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Goodmail secures $20M for certified email
VentureBeat — ... Computing, another firm offering email data protection options, was purchased earlier this week by antivirus software giant McAfee for $462 million. Goodmail has the traction it needs to remain competitive for now, but will need to continue making strong strategic gains to keep up. The recent funding round should help. Contributors included Bessemer Venture Partners, DCM, Emergence Capital Partners  and Softbank Capital. Previously, it had raised $20 million over two rounds in 2005 and 2006. ...

$14M C Round for KickApps
Xconomy — ... Wade Roush wrote: KickApps, the New York-based maker of a white-label social networking platform that other Web publishers can plug into their sites, has raised a $14 million Series C venture round, according to reports in PE Hub and TechCrunch. North Atlantic Capital of Portland, ME, led the round, which was joined by existing investors Spark Capital of Boston, Prism VentureWorks of Needham, MA, and Softbank Capital of Newton Center, MA. The round raises Kickapps’ total venture pot to about $31 ...

KickApps raises $14 million for expansion
Webware.com — KickApps, a company that offers on-demand social networking and widget platforms, announced Tuesday that it raised $14 million in Series C funding. The round was led by North Atlantic Capital, Softbank, Spark Capital, and Prism Ventures. The funding will be ...

Goodmail working on tool for more secure email transfer
VentureBeat — ... aimed at organizing and communicating information in new, useful ways. An Omidyar spokesperson said that the investment in Goodmail will help the firm expand into fostering trust and security online, an area it hopes to be more actively involved in. And weeding out spam is always a noble cause. Goodmail received the bulk of the recent investment round, $20 million, in November from Bessemer Venture Partners, DCM, Emergence Caital Partners and Softbank Capital. Previously, it had raised $20 million over two rounds in 2005 and 2006. ...

Huffington Post’s Lerer teaches journalism students to think like VCs
VentureBeat — ... On the last day of class, students got their chance to pitch their own enterprising ideas to Softbank partner ...

Shinkansen bullet trains get wireless LAN with 2Mbps
CrunchGear — Japan is widely known as the nation with the world’s best broadband, and it knows how to live up to its reputation. Passengers on Shinkansen bullet trains will be able to access the web via wireless LAN starting March 14. Japan’s No. 1,2 and 3 telecommunications companies NTT, KDDI and SoftBank are among the companies that have launched the infrastructure. Initially, the service will be limited to the N700 series Shinkansen (pictured) that run between Tokyo and Osaka as well as in the concourse waiting lounges of all ...

Thumbplay wrangles $6M for mobile content distribution
VentureBeat — ... The company says that this recent round should be enough to push it to profitability. Bain Capital, iHatch Ventures, Meritech, New Enterprise Associates and Softbank Capital Partners provided the round. Brookside Capital Partners, Cross Creek Capital and Redwood Venture Partners. ...