San Diego-based Slacker , the personalized Internet radio service backed by Austin Ventures, Centennial Ventures, Mission Ventures, Rho Ventures, and Sevin Rosen Funds, has raised $2.0M Slacker runs an online personalize, Internet radio service, tied to its own hardware device and smart phones like the iPhone. Tags: in a debt funding round, according to a regulatory filing by the firm today. The filing indicates the firm has a target of $6.0M

San Diego-based ID Analytics , a developer of software used by financial institutions and other companies to detect identity fraud, said this morning that it has launched a new, public service called MyIDScore.com , to help consumers figure out their risk for identity fraud. According to ID Analytics, the new service helps consumers assess their risk of identity fraud, and figure out if other people are using their name, Social Security number, address, or phone number. The firm said that consumers who use the new service will get a statistical score from the company on their risk for identity fraud; the firm is also looking to provide the consumer service as a branded offering for companies.

San Diego-based Slacker , the personalized Internet radio service backed by Mission Ventures, Austin Ventures, Centennial Ventures, Rho Ventures, and Sevin Rosen Funds, reported Thursday that it has expanded its service into Canada. Slacker said that it has expanded its service to Canada through its web site, along with free applications for BlackBerry and Android phones. The firm claimed it is the first, and only personal radio service available for Canadian listeners, and came after getting agreements in place with key content owners in the country.

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San Diego-based Slacker , which operates an Internet radio service, along with selling a music player linked to it service, has reportedly scored a $5M bridge financing round, according to industry publication VentureWire. Slacker is venture backed by Austin Ventures, Centennial Ventures, Mission Ventures, and Sevin Rosen Funds, and had previously raised $53.5M VentureWire cited a regulatory filing in reporting the news. in funding.

Pasadena-based LeisureLink , which operates an online marketplace and service for vacation rental booking, has raised $3.5M LeisureLink has previously raised funding from Clearstone Venture Partners, Group RCI, Kodiak Ventures LP, Mission Ventures, Pasadena Angels and the Tech Coast Angels. Tags: leisurelink vacation rental travel venture capita in a funding round. The round came to light through last week's PricewaterhouseCoopers/NVCA MoneyTree report.

San Diego-based Nirvanix , a provider of Internet-based storage services, has raised $5M out of a $6M venture capital funding round, according to a regulatory filing. Nirvanix is venture backed by European Founders Fund, Intel Capital, Mission Ventures, Valhalla Partners, and Windward Ventures. Tags: nirvanix storage venture capita The filing, which was filed Friday, said that the funding came April 3rd. Details of the funding were not disclosed.

San Diego-based Internet radio service Slacker has integrated its service with micro-blogging service Twitter, the firm said this morning. According to Slacker, it has added the ability for users with Twitter accounts to automatically tweet their favorite music they are listening to on the service to Twitter, including automatically tweeting song changes or station changes. Slacker is a provider of a personal The firm is backed by Rho Ventures, Centennial Ventures, Sevin Rosen Funds, and Mission Ventures. READ MORE>> ...Tags:

San Diego-based Slacker , a venture-backed, personalized online radio service, told its users this morning that it has launched a new feature which adds complete lyrics to the firm's services. According to Slacker, its premium Slacker Radio Plus service now includes access to the exact words to users' favorite songs. The firm's premium service provides unlimited skipping Slacker is charging $3.99 for the premium service.

San Diego-based digital music service Slacker released a new, iPhone version of the firm's Internet radio service this morning through Apple's App Store this morning, making the firm's Internet radio service available through the iPhone and iPod touch. Slacker said the new Slacker Mobile application will work with its free service, along with premium subscription offers. Slacker's Internet radio service automatically updates a playlist of songs to a user's PC, Slacker's own line of digital media players, and now the iPhone. The firm is venture backed by Austin