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Video on demand platform MUBI closes Series DMUBI, a global video on demand platform has secured a $7.5 million Series D funding round. This round of funding comes from a range of investors, including Floreat, MMC Ventures and White Star Capital, alongside existing angel investors.
- VC-backed Bloglovin appoints Joy Marcus as CEO
Venture capital-backed Bloglovin, which pulls users' favorite blogs into a single feed, has appointed industry veteran Joy Marcus as chief executive officer. Former CEO and co-founder Mattias Swenson will continue to lead product development as chief product officer. Bloglovin received seed funding from startup studio Betaworks, Lerer Ventures, Whitestar Capital and other early stage investors last year.
- C100UK announces list of startups participating in debut "48 hours in London"
C100K, the London, U.K.-based organization established to support Canadian entrepreneurship, has announced the final list of company startups attending its first ever "48 Hours in London" on Sept. 25-26, 2013. They are: CmaeOn, Jostle, Wifarer, Datacratic, Ooomf, Beaucoo, Mobovivo, Gnowit, BusBud and FundRazr. The upcoming event, which will bring together Canadian startups with "the cream" of the U.K.'s technology and venture capital sectors, is modeled after "48 Hours in the Valley," the flagship program of the affiliated Silicon Valley-based C100.
- Facebook's Christian Hernandez to Join White Star Capital
Christian Hernandez, the director of EMEA for Facebook, will soon leave the firm to become a managing partner at UK-based White Star Capital, according to announcements made Wednesday on both White Star's website and Hernandez's Facebook post. Prior to his stint at Facebook, Hernandez worked at Google and Microsoft. White Star Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm. To read more about Hernandez joining White Star Capital, read the company's announcement at http://whitestarvc.com/whatwebelieve/ and Hernandez's Facebook post at https://www.facebook.com/christian/posts/10100817980542237.