BetaKit is One Year Old – Help Us Shape the Next Year of Content
Exactly one year ago we launched BetaKit to be a new source of emerging technology news, and a way to provide digital strategists,…
Method Adds $3M to Expand QuickBooks CRM App to Other Accounting Platforms
Sometimes the simplest and most effective apps are ones integrated with another company’s technology, and Method has…
Taking on Lift, Everest's Goal-Setting & Tracking App Passes 100K Goals
There are several apps trying to help users motivate themselves and keep track of their goals, most notably Lift, which is…
To Encourage Mobile Payments, Select LevelUp Merchants Ban Credit Cards in Stores
When it comes to mobile payments, the space is still fragmented and consumers have yet to catch on en masse to the idea of…
Sailthru Adds $19M to Help Ecommerce Companies, Publishers Personalize Messaging
New York City-based Sailthru has expanded on its product offering over the last couple years, in the past focusing on helping…
Insurance Comparison Tool CoverHound Raises $4.5M, Looks to Add New Partners
In September 2012 BetaKit covered auto insurance comparison tool CoverHound, a San Francisco startup that at the time announced…
With $100M in Sales, Taxi Hailing App Hailo Adds $30.6M & Prepares for NYC Launch
Today UK-based taxi hailing app Hailo announced that it has added $30.6 million in Series B funding, led by NYC-based Union…
Mediafed Launches Qrius to Reinvent RSS for the Social Newsreader Generation
BetaKit covered UK-based RSS monetization tool Mediafed in September 2012 when it acquired social news reader Taptu, and…
Food Photos Are Big Business: OpenTable Snaps Up Foodspotting for $10M
Foodspotting was one of the earliest success stories to launch out of a Startup Weekend event, an idea that was pitched at…
Compliance Tool Convercent Adds $10.2M to Help Companies Track Issues in the Cloud
Today Denver, CO-based startup Convercent is jumping into the enterprise compliance and regulatory space, launching out of…
With 4,500 Daily Meetings, Zoom.us Adds $6M & Debuts New Videoconferencing Plans
BetaKit first covered Santa Clara, CA-based Zoom.us, a video conferencing tool founded by a team of former Cisco WebEx engineers,…
Huddlewoo Launches Video Chat Platform to Let Experts Charge for Their Time
For entrepreneurs, authors, bloggers, and others who are asked for advice and time to “pick their brain,” it can…
Serendip Launches iOS App to Bring Music Discovery Engine to the iPhone
There are a variety of services that help music lovers discover new bands and songs, from Discovr music to streaming services…
PayNearMe Launches PayNearMe Express, Adds $10M to Prove Cash is King
Recently BetaKit wrote about BlueKite, a cross-border bill payment solution that evolved out of helping the “unbanked,”…
JustFab Acquires Christina Applegate's Startup FabKids to Expand to Kid's Clothing
BetaKit last covered fashion subscription service JustFab in July 2012, when the company raised a whopping $76 million and…