Miguel Amaro Raises $3.5M in Series A Funding for UniPlaces

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Miguel Amaro‘s Startup UniPlaces raises $3.5M in Series A funding (via Natasha Lomas, TechCrunch). UniPlaces is the fastest-growing international website for booking student accommodations online.

Michael Meinhardt, Founder of Cloudwords announces they are the 1st marketing globalization platform to integrate with Oracle Marketing Cloud (via Marketwired). Cloudwords accelerates content globalization at scale, dramatically reducing the cost, complexity and turnaround time required for the localization of all marketing content.

Stacy Chapman, Founder of SwoopTalent announces a strategic partnership with TalentCircles (via PRWeb). SwoopTalent is a subscription based sourcing platform which semantically searches a range of social platforms to identify, match and rank quality passive candidates for recruiters, and then uses the social networks of employees to connect, reference check and refer these candidates for faster, more effective hiring.

Taylor Umphreys, Founder of Zuli announces that they have simplified the smart home (via Michael Brown, PC Advisor). Zuli is creating a brand new experience for the home, in which the home adapts to who you are, what room you’re in, and what your preferences are to make you more comfortable and energy efficient.

Alec Matias‘ startup Pawzii wins the Edg3 Fund competition (via Kitsapsun Peninsula Business Journal). Pawzii is on a pet-focused mission to rescue the lost, rehabilitate the injured, and rehome the abandoned.

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