Second Avenue Re-ups with Fanzter

Gregory T. Huang3/4/09

Seattle-based Second Avenue Partners has invested in a $2 million Series B financing round in Fanzter, a Collinsville, CT-based new media development company. The round was led by Steamboat Ventures. Fanzter was founded in 2007 and was also backed by Seattle-area investors Rich Barton from Zillow and Expedia, and Curious Office Partners. The startup runs the celebrity website Coolspotters.com.

Gregory T. Huang is Xconomy's National IT Editor and the Editor of Xconomy Boston. You can e-mail him at gthuang@xconomy.com, call him at 617-252-7323, or follow him on Twitter at @gthuang.