VC: eBuddy snags $9.5M

Mobile IM, smartphones and advertising raise the big rounds this week.

VENTURE CAPITAL
COMPANY	AMOUNT/ROUND	LEAD INVESTORS	DESCRIPTION
Numobiq [1] Pleasanton, CA	$4.5M first	Benchmark	Numobiq turns regular handsets into smartphones with its software.
eBuddy [2] Amsterdam	$9.5M second	Prime Technology	eBuddy makes mobile IM apps.
Ringleader [3] New York, New York	$6M first	W2 Group	Ringleader runs a mobile advertising network.