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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…

By Erin Bury January 17, 2013

With 6M Users Added Last Month, Social Video Site Keek Raises Another $18M

Some companies wait years between funding rounds, but startup Keek isn’t one of them – the company added $7 million…

By Humayun Khan January 17, 2013

StileEye Launches Visual Fashion Engine to Let Consumers Window Shop the Web

The web is now an endless repository of images and visuals that startups, enterprises, and academics are increasingly looking…

By Erin Bury January 17, 2013

TrendSpottr Launches Alerts Service to Be the "Bat Signal" for Trending Content

Since its launch in 2011, TrendSpottr has been trying to help companies, brands, and publications find trending content in…

By Humayun Khan January 16, 2013

Kiip Partners With Interpublic to Get Brands On Board With Mobile Rewards

Kiip, a mobile rewards network that ties virtual in-app achievements with real world rewards, announced today that it has entered…

By Erin Bury January 16, 2013

Ayasdi Comes Out of Stealth With $10.25M to Answer Unknown Data Questions

Several big data startups have pulled back the curtains on their platforms in the past few months, including customer retention…

By Humayun Khan January 16, 2013

VenueSeen Opens Up API, Allows Brands to Build Custom Instagram Campaigns

BetaKit covered the launch of VenueSeen Campaigns, an Instagram campaign management platform from the Columbus, OH-based startup…

By Humayun Khan January 15, 2013

360 Incentives Adds $7.65M To Scale Channel Marketing & Incentives Platform

Today Whitby, ON-based 360 Incentives, an on-demand incentives management services provider for manufacturers, announced that…

By Humayun Khan January 15, 2013

Answer Underground Adds Verified Answers, Looks to Be Quora for Study Groups

When students get stuck finding a solution to a question on their own, their first instinct directs them to where most of us…

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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

With 6M Users Added Last Month, Social Video Site Keek Raises Another $18M

StileEye Launches Visual Fashion Engine to Let Consumers Window Shop the Web

TrendSpottr Launches Alerts Service to Be the "Bat Signal" for Trending Content

Kiip Partners With Interpublic to Get Brands On Board With Mobile Rewards

Ayasdi Comes Out of Stealth With $10.25M to Answer Unknown Data Questions

VenueSeen Opens Up API, Allows Brands to Build Custom Instagram Campaigns

360 Incentives Adds $7.65M To Scale Channel Marketing & Incentives Platform

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