CrowdRiff raises USD $2 million in seed round

CrowdRiff, a visual and social marketing platform for destination and travel brands, announced USD $2 million in seed funding.

CrowdRiff said the investment from BDC Venture Capital, Gibraltar Ventures, High Alpha Capital and Foundation Capital will be used to drive product innovation, accelerate hiring in sales and marketing and build out their visual influence platform.

Customers like Colorado Tourism, Travel Portland and Explore British Columbia use CrowdRiff to power their websites, blogs and advertising with authentic, emotionally-engaging photos.

LaBarge Weinstein acted as counsel to CrowdRiff with a team that included James Smith and Laura Venasse.

Read more about the deal here.