Meteor Nabs $11.2M to Democratize Advanced Web Development
Startup Meteor, an alum of startup accelerator Y Combinator, provides an open source development platform designed to give…
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Xamarin Raises $12M to Fuel Native Cross-Platform App Development
Xamarin, the startup bringing native cross-platform development to a whole host of existing developers in a language they already…
SmartAsset Launches to Help People Understand Their Financial Decisions
While there are no shortage of personal finance tools out there, they tend to focus more on day-to-day spending and savings…
Apigee Raises $20M, Looks to Grow API Business Internationally
Apigee, the Palo Alto-based company that provides application programming interface (API) support, management and service,…
Kiip Releases Consumer-Facing App for Mobile Rewards Network
Kiip, the real world rewards startup that essentially provides prizes for app usage, today introduced its new consumer-facing…
Facebook for Tots and Tweens PixyKids Rebrands to Kazaana, Launches Beta
Previously, we covered startup PixyKids’ pre-launch funding, and now the social network for the younger demographic is…
boxPAY Launches Carrier Billing SDKs for smart TV, Android Apps
Dublin- and San Francisco-based startup boxPAY today announced the availability of new software development kits (SDKs) that…
Referly Debuts New API to Let Any Company Create a Social Referral Program
Y Combinator-backed startup Referly, which launched in April 2012 to let people earn rewards for recommending products to their…
Azumio Acquires SkyHealth to Build Out Portfolio of Health Apps
This week mobile health startup Azumio announced that it has acquired SkyHealth, creators of personal training application…
Mail Client Sparrow Acquired by Google, Joining Gmail Team
Sparrow, a mail client for iOS and Mac, announced today that it has been acquired by Google, in deal the terms of which weren’t…
AppDirect Raises $8.5M, Partners with Rackspace to Expand White Label App Stores
An app marketplace is a great way to centralize the distribution of software, making it easy and convenient for consumers and…
Top Hat Monocle Closes $8M to Bring Gamification to University Classrooms
Yesterday we wrote about Coursemodo, a new platform that helps teachers engage students in the classroom through polls, quizzes…
Retention Science Launches With $1.3M to Help Companies Retain Customers
Santa Monica, CA-based retention marketing startup Retention Science launched its big data platform to the public today, along…
With $6M in Funding, Twist’s App Launches to Tell People When You’ll Arrive
Twist, a new iOS app from co-founders Bill Lee and Mike Belshe, is hoping to help give back some of people’s time by…
Autodesk Acquires Socialcam for $60M to Add to Media Creation Tools
Today 3D design, engineering and entertainment software company Autodesk signed a definitive agreement to acquire mobile…