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September 17, 2014
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LightSpeed, a retail software startup based in Montreal, has raised $35 million in Series B funding from iNovia Capital with participation from previous investor Accel Partners. LightSpeed provides a cloud-based platform for retailers to manage sales and inventory along with tools for building branded iPad apps and e-commerce stores. Founded in 2005, LightSpeed has raised $65 million to date and will use the latest cash to add payment support so retailers can sell goods directly through its platform.
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ClassPass, a gym class subscription service headquartered in New York, has raised $12 million in a Series A round led by Fritz Lanman and Hank Vigil with participation from existing investors David Tisch, Kal Vepuri, Shana Fisher, and others. ClassPass gives users unlimited access to any of the studios or classes on its platform for $99/month and is currently offered in New York, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. A 2012 TechStars grad, ClassPass has seen over 500,000 reservations made since June and will use the latest cash to expand its team of 40.
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Workpop, an hourly job marketplace, has raised a $7 million Series A round led by Trinity Ventures with participation from SV Angel, Obvious Ventures, Cornerstone OnDemand, Slow Ventures, Box Group, Ironfire Capital, Plus Capital, and a list of angels including Aaron Levie, Joe Lonsdale, and Lee Linden. Workpop aims to simplify the application process for hourly workers by importing education and work info from social media sites and creating a profile for employers to screen. Founded earlier this year and launching first in Los Angeles, Workpop has raised $7.9 million to date.
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Since the last email, CrunchBase captured more than 49 rounds and $756 million in fundings... and the data keeps rolling in.
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ClassPass
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ClassPass is an alternative to a gym membership -- use it ...
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Workpop
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Workpop is a tool for employers to hire employees for ...
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Daojia
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DAOJIA.com.cn focuses on providing city dwellers with take ...
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Jet
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Jet is an e-commerce company
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CrowdFlower
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CrowdFlower is a data enrichment platform that allows data ...
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New Vision
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New Vision, a Padua, Italy-based startup that develops a ...
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Sentrix
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Sentrix Website security is remarkably simple to manage.
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Newsela
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Newsela is an education technology startup providing daily ...
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Auth0
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Identity-as-a-service. Authenticate and authorize apps and ...
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Gem
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Simple and secure Bitcoin platform for developers.
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HowGood
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HowGood specializes in rating grocery products for the ...
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PoachIt
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PoachIt is a web app that enables consumers to get coupon ...
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Envoy
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Visitor registration
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PeerSpace
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Short-term access to a collection of unique work spaces ...
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Ekaya.com
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Founded by Justin R. Melville, Ruark Ferreira, Rudolf ...
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CHOBOLABS
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Chobolabs exists to make competitive multiplayer gaming a ...
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