Today’s early-stage startup funding and acquisitions news:
Commerce
Square acquires scheduling and appointment booking startup BookFresh, will keep products separate for now (via TheNextWeb)
Black Tux Raises $2.6M So You Can Rent That Suit And Tie (via TechCrunch)
Spree Commerce raises $5 million for open-source e-tailer software (via VentureBeat)
Financiers/Funds
Collaborative Fund Raises $33 Million Second Fund, Adds Nexon Founder Jay Kim As Venture Partner (via TechCrunch)
Marketing
Kahuna raises $11M for mobile marketing automation (via VatorNews)
Gaming
EA founder Trip Hawkins’ If You Can raises $6.5M for social-emotional learning games (via VentureBeat)
Enterprise/Productivity
Workboard takes $2.75 million to make working smarter part of every enterprise (via VentureBeat)
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