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