Auctionata, a Germany-based company that provides live broadcasts from auction houses, has secured €42m ($45m) from backers including Hearst Ventures, the corporate venturing division of media company Hearst Corporation, TechCrunch reported earlier today.
The round was led by MCI Management and featured Holtzbrinck Ventures, the venture capital firm spun out of and backed by publisher Holtzbrinck, E.Ventures, backed by retailer Otto Group, and corporate-backed Bright Capital as well as Kreos Capital, Yuan Capital, Earlybird, Kite Ventures, Raffay Group, TA Ventures, and…
