Punchbowl.com, a one-stop site that helps mums and savvy professionals plan a party from start to finish, has appointed Joan Nevins to the Punchbowl board of directors. Founded by software and user interface experts Matt Douglas and Sean Conta, the company is located in Framingham, MA and is backed by Contour Venture Partners and Intel Capital.

Punchbowl.com said it secured $1.5M in debt financing from Silicon Valley Bank. The company has previously raised $4 million in equity financing and has Contour Venture Partners and Intel Capital as backers.

Technology platform On Deck has announced that its founder and former chief executive officer Mitch Jacobs has been named co-chairman of the One in Three Leadership Council, a non-profit initiative of the Association for Enterprise Opportunity. The council’s goal is to create new jobs by reaching 1 million microbusinesses throughout the US. On Deck is [...]

EachScape, a drag & drop platform for creating and managing high end mobile applications has appointed Marci Weisler as COO. The start-up closed a $3 million in series A funding in January with GrandBanks Capital, Contour Venture Partners and NYC Seed. PRESS RELEASE We all know that cost, time-to-market, and fragmentation continue to plague mobile [...]

Ticket aggregation company TiqIQ announced that it had closed an undisclosed amount of Series A financing led by Contour Venture Partners, with participation from iNovia Capital and numerous angels. According to regulatory filings, the Series A came in at roughly $1.7 million. PRESS RELEASE TiqIQ, the leading ticket aggregator, today announced that it has closed [...]

TiqIQ, a New York City and Israeli based startup, has raised $1.7 million in equity financing, according to a recent regulatory filing. The company is backed by Contour Venture Partners, and Contour co-founder Matt Gorin sits on the TiqIQ board. TiqIQ aggregates event tickets and helps consumers find deals for sports, music or theater events.

ShopKeep, the iPad platform developer for retailers, has landed a Series A financing led by Tribeca Venture Partners and TTV Capital. Contour Venture Partners also participated in the funding.

Village Ventures and Contour Venture Partners lead a $2 million seed round in Zipmark, it was announced early Tuesday. NYC Seed, High Peaks Venture Capital and the New York City Investment fund also joined in on the transaction. Zipmark is a New York-based mobile and online payments company.

On Deck, a technology platform that helps small businesses secure loans, has raised $4 million in follow-on Series C funding, bringing the round to $19 million. New York-based SF Capital Group provided the additional funding. The company will use the money to bolster sales and marketing. On Deck’s other backers include SAP Ventures, Contour Venture Partners, First Round Capital, Khosla Ventures, RRE Ventures and Village Ventures.

Scratch Music Group, a music DJ service, has sealed $3.3 million in a round led by Contour Venture Partners. The New York City Investment Fund, as well as and angel investors Jason Finger and Todd Arky of SeamlessWeb, and YellowJacket Software Chief Executive Jacob Pechenik also contributed.