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 Wednesday, January 25, 2012 ModeWalk Finds $1.8M For Fashion Shopping Palo Alto-based ModeWalk, an online shopping site focused on luxury retail products, said Tuesday that it has raised $1.8M in a funding round. The round was led by Merus Capital, as well as a number of angel investors. ModeWalk offers a highly graphical, city-themed environment to browse products from luxury brands, which the firms said can "curate" their own identity on the site. The firm was founded by Beatrice Pang and Henri Deshays. posted on Wednesday, January 25, 2012 (More)(Full story) Tynt Acquired By 33Across San Francisco-based Tynt Multimedia, a developer of software used to analyze the social habits of web visitors, has been acuqired by 33Across. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. 33Across said that it has acquired all of Tynt's assets, including its technology, patents and filings, analytics, and toolsets. 33Across also said it has added all of Tynt's employees and executives to the company. 33Across is based in New York. posted on Wednesday, January 25, 2012(Full story) SquareTrade Lands $238M For Electronics Warranties San Francisco-based SquareTrade, a provider of warranties for consumer electronics and computer products, has scored $238M in an investment round. The round came from private equity firm Bain Capital. SquareTrade allows users to buy warranties for their products online, instead of using costly warranty programs from retailers. posted on Wednesday, January 25, 2012 (More)(Full story) Skyfire Takes $8M Mountain View-based Skyfire, the developer of mobile video optimization technology for mobile operators, plus the developer of a mobile browser for iPhone and Android, said today that it has raised $8M in a third round of funding. The round was led by Verizon, and also included Matrix Partners, Trinity Ventures, and Lightspeed Venture Partners. Skyfire is headed by Jeffrey Glueck, who was previously CMO of Travelocity; he had joined Travelocity after f (More info...) posted on Wednesday, January 25, 2012 (More)(Full story) |
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