Seed
SwipeGood, a for-profit business that enables people to donate to charity with every purchase, raised $500,000 in new funding from Bebo co-founder Michael Birch, Start Fund (the new Yuri Milner and SV Angel partnership) and more.
Early-stage
Online farmer’s market Abe’s Market secured a $3.4 million Series A round of funding led by Accel Partners, with help from existing investors Index Ventures, as well as several angels.
Bubbli, a new stealth startup with some obscurely massive ambitions to change the way we use photos on mobile devices, has raised around $2 million in a funding round led by August Capital.
Docufide, a SaaS solution for helping academic institutions process transcriptions, raised a $4.5 million Series A round of funding led by Matthew L. Pittinsky, Blackboard’s co-founder and former CEO and Executive Chairman.
One Kings Lane, a private online shopping site for premium home décor and designers, raised $23 million in Series B financing, co-led by existing investor Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) and new investor Greylock Partners.
Social gaming network Raptr has raised a $15 million Series B round of funding led by DAG Ventures with participation from new investor Tenaya Capital and existing investor Accel Partners.
SocialGO, a service that enables anyone to build an internal social network, raised $2.2 million to launch the second version of its community-building service. The company previously raised $800,000 from Veddis Ventures.
Socialware, a self-described social middleware platform, secured $3 million in additional funding from existing investors, including FLOODGATE, G-51 Capital and Silverton Partners.
