Tech Trends

PowerFilm, Inc. announced the launch of a direct to consumer sales channel for golf and RV solar panels with the release of a new e-commerce website

Joyus, an online shopping site that makes short videos to highlight products, has raised $11.5 million in a Series B funding round led by Interwest Partners and Time Warner Investments

Basico, an e-commerce start-up, raised $500,000 in seed funding led by Initial Capital, the Israeli/Brazilian VC fund headed up by investor Roi Carthy, along with Brazilian angel investor Guilherme Soarez

Poppin Inc., an e-retailer of colorful, minimalist-style office supplies, has raised $11.1 million in a new funding round. The e-retailer says it will use the funds to expand selection and find new customers

eBucks, the rewards programme offered by FNB and RMB Private Bank, launched its new Online Travel Booking Engine, increasing its offering to include more travel service providers and travel products

Dynamic Yield, a developer of real-time audience personalization software that increases revenue yield and key engagement metrics for online publishers and e-commerce websites, announced that it has secured $2 million in Series A funding led by Bessemer Venture

Merchantry, a provider of eCommerce software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution that empowers retailers and media organizations to generate new revenue streams by building online marketplaces, raised $7 million of Series B growth capital in a deal led by Kite Ventures and joined

AIRTAG, the leading provider of Mobile Shopping Solutions, announced that the AIRSHOP advanced ordering & payment solution has been fully integrated with Magento; the eBay owned open source e-commerce platform used by more than 150,000 retailers