PowerReviews gobbles $4.9M to gather intel for online retailers

PowerReviews, a service that aggregates consumer reviews and helpful widgets for e-commerce web sites, has brought in $4.93 million of a targeted $9 million round of venture financing, according to a filing with the SEC. Based in San Francisco, the company, which also runs shopping research service Buzzillions, is backed by Draper Richards, Menlo Ventures and Tenaya Capital. It has now raised about $26 million to date.

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