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Advertising platform Boostable grabs $3.2 mlnBoostable has received $3.2 million in seed funding. The investors included Morado Ventures, Omidyar Network, SVAngel, Digital Garage, Vast Ventures and Fuel Capital. Based in San Francisco, Boostable is an advertising platform for marketplace sellers.
- Nirvana Venture Advisors backs Kartrocket
India-based Kartrocket, an ecommerce enablement platform for SMEs and retailers, has received close to $2 million in Series A funding. Nirvana Venture Advisors led the round with participation from 500 Startups and Beenos (NetPrice).
- GGV Capital leads $1.8 mln round for Totspot
Children's clothing marketplace Totspot has closed $1.8 million in seed funding. GGV Capital led the round. Also, the firm has named Hans Tung as a board observer.
- LeadGenius racks up $6 mln
LeadGenius has received $6 million in Series A funding. Sierra Ventures led the round with participation from a number of investors that included Kapor Capital, Alexis Ohanian, FundersClub, Fuel Capital, Bee Partners, Sam Altman, Scrum Ventures, CRCM and 500 Startups. Based in Berkeley, Calif., LeadGenius provides prospecting solutions for sales organizations.
- Crowdfunder.com raises $3.5 mln in Series A funding
Crowdfunder.com has raised $3.5 million in a Series A funding round from VC funds and individual investors. Investors include Bridge 37 Ventures, Ideas & Capital Venture Capital, Tim Draper, William Quigley of Clearstone Partners, Maura O'Neill, former chief innovation officer at USAID, Capital Nuts, Marcus Segal, former COO business operations at Zynga, Mark Rampolla, founder of ZICO Coconut Water and David Wilner, founder of Windriver Systems.
- Shippo bags $2 mln in round led by SoftTech VC
San Francisco-based Shippo, which simplifies shipping for ecommerce vendors and partners, has received $2 million in seed funding. SoftTech VC led the round with participation from other investors that included Version One Ventures, 500 Startups, Slow Ventures and Funders Club.
- TrustedCompany.com nabs $1 mln Series A
TrustedCompany.com has raised $1 million in Series A funding in a round led by TENGELMANN ventures. Other backers included 500 Startups and Asia Venture Group. Based in Hong Kong and Malaysia, TrustedCompany.com is a consumer reviews site.
- Business research platform Whale Path picks up $1.1 mln
Whale Path said Thursday that it closed $1.1 million in seed financing. The investors included TMT Investments, Kima Ventures, 500 Startups, Altair Capital, FundersClub, Wefunder and Ben Narasin. Based in San Francisco and Sunnyvale, Calif., Whale Path is a on-demand business research platform for corporate customers.
- WHILL closes $11 mln Series A
Hardware company WHILL has closed $11 million in Series A funding. The investment was led by investment firm Innovation Network Corporation of Japan. US investors 500 Startups and Sun Microsystems Co-founder and former CEO, Scott McNealy, Jochu and NTT Docomo Ventures also participated in the round.
BugHerd corrals $1 mln from 500 Startups, Tank Stream and StarfishBugHerd, an Australian developer of software to track website bugs, announced that it had raised $1 million in Series A funding from Tank Stream Ventures, Starfish Ventures and 500 Startups.