Funding Daily: Into the darkness

What do Star Trek and startups have in common? Enterprise and Data play a role in both and nerds everywhere get excited about any news surrounding these topics. Here is today's round up of funding news. Nerds.

With $3.2M in funding, Dekko unveils a clever tech to insert animations into the real world

The startup says its "real-world operating system" lets you insert your animated content into reality, as viewed on your mobile devices.

Fake crowdfunding cuts through the chaos at Launch festival 2013

At the Launch festival, a new crowdfunding app serves as a buzz barometer for what the 5,000-plus attendees think of the startups as they launch out of stealth mode.

MicroVentures Investment Challenge is like fantasy football for venture capitalists

MicroVentures Investment Challenge is a Facebook game pitting notable Internet startups against each other in a fantasy sports-like competition aimed at venture capitalists.

UK-based Funding Circle raises $16M for crowd investing

It’s not just the United States that’s getting into crowdfunding for startups. UK-based Funding Circle has raised a $16 million second round of funding to facilitate crowd investments for startups from anyone, not just accredited investors.

Under the recently passed …