Today’s early-stage startup funding and acquisitions news:
Marketing
Niche Raises $550K To Help Marketers Work With Social Media Celebrities (via TechCrunch)
TapCommerce Raises $10.5M To Compete In The Mobile Ad Retargeting “Land Grab” (via TechCrunch)
Multichannel captures $3M to assess your marketing spend (via VentureBeat)
Commerce
Sift Raises $2 Million For Its Personalized Shopping App, Now On iPhone (via TechCrunch)
American Giant, maker of the ‘world’s greatest sweatshirt,’ raises $3.6M (via VentureBeat)
The Hunt raises $5.5M for Cathy-level shopping app (via VentureBeat)
Devices/Gadgets
1Sheeld, A Super Clever All-Purpose Arduino Shield, Goes Up On Kickstarter And Immediately Breaks Its Goal (via TechCrunch)
Legal
Divorce Mediation Technology Startup Wevorce Raises $1.7M Seed Round, Opens Additional Outlets in San Francisco Area (via company press release)