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Editor’s note: The following is a guest post by Greylock Partners VCs Reid Hoffman and James Slavet . Reid Hoffman is Co-Founder and Chairman at LinkedIn and a partner at Greylock. His complete profile can be found at www.linkedin.com/in/reidhoffman
TargetSpot , which operates a large digital audio advertising network , this morning announced that it has secured $8 million in equity financing from Union Square Ventures , Bain Capital Ventures , CBS Radio and Milestone Venture Partners .
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Digital Audio Advertising Company TargetSpot Lands $8 Million
Adknowledge , which bills itself as the operator of the world’s largest privately held Internet advertising network, has raised $45 million in funding, an SEC filing reveals. This isn’t the first time the company has raised a monster round – Adknowledge secured $48 million in funding from Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV) back in 2006.
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Wow – Online Advertising Company Adknowledge Raises $45 Million
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Gmail
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