Telly Launches My Telly to Drill Down on Social Video Discovery, Moves Further Away from Twitvid Past
Telly, a San Francisco-based social video discovery platform, announced today the launch of My Telly, a service which surfaces…
Humayun Khan
Humayun Khan is a Senior Writer and Analyst at BetaKit. A marketing graduate with honors, Humayun's work experience spans the fields of consumer behaviour with noted contributions in an academic paper published in the Journal of Consumer Psychology and market research consulting having coordinated projects for a major financial services client at Decode Inc. More recently he was involved in business strategy as a Business Analyst for an equipment rental outlet and prior in the National Marketing Department at Ernst & Young LLP. He is passionate about emerging and disrupting technology and its ability to transform and create entirely new industries.
February 7, 2013
Science-Incubated Let’s Date Launches Mobile-First Dating Platform
Science-incubated Let’s Date launched its mobile dating app for iPhone today, looking to be a user’s social dating identity…
February 6, 2013
‘Kindle Meets GoodReads’ E-reading Startup Readmill Launches iPhone App
Today Berlin-based Readmill, a digital reading platform, announced the launch of its iPhone app to complement its existing…
February 6, 2013
TeamSnap Adds $2.75M, Looks to Be Go-To Platform for Sport Teams & Leagues
Boulder, CO-based TeamSnap, a platform to manage recurring team activities, announced this week that it closed a $2.75 million…
February 6, 2013
iFood Nabs $2.6M from Movile, Companies Look to Take Just Eat to Lunch
Movile, a Latin American mobile entertainment company, announced today that it is investing $2.6 million in Brazil’s GrubHub-like…
February 5, 2013
Tapiture Raises $825K Seed Round, Looks To Crack ‘Pinterest for Dudes’ Code
Today Venice Beach, CA-based Tapiture, a ‘Pinterest for dudes’ social discovery site, announced that it closed $825,000…
February 5, 2013
DropShip Commerce Adds $4.3M, Looks to Be Turnkey Inventory Management Solution
Today, Salt Lake City, UT-based DropShip Commerce, a SaaS platform focused on virtual supply chain management, announced this…
February 5, 2013
Influitive Acquires Engagio, Aims to Engage Advocates By Tapping Into the Social Web
Today, Toronto-based Influitive, a B2B advocate marketing platform, announced that it has acquired another Toronto-based startup Engagio,…
February 4, 2013
Reduce Data Launches, Adds $500K to Help Advertisers Better Manage Ad Spends
Today Mountain View, CA-based Reduce Data launched its advertising analytics and optimization platform, and announced that…
February 4, 2013
Chute Launches Mobile Reporting Platform to Help Journalists Upload Visual Content
With the proliferation of user generated content, including visual content like images, brands, publishers, and developers…
February 4, 2013
Rover Adds $7M Series B to Mark Its ‘Airbnb For Dogs’ Territory
Today Seattle-based Rover, a marketplace that connect dog owners with screened dog sitters for when they’re away, announced…
February 1, 2013
How Second Screen Apps Are Looking to Make the Super Bowl More Interactive
Roughly 111.3 million people tuned in to watch the New York Giants defeat the New England Patriots in the 2012 Super Bowl,…
February 1, 2013
Dijit Acquires Second Screen App Miso, Looks to Provide ‘Hyper-Personalized’ Discovery
Today San Francisco-based second Dijit Media, creators of second screen app NextGuide and Dijit Remote, announced its acquisition…
February 1, 2013
Verold Provides Real-Time Collaboration for CG Artists & 3D Animations
Toronto-based Verold is looking to to give computer graphics (CG) artists a cloud and browser-based collaboration tool to upload…
January 31, 2013
The Little Book Club Launches to Apply Subscription Model to Children’s Books
Despite keeping busy as the first innovation partner at AOL ventures, Doug Ludlow, former CEO of Hipster, which was acquired…