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.

Smartphone card reader company Clip secures $5.2M

Redwood City, California-based Clip revealed on Christmas Eve that it has secured at least $5.2 million in funding. The news was revealed in a public filing with the SEC. The company, which makes a Square-esque smartphone card reader, may raise $3 million more, according to the filing.

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Online language learning company Verbling secures $3.5M

Calling itself “the best way to learn a language,” San Francisco-based Verbling announced it has secured at least $3.5 million in a Christmas Eve filing with the SEC.

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