Here’s a list of today’s tech funding stories, updated as the day unfolds. Tip us here if you have a deal to share.
Fresh from $275M funding round, fantasy sports firm FanDuel acquires app development firm Kotikan
Fantasy sports firm FanDuel has made its first-ever acquisition, which comes less than a week after it announced a whopping $275 million funding round.
Kotikan, a mobile app developer based in Edinburgh, Scotland, revealed it had been bought by FanDuel for an undisclosed amount, and will dedicate its entire resources to building fantasy sports apps for FanDuel.
Vroom lands $54M to replace the used car salesman
To expand its stock of cars, the company’s raised $54 million from General Catalyst Partners, T. Rowe Price Associates, Catterton, and a bevy of angels.
In addition to the fresh cash, Vroom has hired Michael Akrop, former VP of Finance for online shoe seller Zappos, to help the company grow its distribution network.
SuperAwesome raises $7M for kid-safe advertising platform
U.K.-based startup SuperAwesome has raised $7 million in a new round of funding for its AwesomeAds, a digital advertising platform that the company says can safely target kids without running afoul of privacy regulations.
The company said it will use the money to expand internationally. Investors include Ibis TMT, Twenty Ten Capital, Sandbox and Co., and existing investors.
Feedback collecting company Survata snags $6M from IDG and Bloomberg Beta
Survata, a research company that collects costumers’ feedback with surveys for clients like Chipotle and Clorox, announced today that it raised $6 million for its series A round. IDG led the round while Bloomberg Beta, Alexis Ohanian & Garry Tan followed.
The 2012 Y-Combinator graduate has raised at least $7.5 million since its seed round in 2013. Survata said that the funds from the round will be used to grow the engineer and sales teams as well as “adding premium features, [like] more granular targeting, more sophisticated question types, for our high-end clients.”
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Y Combinator launches the YC Fellowship to give out $12K grants to very early-stage startups
Prominent Silicon Valley accelerator Y Combinator today announced a new program called the YC Fellowship that’s aimed at giving a little bit of money to the youngest startups.
The new program will give out advice to participating startups and $12,000 in grants — although regular venture investments could become the standard in the future, Y Combinator president Sam Altman wrote in a blog post on the news.
This list will be updated with breaking funding news all day. Check back for more.
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