Today’s technology early-stage funding and acquisitions news roundup:
Social Media
Votizen Raises $750k From Sean Parker, Others, To Turn Elections From Fundraising To ‘Friendraising’ (via TechCrunch)
Web/Content
Apple Buys Chomp App for iOS, Android App Searches (via eWeek)
Mobile
Walkie-Talkie App Voxer Popular With Investors, Too, Raising $15M to $20M At Up To $300M Valuation (via TechCrunch)
Game Closure Turns Down Facebook & Zynga To Raise $12M For HTML5 Mobile Gaming (via TechCrunch)
Evertale, A Social Network For The Less Proactive, Gets Seed Funding From Mangrove (via TechCrunch)