Today’s technology early-stage funding and acquisitions news roundup:
Social Media
500friends Gets $4.5Million Series A Funding (via everythingpr)
PixyKids raises $3M for a social media platform just for kids (via VentureBeat)
Web/Content
Social Travel: InBed.me, An Airbnb For Hostel Hoppers, Picks Up A $1.2M Seed Round (via TechCrunch)
Ashton Kutcher, Founders Fund Go In For $775K On ‘OpenTable For Stylists’ StyleSeat (via TechCrunch)
Mobile
App Location Analytics: Placed Exits Stealth Mode With $3.4M In Its Pockets (via TechCrunch)
Cloud
Koding Launches With $2 Million in Funding to Make Software Development Easy and Free