KickApps Raises $14M More For On-Demand Social Media. See Ya Ning!

KickApps CEO Alex Blum cofrimed yesterday the company raised a Sereies C round of $14M with a new lead investor, North Atlantic Capital.
KickApps provides on-demand social media applications and platforms for leading publishers. Big media companies love them because it lets them put social features on sites they already control.
Current properties they power include: San Francisco 49ers, Gossip Girl, Rachel Ray’s Incredible People, the McCainSpace and more.
40 percent of its business is now overseas, including a Guinness World Records social destination.
It’s largest competitor Ning has been losing customers like WarnerBros over the past year because of Ning’s hands off approach to helping publishers control and manage their own enviornment like KickApps does.
Existing investors that joined the round include Softbank, Spark Prism and Jarl Mohn.