Today’s early-stage startup funding and acquisitions news, from around the web:
Entertainment
“Kid Mode” Software Maker KIDO’Z Raises $1.2M Series A To Expand Its Content Library (via TechCrunch)
Social
Refresh Raises $10M to Bring People Closer Together (via company blog)
Education
Socratic gets $1.5M from top investors to build a StackExchange for education (via GigaOm)
Marketing
iSpot.tv raises $5M, looks to provide better advertising insights by analyzing 35,000 TV commercials (via GeekWire)
DG Acquires Republic Project, A Google Ventures-Backed Ad Startup, For $1.4M (via TechCrunch)
Mobile
Kahuna Raises $2M To Help Mobile Marketers Get Smarter About Engaging Their Users (via TechCrunch)
Mobile App Engagement Platform Appoxee Raises 1.8 Million to Boost App Retention and In-App Purchases (via company press release)
Gaming
Pokkt, An Alternative Payments Platform For Mobile Users In India, Raises Seed Funding (via TechCrunch)
Enterprise/Customer Service
Sparkcentral Secures $4.5M Series A Financing Led by Sigma West (via company press release)
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