Auddy, a two-year-old London startup that produces podcasts; buys and sells ad inventory across the U.K., Germany, Austria, and Switzerland; and offers a "private podcasting" service for organizations that want to privately share audio content directly with a targeted community, raised $3 million in funding led by Pembroke VCT, with additional participation from Haatch Ventures and Brick Capital Ventures. The company has raised a total of $9.9 million. Tech.eu has more here.
Cupixel, a five-year-old startup based in Boston whose app uses AR and AI technologies in conjunction with content, art materials, interactive tools, and live or on-demand artist-led experiences, enabling people to create striking works of art, raised a $5 million seed round led by JOANN Fabric & Crafts. The company has raised a total of $7.5 million. More here.
Interaxon, a 12-year-old, Toronto-based maker of a brain-sensing headband called the Muse that's aimed at helping its users meditate, just raised $9.5 million in Series C funding led by BDC Capital, Alabaster, and Export Development Canada. TechCrunch has more here.
Mesh Security, a Tel Aviv startup that helps clients identify security vulnerabilities in SaaS applications and cloud infrastructures, raised a $4.5 million seed round led by Booster Ventures. Calcalist has more here.
Schmooze, a meme-based dating app that we told you about last year, has raised $3.2 million in seed funding led by Inventus Capital and Silicon Valley Quad, with participation from Lightspeed Venture Partners and Graph Ventures. TechCrunch has more here.
Stark, a four-year-old startup based in Sao Paulo that helps designers craft more accessible designs by integrating with different software platforms, raised a $6 million seed round led by Uncork Capital; Darling Ventures and Indicator Ventures also participated. TechCrunch has more here.
Stimulus, a five-year-old, Philadelphia-based SaaS startup whose tools and data help its customers choose, compare and form relationships with product suppliers and vendors, has raised a $2.5 million seed round led by Black Ops Ventures. TechCrunch has more here.
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