Gmail Plugin Rapportive Raises Over $1 Million From Gmail Creator, Many Others

Rapportive, a startup that looks to make Gmail better by providing contextually relevant information about your contacts, has raised an impressive seed round of over $1 million with participation from some well known angels. The full list: Gmail creator Paul Buchheit, Scott Banister, Jason Calacanis, Gary Vaynerchuk, David Cancel, Dharmesh Shah, Shervin Pishevar, and�Roy Rodenstein. �Also participating are�Dave McClure's new fund�500Startups,�Nivi & Naval Ravikant's�VentureHacks,�Charles River Ventures,�Kima Ventures,�Zelkova Ventures, and�BOLDstart Ventures.

Rapportive has also announced that it was part of the latest batch of Y Combinator companies ?�CEO Rahul Vohra says that YC's Paul Graham has described the round as "stunning", and that it's in line with his prediction on how funding rounds will be done in the future, with mass-syndication, and no fixed amounts, closing, or lead.SAIC ROCKWELL AUTOMATION RF MICRO DEVICES RED HAT