Funding and Acquisitions: Hearsay Social gets $18 million for social media management for brands with franchises or distributed locations

Today’s funding and acquisitions news roundup from across the web:

Social Media

NEA And Sequoia Put $18M In Brand-Focused Social Media Platform Hearsay Social (via TechCrunch)

Crowdtap Raises $7 Million To Help Brands Connect With Their Influential Customers (via TechCrunch)

Finance

Hummingbird Ventures raises new €30 million fund for early stage EMEA startups (via TechCrunch Europe)

eCommerce

Snapdeal, India’s Fast-Growing eCommerce Platform, Raises $40 Million From Bessemer And More (via TechCrunch)