Catalog Spree Raises $6.1M in Series A Funding

Catalog Spree, a Los Altos, California-based catalog shopping app for the iPad, has raised $6.1m in Series A funding.

The round was led by Comcast Ventures, with participation from BlackBerry Partners Fund and El Dorado Ventures.

The company intends to use the funds for product innovations and provide a new platform for retailers to express their brands directly to consumers.

Launched in late-April, 2011 and led by CEO Joaquin Ruiz, CCO Rick Binger, and CTO M. Owen Williams, Catalog Spree is a mobile catalog shopping app, which allows retailers to engage customers, and users to browse, shop, subscribe and share their favorite brands.

The company also added:
– Claudia Carpenter as the Vice President of User Experience,
– Lee Bieber as the Vice President of Engineering and Operations, and
– Maggie Athoe as the Vice President of U.S. Sales.

FinSMEs

17/11/2011

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