VC: Sparkplug lights it up with $22.5M


 
Mobile content still bringing in the VC.

VENTURE CAPITAL

COMPANY

AMOUNT/ROUND

LEAD INVESTORS

DESCRIPTION

Sparkplug
Chicago, IL

$22.5M
second

Ignition

Sparkplug is a provider of wireless business broadband services.

Zing Systems
Mountain View, CA

$12.5M
third

IDG Ventures

Zing offers a mobile entertainment platform.

Player X
U.K.

£5M
second

Nordic Partners

Player X is a mobile gaming and entertainment company.

Funambol
Redwood City, CA

$5.35M
second

HIG Ventures

Funambol develops open-source mobile application servers.

Mobidia
Vancouver, Canadian

$3.75M Canadian
first

BDC Venture Capital

Mobidia is a service performance management solutions provider for wireless networks.