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Martingale raises Angel Round |
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Martingale Internet Technologies, the leading provider of 2nd Generation Online Collectible Marketplaces raises substantial angel funding from a number of heavy hitters. Investors include founders or early backers of a number of successful eCommerce businesses such as
- Aucland (the first French online auction site sold to Europ@web)
- DeRemate (the 2nd largest South American online auction site)
- Maktoob (the largest Arab online community sold to Yahoo!)
- Mercado Libre (the largest South American online auction site)
- Molotok (the largest Russian online auction site sold last year to Naspers)
- OLX (international classified site)
- QXL (the largest Central and Eastern European online auction site sold to Naspers)
- Souq (the largest Arab online auction site)
The funding will be used to accelerate growth of Toy Collector, Martingale's first marketplace, and to close an agreed acquisition.  Fabrice Grinda, Co-CEO, OLX says "Martingale has built the right solution for collectors’ markets, combining social media with collection management and trading abilities, I am looking forward to see the company succeed in the $9 billion vintage and collectible toy market as well as expanding into other collectible markets."
Robert Dighero, Chairman of Martingale says "We are excited about having backing from a group bringing such a wealth of experience in online marketplaces as well the opportunity to leverage their networks in Asia, Europe, North and South America."
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