Kik chat app shuts down as company goes “all in” on Kin
The Kik app is officially shutting down. The company will reduce its headcount to 19 people, and will focus solely on converting Kin users…
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International Startup Fest Crowns Second Elevator Tour Winner with $100K
Phil Telio and the Montreal-based International Startup Festival recently crowned their second Elevator World Tour winner in eleven months with a handsome $100,000 seed…
Montreal’s International Startup Festival Brings Its “Wacky Event” to Tel Aviv
Montreal’s International Startup Festival is going to the second-ranked startup ecosystem in the world, later this month. Founder Phil Telio and his small team…
Former “Grandmother’s Pick” Winners Onavo Acquired by Facebook for $150 Million
Sunday’s news that Tel Aviv-based app analytics startup Onavo had been acquired by Facebook for $150 million wasn’t a surprise to Phil Telio. Telio…
With 5M Downloads, Contact Syncing App Sync.Me Adds $4M To Develop for Android
What if a contact list was more than mere names, phone numbers, and email addresses, and instead helped pull in social networking information? Tel…