Mobile commerce platform ActionX raises $5m from investors including strategic backers SoftBank, Verizon and AOL.
ActionX, a US-based mobile commerce platform for acquiring and retargeting mobile customers, has raised $5m from SoftBank Capital, the strategic investment affiliate of Japan-based telecommunications, internet and media conglomerate SoftBank Group, Verizon Investments, the venture capital subsidiary of broadband and telecommunications company Verizon Communications, AOL Ventures, the corporate venturing unit of internet services provider AOL, venture capital firms Lerer Ventures and Golden Venture Partners, and angel investors.
The funding round coincides with the launch of the ActionX platform, which is…