What can I do to put you in this app?


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A Naples startup with a focus on software apps for ecommerce, from cars to used EBay goods, has received a $6.5 million angel investment.

The capital comes with a significant piece of validation: Former Morgan Stanley President and COO Robert Scott has joined the board of the company, Dreamware. Scott, according to a June 15 announcement, was named non-executive chairman. “This is pretty significant,” DreamWare founder and CEO Bryan Harmon tells Coffee Talk. “It's not just the capital, but it's the people who we have partnered with.”

The $6.5 million is specifically for Car Lister. That's a DreamWare unit that lets sellers list and buyers shop for new and used cars from a smartphone, tablet or desktop through a proprietary software application. The money will go toward marketing and hiring more people. The funds, says Harmon, come on top of a $483,000 training grant DreamWare received from state officials in April.

 

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