By Brian Kovalesky, StartUp Beat Editor
Today’s early-stage startup funding and acquisitions news:
LittleCast, a direct-to-fan video distribution platform, has closed a $2 million Seed funding round. Investors are undisclosed, with the company saying only that they are ‘a group of technology and entertainment investors.’ The San Francisco-based startup enables video creators to sell content directly on Facebook and through mobile apps. On Facebook, LittleCast also helps producers market their videos though News Feeds and Timelines. It was founded in February of this year.
Vital Info.:
Website: www.littlecast.com
HQ: San Francisco
Founders: Amra Tareen, Pascal Levensohn, Stephen Ackroyd
Year Founded: 2013
Seed Investors: Undisclosed
Innovation: A direct-to-fan video distribution platform that enables video creators to sell content directly on Facebook and through mobile apps.
Total Funding: $2 million
(Sources: LittleCast, CrunchBase)
More funding and acquisitions news…
Commonbond raises $100M to conquer growing threat of student debt (via VentureBeat)
SendHub Secures $3 Million Series A To Be The Mobile Alternative To Business Phone Systems (via TechCrunch)
Jumpstarter raises $1.7M to help coders focus (via GigaOm)
Bugcrowd Raises $1.6 Million To Expand Bug Bounty Marketplace (via TechCrunch)
Set.fm Raises $1.2M To Help Artists Record and Sell Live Recordings (via hypebot)
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