Rafter Launches to Help Schools Manage Course Materials
Today the team behind textbook rental company BookRenter is launching a new company, Rafter, to help post-secondary schools…
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Wayin Raises $14M To Fund Second-Screen Platform
Wayin, the company co-founded by Sun Microsystems founder Scott McNealy, announced a $14 million series B funding round this…
Forecasting the Future of Check-Ins with Forecast 2.0
Future-tense social sharing app Forecast is launching version 2.0 of its app today in an effort to reverse a trend of slowing…
Vizibility Launches New NFC-enabled Networking Tool
New York-based startup Vizibility is launching a limited beta of its NFC-enabled business cards just in time for SXSW this…
Collections Tool ZenCash Helps Businesses Get Paid
There’s no shortage of online invoicing tools to help small businesses and freelancers get paid, from startup Freshbooks…
Planboard Launches Lesson Planning Tool for Teachers
Education is a busy space for startups right now. With e-learning tools like Codecademy and Udemy gaining momentum, and tools…
Philanthroper, the Groupon for Good, Goes Up For Sale
Philanthroper, the site launched by Mark Wilson’s Panoramic Media that applies a daily deals-style ecommerce model to…
Turning the iPhone Into Child’s Play with Ubooly
The iPhone and iPad topped a lot of children’s holiday wish lists in 2011, so it’s not surprising that companies…
Usabilla Debuts Discover Tool, a “Pinterest for Designers”
Usabilla, the feedback tool that allows web designers to collect usability input on their creations, today introduced a new…
OpenLabel Brings on a CTO, Prepares to Launch Barcode App
Rating the world around you is something people seem inclined to do, judging by the traction of services like Yelp (which is…
Scan Grabs $1.7M in Funding, Launches Mobile Landing Pages
Scan, a startup focused on making the most of mobile scanning technology, is announcing $1.7 million in seed funding today.…
InVision Raises $1.5 Million for Prototyping Tool
InVision, an NYC-based startup looking to help designers make their visions an accurate, interactive facsimile of the finished…
Here Comes the Sun: DZ-4 Providing Germans With Solar Power
A new company is aiming to be the first to bring affordable, reliable clean solar power to the German public. DZ-4, a startup…
ShopLocket Launches Solution for Single-Item Merchants
ShopLocket is launching today to let users embed and sell a product anywhere, no storefront required. Somewhere between selling…
Kiip Poaches Zynga Exec to Grow Beyond Games
Manny Anekal, former Global Director of Brand Advertising at Zynga, is leaving the social gaming giant to step into a COO role…