CustomMade Raises $18M for Commissioned Crafts Market

This is not like many other e-commerce sites; the average CustomMade transaction is $1,000.
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Ngmoco Team Reunites for N3twork to Restructure the Web With $12M From Kleiner Perkins

The company wants to reorganize the Web around interests. What does that mean? We’ll see!
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CircleUp Raises $7.5M Led by Union Square Ventures

One VC firm seems a little obsessed with crowdfunding.
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MG Siegler Leaves CrunchFund for Google Ventures

MG Siegler, the blogger-turned-VC who still writes for TechCrunch about topics likeĀ how Google devices compare to Apple products, is becoming a general partner at Google Ventures. He was previously at CrunchFund, Michael Arrington’s investment firm that emerged out of AOL-owned TechCrunch amid much drama.

Google Ventures Leads $17 Million Round in On Deck Capital

A fast-growing startup that uses big data to make small-business loans.
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Big-Name VCs Form “Glass Collective” to Back Google Glass App Makers

Google Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz and Kleiner Perkins agree to look together at companies building on Google Glass.
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Crittercism Nabs $12 Million in Funding to Expand Beyond Tracking Mobile App Bugs

The Series B round was led by Google Ventures, with existing investors Shasta Ventures and Opus Capital also providing funding.
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With Another $21 Million in the Bank, Social Site Nextdoor Launches Version 2.0

In introducing new features and more cash, the private social network for neighborhoods is aiming for a growth spurt.
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Check Off Another Check-In Company: Dijit Buys Miso

Probably a feature, not a business.
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