Jumio Raises $25M, Turns Webcams Into ID Readers
Jumio, the startup that made it possible to pay via webcam, is announcing a new Series B funding round of $25 million, led…
Darrell Etherington
March 5, 2012
Social News Reader Smartr Shutting Down
Smartr, the social news reading service launched in October of 2011, will be shutting its doors as its creators focus their…
March 5, 2012
IP-Focused Startups Ask What an Idea’s Worth
There are a lot of businesses out there based around the big idea of ideas, but each takes a considerably different approach…
March 5, 2012
Square Launches Register to Simplify Point-of-Sale Systems
In talking to mobile payments startups recently, one thing became evident: integrating with the existing point-of-sale (POS)…
March 5, 2012
Foursquare Co-Founder Departs Amid Talk of Changes
Over the weekend, GigaOM’s Om Malik broke the news that Foursquare co-founder Naveen Selvadurai is departing the company…
March 2, 2012
Graphicly Targets Simplicity With Public Publishing Platform
Palo Alto-based startup Graphicly opened the doors of its new cross-platform e-book platform wide to the public on Thursday,…
March 2, 2012
Mobile Analytics Space Heating Up
On Thursday, advanced data analytics firm Mixpanel revealed impressive growth; the startup is now tracking four billion actions…
March 2, 2012
Online Food Ordering Battle Heats Up as Delivery Hero Acquires Lieferheld
This week online food ordering site Delivery Hero announced its acquisition of Lieferheld (as first reported by Gerstartup.com), the…
March 1, 2012
The Storyline Tackling News Curation with New Startup
If you want news delivered to your desktop or mobile device, there aren’t exactly a shortage of options. Just today,…
March 1, 2012
Location-based Gaming: The Next Big Payday?
With the proliferation of mobile devices that come standard with location-aware and social features, it’s not surprising…
February 29, 2012
Meet Exec: Personal Assistants on Demand
Exec, a new service from Justin.tv founder Justin Kan, makes its public debut today via the Exec iPhone app, available now…
February 29, 2012
DataSift/Twitter Partnership Opens up Historical Data to Companies
Twitter partner DataSift announced an extension of its relationship with the social network this week which will allow DataSift…
February 29, 2012
Eye-Fi Raises $20M, Plans Platform Expansion
Eye-Fi, the Mountain View company responsible for creating the first Wi-Fi-enabled SD cards for use in digital cameras, is…
February 29, 2012
Why Groupon Acquired Uptake: Deal Targeting
Groupon confirmed its acquisition of social travel startup Uptake on Tuesday, though the terms were not disclosed. It’s…
February 28, 2012
Karma’s Gift of Giving Model Attracts $4.5M in Funding
Karma, the app that takes the idea behind Apple’s Cards application and extends it to physical goods, has raised $4.5…