Umano’s Voice Actor-Powered Text-to-Speech Platform Adds an Android App
With the wide proliferation of content available on the web, San Francisco-based Umano is looking to add its own spin to how…
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Humayun Khan
January 25, 2013
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Humayun Khan
January 25, 2013
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Social Advocacy Platform Extole Adds $7.6M to Help Brands Drive Referrals
Humayun Khan
January 24, 2013
Today San Francisco-based Extole, a consumer-to-consumer social advocacy platform, announced that it has closed $7.6 million…
Gogobot Launches Android App, Looks to Social Graph to Provide Travel Advice
Humayun Khan
January 23, 2013
Today San Francisco-based Gogobot, a platform for travelers to search and book hotels, restaurants and other activities, announced…
Radius Adds $12.4M from American Express to Scale SMB Sales Intelligence Platform
Humayun Khan
January 23, 2013
Today San Francisco-based Radius, which provides companies with SMB data from across the U.S., announced that it has closed…
Serendip Launches iOS App to Bring Music Discovery Engine to the iPhone
Erin Bury
January 23, 2013
There are a variety of services that help music lovers discover new bands and songs, from Discovr music to streaming services…
MediaGraph Expands DIY Public Relations Platform to the Travel Industry
Humayun Khan
January 22, 2013
BetaKit covered DIY public relations platform MediaGraph when it launched and demoed its platform for SMBs at the SeedStartup…
Addvocate Launches to Help Brands Mobilize Employees on Social Networks
Humayun Khan
January 22, 2013
Today, San Francisco-based Addvocate launched its social media employee advocacy and coordinator platform in public beta. The…
PayNearMe Launches PayNearMe Express, Adds $10M to Prove Cash is King
Erin Bury
January 22, 2013
Recently BetaKit wrote about BlueKite, a cross-border bill payment solution that evolved out of helping the “unbanked,”…
Square Competitor Payleven Adds Funding, Looks to Cater to Chip-and-Pin Regulations
Humayun Khan
January 21, 2013
Today London and Berlin-based payleven, a Square-like mobile POS provider for SMBs, announced today that it secured a âhigh…
Top Hat Monocle Adds $1.1M to Series A, Looks to Lead Student Engagement Platform Pack
Humayun Khan
January 21, 2013
Toronto-based Top Hat Monocle, a student engagement platform that replaces traditional classroom clickers with a web-based…
Echolocation Adds $200K to Build Out a Hyper-Local Version of Twitter
Humayun Khan
January 18, 2013
NYC-based Echolocation, a location-based microblogging mobile app, recently announced that it closed a $200,000 round of seed…
JustFab Acquires Christina Applegate's Startup FabKids to Expand to Kid's Clothing
Erin Bury
January 18, 2013
BetaKit last covered fashion subscription service JustFab in July 2012, when the company raised a whopping $76 million and…
MediaPass Lets Publishers Add Paywalls to Look Past Advertising
Humayun Khan
January 18, 2013
Paywalls are increasingly being looked to as viable options for content creators with stories like Andrew Sullivan leaving…