This week’s early-stage startup funding and acquisitions news:
Ecommerce
Proving The Value Of Crowdfunding, Soldsie Raises $425K And Hires One Of 72 Investors Via FundersClub (via TechCrunch)
Yiftee Raises $850K For Local Business-Focused Gifting Service (via TechCrunch)
BlueKite Announces $1.5 Million Seed Round Led by Founders and PeopleFund
Etsy-Style Social Commerce Platform Startup, Kitsy Lane, Raises $3.5M Series A Led By Data Point Capital, Longworth Venture Partners (via TechCrunch)
BitPay to Expand with Funding Round
Cloud
BetterCloud Closes on $5M Series A
ConnectSolutions shakes off the bootstraps with $10M in initial funding (via VentureBeat)
Gaming
Applicasa Raises $1 Million To Help Mobile Game Developers Manage Virtual Stores, Target Players With Promotions Or Ads (via TechCrunch)
Web/Content
LinkedIn Competitor XING Buys Glassdoor-like Startup Kununu For $12.3M, But Will It Fare Well? (via TechCrunch)
Advertising/Marketing
More Mobile Ad Consolidation: Essence Buys Mass Market Mobile Agency Point Reach (via TechCrunch)
Healthcare
Ovuline Raises $1.4M From Lightbank, David Cohen And Others To Help Women Track Fertility And Pregnancy (via TechCrunch)
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