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ShopIgniter Inks $8M Series BShopIgniter Inc., a Portland, Ore.-based provider of social e-commerce software, has closed on $8 million in Series B financing from new investor Trinity Ventures and existing investor Madrona Venture Group. The funding will be used to grow sales, marketing and product development. Madrona led the company’s $3 million Series A round in early 2010. With the latest infusion, the company said Larry Orr, general partner at Trinity, joins the ShopIgniter board.
- Trinity Ventures Leads $7.5M Round for StackMob
Trinity Ventures led a $7.5 million round for San Francisco-based StackMob, which develops a platform for managing mobile applications in the cloud. Existing shareholders Harrison Metal and Baseline Ventures also participated in the funding. Trinity General Partner Dan Scholnick Joins StackMob's board as a result of the round. The new funding will be used to expand the company’s staff, and its products.
- CrowdFlower Adds $7M in New VC
San Francisco-based CrowdFlower, a provider of on-demand crowd-sourced technology, has raised $7 million in a Series B financing round. Harmony Partners led the round, with participation from existing investors Trinity Ventures and Bessemer Venture Partners. CrowdFlower has now raised more than $13 million in venture financing.
- MaxPoint Seals $8M From Madrona, Trinity
Online advertising start-up MaxPoint has raised $8 million in new venture funding. Seattle-based Madrona Venture Group led the round, which included participation from existing shareholder Trinity Ventures. Trinity provided the start-ups initial $3 million financing in 2010. Formed in 2007, MaxPoint is based in Cary, NC, and has offices in New York and Austin, Texas.
- Trinity Ventures Promotes Dan Scholnick to GP
Menlo Park, Calif.-based venture capital firm Trinity Ventures has promoted Dan Scholnick to general partner. Scholnick joined Trinity Ventures in 2007. Previously he was at Wily Technology, where he built the first version of that company's application performance management product. He also founded Flurry, the leading user analytics platform for mobile applications.
- Week in deals, Aug. 2, 2010
Summary of tech companies and other startups in North America that raised venture financing in the past week
- VCs playing with more flash card investments
With flash memory prices declining, VCs are wagering the technology will be a major force in data centers and the enterprise
- Executive moves, week of June 7, 2010
Personnel moves at TCV and other PE and VC firms