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Visual Revenue Inc., a New York-based provider of predictive analytics for online media, has secured $512K in funding. The round was led by Lerer Ventures, SV Angel, Kima Ventures and NYC Seed, with participation from 10 individual angel investors. The company intends to use the funds for product development. Officially launched in January 2011 by […]

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TroopSwap.com, a Hampton Roads, Va.-based daily deals site for military families, has raised $925k in angel funding. Earlier this year, the company announced a $585K funding (read here). Investors include: – Andy Dunn, Founder and CEO of Bonobos.com, – Frank Monestere, former Green Beret and current President/COO of LegalZoom.com, – Paige Craig, former Marine and […]

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Totango, a Mountain View, CA-based provider of a real-time customer usage analysis platform, has closed a $3.8m Series A financing. The round was led by Pitango Venture Capital, with participation from existing investor Gemini. Led by CEO and Co-Founder Guy Nirpaz, Totango also launched the public beta of its online service, which provides software-as-a-service (SaaS) […]

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Crowdtap, a New York-based network for brand influencer communities, has raised $7m in Series A Funding. The round was led by Foundry Group, with participation from GSA Venture Partners and Mr Youth, a social marketing agency that incubated Crowdtap and provided $3m in seed funding. The company intends to use the funds to build out […]

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Valedo Partners, a Stockholm, Sweded-based private equity group, has launched Valedo Partners Fund II AB. Established with a committed capital of SEK 2bn, Valedo II has the same investment focus and strategy as its predecessor Valedo I investing in Nordic lower middle market companies where long-term value creation is primarily driven by growth. The firm […]

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Ann Arbor SPARK has received $10.8m from the Michigan Economic Development Corp’s (MEDC) Michigan 21st Century Jobs Fund. The funding will support two programs currently administered by Ann Arbor SPARK, including: – the Michigan Pre-Seed Capital Fund ($9.17m), a statewide co-investment program that makes investments in pre-seed stage companies, in collaboration with all Michigan SmartZones; […]

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PodPonics, an Atlanta, GA-based innovative technology-driven urban agriculture start-up, completed a $725K seed funding round. Backers include international private investors. The company intends to use funding to continue to grow current operations and expand in new markets and geographies. Established in 2010 by CEO Matt Liotta, PodPonics currently supplies more than 150 pounds of locally-grown, […]

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Adperio, a Denver, Colorado-based performance-based online agency, received a multi-million dollar investment from Matomy Media Group, Inc., an international ad company specializing in the European and Latin American markets. The investment will be distributed over 4 years. Led by CEO and President David Asseoff, Adperio provides clients with expertise in email, social media and performance-based marketing. […]

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Segmint Inc., a Tallmadge, Ohio-based company that develops software creating targeted advertising segments by gathering and analyzing customer purchasing behavior while keeping consumers’ identities anonymous, raised seed funding. Investors include JumpStart, which committed $250k, and other Northeast Ohio business angels. A portion of the investment is expected to help Segmint advance business development efforts related […]

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Locationary, Inc., a Toronto, Canada- and Palo Alto, California-based provider of mobile & web solutions to manage local business places information, has secured $2.5m in funding. Investors include new backers the Investment Accelerator Fund (IAF) and Trellis Capital and existing shareholders Extreme Venture Partners, Plazacorp Ventures, Angels and Management. Locationary intends to use the funds to develop […]

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Unique Solutions Design Ltd., a Nova Scotia, Canada-based developer of innovative body fit solutions and technologies, has received the first tranche of a $30m investment from Northwater Capital’s Intellectual Property Fund. The company intends to use the funds to continue to grow in North American markets and rollout over 300 body scanning kiosks, which will […]

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GoPollGo, Inc., a Palo Alto, California-based online polling service, has received a seed funding of undisclosed amount from Idealab. The company intends to use the capital to build its development team in order to move the product forward more quickly. Led by founder and CEO Ben Schaechter, GoPollGo introduces an interactive experience for poll creators […]

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Azumio, a Palo Alto, Calif.-based developer of a biofeedback app for smartphones, has raised $2.5m in Series A funding. Investors include Founders Fund, Accel Partners and Felicis Ventures. The company intends to use the funds to expand its product development introducing new services targeting big health issues. Co-founded by CEO Bojan Bernard Bostjancic, Ph.D. and CTO […]