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Paul O'Brien
Jan 15, 2014
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Leave it to me to spend 14 hours in Dallas on the very day that 3 of my favorite industries crush capital...

* Social marketing, with $14M through Bessemer Venture Partners and Harrison Metal Capital to Main Street Hub

* WordPress, by way of $15M via North Bridge Growth Equity in WPEngine

* eCommerce, as Volusion wraps up $35M with Silicon Valley Bank

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