![Andreessen Horowitz leads $10M round for on-demand developer startup Gigster](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/developers.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
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![Andreessen Horowitz leads $10M round for on-demand developer startup Gigster](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/developers.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
![Bevi raises $6.5 million because soda vending machines are bad for you and the environment](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/water.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Bevi raises $6.5 million because soda vending machines are bad for you and the environment
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Funding Daily: Today’s tech funding news, in one place
![No, your Instagram account wasn’t hacked](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/IMG_5356.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
No, your Instagram account wasn’t hacked
![CRM startup Evariant closes a $42.3 million round](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/MONEY-BAG-page-001.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
CRM startup Evariant closes a $42.3 million round
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Funding Daily: Today’s tech funding news, in one place
![Video streaming startup StreamRoot raises $2.1 million](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Euros-Funding-in-Europe.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Video streaming startup StreamRoot raises $2.1 million
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Funding Daily: Today’s tech funding news, in one place
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Funding Daily: Today’s tech funding news, in one place
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Funding Daily: Today’s tech funding news, in one place
![Clarisite raises $5.5M for international expansion, appoints new CEO](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/money-bag-e1474889640412.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Clarisite raises $5.5M for international expansion, appoints new CEO
![Gig marketplace Shiftgig closes $22M to grow in North America](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/waiter.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Gig marketplace Shiftgig closes $22M to grow in North America
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Funding Daily: Today’s tech funding news, in one place
![Indian startup Rentomojo raises $2M from Accel Partners and IDG Ventures](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/furniture.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Indian startup Rentomojo raises $2M from Accel Partners and IDG Ventures
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Funding Daily: Today’s tech funding news, in one place
![Airbnb is reportedly raising $100M, forecasts $900M in revenue for 2015](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/airbnb-logo-red.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Airbnb is reportedly raising $100M, forecasts $900M in revenue for 2015
![Sports training startup VoltAthletics bulks up with $1M investment](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Gym-Training.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Sports training startup VoltAthletics bulks up with $1M investment
![Text Latino with Latin America-inspired emojis](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Latino-Emojis.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Text Latino with Latin America-inspired emojis
![Facebook finally obliterates your exes without blocking them](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Breakup.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Facebook finally obliterates your exes without blocking them
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Funding Daily: Today’s tech funding news, in one place
![Kuddly, a company that charges $2 for professional pet advice, raises $1.5M](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/puppies.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Kuddly, a company that charges $2 for professional pet advice, raises $1.5M
![Cloud security startup Zenedge raises $4M led by Canada’s Telus](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/MONEY-BAG-page-001.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Cloud security startup Zenedge raises $4M led by Canada’s Telus
![UK financial tech startup SalaryFinance raises $6.1M from Brightbridge Ventures](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/money5.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
UK financial tech startup SalaryFinance raises $6.1M from Brightbridge Ventures
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Funding Daily: Today’s tech funding news, in one place
![SafeDK raises $2.25M to launch its SDK management service](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/SafeDK.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
SafeDK raises $2.25M to launch its SDK management service
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Funding Daily: Today’s tech funding news, in one place
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Funding Daily: Today’s tech funding news, in one place
![The Pope wants you to put away your goddamn iPhone during dinner](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Pope-Francis-.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
The Pope wants you to put away your goddamn iPhone during dinner
![Funding Daily: Today’s tech funding news, in one place](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/RTX1O0Q4.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Funding Daily: Today’s tech funding news, in one place
![Udacity raises $105M at $1B valuation to fuel international growth](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Udacity-at-Work-1.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Udacity raises $105M at $1B valuation to fuel international growth
![Transfix joins the ‘Uber for trucking’ convoy with a new $12M round](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Delivery-Truck.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Transfix joins the ‘Uber for trucking’ convoy with a new $12M round
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Funding Daily: Today’s tech funding news, in one place
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Funding Daily: Today’s tech funding news, in one place
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Funding Daily: Today’s tech funding news, in one place
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Funding Daily: Today’s tech funding news, in one place
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Funding Daily: Today’s tech funding news, in one place
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Funding Daily: Today’s tech funding news, in one place
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Funding Daily: Today’s tech funding news, in one place
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Funding Daily: Today’s tech funding news, in one place
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