Funding and Acquisitions News: YouTube stars need reps too…Big Frame secures $3 million for online talent management

Today’s technology early-stage funding and acquisitions news roundup:

Web Content

Big Frame lands $3M seed round to manage YouTube talent (via VatorNews)

LinkSmart Launches Out of Stealth With $4.7 Million in Funding From Foundry Group, Sutter Hill Ventures, and Costanoa Venture Capital (via TechCrunch)

Psykosoft Secures $500k Seed Capital To Build Out Psykopaint’s Zynga-Like Art Sites (via VentureBeat)

More funding and acquisitions news…

Social Media

Chill closes $8M to make social video discovery even cooler (via VentureBeat)

Mobile

Mobile Payments Startup Kuapay Grabs $4 Million Investment, Readies Global Expansion (via TechCrunch)

Education

Rafter Acquires HubEdu to Add Adoption, Analytics and Shopping Tools to Rafter Course Materials Network

Finance/Investment

Braemar Energy Ventures Closes Fund III at $300 Million Maximum

SMBs

MineralTree Grabs $6.3M To Give SMBs A Secure Alternative To Online Banking (via TechCrunch)