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Seakeeper gyros standard on new Heesen 65M design \| January 24, 2012 When a yacht builder premieres an extraordinary engineering advance, other components must be equally revolutionary. Twenty years in development, Heesen Yachts' Fast Displacement Hull Form (FDHF) debuts on its new 65m yacht, the first of which will launch in 2013. To provide underway and at anchor stabilization for this unique design, Heesen has chosen Seakeeper M21000 gyros as standard equipment.(more)
Learning The Ropes \| January 12, 2012 Mobile Posse's CEO Jon Jackson says the mobile advertising and CRM provider hit the 10M consumer mark last month and is poised to double revenue this year, following on the heels of a revenue-doubling 2011. The company�s success comes from partnering with carriers like Verizon, MetroPCS, U.S. Cellular, and Cricket to provide targeted advertising on phones, as well as content for customers needing help navigating their smartphones and calling plans. (more)
Seakeeper sees long future with Heesen Yachts \| December 27, 2011 Until recently, Heesen Yachts had not considered gyro stabilization. But after a memorable sea trial in July 2011, the management team was so impressed they expect to be working with Seakeeper well into the future. In fact, the Heesen hull YN 16465, a 65m yacht due for completion late 2012, will also feature Seakeeper's stabilization system.(more)
Twitter + Sports = Stat.us \| November 30, 2011 Lately, Automated Insights�s been making waves with its extensive network of sports-related websites.(more)
Robbie Allen How I automated my writing career \| November 3, 2011 Software will make hyperlocal content possible and even profitable. Many companies have tried to solve the "hyperlocal problem" with minimal success. It's just too hard to scale content creation out to every town in the U.S. (or the world, for that matter). For certain categories (e.g. high school sports), software-generated content makes perfect sense. You'll see automated content play a big role here in the coming years.(more)

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Mobile Posse Reaches More Than Ten Million Mobile Consumers Monthly \| December 21, 2011 Mobile Posse, Inc., the leading provider of mobile home screen advertising and CRM solutions in the U.S., now reaches more than 10 million mobile consumers with active home screen messaging -- 25 percent of which use smartphones. In addition, the company reaches 2 million Hispanics and 3 million Android users, allowing advertisers even greater capability and reach for targeting specific audiences(more)
Mobile Posse Launches New Mobile Research Business \| November 9, 2011 Mobile Posse, the leading provider of mobile homescreen CRM, advertising, and content solutions in the U.S., today announces the launch of a new mobile market research solution, along with initial partners SurveySwipe and iPinion.(more)
Mobile Posse Launches MobiAlerts to Help Carriers Protect Consumers and Eliminate Bill Shock \| November 1, 2011 With the explosive consumption of music, movies, messaging and calling across a growing number of popular mobile phones and tablet devices -- alerting consumers to usage limits is top-of-mind. (more)
TRAFFIQ Ranked Number 25 Fastest Growing Company in North America on Deloitte's 2011 Technology Fast 500� \| October 19, 2011 TRAFFIQ, a leading end-to-end digital media planning and buying company, today announced it ranked 25th on Deloitte's Technology Fast 500� ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and clean technology companies in North America. TRAFFIQ grew 7,141 percent between 2006 and 2010, the period on which Deloitte based the ranking.(more)
Mobile Posse Reaches More than Nine Million Mobile Consumers Monthly \| September 29, 2011 Mobile Posse, Inc., the leading provider of mobile home screen advertising and CRM solutions in the U.S., now reaches more than nine million mobile consumers with active home screen messaging -- 25 percent of which use smartphones. In addition, the company reaches 1.5 million Hispanics and two million Android users,(more)

Recent Investments News regarding our investments
Automated Insights Scores $4 Million \| September 12, 2011 StatSheet, which specializes in realtime content automation, is expanding beyond sports to apply its technology to other data-intensive verticals where the cost of creating high-quality content remains high. The company has decided that a new name will better reflect its broadened focus, and will henceforth be known as Automated Insights. Furthermore, the startup has secured $4 million in new funding to spur growth.(more)
Anystream/Voxant Merge to Create Integrated Video Distribution Powerhouse \| September 22, 2008 Anystream� (anystream.com), the global innovator of digital media production and workflow solutions, today announced its merger with Voxant Media (voxant.com), the new media network with over 30,000 worldwide publishing partners. The merger is an unprecedented integration of content, production and distribution, bringing together Anystream's platform with Voxant's video news and information syndication service.(more)
Bug Labs pulls in funds for do-it-yourself gadgets \| August 12, 2008 Bug Labs, maker of do-it-yourself kits for electronic gadgets, has quietly raised a third round of financing from Court Square Ventures, Union Square Ventures, and Spark Capital. Virginia-based Court Square Ventures led the investment.(more)
GreatCall, Inc. Secures $38 Million in Series C Funding \| June 24, 2008 GreatCall, Inc., creator of Jitterbug, today announced that the company has closed $38 million in Series C funding led by Court Square Ventures. Existing investors Steelpoint Capital, Charles River Ventures, Nauta Capital, and company founders Marty Cooper and Arlene Harris also participated in the round.(more)
Mintera Secures $19 Million Financing \| October 16, 2007 Mintera� Corporation, the high bit-rate optical transport systems solution leader, today announced it has raised a $19 Million Series C round of venture capital financing co-led by investors Polaris Venture Partners and RRE Ventures. Joining the round as an investor and strategic partner is JDSU, a leading enabler of broadband and optical innovation. Existing investors including Court Square Ventures, Star Ventures and Portview Communications Partners also participated in the round.(more)