Airport Chatter Snags 10,000 Users To Aid Air Travellers Discover While Waiting
The air travel industry is increasingly becoming a hot target for startups looking to improve the overall experience by making…
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Tuition.io Launches to the Public to Help Students Manage and Pay Off Their Loans
In October BetaKit covered Student Loan Hero, a platform that helps students aggregate their federal and private student loans…
Shopigram Pivots From Resale Marketplace to Help Local Merchants Sell Their Wares
Belgium-based Shopigram launched in September as a mobile-first resale platform which let users take a photo of an item, upload…
Two Months After Windows 8 Release, MarkedUp Launches to Provide Developer Analytics
The new Windows 8 platform was made available to developers in August 2012, with a public release at the end of October, and…
With 3M Parking Spots Across the U.S., ParkWhiz Adds $2M in Series A Funding
Today Chicago-based startup ParkWhiz announced it has closed $2 million in funding, led by Hyde Park Venture Partners with…
TradeGecko Adds $650K in Seed Round to Disrupt Inventory Management Industry
Today Singapore-based TradeGecko, a cloud-based inventory and order management platform for SMBs, announced today that it has…
UberConference Takes Visual Conference Calling Platform Mobile With New Apps
BetaKit covered UberConference when the company launched an enterprise version of its visual conference calling platform, and…
Nara Adds $3M in New Funding to Expand Beyond Restaurant Recommendations
This week Cambridge, MA-based personalized restaurant recommendation tool Nara announced that it has added $3 million in…
Vidwala Launches iPad App to Be the iTunes for Independent Video Content
Rocklin, CA-based Vidwala, a mobile video distribution platform, announced the launch of its iPad app today to be an alternative…
Influitive Raises $7.3M Series A to Help B2B Companies Engage With Advocates
Today Toronto and San Francisco-based influencer marketing platform Influitive announced that it has added $7.3 million in…
Former Shopkick Employees Launch Shopular, a Passbook-Style Ambient Coupon App
Today Palo Alto-based Shopular, a location-based app that notifies consumers of relevant coupons while they’re in a given…
With $620K in Funding, Vouchr Launches to Help Friends Gift Local Experiences
Today Toronto and Waterloo-based Vouchr announced the public beta launch of its iPhone app to take merchants out of the local…
SpotHero Gets $2.5M to Expand Mobile & Online Parking Platform Across the U.S.
In a recent trend article, we discussed how startups like ParkingPanda and ParkMe are trying to alleviate the pains associated…
Applifier Adds $4M To Help Mobile Gamers Share Achievements, Discover New Games
Helsinki, Finland and San Francisco-based Applifier, a company that helps game developers acquire and monetize users through…
Image Recognition Platform TinEye Launches MulticolorEngine Color-Matching API
Reverse image search engine platform TinEye helps photographers see where else their images have appeared online, similar to…