This week’s early-stage startup funding and acquisitions news:
Web/Content
ParkMe, Angeleno Group, Existing Investors Announce New Funding (via company blog)
Order Mapper Raises $550K Led By Vegas Tech Fund, So You Can Order Pizza (And Eventually More) From Anywhere (via TechCrunch)
Relationship app Between gets $3M, will spend it on more than just V-Day chocolates (via VentureBeat)
TechStars Alum FlixMaster Raises $1.1 Million To Bring Interactive Video To Networks And Brand Marketers (via TechCrunch)
Yahoo Buys Snip.it, The Pinterest-Meets-News Startup, For $10 Million Plus Earnouts (via TechCrunch)
Finance/Investment
Spanish banking group ventures into venture capital with $100M fund (via VentureBeat)
Ribbit Capital lands $100M fund for finance-focused startups (via VentureBeat)
Enterprise
Distil.it Raises $1.8 Million in Seed Funding (via Digital Media Wire)
Cellrox Secures $4.7M Led by Runa Capital For Its BYOD Virtualization Solution (via TechCrunch)
TestObject Raises $1.4M For Its Automated Android App Testing In The Cloud (via TechCrunch)
Mobile
Cisco To Buy Israeli Mobile Startup Intucell For $475 Million Cash, And Bessemer Will Get Nearly Half (via TechCrunch)
Automattic acquires Simplenote maker Simperium (via VentureBeat)
Bloodhound wraps its Series A, taking in total of $4.5 million to grow its mobile conference app (via TheNextWeb)
Performance Marketing Brands (a.k.a. Ebates) Buys Grocery Shopping App Pushpins (via TechCrunch)
Circa Raises $750K From Group Including Lerer Ventures To Revolutionize Mobile News Delivery (via TechCrunch)
EdTech
KNOWRE CLOSES $1.4 MILLION INVESTMENT ROUND FROM SOFTBANK VENTURES KOREA FOR INNOVATIVE ADAPTIVE LEARNING SERVICE (via company blog)
With $500k, Modern Guild targets college students with online career coaching (via gigaom)
MasteryConnect Announces New Round of Investment (via company blog)
Cloud
Hosted continuous integration platform Wercker picks up $1M in seed funding (via gigaom)
HR
The Muse pairs design and job searching with its $1.2M round (via VentureBeat)
Healthcare
Omics data company Syapse Inc. closes $3M series A led by ex-Facebook VP’s venture fund (via MedCity)
Advertising/Marketing
Fresh From Its $54M Raise, Infusionsoft Acquires GroSocial, The “Buddy Media For SMBs,” To Expand Into Social Marketing (via TechCrunch)
Commerce
BuyBox Raises $2.3M From Iris Capital And Midi Capital For International Rollout (via TechCrunch)
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