NewsCred has raised $4 million in Series A funding led by FirstMark Capital. Lerer Ventures, AOL Ventures, Advancit Capital, FLOODGATE, and IA Ventures participated in this round of funding.

AHAlife.com is a New York based e-commerce website that has raised $6 million in funding led by DCM. AHAlife.com is known for selling hard-to-find lifestyle product by fashion designers that include Donna Karan, Wendi Murdoch, and Daniel Boulud.

Bamboom Labs is a company that develops technology for watching live TV on the Internet. Bamboom Labs has raised $4.5 million in seed funding led by FirstMark Capital. Other investors include High Line Venture Partners, SV Angel, Highland Capital Partners, and First Round Capital.

OpenGamma is a financial Internet start-up company based in Europe that has an open source analytics and risk management platform. The company has raised $6 million in Series B financing led by FirstMark Capital. Accel Partners has joined in this round of funding. OpenGamma’s last round of funding was $6 million from Accel.

Sulia is a website that finds and sorts influential Twitter users and groups them into categories. It is a good starting point for Twitter beginners. Sulia has raised $3.5 million in a round led by FirstMarket Capital. Other investors in this round include Village Ventures, IA Ventures, Founder Collective, and SV Angel. Sulia used to be known as TLists. [AllThingsD]

Shopify is a software company that helps retailers create online stores. The Ottawa, Canada based company has raised $7 million in funding from Bessemer Venture Partners, FirstMark Capital, and Felicis Ventures. “While we are already profitable, the support gives us additional resources to improve our products and add value for our users,” stated the Shopify CEO and co-founder Tobias Lutke. “Our mission continues to be to make it as easy as possible for retailers of all sizes to start and run a business online.” The Shopify “app store” processes over $100 million per year from clients that include GE, Tesla, and Amnesty International. [Financial Post]

MyCityWay has raised $300,000 of a $500,000 seed round. MyCityWay is a local search startup company and the funding is being provided by the NYC Entrepreneurial Fund. The announcement was made by Mayor Michael Bloomberg. The fund was made in collaboration between FirstMark Capital and the New York City Economic Development Corporation. [BusinessInsider]

Knewton is an online test preparation startup company that has received $12.5 million in funding from FirstMark Capital. The company was founded by Jose Ferreira. Knewton’s business strategy is to apply web techniques for preparing people that have to take tests such as the MCAT, LSAT, and GMAT. They are offering ways for people to prepare for exams in a way that could be faster than traditional companies such as The Princeton Review or Kaplan.