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And The Winner Of TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2014 Is… Vurb
It’s been a long, tough road, but it’s finally time to crown the winner of the Disrupt Battlefield. This year’s batch was truly awesome. Twenty-seven startups took the stage to present. The six finalists were Boomerang Commerce, ISI Technology, Mimi, Mink, ShowKit, and Vurb. It was an amazing batch with multiple hardware startups, innovative business models and good… Read More -
Restaurant Reservation Service LaFourchette Gobbled Up By TripAdvisor For ~$140M
European restaurant reservation service LaFourchette -- the so-called OpenTable of France -- has entered into agreement to be acquired by NASDAQ-listed travel site TripAdvisor, with whom it already had a partnership. Read More -
Watch The Disrupt NY Day 3 Live Stream Here!
This is the beginning of the end. Day 3 of TechCrunch Disrupt NY has officially begun, and we've saved some of the best for last. We'll be hearing from Skype founder and Atomico partner Niklas Zennstrom, Whisper's Michael Heyward and investor Roloef Botha, and Sophia Amoruso from Nasty Gal. Oh, and Marissa Mayer will be here, too. Read More -
Balderton Leads $3.5M Investment In Trademark Checking Tool TrademarkNow
Making good on its promise of a renewed focus on Series A investments in Europe, Balderton Capital has led a $3.5 million Series A round in trademark checking tool, TrademarkNow. Previous backers include Lifeline Ventures, Finnish taxpayer-funded Tekes, and various angel investors. Read More -
Digital Publisher Inkling Lays Off Consumer Staff To Focus On Enterprise Business
Inkling is shutting down its consumer business and laid off part of its workforce yesterday. We first heard the news from a source who said the layoffs represented 25 percent of the company's workforce. CEO Matt MacInnis confirmed the cuts, but he said the number we'd received was a little high. Read More -
Smore Raises $1.7M Seed Round For Its Single-Page Website Builder
Smore, a platform for easily creating single-page promotional websites and TechStars Seattle alum, today announced that it has raised a $1.7 million seed round (including converting notes) led by Founder's Co-op, with participation by Greylock Partners Israel and various angels. The service, which mostly targets non-technical users, says it currently has over 500,000 registered users, who have… Read More -
AirHelp Lets You Claim Money For Messed Up Flights
Airline websites are terrible. It’s hard to book flights, so imagine how hard it must be to claim compensation for delayed, canceled or overbooked flights. Meet AirHelp, the startup that will save you all the hassle and claim money for you. Today at Disrupt NY, the company unveiled a major new feature, making the claiming process much easier. “Before today, you had to go to our website… Read More -
DocSend Is The Analytics Tool For Documents We’ve All Been Waiting For
Meet DocSend, a comprehensive toolbox for your documents. It doesn’t sound sexy, but it could rapidly become a major part of your workflow. A startup successfully raised $20 million by taking advantage of DocSend’s data — it’s that powerful. The company is launching today at Disrupt NY. “When you send a document to someone, you always wonder: did they look at it, did… Read More -
Sedicii Aims To Better Protect Your Passwords And Information
How many times did you enter a username, password or other details about yourself into a website today? Sedicii, which just launched onstage at Disrupt NY, aims to keep that information safer and more secure. Sedicii uses a mathematical algorithm to verify your information or password without actually sending it to a website for verification. Read More -
HealthCrew Makes Your Doctor Scalable With Online Patient Mentorship
Getting medical advice online can be terrifying. Who knows if the information is true and safe, or just someone's crackpot opinion. People want guidance from their own doctor. Unfortunately those doctors are so busy, they see patients infrequently and only for a few minutes at a time. But HealthCrew wants to give you a legitimate digital way to connect with your doctor online. Read More
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
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