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TapCommerce raises USD 10.5 million to compete in the mobile ad retargeting

Mobile ad retargeting startup TapCommerce's USD 10 million funding was raised via an investing round led by Bain Capital Ventures and RRE Ventures, with a strategic investment from Nielsen Ventures and participation from existing backers.

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Umeng confirms acquisition by Alibaba

Chinese analytics provider Umeng confirmed its acquisition by e-commerce giant Alibaba for an undisclosed amount, following the rising trend of China-related mobile acquisitions this year.

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Live online school Colingo secures USD2.4 million in seed funding

California-based live online English school Colingo raised USD2.4 million in a seed funding round led by Atlas Ventures, according to the company's founder, Ben Lowenstein.

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Wellness startup ALOHA nabs USD4 million in seed funding

Food and healthy lifestyle startup ALOHA was backed by over USD4 million in seed capital for the launching of the company's core nutritional supplement products.

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Dianping reveals it rejected acquisition bid from Google China

Dianping's co-founder Edward Long recently revealed at the TechCrunch/Technode event in Shanghai that it rejected an acquisition offer of less than USD100 million from Google China.

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FinanceIt bags USD13 million in Series A funding

Canada-based finance company FinanceIt raised USD13 million in a Series A funding round to be used for the expansion of its services to the United States.

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Clypd picks up USD7.2 million in Series A-1 for short TV commercials

Massachussetts-based TV advertising platform Clypd raised USD7.2 million in Series A-1 funding from Atlas Ventures, Freestyle Capital, Boston Seed Capital, and angel investors John Battelle and Brightcove.

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French startup LeCab scoops up USD6.8 million in Series B funding

France-based black car service provider LeCab raised USD6.8 million (EUR5 million) in a Series B funding round from undisclosed investors, to be used for the expansion of the company's service and manpower.

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Payments platform Spreedly raises additional USD500,000 in seed funding

North Carolina-based payments platform Spreedly secured an additional USD500,000 in seed funding from Belgian angel investors group Emerge.be to be used for product development and hiring of additional staff.

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IPO candidate King reveals 500 million Candy Crush downloads

IPO candidate British game maker King revealed its Candy Crush Saga title has been downloaded over half a billion times and played over 150 billion times to date.

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TinyCo lands USD20 million in funding for game development

San Francisco-based mobile gaming powerhouse TinyCo landed USD20 million in a funding round from Pinnacle Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz, to be used for the development of its iOs and Android games.

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Social messaging startup Jongla racks up EUR1.4 million in funding

Finland-based mobile social messaging startup Jongla recently raised EUR1.4 million in a funding round from Oy Ingman Finance to be used for the development of its youth-oriented messaging app.

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MAG Interactive sweeps up USD6 million in funding from Nokia Growth Partners

Sweden-based app maker MAG Interactive collected USD6 million in funding from Nokia Growth Partners to be used for the development and expansion of its product and facilities.

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Email productivity startup Yesware makes first acquisition

Boston-based email productivity startup Yesware made its first acquisition by buying troubled San-Francisco based email file sharing startup Attachments.me, which would also be shutting down today.

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itBit debuts bitcoin exchange with USD3.25 million in funding

Singapore-based Bitcoin exchange startup itBit secured USD3.25 million in a new funding round to be used for the launching of its Bitcoin exchange currency and the expansion of its operations worldwide.

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