StyleCaster Nets $4 Million For Personalized Fashion Community
TechCrunch Jul 01 09Interactive fashion community StyleCaster has raised $4 million in Series A round of financing from investor Dan Gilbert, the chairman and founder of Quicken Loans. Launched in February 2009, StyleCaster is a platform that hopes to be the future of online fashion. The site features style tips optimized for each individual, news and content on the latest fashion trends, a niche social network based around style, and a large online retail catalog of brand-name clothing. And the site isn't just geared towards women—StyleCaster will soon include a community around men's fashion. Full story...
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