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Social ad company Smartly.io sells a majority stake to Providence Equity Partners

Smartly.io, a company helping advertisers automate their campaigns across Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest, has sold a majority stake to Providence Equity Partners for €200 million (approximately $

SnapApp Raises $12M To Help Marketers Build Interactive Content

Content marketing startup SnapApp has raised $12 million in Series A funding. The Boston-based company offers online tools for building calculators, quizzes, infographics, interactive videos and other

Peter Chernin’s Media Group Picks Up $200M From Providence, Others; Will Announce First Deals ‘Within Weeks’

A sign of more big money being poured into the tech sector, by way of a new development for the <a href="http://www.crunchbase.com/financial-organization/the-chernin-group">Chernin Group</a>, the digi

Educated Buy? Providence Equity Partners To Acquire Blackboard For $1.64 Billion In Cash

<img src="https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/blackboard_logo.gif" /> <a href="http://www.blackboard.com/">Blackboard</a>, the maker of learning and education software for enterprises an

Hulu Investor Injects $50 Million Into Baidu's Online Video Venture, Qiyi

<img src="http://tctechcrunch.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/qiyi.jpg" class="shot2" /><a href="http://www.crunchbase.com/company/hulu">Hulu</a> investor <a href="http://www.crunchbase.com/financial-orga

Baidu Confirms New Ad-Supported Online Video Venture

<img src="http://tctechcrunch.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/baidu-215x159.jpg" width="215" height="159" />Chinese Internet search giant <a href="http://www.baidu.com/">Baidu</a> this morning <a href="ht