Funding and Acquisitions Roundup: Crowdtilt lands $12 million to be an alternative to Kickstarter and Indiegogo

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

Crowdfunding

Crowdtilt, which targets groups that want to crowdfund but may not be good fit for Kickstarter or Indiegogo, has closed a $12 million Series A funding round. Founded last year, the company is a Y Combinator graduate that previously raised $2.1 million in Seed funding last May. According to TechCrunch, investors in the Series A include Sean Parker, Andreessen Horowitz, and existing investors that include CrunchFund, DCM, and Felicis.

Mobile

Personal assistant app and Siri competitor Sherpa has landed $1.7 million in Angel funding. The app was released last October and so far is only available to Spanish speakers. More on the funding, from The Droid Guy.

Nearpod, platform that allows teachers to integrate in-class learning with students’ own mobile devices, has raised $500K in additional Seed funding. Investors include NewSchools Venture Fund and Angels, according to TechCrunch.

Web/Content

ImageBrief, stock images discovery service and marketplace, has raised $700K in new funding to take on Getty Images—the stock photo standard. The New York City-based company was founded in Australia in 2011 and this latest funding brings its total outside funding to $2.2 million. More about the funding from the Australian Financial Review.

More funding news today…

Electronic health records management startup Qpid has closed $4 million round. Here’s the company’s press release about the funding.

Louisville, Kentucky-based Red e App, a secure enterprise mobile messaging platform, has raised $750K in Series A funding. More on the round, from TechCrunch.

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