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By Humayun Khan January 25, 2013

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By Humayun Khan January 24, 2013

Social Advocacy Platform Extole Adds $7.6M to Help Brands Drive Referrals

Today San Francisco-based Extole, a consumer-to-consumer social advocacy platform, announced that it has closed $7.6 million…

By Humayun Khan January 23, 2013

Gogobot Launches Android App, Looks to Social Graph to Provide Travel Advice

Today San Francisco-based Gogobot, a platform for travelers to search and book hotels, restaurants and other activities, announced…

By Humayun Khan January 23, 2013

Radius Adds $12.4M from American Express to Scale SMB Sales Intelligence Platform

Today San Francisco-based Radius, which provides companies with SMB data from across the U.S., announced that it has closed…

By Erin Bury January 23, 2013

Serendip Launches iOS App to Bring Music Discovery Engine to the iPhone

There are a variety of services that help music lovers discover new bands and songs, from Discovr music to streaming services…

By Humayun Khan January 22, 2013

MediaGraph Expands DIY Public Relations Platform to the Travel Industry

BetaKit covered DIY public relations platform MediaGraph when it launched and demoed its platform for SMBs at the SeedStartup…

By Humayun Khan January 22, 2013

Addvocate Launches to Help Brands Mobilize Employees on Social Networks

Today, San Francisco-based Addvocate launched its social media employee advocacy and coordinator platform in public beta. The…

By Erin Bury January 22, 2013

PayNearMe Launches PayNearMe Express, Adds $10M to Prove Cash is King

Recently BetaKit wrote about BlueKite, a cross-border bill payment solution that evolved out of helping the “unbanked,”…

By Humayun Khan January 21, 2013

Square Competitor Payleven Adds Funding, Looks to Cater to Chip-and-Pin Regulations

Today London and Berlin-based payleven, a Square-like mobile POS provider for SMBs, announced today that it secured a ‘high…

By Humayun Khan January 21, 2013

Top Hat Monocle Adds $1.1M to Series A, Looks to Lead Student Engagement Platform Pack

Toronto-based Top Hat Monocle, a student engagement platform that replaces traditional classroom clickers with a web-based…

By Humayun Khan January 18, 2013

Echolocation Adds $200K to Build Out a Hyper-Local Version of Twitter

NYC-based Echolocation, a location-based microblogging mobile app, recently announced that it closed a $200,000 round of seed…

By Erin Bury January 18, 2013

JustFab Acquires Christina Applegate's Startup FabKids to Expand to Kid's Clothing

BetaKit last covered fashion subscription service JustFab in July 2012, when the company raised a whopping $76 million and…

By Humayun Khan January 18, 2013

MediaPass Lets Publishers Add Paywalls to Look Past Advertising

Paywalls are increasingly being looked to as viable options for content creators with stories like Andrew Sullivan leaving…

By Humayun Khan January 17, 2013

AppGratis Adds $13.5M for Free Daily App Tool, Which Led to 100M 2012 Installs

Today Paris-based AppGratis, an app discovery and daily deal platform, announced a $13.5 million series A funding round led…

By Humayun Khan January 17, 2013

Tapstream Launches URL Shortener to Tie Marketing Efforts to App Installs

Today Vancouver-based mobile app analytics tool Tapstream announced the public launch of its URL shortener, which lets app…

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Social Advocacy Platform Extole Adds $7.6M to Help Brands Drive Referrals

Gogobot Launches Android App, Looks to Social Graph to Provide Travel Advice

Radius Adds $12.4M from American Express to Scale SMB Sales Intelligence Platform

Serendip Launches iOS App to Bring Music Discovery Engine to the iPhone

MediaGraph Expands DIY Public Relations Platform to the Travel Industry

Addvocate Launches to Help Brands Mobilize Employees on Social Networks

PayNearMe Launches PayNearMe Express, Adds $10M to Prove Cash is King

Square Competitor Payleven Adds Funding, Looks to Cater to Chip-and-Pin Regulations

Top Hat Monocle Adds $1.1M to Series A, Looks to Lead Student Engagement Platform Pack

Echolocation Adds $200K to Build Out a Hyper-Local Version of Twitter

JustFab Acquires Christina Applegate's Startup FabKids to Expand to Kid's Clothing

MediaPass Lets Publishers Add Paywalls to Look Past Advertising

AppGratis Adds $13.5M for Free Daily App Tool, Which Led to 100M 2012 Installs

Tapstream Launches URL Shortener to Tie Marketing Efforts to App Installs

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