A large majority of the angel investors and venture capitalists who took part in a Booz & Company study say they will not put their money in digital content intermediaries (DCIs) if governments pass tough new rules allowing websites to be sued or fined for pirated digital content posted by users. (DCIs are the companies that provide search, hosting, and distribution services for digital content such as YouTube, Facebook, SoundCloud, eBay, and thousands of others.) More than 70 percent of angel investors reported they would be deterred from investing if anti-piracy regulations against "user uploaded" websites were increased.

ProspX, Inc., developer of the first on-demand search and sales collaboration platform for the commercial insurance industry, today announced that it has completed an $8 million round of Series B funding to further accelerate the company's impressive growth and customer success. The funding round was led again by Adams Capital Management with participation from other investors such as HPI Real Estate Services and Investments (HPI). With the $8 Million investment, ProspX has now raised a total of $14.5 Million.

DynamicOps, leading provider of private cloud automation software, today announced that it has closed $11 million in venture funding. The Series B round was led by Sierra Ventures. Next World Capital participated, joining Credit Suisse's Next II venture group in ownership. The company also added industry veterans Les Yetton and Paul Silver to its executive team, and Mark Fernandes to its board of directors.

Vitrue, the leading social media management software provider, today announced it has closed a $17 million Series C financing round led by Scale Venture Partners and Advent Venture Partners. Existing investors General Catalyst Partners, Comcast Interactive, and Dace Ventures will continue to participate. Vitrue also announced that Stacey Curry Bishop, partner with Scale Venture Partners, has joined the board.

Digital Chocolate Inc. , a leader in social games across growing platforms, announced today it has closed $12 million in Series D financing. This round was led by Intel Capital and includes participation from prior investors Sutter Hill Ventures and Bridgescale Partners.

Damballa Inc., the company transforming the fight against cyber threats, announced today that it has received $12 million in new equity funding to further extend its technology leadership position and capitalize on the growing global demand for its solutions for advanced malware and targeted cyber attacks.

Podio, the connected work platform that is revolutionizing the way employees and professionals work and interact, announced today that it secured $4M in Series A funding. Sunstone Capital led the round with the intention that the funds will be used to further develop the product and hire key employees.

Cooliris (www.cooliris.com) today announced the launch of LiveShare 1.2, a new and hyper-personal way to communicate with friends across mobile and web through live, shared group photo streams. LiveShare lets you create streams on the fly, make them as private or public as you want, and see the stream update in real time with the photos from all the people in the group. Whether it's seeing what your best friends are doing right now, capturing a day at the park with the kids, or a bachelor party that needs to stay in Vegas, LiveShare gives you one photo stream for each event, rather than multiple albums in different places for different people. LiveShare is now available free on iPhone, Android, and Windows Phone 7, as well as at www.liveshare.com.

Plastyc, provider of a leading Internet and mobile money management platform for the underbanked, announced today the closing of a strategic investment by Core Innovation Capital, the investment partner of the Center for Financial Services Innovation (CFSI).

BLiNQ Networks Inc., a pioneer in developing next-generation intelligent wireless backhaul solutions, today announced it has secured $7.4 million in Series A funding and has appointed former President of Andrew Corporation's Wireless Network Solutions, Carleton Miller, as President and CEO to lead the company's launch to market. Miller's first order of business was the acquisition of intellectual property (IP) and wireless assets from Nortel Networks, which was approved by The Ontario Superior Court of Justice.