Threadflip Launches Online Fashion Consignment Store with $1.6M in Funding
Selling used clothing can be a challenge, especially if you want to make more than a few bucks and do so with a minimum of…
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SynopsiTV Launching to Improve Movie and TV Recommendations
April 16, 2012
Recommendations on what to watch are a key element of the future of TV; developing detailed pictures of what users like to…
yap.TV Launches Live Pulse Second Screen Integration
April 16, 2012
Second screen experiences to date have largely been about two relatively unconnected activities; browsing or following social…
Beamit Raises $2.4M for International Remittance Service
April 13, 2012
Seattle-based Beamit announced a round of $2.4 million in equity financing this week, from investors including Bezo Expeditions,…
Alohar Wants to Help Developers Create “Siri for the Future”
April 13, 2012
Smartphones are now mobile data-collecting powerhouses, replete with a variety of sensors designed to gather information about…
Pebble Smart Watch Blows Past Funding Goal, Hits $1M on Kickstarter
April 12, 2012
A lot of companies, including electronics industry leaders like Sony, have been trying to find the right formula for a smart,…
PayDragon Launches Mobile Ordering and Payment System for Food Vendors
April 12, 2012
PayDragon, a new app for Android and iPhone and companion web-based backend for managing mobile payments and food ordering,…
Intuit Acquires Mobile Payments Startup AisleBuyer
April 11, 2012
AisleBuyer, a mobile payments solution provider that focuses on making in-store shopping on mobile devices easy for retailers…
Citrix Acquires Podio As it Maps the Future of Work
April 11, 2012
Enterprise cloud service provider Citrix announced today that it has acquired Podio, the cloud-based project management, collaboration,…
Photo App EyeEm Almost Doubles Engagement Post-Instagram Acquisition
April 10, 2012
On Monday Facebook dropped a bomb by announcing its $1 billion acquisition of social photo sharing site Instagram. At the time,…
Tunezy Gets Funding for Fan-Sourced Record Label
April 10, 2012
Toronto-based stealth music startup Tunezy announced today that it has received funding from Intertainment Media, a publicly-listed…
Payments Companies Making Mobile Wallets a Reality
April 10, 2012
Connected smartphones and other devices can take the place of any number of other items, including calculators, watches, maps…
Digital Baby Book Tool Moment Garden Adds Mobile Apps
April 10, 2012
Moment Garden, an online tool for keeping track of your baby’s development, is introducing a universal iOS application…
Braintree At $4B in Annual Ecommerce Payments
April 9, 2012
Online payments gateway Braintree, founded in 2007, is about to hit a significant milestone: the company told BetaKit that…
Facebook Acquires Instagram for $1B: One Step Closer to Owning All Your Memories
April 9, 2012
Facebook interrupted a relatively slow Easter Monday news day by dropping a huge bomb: it has acquired social photo sharing…