Today’s technology early-stage funding and acquisitions news roundup:
Education
Coursera raises $16M for free online education for the masses (via VentureBeat)
Gaming/Mobile
MoMinis Secures $4.5 Million Based on the Success of the PlayScape Mobile Mega-Game
Web/Content
Shasta Ventures, Founders Fund Put $4.5 Million In The Uber For Carwashes, Cherry (via TechCrunch)
Crowdfunding platform CircleUp launches with $1.5M (via VatorNews)
Advertising/Marketing
AdSafe raises $10M to ensure that ads go on “safe” web pages (via VentureBeat)
Blur Group pockets $2M for marketing exchange platform (via VatorNews)
Social Media
Alt12 raises $1.26M for parent social network (via VentureBeat)
Finance
TransferWise Raises $1.3M From Index, Others For The Next Disruption In Money Transfer: Crowdsourcing (via TechCrunch)
Devices
Ignored by venture capitalists, Pebble smartwatch has raised over $4M on Kickstarter and counting (via VentureBeat)
Finance/Investment
K9 Ventures digs for $40 million bone (via Fortune)
Gaming
Activision vets land $5.6M for new gaming startup U4iA (via GeekWire)
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