This week’s early-stage startup funding and acquisitions news:
Commerce
Treater nets $2.5M for just-because social gifts (via gigaom)
Twice Raises $4M From IA, SV Angel And CrunchFund For Its Concierge-Style Secondhand Clothing Marketplace (via TechCrunch)
Fashion Orders Startup Miinto Secures $6M Series A Round From Dawn Capital (via TechCrunch)
More funding and acquisitions news…
Finance/Investment
Mazel tov, Israeli startups: Sequoia Capital raised $200M to fund you (via VentureBeat)
GGV Capital Closes New $625M Fund To Focus On China, U.S. Expansion Stage Investments (via TechCrunch)
Alta Ventures Closes $70 Million Fund To Invest In Mexican Tech Startups (via TechCrunch)
Healthcare
Sounds Boring, Actually Awesome. Sherpaa Raises $1.8M To Find Your Business Cheap Health Insurance (via TechCrunch)
IT/Data Centers
Data Center Analytics Startup CloudPhysics Raises $2.5 Million From Mayfield Partners, VMware Co-Founders (via TechCrunch)
Enterprise/Storage
Stealthy Convergent.io gets $10M for software defined storage (via gigaom)
Enterprise/Mobile
MobileSpaces Picks Up $3M From Accel To Let Workers Use Enterprise Apps On Their Own Phones (via TechCrunch)
Devices
PLAiR Is A Sub-$100, Dolphin Fin-Shaped USB Dongle For Streaming Online Video To Your TV [raises $2.1 million] (via TechCrunch)
Personal Finance
FutureAdvisor Collects $5M to Expand 401(k) Advice Software (via Xconomy)
Gaming
Playdemic reels in $4M for its cross-platform gaming (via VatorNews)
Advertising/Marketing
Gannett acquires social media marketing firm Blinq Media (via Digital Media Wire)
Artificial Intelligence
A.I. research firm Vicarious raises $15M in its first round (via VentureBeat)
Mobile
Revel Touch Raises $10M To Help Retailers Create Sleek Mobile Commerce Apps (via TechCrunch)
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