Today’s early-stage startup funding and acquisitions news:
Devices/Gadgets
German Startup Yetu Raises $8 Million To Create Open Standards For Smart Homes (via TechCrunch)
Technical Machine gets $1M to let web developers play with the internet of things (via GigaOm)
Social
Systems in Motion scoops up social analytics toolmaker Claritics (via VentureBeat) (See StartUp Beat’s Q&A with Claritics from 2011)
HR
Notion Capital and NEA Invest in MOVE Guides (via Sacramento Bee/company press release)
Financiers/Funds
Targeting Next $1B+ European Exit, Hoxton Ventures Pulls Back Curtain On New $40M Early-Stage VC Fund (via TechCrunch)
Education
Zuckerberg, Gates Put Millions Into EducationSuperHighway (via Edsurge)
Russian educational content startup BeSmart.net scores $4M from Education Matrix (via VentureBeat)
Data
Accel Leads $4.5M Series A In Trufa, An SAP HANA Startup Using Predictive Analytics For Opex Efficiency (via TechCrunch)
Content/Video
Yahoo Acquires Team Behind Dreamworks Animation Incubated Mobile Video App Ptch (via TechCrunch)
Commerce
Square Acquires Viewfinder to Help Grow Its Engineering Team (via Mashable)
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