Vuru Raises $1M in Seed Funding
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Vuru, a San Mateo, CA-based free advanced stock analysis platform, raised $1m in seed funding.Led by Niles Lawrence, President and CEO, Vuru has developed an analysis engine that gathers 10 years of complex financial data, analyzes and crunches it quickly, and presents it in visual reports for everyone to understand.FinSMEs 01/05/2015 Press Release 21-Year Old Biochemistry Grad Raises $1 Million in Seed Funding to Take the Math Out of Investing San Mateo, CA – April 29, 2015 – Vuru, the free advanced stock analysis platform, today announced $1 million in seed funding, led by Tim Draper (Draper Associates, DFJ, Draper University) in partnership with Naveen Jain (InfoSpace, Intelius, Moon Express) and Sony Mordechai (Global Eye Investments).When 21-year old Niles Lawrence, President and CEO of Vuru, was looking to change the way the next generation invests, he looked to Draper University, a leading ecosystem for industry innovators, and joined the Fintech Connections @ Hero City, a corporate development and mentorship platform for fintech startups.It makes stock analysis so simple that anyone can start investing like the pros.” Vuru’s analysis engine gathers 10 years of complex financial data, analyzes and crunches it in seconds, and presents it in beautiful, simple, visual reports for everyone to understand.