Today’s early-stage startup funding and acquisitions news:
Transit
Drive Raises $2.7 Million For Its Uber-Like Service In The Crowded French Market (via TechCrunch)
Health/Healthcare
Health insurer Oscar nabs $30M to bring practical tech to patients (via VentureBeat)
Marketing
Social Reviews Startup Yotpo Secures $10.7 Million, Ups Real-Time eCommerce Efforts (via MediaPost) (See Yotpo’s
HR/Employment
ThisCLICKS raises $4M in its first outside funding (via VatorNews)
Mobile
Indian Startup Little Eye Labs Confirms Its Acquisition By Facebook, Deal Worth $10-$15M (via TechCrunch)
Yahoo buys Aviate, focuses on context and content on mobiles (via GigaOm)
Cloud
Estonian Farm Management Startup VitalFields Raises Further €500K (via TechCrunch)
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