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DailyMotion raises EUR17M and defies expectations
today officially announces its new round of EUR17M , defying the fate that has befallen most video sharing startups (see: Veoh's hail mary ) as it breaches through 60M Uniques Users. Atlas Venture participates above pro-rata in this round and grows ownership. As for most video-sharing sites ...
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DailyMotion Bags €17 million, This Time With The French Government
TechCrunch — ... This time it’s €17 million and includes a €7.5 million injection from a French state-backed investment fund. According to Atlas VC Fred Destin on his blog today, Atlas Venture has participated “above pro-rata in this round and grows ownership”. ...

Dailymotion Funding Keeps Coming: Raises New $25.5 Million Round
paidContent — ... Atlas Ventures’ Fred Destin confirms the round on his blog, adding that Atlas grows its stake in the business as a result. “As for most video-sharing sites it’s been a rollercoaster four years of hypergrowth, legal woes, scaling challenges peppered with some great moments of exhilaration,” he writes. “The segment remains challenging, not least because your main competitor is…Google ( ...

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