Startups funding: npm, Tapiture, and Kaltura, can now improve and scale up their services.

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npm (Launched in December 2013, Oakland-based Node.js package manager), has raised $2.6 million in seed funding led by True Ventures with participation from Jevon MacDonald, Gavin Uhma, Charles Beeler, and Asynch Media. Connectikpeople.co recalls that, this startup gives developers access to over 58,000 modules to make adding new functionality to apps easier and less time-consuming. npm will use the new funds to improve and scale up its services.

Tapiture ( Founded in 2012, Venice, CA-based social curation platform), has raised a seed round of $2.3 million, led by JUMP Investors with participation from various angels including Barry Sternlicht, Brian Lee, Hilary Swank, Dwight Howard, and Amar'e Stoudemire. This platform seeks to shape the future of social commerce through its curated platform. Tapiture currently sees 3 million unique monthly visitors

and 100 million monthly pageviews.

Kaltura (Founded in 2006, New York-based open source video platform), has raised $47 million in funding led by new investors SAP Ventures, Nokia Growth Partners, Commonfund Capital, and Gera Venture with participation from existing investors .406 Ventures, Nexus Venture Partners, Intel Capital, Mitsui & Co., and Silicon Valley Bank. Kaltura is billed as, the only open source video platform, providing media management solutions for entertainment and media companies, educational institutions, service providers, and more. Kaltura has raised $115 million to date and will use the latest funds to extend global operations.