eRelevance raises $4.5M Series A
The investment in the marketing automation company was led by Rally Ventures and also included Chicago Ventures, Miramar Venture Partners, and Rothernberg Ventures.
has raised $8.6 million to date. [Texas Tech Pulse]
$1M equity of $2M round for MissionBox
The company has been stealthy since its founding earlier this year, but this week reported raising $1 million to fund its growth.
plans to provide accessible, expert-authored information for nonprofits. [SEC Form D filing]
Zeel launches in Austin
The latest on-demand service to arrive in Austin is New York City-based Zeel, an app for booking offsite massage appointments in your home or office with as little planning as a few taps and an hour’s notice. [Built In Austin]
Abila adds features
Speaking of nonprofits,
rolled out new features this week for its suite of software for charities, associations and government agencies. Enhancements include a new Benefit Enrollment module that extends core Human Resources functionality, as well as an MIP Advance role-based budget dashboard and invoice entry for Accounts Payable. [Press release]
Pictured left: Erin Shy, Abila’s senior vice president of product
Simpler Trading hires new CTO
Justin Morris (pictured right) will lead technology efforts for the tutorial site, which sells subscriptions to videos that teach members how to trade stocks, options, foreign currencies and commodity futures. [Austin Business Journal]
Zilliant Hires New Senior VP of Engineering
Shams Chauthani (pictured left) will lead the development of the company’s scalable software products and oversee the delivery operations of its applications in data centers globally. He previously managed engineering teams at NewComLink, SolarWinds, Brocade, FullArmor Corporation and NetIQ. [Press release]
Authors.me raises equity round
The Austin startup, which is a member of the current class at Techstars, raised $247,000 to expand its marketing and development teams.
connects authors with agents and publishers to reduces the time and effort required to produce literature. [Austin Business Journal]
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