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August 21, 2014
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Thumbtack, a local services marketplace based in San Francisco, has raised $100 million in a new funding round led by Google Capital with participation from existing investors Tiger Global Management, Sequoia Capital, and Javelin Venture Partners. Thumbtack's platform helps people find professionals for a wide variety of services from tutoring to home improvement. Founded in 2008, Thumbtack currently facilitates over 3 million projects a year, and plans to use the latest funding to launch nationwide marketing campaigns and grow its engineering team.
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Xamarin, a cross-platform development startup, has raised $54 million in a Series C round led by Insight Venture Partners with participation from all previous investors including Floodgate, Charles River Ventures, Ignition Partners, and Lead Edge. Xamarin provides mobile software development tools to help developers build and test cross-platform native applications. Founded in 2011 in San Francisco, Xamarin has raised $82 million to date and will use the new cash to back international operations, specifically in Europe.
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DoubleDutch, a mobile events app, has raised a $19 million Series D round led by Mithril Capital Management with participation from Index Ventures and previous investors Bessemer and Bullpen Capital. DoubleDutch creates mobile apps that capture and surface data from events and conferences to help staff organize and attendees navigate large events. Founded in 2011 and based in San Francisco, DoubleDutch has raised over $37 million to date and will use the latest cash to expand its global reach and build out technical capabilities.
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Since the last email, CrunchBase captured more than 39 rounds and $791 million in fundings... and the data keeps rolling in.
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Thumbtack
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Thumbtack is a consumer service that helps people ...
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Xamarin
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Xamarin provides mobile software development tools that ...
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DoubleDutch
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DoubleDutch creates mobile applications designed to capture ...
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Alfresco
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Alfresco is an open source model providing enterprise ...
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Jiuxian.com
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Beijing Winebibber E-commerce is focused on importing ...
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TaxiForSure.com
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TaxiForSure is an aggregator of car rentals and taxis for ...
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Aipai
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Dashi Aipai is functional video authoring software ...
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Guavus
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Guavus is a big data analytics company developing apps that ...
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Transactis
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Transactis provides electronic bill presentment and payment ...
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ClickBus
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ClickBus, the largest online bus ticket platform, is in 8 ...
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Hightower
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Hightower offers a mobile technology platform that allows ...
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FeeX
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FeeX helps users discover hidden fees that may be eroding ...
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OnBeep
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OnBeep is developing wearable communication devices.
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MobileDay
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MobileDay provides one-touch access to conference calls ...
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Kasisto, Inc.
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Kasisto, Inc. is an SRI International spin-off offering ...
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MeeDoc
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Prescriptions to the nearest pharmacy and treatment from a ...
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Knomo
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OFFICIAL KNOMO PAGE. Beautiful bags & cases designed for ...
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