Today’s early-stage startup funding and acquisitions news:
Social
Pinterest purchases image recognition company to improve search (via CNET)
Devices/Gadgets
Panono Spherical Camera Passes $1M On Indiegogo To Turn Panorama Photography Into A Ball Game (via TechCrunch)
OnTheGo raises cash to bring gesture recognition to smart glasses (via GeekWire)
Finance
Mobile Money Transfer Service Remitly Closes $5.5 Million Series A (via TechCrunch)
Content/Music
Social Music Streamer Whyd Raises $700,000, Exits Private Beta (via hypebot.com)
Mobile
Apple Acquires Rapid-Fire Camera App Developer SnappyLabs [Update: Confirmed] (via TechCrunch)
Content/Video
Video Syndication Startup Vidible Raises $3.35M Round Led By Greycroft (via TechCrunch)
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