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- Pixowl Closes $1.2M in Seed Funding
Mobile gaming startup Pixowl has raised $1.2 million in seed. The company says it makes mobile games that combine comic book art and character-driven storylines. Investors in Pixowl include 500 Startups, Kima Ventures, Pymar Venture, Art.com founder Joshua Chodniewicz, and tech entrepreneurs Martin Varsavsky and Fabrice Grinda. Pixowl is based in San Francisco.
- NEA Leads All VCs in July Deal Activity
Investor puts money into a dozen companies during the month; 500 Startups Accel and Kleiner Perkins each back 7 in the month
Startup Accelerators Get No RespectThe number of incubators and accelerators is multiplying, but the trend may be to move toward industry-focused programs, such as Rock Health and Greenstart
Super Angels Scale New HeightsSuper angels and microVCs rewrote the rules of seed investing. Now they want a bigger share of the spoils
- Google Catches Wildfire
With the IPO bubble for social startups seemingly popped, Google strikes a strategic deal with a hot marketing company.