Jason Baptiste, co-founder of New York-based OnSwipe, told Xconomy in early May he’d soon have something to announce about the “Series Awesome” funding round he had been saying the company was securing. Today OnSwipe announced it raised a $5 million funding round, led by Spark Capital, and yes, they really did call it a Series Awesome on the cover of the term sheet, which TechCrunch published. Other investors include Lightbank, Yuri Milner, Lerer Ventures, SV Angel, Betaworks, Morado Venture Partners, Eniac Ventures, and Thrive Capital.
Author: Arlene Weintraub
Arlene is an award-winning journalist specializing in life sciences and technology. She was previously a senior health writer based out of the New York City headquarters of BusinessWeek, where she wrote hundreds of articles that explored both the science and business of health. Her freelance pieces have been published in USA Today, US News & World Report, Technology Review, and other media outlets. Arlene has won awards from the New York Press Club, the Association of Health Care Journalists, the Foundation for Biomedical Research, and the American Society of Business Publication Editors. Her book about the anti-aging industry, Selling the Fountain of Youth, was published by Basic Books in September 2010.
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