Startups fundings: Addwish, MetaPack , Swarm Mobile and navabi can now expand to other markets and improve their technologies.
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fund their projects.
In this momentum, Addwish(Founded in June 2013, Copenhagen-based online wish list provider), has raised $1.8 million in
seed funding from Sunstone Capital. If unfamiliar, Addwish offers online wish-list services for consumers and
online businesses and recently launched new iOS and Android apps to manage wish
lists on the go. Addwish will use the funding to expand to the U.S.
MetaPack( Founded in 1999, London-based home delivery startup) has raised $33 million in funding from
Index Ventures. This company provides delivery management services to online retailers
and claims over 75% of the UK's top 100 retailers as its customers. MetaPack
will use this funding to accelerate international expansion, fund acquisitions,
and invest in core technology and new products.
Swarm Mobile (Founded in 2012, San Francisco-based business intelligence platform for retailers), has
raised $3.5 million in Series A funding led by Icon Venture Partners. Its technology track customers in-store through their smartphones in
order to provide physical shops with the same capabilities as e-commerce
stores. Swarm has raised $4.5 million in funding to date.
navabi ( Fouded in 2007, German online plus-size retailer ), has raised a Series C round of €10
million led by Index Ventures with participation from existing investors Seventure Partners and Dumont Venture. The startup will use the latest funds to expand to other international
markets in the next few years. navabi has raised €13.5 million in funding to
date.