Handybook Launches iPhone App, Lets Customers Book Vetted Servive Providers On The Go
BetaKit last covered Handybook, the online home services booking platform, when it raised $2 million in seed funding, recently…
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ContactMonkey Pivots to Provide Smart Email Tracking for Sales Teams
BetaKit first covered Toronto-based ContactMonkey in March 2012 when it raised a $800,000 seed round for its address book…
Givit Updates Social Video App, Partners With PledgeMusic to Focus on Bands
In October 2012 Givit released a new iPhone app that put a new spin on mobile videos, letting users create highlight reels…
Life360 Adds Strategic Investment From BMW iVentures To Use Family Location Tech For Connected Cars
BetaKit last covered family communication and location-finder app Life360 when it surpassed 25 million users and released geo-fencing…
Kutoto is Canada’s Answer to TaskRabbit, Zaarly, Exec, & Other P2P Marketplaces
Peer-to-peer service marketplaces let people one side of the equation save time by outsourcing their tasks, while on the other…
Carvana Launches to Bring the Used Car Buying Process Online, From Search to Pink Slip
While consumers are used to buying items like clothes, tech gadgets, and books online, big ticket items like boats, cars, and…
HopIn Launches WebNote, a Gesture-Based iPad Browser & Bookmarking App
With mobile browsing accounting for almost 10 percent of all web browsing, companies like HopIn, a San Francisco-based startup,…
Visual Revenue's Predictive News Platform Acquired by Recommendation Tool Outbrain
With online publishers not only looking for new ways to monetize, but ways to increase the time readers spend on their sites…
300K Downloads Strong, Haiku Deck Debuts New Version of iPad Presentation App
Seattle-based Haiku Deck launched last summer to provide iPad users with a cleanly designed PowerPoint or Keynote alternative,…
Soldsie Raises $1M to Let Merchants Sell Through Facebook Comments
Soldsie, a platform that lets merchants accept transactions on their Facebook page by having fans simply post a comment, announced…
Foap Launches Missions Feature to Let Brands Pay Users to Snap Marketing Photos
BetaKit last covered Swedish startup Foap when it secured $500,000 for its crowdsourced stock photo app that lets users…
Looker Adds $2M, Launches Out of Stealth to Provide Big Data Analytics for Enterprise
Today San Francisco-based Looker announced the launch of its latest query-based business intelligence platform, in addition…
With 200 Customers on Board, Bloomfire Adds $8M for Knowledge Sharing Platform
Austin, TX-based Bloomfire is tackling knowledge sharing and content management for the enterprise, letting employees search…
Taskbox Adds $600K & Launches V2.0 of Mobile Email Management App
With 2012 being the year when emails opened on smartphones beat out emails opened on both desktop and webmail, the quest to…
ScreenHero Launches Windows Version of Collaborative Screensharing App
When it comes to enterprise collaboration tools, products like Dropbox, Basecamp, and Google Apps have changed the way companies…