Xen Launches Interest Platform to Help People Use Interests as Currency
Today Los Angeles-based startup Xen announced the launch of its interest platform, which aims to map users’ interests…
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Jumpjet Launches Monthly Membership Service to Let Anyone Fly Private
Earlier this year we wrote about SurfAir, billed as the Netflix of air travel, which lets consumers pay one monthly fee for…
FlightCar Launching Peer-to-Peer Car Rental Service Targeted at Travelers
Cincinnati, OH-based FlightCar, a peer-to-peer car rental service focused on air travelers, is gearing up to do a soft-launch…
DataStax Adds $25M in Series C Funding to Scale Big Data Platform
Today San Mateo, CA-based big data company DataStax announced it has raised $25 million in C round of funding led by Meritech…
Scratchpad Launches to Help Non-Designers Convey Their Design Concepts
Ottawa-based Scratchpad launched its design prototyping service in private beta this week to let users collect their favourite…
Promofly Launches to Help Shoppers Find Active Ecommerce Discount Codes
For most online shoppers, finding a promo code is as easy as Googling the company name and the words “discount code.”…
Seconds Opens Up SMS-Based Payments System to Let Anyone Text to Buy
Today Seattle-based Seconds opened up its simple online and mobile payment platform publicly to help anyone make or accept…
Size It Up: BeauCoo Raises $1.1M to Create a Fashion Social Network Based on Size
Today Calgary-based BeauCoo announced that it has added $1.1 million in a seed funding round led by Zinc Ventures, adding to…
Hailo Takes on Uber as it Debuts in Toronto, Plans North American Expansion
Today UK-based Hailo announced the launch of its taxi app in Toronto after building a presence in both London and Dublin, as…
Streamweaver Launches Multi-Angle Video App to Help Film Different Perspectives
Today Nashville-based Streamweaver launched its social video platform, which lets people collaboratively film video using the…
Evzdrop Raises $500K, Launches Local Marketing App to Tie Notes to Locations
Today, Chicago-based Evzdrop announced the launch of its iPhone app, which lets businesses and individuals ‘listen to places…
fliqq Launches to Be the Online Water Cooler for YouTube Videos
Today New York City-based startup fliqq announced the launch of its content-sharing platform which lets users watch, discover,…
Libboo Announces Partnership with HMH to Connect Authors With Influential Readers
Boston-based startup Libboo announced its partnership with publishing house Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) this week, which…
CanWeNetwork App Applies Ambient Discovery to the LinkedIn Audience
Today Austin, TX-based CanWe Studios announced a new app, CanWeNetwork, that takes the idea behind ambient discovery apps…
Capillary Technologies Adds $15.5M to Take Loyalty & CRM Platform Global
Today Bangalore-based Capillary Technologies announced it has raised $15.5 million in funding from Norwest Venture Partners…