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Industry Moves: Joost; Trinity Mirror; Orange Digital

Jul 22, 2011 11:34 AM

—Joost: The P2P online premium video streaming company Joost, founded by Janus Friis and Niklas Zennstrom are no longer involved but it’s still kicking about under current owners Adconion, who have today promoted Maria Cadbury to the position of general manager. Under Adconion, the company has pivoted to become a…

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Posted In: Industry Moves, Industry Moves Roundup, Marketing, Social Media, Video, Technologies / Formats, P2P, Companies, France Telecom, Orange, Joost, Trinity Mirror, dominic collins, janus friis, maria cadbury, niklas zennstrom, paul hood

Rdio: Funded To The Tune Of $17.5 Million; Warner Records’ Cavallo On Board

Feb 3, 2011 7:51 AM

Last week we wrote about how social music service Rdio was picking up a round of funding from Mangrove Capital Partners. Today the company officially announced the news. It’s a $17.5 million investment in a round being led by Mangrove. Rdio has also added a music industry heavyweight to its…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Music, Mobile, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Companies, Spotify, Time Warner, Warner Bros., janus friis, mangrove capital partners, niklas zennstrom, rdio, rob cavallo

Skype Founders’ Music Venture Rdio Gets Funded By Mangrove Capital

Jan 28, 2011 9:29 AM

The mobile music space has just picked up a bit more capital: Rdio, music discovery and sharing startup, has raised financing from Mangrove Capital Partners. Rdio was founded by Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis, pictured, who had also created Skype and Joost and file sharing site Kazaa.

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Posted In: Apps, Entertainment, Music, Mobile, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, atomico, janus friis, mangrove capital partners, niklas zennstrom, rdio

Skype Co-Founders Raise $165 Million For New Fund—Short Of Initial Goal

Mar 21, 2010 11:05 PM

Skype co-founders Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis have raised $165 million for their second venture fund which will mainly back European high growth tech startups. Zennström and Friis—who also started Kazaa and Joost—had initially aimed to raise $266 million for the fund a year ago but downplay the shortfall telling…

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Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, janus friis, niklas zennstrom

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