Entertainment-Tech
AI-powered visual customer engagement company TechSee closed a $16 million Series B funding round led by Scale Venture Partners, with participation from Planven Investments, OurCrowd, Comdata Group, and Salesforce Ventures.
Digital Media Startup Brings In $1 Million
Heartbeat completed $1 million in seed financing, led by Sinai Ventures, with participation from Firebrand Ventures and Right Side Capital Management. Heartbeat’s two-way endorsement platform
Digital Media Startup Raises $15 Million
Manticore Games completed $15 million in financing, led by Benchmark Capital. SV Angel, Macro Ventures, CrunchFund, Correlation Ventures, and Bitkraft Esports Ventures also participated.
Apple Acquires Shazam For $400 Million
According to Bloomberg reports, Apple Inc. has agreed to purchase music-identification service Shazam. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed, but an unidentified source claims
New Product Alert: Pip
Pip is a handheld device based on the Raspberry Pi Compute Module that allows users to code, experiment with electronics, and play retro games.
New Product Alert: Selfissimo!
Available in iOS or Android, the Selfissimo! app uses experimental research technology from Google to automatically snap a photo each time users stop moving.
Mobile Startup Closes $3 Million
Genies secured $3 million in financing from investors, including New Enterprise Associates, CAA Ventures, Foundation Capital, Lerer Hippeau Ventures, Trinity Ventures, Macro Ventures, TGZ
Golf App 18Birdies Lands New Funding
Mobile golf platform 18Birdies completed a new round of financing from three investors. 18Birdies’ goal is to use gamification to help drive revenue and
Media Publisher Sanctuary Secures $1.5 Million
Global media lifestyle brand Sanctuary acquired $1.5 million in financing, led by Advancit Capital, with participation from Broadway Video Ventures, Greycroft Partners, KEC Holdings,
Smart Action Camera REVL Raises $6 Million
According to a recent SEC filing, REVL closed $6 million in financing from an undisclosed investor. REVL claims to be the “world’s smartest action camera,”