-Online search marketing firm Clickable nailed $14.5 million in second round funding this week. No surprise, given that the company tracks online ad spending and, more importantly, performance on search engines like Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft. Apparently part of the money will be funneled toward working on social network marketing, to which we say: Good Luck.
-Solar power got more funding this week, with Cyrium Technologies securing $15 million in second round funding. Cyrium develops "high-efficiency multi-junction solar cells for concentrator photovoltaic systems," which means they work on large scale solar power projects. They plan to use the money to bring their products more quickly to market.
-MyYearbook, a social networking site where teenagers take quizzes, message each other and watch videos of tweens like Miley Cyrus, raised $34 million in funding. While it's unclear how they'll use their cash infusion, our guess it that at least part of it will go toward finding ways to better compete with Facebook.
-Crunchy skin and hair care line Yes to Carrots closed $14 million in funding. The Israeli-based company recently launched two other products lines—Yes to Tomatoes and Yes to Cucumbers and will use its new-found wealth to accelerate product launches and to expand its reach.
-Texas video gamemaker Heatwave Interactive secured $7.5 million in first round venture capital funding this week. Led by a former Electronic Arts game designer, Heatwave says they differ from other video games companies in that they focus on the early phases of video game development. Heatwave has three different products in the pipeline and hopes to hire more employees shortly.
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