TV listings discovery service MeeVee has taken $3.5 Million Series D in a round that included original backers Bay Area Equity Fund, Defta Partners, FCPR Israel Discovery Fund, Labrador Ventures, Rothschild Ventures and WaldenVC.
The investment takes MeeVee’s total funding to $18 million.
MeeVee’s basic service allows users to input their favorite actors, genres and keywords to be cross referenced with their local TV providers listings for a personalized viewing schedule. The company also provides a widget that can be placed off-site to display what you’re watching on television.
Burlingame based MeeVee reduced staff numbers by 20% in July.
(via PE Hub)
Finally – a heroic move in the “what will save good old tv”-discussion. Sounds pretty clever to me.
ohh my god!!! 18 mill for this??? why???
i dont mind the idea but why do you need 18 mils to make a widget and enter your favorite actors.
wow….. They have invested a huge amount… lets see what they get…
“so it’s..”: the widget is just the tiniest piece of MeeVee. It’s a full-on web site and the best hub for Internet streaming of network television shows that I’ve seen: http://www.meev...e/showlist.aspx
if the iPhone streamed video via Flash, I’d be all over MeeVee’s current CEO (who I’ve known for years) to build an iPhone version.
By the time all these hot startups get to round E, I hope this bubble will be over. At least I do not know of many companies funded in 97-99 who got post E.
Tivo already has this feature. I can enter in a genre, actor name or keyword and it will download shows that match these. I use it all the time. It comes in handy.
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