Who’s getting funded?
A pre-launch, seemingly stealth-mode Dumbo startup called Priceless Inc., which has an impressive founding trio, raised a $500,000 round, as we reported this morning.
This Life, Inc., the Dumbo parent company that owns couples-dating-site HowAboutWe.com, whose expansion into Chicago and Seattle date planning we covered recently, secured $5 million in a Series B equity round, according to an SEC filing.
Genspace reached 106 percent of its crowdfunding goal for its Barcoding Alaska Project.
Who’s making moves?
Finding things on Etsy has gotten difficult as the site has grown, so it’s launched a Pinterest inspired Pages service. [GigaOm]
Maker’s Row has lauched Designer Profiles, allowing designers to present potential manufacturers with more information about their brand.
Who’s getting Buzz?
The Northside Community Meetup that we wrote about last week resulted in telling the story, via PandoDaily, of how Smallknot — crowdfunding for needed equipment or services for small businesses — realized it was better off operating as a small business than one with venture funding.
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