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May 17, 2012 08:38 pm GMT
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Kickstarter For Groups And Events: YC Alum Crowdtilt Picks Up $2.1M From SV Angel, YC Partners And More
The rush of interest around crowdfunding is spawning many variations on the theme, and one of the more original of them -- Crowdtilt, part of the most recent crop of Y-Combinator startups -- is today announcing a funding round of $2.1 million for its platform that lets groups of friends come together to fund an event or project, like a house party or group vacation.The company tells us that the seed round is coming fromSV Angel, Crunch Fund, Y-Combinator partners Paul Buchheit, Alexis Ohanian, Harj Taggar and Garry Tan, as well as other prominent angels, and it follows on from a very impressive three months of growth.James Beshara, the CEO and co-founder, tells us that it has now seen nearly $1 million of events funded since launching in February 2012.Original Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/r_e3QGJD4WM/
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