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Funds Rewarder receives a $7 million investment Name Rewarder


Investors Granite Ventures & Radar Partners


FUND Founded by StepUp Commerce, Inc. and Intuit, Inc. alums Kendall Fargo and Graham Rasmussen, Rewarder has closed a $7 million Series A funding round


INVESTORS Granite Ventures and Radar Partners, which also includes leading angels such as Ron Conway, David Lee, and Kenny Lerer.


PEOPLE Rewarder is a social marketplace connecting those seeking unique knowledge or expertise with real people who are eager to help. People can post Rewards for just about anything, from a customized workout plan or travel itinerary to a rare collectible, long-lost friend, or missing pet. More than 100,000 people have already joined Rewarder, and the marketplace is home to more than $10 million in active Rewards, representing tremendous economic opportunity for our growing community.


Prepaid Expense Card Solutions Inc receives a $3.2 million investment


INVESTORS iNovia Capital and new investor Bluff Point Associates. Additional investors include Augury Capital and private investors.


PEOPLE PEX Card is the industry’s first turnkey commercial prepaid card program launched specifically to help businesses streamline employee expense management. The PEX Card Admin portal includes innovative control features for managing pre-funded deposits that are directed to Visa prepaid cards employees use for day-to-day spending. Businesses that integrate the PEX Card Service into their


operations experience greater cash flow visibility by making funds disbursements and limiting spending more efficiently than with traditional card services, cash advance or expense reimbursement policies. The company is committed to introducing innovative services that better facilitate card-based purchasing commonly made by mobile work forces. PEX Card is partnered with key industry leaders, including The Bancorp Bank (NYSE: TBBK), TxVia (recently acquired by Google, NASDAQ: GOOG), and Visa U.S.A. Inc. (NYSE: V). PEX Card is privately held and is headquartered in New York City. For more information, please contact media@pexcard.com.


Name


Prepaid Expense Card Solutions Inc


Investors


iNovia Capital, Bluff Point Associates, Augury Capital & private investors.


Nesta launches £25m impact investment fund


Name Nesta


Target The new fund


represents a step change in the investment available for social innovation in the UK


Investors


Big Society Capital & Omidyar Network


FUND Nesta, the UK's innovation foundation, has announced the first closing of a new £25m impact investment fund, Nesta Impact Investments, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Nesta Investment Management.


INVESTORS Alongside Nesta, the current investors in Nesta


Impact Investments are Big Society Capital and Omidyar Network.


TARGET The new fund represents a step change in the investment available for social innovation in the UK. Over £17.5m of commitments have been made for this first closing.


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