Funding: Top10.com, DueDil, and Wickr can now fund product development and speed-up their growth.
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Top10.com (Founded in 2011, London-based travel startup), has
raised $8 million in a Series B round led by Balderton Capital. Top10 is a hotel search platform that aggregates review scores, location,
popularity, price, and other features to create a shortlist of 10
recommendations for each search. Top10 plans
to use the new funds to expand its team and reach in Europe.
DueDil (Launched in 2011, London-based
company data source), has raised $17 million in a Series B round led by Oak Investment Partners with participation from existing investors Notion Capital and Passion Capital. If unfamiliar, Connectikpeople.co recalls that, DueDil provides company and director data on private companies in
over 22 countries. DueDil has raised
a total of $22 million and will use the new funds to continue product growth
and expand into new countries.
Wickr (Founded in 2012, San
Francisco-based private communications startup), has raised a Series A round of $9 million led
by Alsop Louie Partners with participation from angels including Thor Halvorssen, Gilman Louie, Richard A. Clarke, and Eileen Burbidge. Wickr has developed a
messaging app that lets users send encrypted and self-destructing messages to
make social networking a more protected experience. Wickr will use the new
investment to fund product development and build out its business model.