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VC-backed Clarity bought by crowdfunding platform Fundable.comClarity, a marketplace that connects entrepreneurs with top advisors and industry experts, has been acquired by Fundable.com, a U.S. crowdfunding platform for small businesses. The financial terms of the deal were not published. Clarity's founder and CEO Dan Martell said the company will become part of Startups.co, a new startup launch platform https://www.startups.co/ With offices in Moncton, New Brunswick and San Francisco, Clarity was backed by a mix of venture capital investors, including Canadian firms Real Ventures and Version One Ventures, as well as U.S. firms Baseline Ventures, 500 Startups, Freestyle Ventures and Venture51.
FullContact picks up $7 mlnFullContact has secured $7 million in funding in a round led by Foundry Group with participation from 500 Startups and Blue Note Ventures. Based in Denver and Latvia, FullContact is a provider of unified contact data for consumers and API developers.
- Iterable scores $1.2 mln seed
San Francisco-based Iterable, a provider of email marketing solutions, has secured $1.2 million in seed funding. The investors included Merus Capital, 645 Ventures, TEEC Angels and 500 Startups.
- 500 Startups and Ruvento fund 3D pen maker CreoPop
Singapore-based CreoPop, a maker of 3D pens, has secured an undisclosed amount of funding in a round led by 500 Startups. Other investors included Ruvento.
- Bustle racks up $15.5 mln
Bustle, a news site that focuses on women, has closed $15.5 million in funding. General Catalyst Partners led the round with participation from Time Warner Investments, Rothenberg Ventures, 500 Startups and The Social+Capital Fund. Also, the company has appointed Neil Sequeira, managing director at General Catalyst Partners, to its board.
- Wedgies.com nabs $700K in Greycroft-led round
Digital survey platform Wedgies.com has secured $700,000 in seed funding. Greycroft led the round with participation from Tony Hsieh’s Vegas Tech Fund, KBS+ Ventures and Battle Born Venture.
- Data company Mattermark raises $6.5 mln, Feld joins board
Mattermark, which provides a data platform used by investors to track private companies, has raised a $6.5 million Series A round that was led by Foundry Group. The San Francisco-based company was founded in 2013 and has now raised $11.3 million in total funding. Participating in the Series A was many of the company's seed-stage investors, including 500 Startups, Andreessen Horowitz, Data Collective, Sherpa Ventures, Felicis Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, Version One Ventures and many individuals, including Jeff Lawson, Carter Rabasa, Damien Tanner, Daniel Clark, Eileen Burbidge, Elliot Loh, Enrico Pandian, Eric Ries, Ullas Naik and others. As part of the Series A round, Brad Feld, managing director of Foundry, has joined the Mattermark board.
- DNA biotech firm Prenetics inks $2.65 mln, also names CEO
Hong Kong-based DNA biotech firm Prenetics has received $2.65 million in seed funding. The investors were not named. Also, the firm has appointed Danny Yeung as CEO. Previously, Yeung was at Groupon East Asia where he served as CEO.
- ChangeTip rings up $3.5 mln seed
San Francisco-based ChangeTip, a bitcoin-enabled social media tipping platform, has secured $3.5 million in seed funding. Pantera Capital led the round with participation from other investors that included Bold Start Ventures, DCG, CryptoCurrency Partners and 500 Startups.
- Carousell snags $6 mln Series A
Carousell, a lifestyle marketplace app, has received $6 million in Series A funding. The investors were Sequoia India, Rakuten Ventures, Golden Gate Ventures, 500 Startups and serial entrepreneur Darius Cheung. According to the company, the capital will be used for expansion.