Pinterest’s New Funding About Expanding Global Footprint, Monetization
Pinterest confirmed the news today that it had secured a $100 million financing round, at a massive $1.5 billion valuation.…
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Health in Reach/PriceDoc Merger Widens the Reach of Doctor Deals
This week Health in Reach announced that it would be merging with its largest competitor, PriceDoc. Both services offer an…
Scalability Wants to Be Every Startup’s Back Office
Toronto-based startup Scalability is launching today, promising a solution that covers the range of business back office requirements…
Hachi Launches "Google Maps for Connections" Introductions Tool
After launching an alpha version in March 2011, startup Hachi is debuting its social introductions service in private beta…
Wave Accounting Raises $12M, Adding 1,000 SMBs Every Day
Toronto-based online accounting startup Wave Accounting today announced that it has rasied a $12 million Series B funding round,…
Elicit Secures $1.5M to Fund Its On-Site Search Effectiveness Tool
Searching a site using its own on-site tools can often be a frustrating experience, and in fact, people will often opt to go…
Lenddo Lands $8M to Bring Loans to Emerging Markets
Lenddo, a startup founded in 2011 with offices in Manila, Bogotá and New York City, is announcing an $8 million Series A funding…
PeopleBrowsr Launches API for Influencer Targeting
Social media monitoring firm PeopleBrowsr is announcing a new API today that combines PeopleBrowsr and Kred services to help…
Floq Launches Its SurveyMonkey Competitor to the Public
Social survey web tool Floq launches to the public today, after a private beta release in February. The Perth-based startup…
InsightSquared Raises $4.5M to Offer SMB Business Intelligence
Small businesses have traditionally been left out of comprehensive business intelligence offerings, because they require a…
BenchPrep Partners With Princeton Review for Gamified Learning App
Test preparation software BenchPrep has formed a partnership with one of, if not the leading name in professional test preparedness…
Mobile Backstage Raises $1.4M to Expand Fan Engagement Network
Having a presence in the App Store is a big priority for popular bands and artists these days, and most of the time, those…
Red Piston App Brings Augmented Reality to Lowe’s Flyers
Augmented reality (AR) is a an area in mobile tech with a lot of potential applications, but for the most part, that potential…
Moredays Debuts an iPad App to Cure Calendar Boredom
Google Calendar and Outlook’s scheduling tools get the job done, but there’s nothing exactly thrilling or enjoyable…
Twitter Acquires RestEngine, Likely to Boost Email Marketing Efforts
Yesterday, RestEngine announced that it was acquired by Twitter in a deal, the terms of which were not disclosed. The acquisition…