised
$11.1M
Avg round
$1.0B
Largest
Round-type breakdown
Investment types in January 2008
Series Unknown
356
Seed
291
Series A
200
Private Equity
169
Angel
115
Series B
101
Series C
49
Grant
42
Post Ipo Equity
26
Debt Financing
23
# Company Round Raised Lead Investor Date
551
Fred Friendly Seminars
Fred Friendly Seminars provides public broadcasting service for a wide…
Grant $1.0M Alfred P. Sloan Foundation 2008-01-01 Round →
552
GlobalCrypto
GlobalCrypto develops technology that makes online transactions safer …
Angel $1.0M 2008-01-01 Round →
553
Rouxbe
Rouxbe is an online culinary school for home and professional cooks.
Series A $997K 2008-01-01 Round →
554
CompareAway
CompareAway is a price comparison site offering agent-managed holiday …
Seed $995K 2008-01-01 Round →
555
Wize
Wize provides product reviews and information for individuals looking …
Series B $988K Mayfield Fund 2008-01-01 Round →
556
R2C Online
R2C Online provides a community data network for the management and co…
Seed $985K Catapult Ventures +2 2008-01-17 Round →
557
Validas
Our patented technology is designed to help consumers and businesses m…
Seed $985K 2008-01-01 Round →
558
Powerphotonic
Powerphotonic designs and fabricates freeform refractive micro-optics …
Series Unknown $979K Archangels +1 2008-01-10 Round →
559
Mill River Labs
Mill River Labs offers TradeVibes, an online database of companies ena…
Angel $900K Ron Conway +2 2008-01-01 Round →
560
Topsy Labs
Topsy, a social analytics company, provides instant answers to critica…
Series A $900K Scott Banister +1 2008-01-01 Round →
561
Kinkaa Search Tools
Kinkaa Search Tools operates as a travel search engine enabling users …
Seed $881K HTGF (High-Tech Gruenderfonds) 2008-01-17 Round →
562
STX Commodities
STX Commodities provide market access and create liquidity in the envi…
Series Unknown $880K Ludgate Environmental Fund 2008-01-09 Round →
563
STX Group
STX Group delivers environmental commodities, climate solutions, and c…
Seed $880K Ludgate Investments 2008-01-09 Round →
564
BuildingSearch.com
BuildingSearch.com is a real estate search engine and community for te…
Angel $850K 2008-01-01 Round →
565
Cognoptix
Cognoptix develops non-invasive eye tests for the early diagnosis of a…
Series A $849K 2008-01-10 Round →
566
aitainment
AITAINMENT is a Germany-based game development company that offers a f…
Seed $816K HTGF (High-Tech Gruenderfonds) 2008-01-01 Round →
567
ViClone
Viclone develops interactive self-service solutions by combining virtu…
Seed $804K 2008-01-01 Round →
568
Twonq
Twonq, a cost free online scheduling service, allows small businesses …
Angel $800K 2008-01-01 Round →
569
Abiquo Group
Abiquo Group develops hybrid cloud management software for customers t…
Seed $800K Eurecan 2008-01-01 Round →
570
Tbricks
Tbricks mission is to provide professionals with the most user-friendl…
Series A $795K DN Capital 2008-01-01 Round →
571
WorldTicket
WorldTicket has provided airlines worldwide with advanced PSS solution…
Seed $786K Lasse Meilsoe 2008-01-01 Round →
572
iZoca
iZoca is an online social network for communities and groups of cities…
Angel $765K 2008-01-01 Round →
573
Wireless Safety
Wireless Safety is engaged in the development of wireless safety keys …
Seed $754K ProVenture 2008-01-10 Round →
574
UpDown
UpDown, a virtual investing platform, allows investors to improve thei…
Seed $750K Joachim Schoss 2008-01-29 Round →
575
I Am Smart Technology
I Am Smart Technology develops and commercializes the HG Smart Switch,…
Seed $750K 2008-01-19 Round →
576
HarQen
HarQen offers SaaS-based solutions enabling users to securely capture,…
Seed $750K 2008-01-01 Round →
577
Maestro
Maestro is a cloud music platform enabling users to access and manage …
Seed $750K 2008-01-01 Round →
578
Orbster
Orbster is a developer and publisher of location-based games for mobil…
Seed $731K HTGF (High-Tech Gruenderfonds) 2008-01-01 Round →
579
iKlax Media
iKlax Media is a software platform that provides a multitrack audio fo…
Seed $731K 2008-01-01 Round →
580
Radionomy
Radionomy is an online radio platform enabling to create, discover and…
Angel $725K Peak +2 2008-01-01 Round →
581
Vayar Vision
Search Engine for Pictures & Images
Series A $700K Battery Ventures +3 2008-01-31 Round →
582
Wistia
Wistia is the video platform of choice for business.
Angel $650K 2008-01-01 Round →
583
VivoText
VivoText is developing an innovative solution for converting written t…
Seed $650K Trendlines Group 2008-01-01 Round →
584
EZ-Apps
ShieldEffect develops SMB/SME security solutions focused on the Chines…
Series Unknown $650K TCA Venture Group +1 2008-01-01 Round →
585
eblizz
AccuDraft provides business document automation services and online do…
Angel $650K 2008-01-01 Round →
586
CmyCasa
CmyCasa develops user-friendly, flash-based 3D solutions for the home …
Seed $600K Naiot Venture Accelerator 2008-01-01 Round →
587
Yebol
Yebol employs artificial intelligence technologies to offer a semantic…
Angel $600K 2008-01-01 Round →
588
Optimal
Optimal is a social media advertising and analytics platform. Acquired…
Series A $600K Neu Venture Capital +3 2008-01-01 Round →
589
Enikos
Enikos provides software services for multimedia applications based on…
Seed $600K Allen & Buckeridge 2008-01-01 Round →
590
BehavioSec
BehavioSec is the pioneer for behavioral biometrics and continuous aut…
Seed $585K Lunova 2008-01-01 Round →
591
AOTMP
AOTMP is an information services company focused on establishing and m…
Seed $581K 2008-01-03 Round →
592
Shoeboxed
Shoeboxed turns receipts into digital data that uses for accounting, b…
Series A $580K Michael Brehm +1 2008-01-01 Round →
593
Darwin Marketing
Founded 2005, Acquired (iProspect/Dentsu) 2016, Darwin developed China…
Angel $545K 2008-01-01 Round →
594
Arteriocyte Medical Systems
Arteriocyte Medical Systems is a medical device company developing inn…
Grant $509K Global Cardiovascular Innovation Center 2008-01-15 Round →
595
Spare Change Payments
Spare Change Payments is a micro-payments system for social networks.
Seed $505K 2008-01-01 Round →
596
Onosys
Onosys provides a comprehensive, enterprise-level digital ordering pla…
Series A $500K Zapis Capital Group 2008-01-31 Round →
597
AirWire Technologies
AirWire is a global supplier of next-generation mobile wireless networ…
Series B $500K 2008-01-03 Round →
598
Frevvo
Frevvo provides live forms to create web forms using a browser to faci…
Seed $500K Connecticut Innovations 2008-01-01 Round →
599
Audiosocket
Audiosocket is a music licensing and technology company that provides …
Seed $500K 2008-01-01 Round →
600
GoPlanit
GoPlanit is a social travel planning tool for exploring destinations a…
Seed $500K 2008-01-01 Round →