By Brian Kovalesky, StartUp Beat Editor
Today’s early-stage startup funding and acquisitions news:
BabyList, an online universal gift registry service for expectant parents, has landed $620,000 in Seed funding from an impressive group of investors that includes 500 Startups, Okapi Venture Capital, and Chris Messina. The San Francisco-based startup’s hook is a universal registry that works across retailers, and also makes available the ability to register for services (diaper services, etc.). It was founded in 2011 by former Amazon software development engineer and Lenguajero co-founder Natalie Gordon.
Vital Stats:
Website: www.babyli.st
HQ: San Francisco
Year Founded: 2011
Founders: Natalie Gordon
Investors: 500 Startups, Okapi Venture Capital, Chris Messina, Mike Greenfield, Altair Capital
Innovation: An online universal gift registry service for expectant parents that allows registration at both stores across the web and for service providers.
Total Funding: $620,000
(Sources: BabyList, TechCrunch, CrunchBase, LinkedIn)
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Civitas Learning Closes $8.75 Million In Funding to Achieve Big Goals with Big Data in Higher Education (via company press release)
Appington Announces $1.2 Million in Seed Funding to Help Developers Increase Revenue up to 100 Percent Through Voiceovers for Mobile Apps and Games (via company press release)
Artisan Mobile Secures $5.5 Million in Series A Financing (via company press release)
Lastline Finds $10M For Malware Defense Software (via SoCalTech)
Rent The Runway Acquires Fashion-Focused Photo Sharing And Styling App Go Try It On (via TechCrunch)
Online Book Publishing Platform 7write Raises $250,000 Seed Round From Early PayPal Investor, Others (via TechCrunch)
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