RebelMouse, a US-based social media aggregator which draws together multiple personal online presences into one social network site, has raised $10.25m series A funding led by Softbank Capital, the strategic investment affiliate of Japan-based telecommunications, internet and media conglomerate Softbank Group, and venture capital firm Oak Investment Partners. The financing included the participation of investment firm Sterling Investment Partners and angel investor Michael Lazerow and was based on a valuation of RebelMouse of over $65m.
Previously, RebelMouse raised $2.5m seed investment in October 2012 from Oak Investment Partners, SoftBank Capital, New Enterprise Associates, First Round Capital Partners, Betaworks, Lerer Ventures and angel investors.
Paul Berry, RebelMouse chief executive officer and founder, said: “Our real mission is to be a platform beyond the RebelMouse campaign and power other people’s sites.”
RebelMouse was founded in 2012 and incubated in Lerer Ventures’ incubator Soho Tech Labs. Competitors include Hypermarks, which makes Tint.