VC: GreatCall scores $36 million

VENTURE CAPITAL

COMPANY

AMOUNT/ROUND

LEAD INVESTORS

DESCRIPTION

GreatCall Inc.
Del Mar, CA

$36M
n/a

Charles River Ventures, Nauta Partners, Steelpoint Capital Partners

GreatCall's Jitterbug products and services target mobile communications to senior citizens.

Vringo
New York City

$12M
B

Warburg Pincus

Vringo provides users with the ability to share video ringtones with each mobile phone call.

Novarra
Itasca, IL

$50M
n/a

JK&B Capital, Qualcomm

Novarra's mobile services creation platform includes servers for content adaptation, network acceleration, access control and content filtering.

Buzzwire
Bedford, MA

$4M
A

Matrix Partners, Spark Capital

Buzzwire lets users create personalized programming lineups for mobile consumption.