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'Walking Dead' game maker raises $6 mln in funding round: ReutersFinnish start-up Next Games has raised $6 million in funding in the latest of several venture capital investments in the Nordic country's booming mobile games industry, sister news service Reuters reported.
'Walking Dead' game maker raises $6 mln in funding round: ReutersFinnish start-up Next Games has raised $6 million in funding in the latest of several venture capital investments in the Nordic country's booming mobile games industry, sister news service Reuters reported.
- Finland-based Next Games snares $6 mln
Next Games has received $6 million in Series A funding. IDG Ventures and Jari Ovaskainen led the round with participation from Lowercase Capital, AMC Networks Ventures and York Ventures. Based in Finland, Next Games is a games developer.
- Lightspeed Ventures leads Series A round for StyleSeat
StyleSeat said Wednesday that it has closed $10.2 million in Series A funding. Lightspeed Ventures led the round with participation from previous backer Lowercase Capital. According to the firm, the capital will be used for growth. Based in San Francisco, StyleSeat is an online beauty and wellness marketplace.
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- Akkadian Ventures adds secondary industry pioneer to investment team
Akkadian Ventures has appointed Mike Gridley as a managing director. Gridley will be Akkadian’s second investing partner and a member of the investment committee with co-founder Ben Black. Gridley was on the founding team of Industry Ventures, where he served as a managing director since 2004.
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- Skiing platform Liftopia raises $5 mln
Liftopia said Friday that it has received $5 million in financing. Industry Ventures was the lead investor. New investors ru-Net, Thayer Ventures, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff, Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppelman and Walter Winshall participated in the round as did existing investors First Round Capital, Lowercase Capital, SK Ventures, Xandex and former Expedia CEO Erik Blachford. Based in San Francisco, Liftopia is a platform that serves the ski and mountain activity industry.
- MakeSpace launches with $1.3 mln in funding
MakeSpace, a startup in New York City, has launched with $1.3 million in funding from Upfront Ventures (the former GRP Partners), Lowercase Capital, High Peaks Venture Partners and Collaborative Fund. The company, which provides on demand storage for people moving, traveling or who simply need more space, plans to raise another $200,000 through Angel List.