• by Laurie Sullivan  @lauriesullivan, January 24, 2013

Extole execs said the social platform company closed a $7.6 million funding round, bringing total investments to $29.6 million. It plans to use the investment to accelerate product and platform investments. Investors include Shasta Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, Redpoint Ventures, and Trident Capital. The funding comes on the heels of a record year for growth in bookings and customer acquisitions. Extole recently began supporting eHarmony, Spotify, Cache, Seventh Generation and HSN Improvements.