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Trupanion Raises $9M

December 14, 2011

Trupanion, a Vancouver, Canada-based provider of pet insurance to pet owners in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico, has raised $9m in equity funding. Backers include the Highland Consumer Fund and Maveron. The company, has raised more than $38 million in capital to date, intends to use the funds to expand its sales, customer service [...]

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Andrew Trader Named Maveron Venture Partner

August 30, 2011
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Maveron LLC, a Seattle and San Francisco-based consumer-focused venture capital firm, has named Andrew Trader (A.T.) a Venture Partner. Based in Maveron’s San Francisco office, A.T. joined the firm in 2010 as an Entrepreneur in Residence to explore new web-enabled consumer service opportunities. A.T. is a serial Internet and software entrepreneur. In 2007, he was [...]

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peerTransfer Closes $7.5M Series A Financing

August 16, 2011

peerTransfer, a Boston, MA-based provider of global payment solutions to colleges and universities, has closed a $7.5m Series A financing. The round was led by Spark Capital, with participation from AccelPartners, Maveron and Boston Seed Capital. The company intends to use the funding to increase headcount and infrastructure across functional areas as it is working [...]

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KidZui Raises $2M in Funding

August 11, 2011
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KidZui, a San Diego, CA-based developer of an Internet browser for kids, recently raised $2m in funding. Backers in the funding, raised between last fall and this past spring, included Mission Ventures, Maveron and Emergence Capital. They joined existing investor Scholastic Corporation. In August 2011, the company launched ZUI.com, a search and exploration engine for kids [...]

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Zulily Raises $43M in Funding

August 11, 2011
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Zulily, a Seattle, WA-based website featuring daily deals on boutique brands for moms, babies and kids, has received $43m in funding. The round, which brings the total funds raised to date to $53.6m (see related news), was led by Meritech Capital Partners, with participation from existing investors. Zulily plans to use the funds to hire [...]

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Gigi Hill Raises Series A Funding

June 15, 2011

Gigi Hill, Inc., a Yorba Linda, CA-based company that designs, manufactures and markets handbags and totes, has closed a $3m Series A funding. The round was led by Maveron LLC, with participation from Trinity Ventures and Maveron Sector Advisor Mark Vadon. Gigi Gigi Hill plans to use the capital to build out its executive team. [...]

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Zulily Raises $6M in Series B Funding

August 4, 2010

Zulily, a Seattle, WA-based operator of a private-sale shopping site for babies, kids, and maternity, has received $6m in Series B funding. The round was led by August Capital, with participation from existing investor Maveron LLC. This latest round brings the total funds raised to date by Zulily to $10.6 million. The company had closed [...]

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