Digby Raises $8M to Expand Mobile Commerce Platform

Tags: Hiring and Retention, Mobile Payments, Retail - General, Technology Digby, a mobile commerce developer, announced it raised $8 million in Series C funding led by Battery Ventures with RIM’s BlackBerry Partners Fund and including S3 Ventures and Daylight Partners. The Austin, Texas-based startup now has $16 million in total funding. Digby’s mobile commerce product aids retailers in creating mobile websites, displaying rich product images and live catalogs. The product also allows retailer to create applications for iOS, BlackBerry and Android devices. Retailers currently using the offering include Costco, Toys “R” Us, The Home Depot, Lilly Pulitzer and 1-800-Flowers.