Visual.ly, the provider of a platform that connects creators of infographic content with audiences and publishers, has raised an estimated $2 million round of financing. The round included participation from existing investors SoftTech VC, 500 Startups and Giza Venture Capital and angels. Based in San Francisco, Visual.ly will reportedly use the funding to advance its data visualization and collaboration technology, as well as expand its team over the coming year. In 2011, the company received $2 million in seed funding from a long list of investors led by SoftTech VC, 500 Startups and Crosslink Capital.
