Startup Roundup: Wharton-backed NearVerse raises $1 million in funding, Viddler developing for HTML5

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NearVerse, which develops LoKast [iTunes] a proximity-based social network with Wharton talent backing it, has raised $1 million from Meakem Becker Venture Capital, TechCrunch reports. The funds will be used to look beyond wireless 3G and 4G network connectivity.

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