Today’s funding and acquisitions news roundup:
Web/Content
IVP Leads $7 Million Investment In Business Insider (via TechCrunch)
Cloud
Salesforce.com Acquires Assistly
Lookout Mobile Security raises $40M for smartphone security (via VentureBeat)
Enterprise
Ecommerce
Product Discovery Service Get.com Launches
Dashlane Secures $5 Million in Series A Round Co-led by Rho Ventures and FirstMark Capital
Advertising/Marketing
Visible Measures Raises $13 Million in Series D Financing
Mobile/Gaming
CrowdStar And Others Bet On HTML5 Mobile Gaming Platform Spaceport (via TechCrunch)
Social Media
Twitter acquires Julpan, makes former Googler director of engineering (via VentureBeat)
Finance/Investment
Twilio Fund Announces Another $250,000 for Startups Using Twilio Connect
Shasta Ventures Closes New $265 Million III Fund (via TechCrunch)
6waves Lolapps launches $10M fund for social and mobile game developers (via VentureBeat)
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