Clipboard Adds Strategic Investment From Scientia To Target Education Sector
Bellevue, WA-based Clipboard announced today that it has received strategic investment from Scientia, providers of timetable…
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.
Readz Launches To Provide Publishers DIY Solution To Optimize Content For Tablets
January 7, 2013
With 122 million tablets sold in 2012 and the number expected to rise to upwards of 275 million units by 2016, it comes as…
StudyBlue Adds $9M To Be “Digital Backpack” For Students
January 4, 2013
Today Wisconsin-based StudyBlue, a mobile and social study platform, announced it raised $9 million in Series A-1 funding led…
SellSimple Launches App To Enable Selling Everywhere In One Go
January 4, 2013
With more than a handful of marketplace options available to sellers online, LA-based SellSimple announced today the launch…
PumpUp Launches Personal Fitness App To Tackle Workout Bordom
January 4, 2013
With the New Year come many resolutions about fitness goals individuals want to achieve, whether it’s losing weight, gaining…
Airport Chatter Snags 10,000 Users To Aid Air Travellers Discover While Waiting
January 3, 2013
The air travel industry is increasingly becoming a hot target for startups looking to improve the overall experience by making…
Shopigram Pivots From Resale Marketplace to Help Local Merchants Sell Their Wares
December 28, 2012
Belgium-based Shopigram launched in September as a mobile-first resale platform which let users take a photo of an item, upload…
Social Network for Communities Nextdoor Grows to Over 6,500 Neighborhoods
December 26, 2012
BetaKit took note of San Francisco-based Nextdoor, a private social network for local communities, in a trend article highlighting…
With iPads Topping Wishlists, All Kids Want For Christmas Are Interactive Toys
December 22, 2012
There might have been a time where it was enough for children to play with toys like dolls and building blocks that just sat…
CloudOn Adds iPhone, iPad Mini, Nexus 7 Support for Mobile Microsoft Office Solution
December 19, 2012
Today Palo Alto-based CloudOn, a company known for making Microsoft Office tablet- and smartphone-friendly, announced the launch…
TradeGecko Adds $650K in Seed Round to Disrupt Inventory Management Industry
December 18, 2012
Today Singapore-based TradeGecko, a cloud-based inventory and order management platform for SMBs, announced today that it has…
Swipely Adds CRM Solution to Help Merchants Tie Loyalty to Credit Card Purchases
December 18, 2012
With SMBs paying around 2.75 percent to payment processors for every transaction conducted via debit or credit cards and only…
UberConference Takes Visual Conference Calling Platform Mobile With New Apps
December 17, 2012
BetaKit covered UberConference when the company launched an enterprise version of its visual conference calling platform, and…
Vidwala Launches iPad App to Be the iTunes for Independent Video Content
December 17, 2012
Rocklin, CA-based Vidwala, a mobile video distribution platform, announced the launch of its iPad app today to be an alternative…
Former Shopkick Employees Launch Shopular, a Passbook-Style Ambient Coupon App
December 14, 2012
Today Palo Alto-based Shopular, a location-based app that notifies consumers of relevant coupons while they’re in a given…