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DFJ Frontier's Netpulse Gets $15.6M More

One of the portfolio companies of Los Angeles-based venture capital investor DFJ Frontier has scored a big, $15.6M funding round this morning, to bolster its development of digital entertainment systems for fitness treadmills. Netpulse, which is based in San Francisco, said it has raised $15.6M in its Series C funding, which was led August Capital, and also included Javelin Venture Partners, DFJ Frontier, and Parkview Ventures. August Capital's David Marquardt joins the company's board. One of Netpulse's original investors was DFJ Frontier; DFJ's involvement there is managed by Scott Lenet. Netpulse is the developer of digital entertainment systems which connect into treadmills and other fitness equipment, giving users access to interactive TV, music videos, videos of landscapes, social competition tools, and other services. More information »