User-generated fashion mag Polyvore grabs $5.6 million
As fashion mags grapple with vanishing ad pages, user-generated fashion site Polyvore has raked in $5.6 million in a second round of funding.
Users on the site grab images of shoes, clothes and accessories from Polyvore’s library to create outfits and share them with friends — it’s like getting to be an editor in charge of a fashion spread in Vogue or Lucky. The start-up can earn a commission when users buy clothing items through the… Continue Reading
Kirkland North wins $225K to turn your neighborhood into ‘Risk’
Web game startup Kirkland North brought in $225,000 in a seed funding round led by Harrison Metal Capital last week, reports PE Wire. The Oakland, Calif.-based company will continue to develop PlayTurf.net, a site that lets you play a ‘Risk’-like war game called Turf based in your own neighborhood.
It works very similar to the board game, presenting maps of your local community split into zones that players then attempt to conquer. All moves are made… Continue Reading