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Angelpad, MuckerLab, TechStars come out on top of accelerators rankingRice University, MIT and the University of Richmond announced their third Seed Accelerator Rankings and Angelpad, MuckerLab and Techstars took the top three spots. Missing from among the top 20 was Y Combinator.
- Surveypal raises $1 mln in seed to expand in North America
Surveypal, which was founded in Finland, but has its U.S. headquarters in San Francisco since last year, announced it has raised $1 million in seed funding from Vendep Fund, Finnvera Venture Capital and individual investor Ari Korhonen, a backer in 500 Startups and Seedcamp. Surveypal operates an online survey platform. It set up its U.S. base of operations last year.
- Visually picks up $3.3 mln in Crosslink-led round
Visually, a provider of on-demand creative services for companies, has received $3.3 million in funding. Crosslink led the round with participation from investors that included 500 Startups, Mitch Kapor Foundation and SoftTech VC.
- ToutApp scores $15 mln Series B
Sales platform ToutApp has secured $15 million in Series B funding. Andreessen Horowitz led the round with participation from previous backers Sigma West, Founder Collective, 500 Startups and the Launch Fund. In addition to the funding, Scott Weiss of Andreessen Horowitz has been appointed to ToutApp's board of directors.
- Ribbit Capital leads Series C round for ContaAzul
ContaAzul, a provider of accounting and invoicing solutions for small businesses in Brazil, has secured Series C funding. No financial terms were disclosed. Ribbit Capital led the round with participation from Tiger Global Management, 500 Startups, Monashees Capital and Valar Ventures.
- SkyGiraffe fetches $3 mln
Menlo Park, California-based SkyGiraffe, a provider of enterprise mobility solutions, has raised $3 million in Series A funding. Trilogy Equity Partners led the round with participation from previous backer 500 Startups.
Real Ventures, White Star Capital lead $2.5 mln seed funding of GymtrackGymtrack Inc has secured $2.5 million in a seed-stage financing round led by White Star Capital and Real Ventures. Other investors in the deal included 500 Startups and BDC Capital. Based in Ottawa, Gymtrack is a provider of exercise planning and virtual coaching software and devices that help individuals track their workouts. Co-founded in 2014 by Lee Silverstone and Pablo Srugo, the company is a recent graduate of 500 Startups' accelerator program. Gymtrack’s technology, which is currently available at a number of sites in Canada, will later this year be introduced to additional gyms and fitness facilities, the company said.
- DIY ecommerce startup Shopline picks up $1.2 mln
Asia-based Shopline, a DIY ecommerce platform, has closed $1.2 million in seed funding. The investors included 500 Startups, Ardent Capital, SXE Ventures, East Ventures and COENT Venture Partners.
- HomeLight raises $3 mln
HomeLight said Wednesday that it closed $3 million in additional funding from Bullpen Capital, Montage Ventures, Crosslink Capital, Krillion Ventures, 500 Startups and Western Technology Investment. San Francisco-based HomeLIght matches homebuyers and sellers with the real estate agents. HomeLight said it has now raised a total of $4.85 million to date.
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