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- Software developers marketplace Codementor inks $1.6 mln
Codementor, a on-demand marketplace for software developers, has secured $1.6 million in funding. WI Harper led the round.
- Online wealth management platform Cashboard scores Series A funds
Germany-based Cashboard, an online wealth management platform, has raised 3 million euros in Series A funding. Digital Space Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included Redalpine Capital, Earlybird Venture Capital, 500 Startups, Makers and ProSiebenSat.1.


Retarget Links acquires venture-backed PrimeloopInbound Retargeting Technologies Inc, the Canadian company behind Retarget Links, has acquired Primeloop, a Las Vegas-based link retargeting specialist. No financial terms were disclosed. Primeloop holds patents for link retargeting technology, which allows advertisers to display banner ads in a more targeted fashion. Vancouver's Retarget Links said it has enhanced the product with an ad campaign management platform. Found in 2012, Primeloop was backed by 500 Startups, Tony Hsieh's Vegas Techfund, Seraph Group and other investors.
- Retarget Links buys 500 Startups-backed Primeloop
Retarget Links acquires Las Vegas-based Primeloop, which holds the patents of link retargeting technology. No financial terms were disclosed. Primeloop's backers included 500 Startups, Vegas TechFund and Seraph Group.
- Storm Ventures backs big data PR company AirPR
San Francisco-based AirPR, which provides data analytics and solutions for the PR industry, has raised $5 million in a Series B round of funding led by Storm Ventures. New investor Salesforce Ventures also joined the round, which included Mohr Davidow Venture, Correlation Ventures. 500 Startups founder Dave McClure and WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg. The company, founded in 2011, has now raised $10 million in total funding. As part of the latest round, Tae Hea Nahm, co-founding managing director at Storm Ventures, has joined the board.
