mike | Shared With: Everyone - Apr 29 2008 | seattle, startups, wishpot, vc, rob monster, curious office
Wishpot gets an additional $1M in funding and Rob Monster takes a board seat.
Curious Office has been an early investor since Sept 2007 - looks like they converted into this A round.
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