Comments on: Monday Fundings: Live Gamer Raises $24 Million, Streamezzo Raises $22 million

By: Dale

Dale — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 08:45:37 +0000

Wow, that is alot of money. Gaming is big now

Dale
http://dzrbenson.com/blog/

By: 42mb.com

42mb.com — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 07:28:28 +0000

The big players of videogames creating more tough competition for smaller and mid size company.

By: CAR

CAR — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 03:45:18 +0000

This is just insane.

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 02:40:18 +0000

Correction: “Massive” of course.

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 02:37:28 +0000

…also, you, Erick, didn’t mention CRV and Susan, who’s probably (I don’t know it for sure) leading this LG round. She’s THE smartest VC person I’ve ever met. Worth mentioning REALY smart people sometimes, isn’t it? Or do you only discuss overhyped drop outs?

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 02:33:12 +0000

Firstly, they are not exactly the same, PlaySpan is planning (I’m not saying working on) a micropayments system AND marketplace. LG is planning (I’m not saying working on again) - ONLY a marketplace. Also, it hasn’t been mentioned that there is a Sparter out there already, in a different niche, but still…
Maybe the readers of TC would be interested in details of LG team too. They had found in-game ads firm ‘Massively’ in the past, then successfuly sold it to Microsoft for 300M.

Drop all your overhyped ‘web 2.0′ toys, people, go into gaming applications and Virtual Worlds, that’s where the money will be made in next 5 years.

By: Let's not harp on the "6th grader" crap

Let's not harp on the "6th grader" crap — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 01:23:03 +0000

Good to have competition, and wow, what an A round. They already have a deal with the sony, possibly with vivendi from what i understand. It’ll be up to the users in the end. One of them could be ebay acquisition bait?

By: Ballmer

Ballmer — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 01:04:55 +0000

Impressive amounts for nothing much!
fakesteveballmer.blogspot.com

By: AnonTroll

AnonTroll — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 01:02:35 +0000

“It faces fierce competition from 6th grader Arjun Mehta” WTF, did you write that with a straight face?

By: gilltots

gilltots — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:01:05 +0000

me thinks the whole “founded by a 5th grader” charade is a little disingenuous. it might generate more buzz, but i think the reality of it is that the CEO is just using his kid as a marketing gimmick. just my 6 cents (due to inflation).

By: =)

=) — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 23:44:19 +0000

i think the 6th grader will win.
do they have to change the “about” page every year? or the kid quits school already?

By: jack

jack — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 23:37:17 +0000

A $24 million A round?!? That’s gotta be an insane valuation…

By: Robert Candaleria

Robert Candaleria — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 23:16:01 +0000

Modavox (MDVX) is a likely takeover target by Google. Although the company is already suing Tacoda, recently acquired by AOL for their behavioral targeting technology, rumor has it that their patents run much deeper with the list of infringers ranging from AOL to Ebay to Google’s Ad Sense and even You Tube.

http://www.clickz.com/showPage.html?page=3627004

As online advertisers seek to monetize audiences with more targeted advertising, look for Modavox’s patented IP to become a sought after undervalued asset putting them on some big internet players radars.

By: weird

weird — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 23:03:10 +0000

How does playspan get VC money?

I think this kid getting huge pressure stress and having mess up kids to run the labor force company.