Today’s early-stage startup funding and acquisitions news:
Devices/Gadgets
Pet-feeding robot startup gets $1.1M. Where did we go wrong? (via VentureBeat)
Commerce
PopSugar Acquires Shoppable Photo Startup PICT (via TechCrunch)
Online Booking Platform BookingBug Raises Further $1M, Plans To Open Up Protocol To Developers (via TechCrunch)
Financiers/Funds
$217M Northleaf Venture Catalyst Fund Sees Ontario And Canada Bet Big On Early-Stage Startups (via TechCrunch)
EarlyBird Raising $130M To Fund Startups In Turkey And Central Eastern Europe (via TechCrunch)
Inventus Capital raises $106M fund for service-led startups (not just products) (via VentureBeat)
Wearable Tech
Atlas Wearables, A Hardware Battlefield Finalist, Sails Past Its Crowdfunding Goal (via TechCrunch)
Marketing
Pinterest Marketing Platform Ahalogy Scores $3 Million Series A By Helping Brands With Content & Optimizations (via TechCrunch)
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