Calgary’s Slyce Raises $10.75 Million from Beacon Securities and More
byCalgary-based startup Slyce has added $10.75 million in venture capital to its arsenal. PI Financial, Salman Partners, Harrington…
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Amazon Makes its Canadian Push Into Groceries and Auto
byIt was only a matter of time before the world’s largest online retailer pushed its grocery and auto plans north of the…
Grocery Shopping Assistant Rosie Launching to Track & Re-Stock Your Fridge
byFor anyone who hates grocery shopping, home delivery services like Grocery Gateway, smart fridges that detect when you’re…
Spent Launches Relify, a Recommendations-as-a-Service API for Developers
bySpent, the startup BetaKit covered when it was gearing up to demo its personalized deals platform for grocery stores at South…
Kno Launches Advance to Help Publishers Convert Print Textbooks to Ebooks
byToday Santa Clara, CA-based Kno announced the launch of Advance, a DIY platform for textbook publishers that allows them to…
Livrada Adds $1M, Launches Platform for Authors to Sell Ebook Gift Cards
byLos Angeles-based Livrada, the startup that lets users redeem a specific ebook title from a gift card, announced today that…
‘Kindle Meets GoodReads’ E-reading Startup Readmill Launches iPhone App
byToday Berlin-based Readmill, a digital reading platform, announced the launch of its iPhone app to complement its existing…
Textbook Price Comparison Tool Slugbooks Expands Beyond U.S., Launches in Canada
bySan Francisco-based Slugbooks, a textbook price-comparison platform that aims to help students save money, today announced…
SellSimple Launches App To Enable Selling Everywhere In One Go
byWith more than a handful of marketplace options available to sellers online, LA-based SellSimple announced today the launch…
Kobo Acquires Aquafadas to Add More Magazines, Comic Books, and Children’s Books
byToday Toronto-based Kobo, owned by Japanese ecommerce giant Rakuten, announced its acquisition of French company Aquafadas,…
Libboo Announces Partnership with HMH to Connect Authors With Influential Readers
byBoston-based startup Libboo announced its partnership with publishing house Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) this week, which…
Tagwhat Updates Mobile App to Help Tie Online Content to Physical Locations
byToday Boulder, CO-based Tagwhat, billed as a “mobile tour guide for the world,” announced new publishing tools…
Hyperink Goes After All-Star Bloggers With New eBook Creation Service
byProlific bloggers turn into ebook authors with fairly often; it only makes sense that people writing lots of content on a regular…
Are Subscription Goods Startups Hitting a Wall?
byShoeDazzle, which launched as a subscription-based shoe sales site that delivered a pair of shoes every month for $39.99, has…
OZON’s Acquisition of Sapato Shows That Good Startup Ideas Translate Well
byRussia’s largest online retail site OZON announced today that it bought Sapato, a startup launched 18 months ago that…