Last September, the commerce discovery site Daily Grommet raised a Series B from Rakuten, the Japanese e-commerce giant that was also an investor in Pinterest. Today, the BBJ reports that the company has raised more money from Rakuten, and has shortened its name to Grommet.

No word on the size of the round, except that apparently Rakuten now controls a majority stake in the company. Grommet has raised $4.4 million before the two Rakuten rounds.

Founder Jules Pieri told me by email that the round will be used primarily to expand the team and focus on attracting more consumers. (She said the company has always punched above its weight in its awareness among the product creator/maker community.)

“We never had the capital to go hard in extending our consumer reach,” she said by email. “It’s overdue, given that the people who found us organically trust us deeply and are super engaged in helping us find the next great Grommet. We currently receive over 200 Grommet submissions a week. This is great, but we still need to reach every corner where a great undiscovered product might be living.”

Grommet isn’t the only Boston company that’s attracted Rakuten’s interest. The giant also owns Boston-based FreeCause, whose CEO helped set up the Pinterest deal. And I’ve heard rumors about Rakuten’s interest in other local companies, as well. Rakuten’s role as an investor and potential acquirer locally is something to keep an eye on.