San Francisco -- Crowd Factory, a San Francisco-based developer of social marketing applications, said on Wednesday it has raised $6.5 million in a new round of funding, led by new investor Storm Ventures. Previous backers, including Hummer Winblad, Peninsula Ventures and several angels, also participated. Founded in 2009, Crowd Factory helps clients embed social elements into marketing messages,and counts HBO, Sony and Universal McCann among its customers. The company said it will use the new funds to support development and marketing of its social marketing applications.
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