The Hunt Closes $5.5M Series A Funding
Summary
The Hunt, a San Francisco, CA-based community-driven online shopping platform that makes photos shoppable, closed a $5.5m Series A funding.The round was led by Javelin Venture Partners.Investors inc the company also include Tyra Banks, Ashton Kutcher and partner Guy Oseary, co-founders of AGR-ade Investments, Rohan Oza, Keli Lee, and Anjula Acharia-Bath, CEO of A-Series Entertainment, among others (red our earlier news here).The company intends to use the funds to continue hiring engineers and product designers, among other investments.Co-founded by tech entrepreneurs CEO Tim Weingarten and Simon Peck, The Hunt operates a community-driven online shopping platform that allows members to shop for the things they see in photos and on sites like Pinterest, Facebook, Instagram and Tumblr.