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Press Releases Official press releases from our portfolio companies
MAGNET Global to Use TRAFFIQ�s End-to-End Digital Media Buying Platform \| July 6, 2010 NEW YORK, NY, July 6, 2010 � TRAFFIQ�, the digital media platform that brings together advertisers and publishers, and MAGNET Global, a collaborative network of the world's top independent advertising and marketing agencies, announced today that TRAFFIQ will be the digital media platform of choice for MAGNET member agencies worldwide. This announcement builds upon recent TRAFFIQ partnerships with other prominent global agency networks, such as Havas Digital, Worldwide Partners and TAAN.(more)
TRAFFIQ Wins Red Herring 100 North America Award \| July 1, 2010 TRAFFIQ�, the digital media platform that brings together advertisers and publishers, has been selected as a Red Herring 100 North America winner. This honor recognizes leading private companies from North America and celebrates their innovations and technologies.(more)
Mobile Posse Reaches Over 2MM Mobile Consumers Monthly \| February 23, 2010 Mobile Posse Inc., the leader in active idle screen advertising and CRM, now reaches more than 2 million mobile consumers with active idle screen messaging; more than a 20- fold increase in just 14 months. The company is delivering over 200 million impressions a month to its highly engaged opted-in subscriber base, and is achieving click-through rates for active idle screen advertising and CRM messages that average in the double-digits.(more)
nCircle Announces Eighth Consecutive Year of Revenue Growth and Continued Profitability \| February 10, 2010 nCircle, the leader in automated security risk and compliance auditing solutions for physical and virtual IT environments, today announced 22% year over year revenue growth for the year ending December 31, 2009, marking the company�s eighth consecutive year of revenue growth.(more)
TRAFFIQ Announces Strategic Partnership With Havas Digital \| July 21, 2009 TRAFFIQ�, the online advertising marketplace and management platform that enables ad buyers to plan, negotiate and buy directly from publishers, today announced a strategic partnership with Havas Digital, one of the world�s largest interactive media holding companies. This partnership designates TRAFFIQ as a main platform of choice for Havas Digital planners in Boston, New York and Chicago.(more)

Recent Investments News regarding our investments
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)
Imagine Communications Closes $10 Million Venture Capital Round to Fuel Growth in Next Generation Video Markets \| April 20, 2010 Imagine Communications, a leading innovator in advanced digital video solutions, today announced the completion of a $10 million round of expansion financing, bringing total venture capital investment in Imagine Communications to more than $34 million. All previous and existing investors participated, including Court Square Ventures, Columbia Capital and Carmel Ventures.(more)

Articles What the media is saying about our companies
Google's Android to Run on Bug Labs Devices \| February 15, 2010 Google Inc.�s Android open-source operating system will run on Bug Labs Inc. devices, expanding its hardware lineup and developer community beyond mobile phones and netbooks.(more)
Traffiq Gets Heavy With Targeting Tools \| February 3, 2010 Change is afoot at Traffiq. On the heels of some operational restructuring, the online ad marketplace is debuting a new suite of planning and buying tools. Using what it calls an "attribute matching engine," the company is providing a range of ad targeting options, including contextual, behavioral, re-targeting, geotargeting and user-registration data.(more)
Jitterbug, operationally profitable, jumps onto Verizon's network \| August 26, 2009 Jitterbug, the MVNO that makes phones for the elderly, announced it will use Verizon Wireless' network as part of the carrier's open development program. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.(more)
Seakeeper, Marine Group Boat Works stabilize Green Navy RTSC \| August 30, 2010 Capable of running completely on biofuel and using 100% shore power, the new 114' US Navy Range Training Support Craft (RTSC-110) is one of the most environmentally-friendly US military vessels ever launched. Proudly built by Marine Group Boat Works, the RTSC-110's technological advances include six internal Seakeeper M7000 Gyro Stabilization Systems for crew safety and comfort. This is the first of a three-boat contract.(more)
P&G, Gatorade, Ford, Ace Hardware run mobile ads on MetroPCS \| November 19, 2009 Advertisers such as Procter & Gamble, Gatorade, Ford Motor Co. and Ace Hardware are running on-deck idle-screen advertising with carrier MetroPCS and Mobile Posse's MobiCRM platform.(more)