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Why Do Startups Brag About How Much Money They Raised?
Friday, January 3, 2014 - 4:40pm | 540In 2013, hundreds (if not thousands) of firms bragged about how much money they raised. Benzinga interviewed several of them, including AppLift, which raised $13 million in June and another $7 million in October. Visier, a workforce analytics and planning solutions company, secured a $15...
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How an eBay PowerSeller Raised $20 Million For a Startup
Wednesday, April 3, 2013 - 1:47pm | 697In just under 14 months, former eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) PowerSeller Alexander Zacke launched his own real-time auction website, Auctionata, and raised more than $20 million. "I come from a family of art collectors and auctioneers that goes back to the late 19th century," Zacke, co-founder and CEO of...
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eBay Competitor Auctionata Raises $20 Million
Tuesday, April 2, 2013 - 1:05pm | 534Real-time auction site Auctionata has raised $20 million (€15.5M) to expand globally, recruit new talent and develop new technology. The new round is being led by Earlybird Venture Capital, an investment firm that specializes in tech European startups with global ambitions. It has backed more than...