This week’s early-stage startup funding and acquisitions news:
Commerce
Avis Budget Group To Acquire Zipcar For $12.25 Per Share In Cash
Leading Indonesian E-Commerce Platform Berrybenka.com Raises Stage A Funding From GREE Ventures (via TechCrunch)
Crowdfunded
Space sim Elite: Dangerous sets Kickstarter record by reaching its $2M goal (via VentureBeat)
Education
StudyBlue Secures $9 Million Series A-1
Pluralsight closes $27.5M to stave off the Great Developer Shortage of 2013 (via VentureBeat)
Web/Content
Pinterest gets serious about recipe inspiration with Punchfork buy (via gigaom)
Marketing/Advertising
Phunware Acquires Mobile Advertising Company TapIt Media Group For $23M (via TechCrunch)
Finance/Investment
Unitus Seed Fund Raises $8M From Khosla, 500 Startups To Back Ventures That Fight Poverty In India (via TechCrunch)
Enterprise
Deadpool No More: After Planning To Shut Down, Verelo Is Acquired By Enterprise DNS Company Dyn (via TechCrunch)
