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.
WeTransfer nabs $25M to expand its file-transfer service globally
File-sharing startup WeTransfer has announced a $25 million funding round from Highland Capital Partners Europe (HCPE) to help grow its business aspirations across the U.S., Europe, and elsewhere. This represents the Dutch company’s first external funding since it was founded in 2009.
Applicaster scores $10.5M to make television shows more social
As its name suggests, Applicaster wants to make mobile apps a direct extension of the TV broadcast experience. Today, the Tel Aviv-based company is announcing it has raised $10.5 million so it can do more to make the phrase “watching TV” mean you’re watching two screens.
Firefly Games raises $8M to bring top Asian mobile games to the West
Firefly Games wants to bridge the East West cultural divide. The Los Angeles startup is announcing today it has raised $8 million to bring top-grossing mobile games from Asia to the West. That’s a large amount of money for a company that was founded last month by veteran game entrepreneurs Michael Zhang and KJ Lin. The move is part of a plan to identify another billion-dollar opportunity in mobile games, which is expected to be a $30 billion market in 2015.
Apptimize raises $4M for app deployment and testing platform
Apptimize, a platform which enables developers to make quick changes to native apps in real time, today announced a $4 million investment from Costanoa Venture Capital. The round brings Apptimize’s total funding to $6 million, after a $2.1 million seed round in January 2014.
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