Funding: The Hunt, Fundbox, and AppDirect can now expand international presence and continue their product development.

As part of our global commitment as a global landmark for the end-to-end digital transformation, Connectikpeople.co, recalls that, this rubric is intended to help organizations, and investors to live in real-time what happens in the startups world; in terms of funding, acquisitions, strategic alliances and more. Regarding the emerging countries, and startups, this is an instrument for them to discover which Venture Capital or Business angel can fund their

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The Hunt (founded in 2013, San Francisco-based community-driven shopping app), has raised a $10 million Series B round led by Khosla Ventures with participation from Javelin Venture Partners. With Hunt you can find and purchase items inspired by photos on social networks, relying on its community of users to identify products and solve "hunts" that other users post. The Hunt has raised around $16 million to date and currently sees 100,000 daily active users.

Fundbox ( in furtive mode, San Francisco-based small business lending startup), has raised $17.5 million in a Series A funding led by Khosla Ventures with participation from SV Angel, Vikram Pandit, Tom Glocer, Jay Mandelbaum, Emil Michael, and other investors. Connectikpeople.co recalls that, Fundbox lends business owners the amount they are owed in client invoices, with low interest rates and rewards for early repayment, so that small businesses can continue paying their bills. 

AppDirect ( founded in 2009, San Francisco-based cloud service marketplace),  has raised $35 million in a Series C funding led by Mithril Capital Management with participation from previous investors iNovia Capital and Foundry Group. AppDirect's platform connects businesses with brands and developers to help them discover, buy, and manage cloud-based software and services. AppDirect will use the new funds to expand its international presence and continue its product development.