Funding & Acquisitions Roundup: Sooqini gets $500K for its UK-focused task marketplace

By Brian Kovalesky, StartUp Beat Editor

Today’s early-stage startup funding and acquisitions news:

London-based task marketplace Sooqini has completed $500,000 Seed funding round from investors Lars Toft Larsen and Paolo Rubatto. The startup, which is similar to TaskRabbit, offers an exchange for the UK based on a reverse marketplace model, where buyers post tasks and receive offers from service providers. It was founded in 2011.

Vital Info.:

Website: www.sooqini.com

HQ: London

Founders: Raj Singh, Tiago Mateus

Year Founded: 2011

Seed Investors: Lars Toft Larsen, Paolo Rubatto

Innovation: Offers a marketplace for the UK based on a reverse exchange model, where buyers post tasks and receive offers from service providers.

Total Funding: $500,000

(Sources: Sooqini, TechCrunch, CrunchBase)

More funding and acquisitions news…

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