By Brian Kovalesky, StartUp Beat Editor
Today’s early-stage startup funding and acquisitions news:
Tony Hsieh’s Vegas TechFund is part of a $1.8 million Seed funding round for men’s clothing ecommerce retailer Combat Gent. Other investors include MHS Capital, Naxuri Capital, Blazer Ventures and Berlin-based Point Nine Capital. The company is focused on providing quality clothing at affordable prices for men. The Irvine, California-based startup was founded last spring by cousins Vishaal and Mo Melwani. Fashion runs in the family—their parents apparently ran the Las Vegas and Los Angeles Versace stores. Combat Gent previously participated in the FT Accelerator, which is focused on fashion-tech companies.
Vital Stats:
Website: www.combatantgentlemen.com
HQ: Irvine, California
Year Founded: 2012
Founders: Vishaal Melwani, Mo Melwani
Investors: MHS Capital, Naxuri Capital, Blazer Ventures, Point Nine Capital, Jake Bornstein
Innovation: Quality, affordable men’s clothing.
Total Funding: $1.8 million
(Sources: Combat Gent, TechCrunch)
More funding and acquisitions news…
Intercom Receives $6 Mln in Series A Funding (via company press release/PE Hub)
Michael Chasen’s SocialRadar Raises $12.75 Million in Funding (via Tech Cocktail)
Pindrop Security gets $11M to keep businesses protected over the phone (via GigaOm)
Hired by an algorithm: Entelo gets $3.5M to expand data-based recruiting (via GigaOm)
With $1M In Funding, Bunch Aims To Be The Center Of Your In-Depth, Topic-Based Discussions (via TechCrunch)
ThousandEyes, Spawned At UCLA, Raises Funding From Sequoia (via SoCalTech)
TripAdvisor Continues Acquisition Spree, Buys GateGuru Mobile App For Real-Time Travel Info (via TechCrunch)
ERN raises $1.6m for big data loyalty platform (via company press release)
# # #
