Oggifinogi Raises $2M

Bellevue, WA and New York-based creative technology and rich media advertising firm Oggifinogi has raised $2 million in Series A financing, led by Greycroft Partners, the company said in a statement today. The company, founded in 2008, plans to use the funds to grow its Real Time Rich Media (RTRM) product base, and expand its New York City office, and engineering and creative team. iNovia Capital and Contour Venture Partners also participated in the round.

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Before joining Xconomy, Thea spent a year working as the editor of another startup, the hyperlocal Seattle neighborhood news site QueenAnneView.com. She holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Southern California, where she double-majored in print journalism and creative writing. While in college, Thea spent a semester studying in London and writing for the London bureau of the Los Angeles Times. Indulging in her passion for feature writing, she has covered a variety of topics ranging from the arts, to media, clean technology and breaking news. Before moving back to Seattle, Thea worked in new media development on two business radio shows, "Marketplace" and "Marketplace Money" by American Public Media. Her clips have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, the Santa Monica Daily Press, Seattle magazine and her college paper, the Daily Trojan. Thea is a native Seattleite who grew up in Magnolia, and now lives in Queen Anne.