form of effort or time from an organization or company.The basic lack of government funding is at the core of the problem.Interest in the project fizzled after the funding was withdrawn.The project suddenly got a new lease of life when the developers agreed to provide some more funding.The education director is persevering in his attempt to obtain additional funding for the school.We were unable to get funding and therefore had to abandon the project. What is funding and its types? Summary. The main sources of funding are retained earnings, debt capital, and equity capital. Companies use retained earnings from business operations to expand or distribute dividends to their shareholders. Businesses raise funds by borrowing debt privately from a bank or by going public (issuing debt securities). What funding source means? Funding sources are budgetary resources for programs and projects. Funding types include grants, bonds, federal or state awards, private donations, or internal money that is allocated for a company or an organization. What is the value of funding? Value funds are equity mutual funds that adopt a value investing strategy. For example, they invest in discounted or undervalued stocks for long-term growth. Value funds are often contrasted with growth funds, which target emerging, fast-growing companies. In June 2008 the company raised a $35k Seed round with DreamIt Ventures. In August 2009 a $750k round was raised with Highland Capital Partners. In January 2010 a $4M Series B round was raised with Google Ventures, Highland Capital Partners and DreamIT Ventures. In January 2011 an additional $15M round was raised with Google Ventures, Balderton Capital, and Highland Capital In June 2012 a $12M Series D round was raised with Google Ventures, Transmedia Capital, Highland Capital Partners, and Balderton Capital – and in August of the same year an additional $9M Series D round was raised with T-Venture. See also Geosocial networking Gowalla Location-based game Social network game Gbanga References External links Geosocial networking Location-based games Software companies based in Massachusetts Mobile social software Mobile games GV companies Software companies of the United States