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July 19, 2013 07:11 pm GMT
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To Give U.S. Manufacturing A Boost, Maker's Row Gets $1M From Index, Comcast, Alexis Ohanian & More
The emergence of vertically integrated e-commerce operations like Everlane and Flint and Tinder highlights how a new generation of startups is using entrepreneurial muscle for economic regeneration in the U.S. And the growth of these companies is a sign of how consumers are supporting this idea, too. New startup Maker's Row now wants to take this concept to a much wider audience: today it is announcing a $1 million seed round to help build out a marketplace that will connect more U.S. manufacturers with small businesses that need to get things made. The round is being co-led by Index Ventures and Comcast Ventures, with participating angels including Reddit's Alexis Ohanian and Joanne Wilson, wife of Union Square Venture's Fred Wilson.Original Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/C1mXeFSEYTQ/
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