The New York Times Co. has agreed to sell its Broadcast Media Group to Oak Hill Capital Partners for $575 million. The group consists of nine network-affiliated television stations.
Retrevo Inc., a Sunnyvale, Calif.-based consumer electronics search engine, has raised $3.2 million in Series A funding. Norwest Venture Partners led the deal, and was joined by return backer Alloy Ventures. www.retrevo.com
MomJunction.com, a New York-based online community for mothers, has raised $1.5 million in first-round funding from company management and angels like Pat Croce. www.momjunction.com
Icarcos Inc., a developer of hardware and software that creates a geographical database, has sold a minority ownership stake of Athlone Global Security, a private equity firm focused on Israeli homeland security companies. Icaros is based in Maryland, but has R&D facilities in Israel. No financial terms were disclosed. www.athloneglobalsecurity.com
VMIX Media Inc., a San Diego-based online media platform, has raised an undisclosed amount of Series B funding from return backers Mission Ventures and Enterprise Partners. It had raised $5 million in Series A funding in early 2005. www.vmix.com
Goldman Sachs and CanWest Global Communication plan to offer up to Cdn$2.5 billion for Canadian media company Alliance Atlantic Communications Inc., according to The Globe and Mail.
Cisco (Nasdaq: CSCO) has agreed to acquire IronPort Systems Inc., a San Bruno, Calif.-based provider of messaging security appliances, for $830 million in cash and stock. IronPort has raised around $94.4 million in total VC funding since its 2000 inception, from firms like Allegis Capital, Menlo Ventures, Amicus LLC, ChevronTexaco, General Motors, New Enterprise Associates, Rembrandt Venture Partners, Starter Fluid and Western Technology Investment. www.cisco.com www.ironport.com
vJive, a Mumbai, India-based broadband out-of-home media & digital signage network, has closed the initial tranche of a $22.6 million venture funding round led by Matrix Partners India. www.vjive.net
InvenSense Inc., a Santa Clara, Calif.-based provider of motion sensing solutions for mobile and consumer applications, has raised $11 million in Series B funding. Qualcomm Ventures was joined by return backers Artiman Ventures and Partech International. www.invensense.com
Mochila, an online content marketplace, has raised $8 million in new venture capital funding. Charles River Ventures led the deal, and was joined by return backers Mission Ventures, The Greenspun Corp. and Jerry Colonna. www.mochila.com
Next New Networks, a New York-based operator of micro television networks over the Internet, has raised $8 million in Series A funding from Spark Capital. The company is run by co-founder Herb Scannell, former vice chairman of MTV Networks and president of Nickelodeon. www.NextNewNetworks.com
Macrovision Corp. (Nasdaq: MVSN) has acquired Mediabolic Inc., a San Mateo, Calif.–based provider of software solutions for connected consumer electronics devices. The deal is valued at approximately $43.5 million in cash. Mediabolic shareholders include Aurora Ventures, Intel Capital, Spinnaker Ventures and AsiaTech Management. www.macrovision.com www.mediabolic.com
NextWave Wireless Inc. (Nasdaq: WAVEV) has agreed to acquire GO Networks Inc., a Mountain View, Calif.-based developer of mobile Wi-Fi network solutions for service providers looking to deploy on campuses and in municipalities. The deal includes an initial cash payment of $13.3 million, plus up to $25.7 million in possible earnouts that would be paid in NextWave common stock. NextWave also will assume around $7.46 million in existing GO Networks obligations. GO Networks raised a $20 million Series A round in late 2004 at a post-money valuation of approximately $40 million. Backers include Accel Partners, Apax Partners, Israel Seed Partners and Pitango Venture Capital. www.nextwave.com www.go80211.com
Apriori Technologies Inc., a Concord, Mass.-based provider of cost management software for the discrete manufacturing industry, has raised $11.18 million in Series B funding, according to a regulatory filing. Return backers include Bain Capital Ventures and Sigma Partners. www.apriori.com
TutorVista, a San Francisaco-based provider of online tutoring and test preparation, has raised $10.75 million in Series B funding. Lightspeed Venture Partners led the deal with a $7 million contribution, while return backers included Sequoia Capital India and Silicon Valley Bank. www.tutorvista.com
Amazon.com has invested $10 million into Wikia Inc., the for-profit wiki site founded by Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales. News of the deal was first reported last month, but the actual dollar amount had been kept confidential. Wikia previously had raised $4 million in Series A funding earlier from Bessemer Venture Partners, Omidyar Network and individual investors like Marc Andreessen, Josh Kopelman, Joichi Ito, Mitch Kapor and Ron Conway. www.amazon.com www.wikia.com
Newmerix Corp., a Superior, Colo.-based provider of automated testing and change management software for packaged applications, has raised $7 million in third-round funding. Return backers include Mobius Venture Capital, Siemens Venture Capital and IDG Ventures. www.newmerix.com
DefenSoft Planning Systems, an Israel-based developer of software solutions for planning defense and security systems, has sold a 15% ownership stake to private equity firm Athlone Global Security Inc. The deal also includes an option whereby Athlone could acquire an additional 5 percent. www.defensoft.com www.athloneglobalsecurity.com
DTN Information Services, an Omaha, Neb.-based provider of information services for the agricultural and energy markets, has acquired The Progressive Farmer magazine from Time Inc. No financial terms were disclosed. DTN is a portfolio company of Veronis Suhler Stevenson. www.dtn.com
Hanley Wood Inc., a Washington, D.C.–based B2B media company serving the residential and commercial construction markets, has acquired PRO AV magazine from Ascend Media. No financial terms were disclosed. Hanley Wood is owned by CCMP Capital (f.k.a. JPMorgan Partners), while Ascend Media is backed by CCMP and Veronis Suhler Stevenson. www.hanley-wood.com www.proavmagazine.com
Amdocs (NYSE: DOX) has agreed to acquire SigValue Technologies Inc., an Israel–based provider of real-time billing and network solutions that support converged prepaid and postpaid voice, messaging and data/content services. Amdocs already owns a 14% stake, and will pay approximately $54 million in cash for the remaining 86 percent. Other SigValue shareholders include Holland Ventures and AIG Orion Venture Capital. www.amdocs.com www.sigvalue.com
Browster Inc., a San Francisco-based provider of a browser preview plug-in, is shutting down, according to GigaOm. Company shareholders included Advanced Technology Ventures, First Round Capital, Vanguard Ventures, John Zeisler (Gabriel Venture Partners), Robert Simon (Alta Partners), Rick Magnuson (former Menlo Ventures partner) and Ken Sawyer (Saints VC).
Digg, a San Francisco-based news website that lets users rank stories, has raised $8.5 million in new VC funding from return backers Greylock Partners and Omidyar Network. The news was first reported last week by VentureWire. www.digg.com
CorasWorks Inc., a Reston, Va.-based provider of workplace application software on the Microsoft SharePoint platform, has raised $4 million in second-round funding from Edison.
Minekey Inc., a Sunnyvale, Calif.-based developer of Internet-based personalization and recommendation services, has secured $600,000 of a $3 million Series A round led by New Enterprise Associates, according to a regulatory filing. http://blog.minekey.com
Omneon Video Networks Inc., a Sunnyvale, Calif.-based provider of digital content storage and processing systems for media companies, has filed for a $115 million IPO. It plans to trade on the Nasdaq under ticker symbol OMNE, with JPMorgan serving as sole bookrunner. Shareholders include Norwest Venture Partners, Accel Partners, Advanced Technology Ventures, Invesco Private Capital, Meritech Capital Partners and Lucent Ventures. www.omneon.com
