EcoFactor Partners With Comcast to Optimize Home Energy Use
EcoFactor, a Redwood City, CA-based startup that provides cloud-based energy management for home heating and cooling, today…
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Wayin Raises $14M To Fund Second-Screen Platform
February 28, 2012
Wayin, the company co-founded by Sun Microsystems founder Scott McNealy, announced a $14 million series B funding round this…
Forecasting the Future of Check-Ins with Forecast 2.0
February 28, 2012
Future-tense social sharing app Forecast is launching version 2.0 of its app today in an effort to reverse a trend of slowing…
Vizibility Launches New NFC-enabled Networking Tool
February 27, 2012
New York-based startup Vizibility is launching a limited beta of its NFC-enabled business cards just in time for SXSW this…
Surveying the Crop of User Feedback Startups
February 27, 2012
For companies, getting user feedback that reveals meaningful insight about user or customer sentiment has never been easy,…
Startups Jumpstarting Fitness Motivation with Technology
February 24, 2012
Losing weight and staying active can be a challenge even for the most motivated of people. But a number of startups are aiming…
Philanthroper, the Groupon for Good, Goes Up For Sale
February 24, 2012
Philanthroper, the site launched by Mark Wilson’s Panoramic Media that applies a daily deals-style ecommerce model to…
Turning the iPhone Into Child’s Play with Ubooly
February 24, 2012
The iPhone and iPad topped a lot of children’s holiday wish lists in 2011, so it’s not surprising that companies…
Usabilla Debuts Discover Tool, a “Pinterest for Designers”
February 23, 2012
Usabilla, the feedback tool that allows web designers to collect usability input on their creations, today introduced a new…
OpenLabel Brings on a CTO, Prepares to Launch Barcode App
February 23, 2012
Rating the world around you is something people seem inclined to do, judging by the traction of services like Yelp (which is…
Ban.jo Update Adds Another Layer to Social Discovery App
February 23, 2012
Ban.jo, the social discovery app that lets users search for friends nearby, is launching a brand new version of its iOS app…
Scan Grabs $1.7M in Funding, Launches Mobile Landing Pages
February 23, 2012
Scan, a startup focused on making the most of mobile scanning technology, is announcing $1.7 million in seed funding today.…
Startups Help Shoppers Take Fashion Into Their Own Hands
February 22, 2012
Fashion is personal, so it makes sense that existing players and startups in the fashion space would adopt a personalized approach…
InVision Raises $1.5 Million for Prototyping Tool
February 22, 2012
InVision, an NYC-based startup looking to help designers make their visions an accurate, interactive facsimile of the finished…
Here Comes the Sun: DZ-4 Providing Germans With Solar Power
February 22, 2012
A new company is aiming to be the first to bring affordable, reliable clean solar power to the German public. DZ-4, a startup…