PowerReviews gobbles $4.9M to do recon for e-commerce sites

PowerReviews, a service that aggregates consumer reviews for e-commerce retailers looking to improve their businesses, has brought in $4.9 million of a targeted $9 million round of equity, according to a filing with the SEC. Based in San Francisco, the company, which also operates product review site Buzzillions, previously raised $26.2 million, and is backed by Menlo Ventures, Draper Richards, and Lehman spin-off Tenaya Capital.

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