Roundme Raises $3M To Turn Panoramic Photos Into Virtual Tours
Round.me, which allows users to explore global locations through panoramic photos, has raised a $3 million round led by April Capital. The app is available on both the web and iOS. It allows you to browse different Spaces, which are basically panoramic images of locations like a Taoist temple in the Philippines and an ice cave in Vermont (to pick two examples from Roundme’s front page). Read MoreAlleyNYC Co-Working Space Raises $16 Million
AlleyNYC, a co-working space founded 2012, has raised $16 million in funding led by Vandewater Capital Holdings, with participation from Entrepreneur Media. AlleyNYC was started by Jason Saltzman and Nsi Obotetukudo who wanted to create more than a room full of desks. They wanted to create a community, where entrepreneurs were constantly bringing value to each other. They have since grown… Read MoreAlto’s Adventure Review: Get This Amazing iOS Game Right Now
Alto’s Adventure, a new game from Toronto’s Snowman studios, definitely satisfies the soul, thanks to a stunning flat graphic aesthetic with subtle parallax effects, a gorgeous soundtrack and gameplay that’s easy to learn, challenging to master and ideally suited to long-term replayability. Alto’s Adventure is also a one-time purchase of just $2, with no in-app… Read MoreViv, Built By Siri’s Creators, Scores $12.5 Million For An AI Technology That Can Teach Itself
The company behind Viv, a powerful form of AI built by Siri’s creators which is able to learn from the world to improve upon its capabilities, has just closed on $12.5 million in Series B funding, an SEC filing reveals. Multiple sources close to the matter also confirm the round, which was oversubscribed and values the company at north of nine figures. Read MoreBox Acquires Cloud Management Startup Airpost
Airpost, a startup that helps IT managers monitor their employees’ cloud applications, announced this morning that it has been acquired by Box. Airpost founder and CEO Navid Nathoo’s blog post makes this sound like a talent acquisition. The Airpost team will be joining Box (which went public just under a month ago), while the Airpost service will be shut down on March 1. Read MoreHere Are The Pitch-Off Contestants For Our TC Barcelona Meetup
I’d like to announce the pitch-off entrants for our event in Barcelona next week. They are a group of interesting Euro startups with the chops needed to make it globally. If you didn’t make the cut, do not fear: just find us at the event and tell us a little about your startup. We’re happy to take cards and follow up. Contestants will have two minutes to pitch and four minutes… Read MoreFDA Authorizes 23andMe To Market Genetic Testing For Bloom Syndrome
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given 23andMe clearance to begin selling kits for the genetic testing of Bloom Syndrome. This is a rare recessive gene disorder that is characterized by shorter height and a predisposition to develop cancer. Parents of children with Bloom Syndrome don’t exhibit any symptoms of the disorder. Read MoreRegister Now To Exhibit Your Startup At Disrupt NY Startup Alley
According to CrunchBase, of the 126 companies that exhibited in Startup Alley at Disrupt NY 2014, 24 of them have since been funded, raising $90.9 million in seed and Series A funding as of January 2015. And 11 of these companies had raised over $78 million in funding within three months of Disrupt. Considering these impressive stats, why wouldn’t you sign up to have a spot in Startup… Read MoreCloud-Based Bio Lab Startup Transcriptic Lands $8.5 Million In Series A Funding To Help It Scale
Months after announcing its Y Combinator partnership and moving into a giant new Menlo Park facility, the robot-operated biolab startup Transcriptic has raised $8.5 million in Series A funding. Data Collective led the round, with participation from IA Ventures, AME Cloud Ventures, Silicon Valley Bank, 500 Startups, MITS Fund, Y Combinator partner Paul Buchheit and several other angel investors. Read MoreDerek Jeter, Budding Media Mogul, On Launching The Players’ Tribune
As his new company, The Players’ Tribune, plots its course toward dominance in the sports media market after its official launch on Tuesday, Derek Jeter gives us his thoughts on his company and the transition from iconic athlete to startup entrepreneur in the email interview below. Since Jeter took his final bow in Yankee pinstripes, the former shortstop has been working to reinvent… Read MoreNew Yahoo Mobile Development Suite Seduces App Makers With Analytics, Search, Ads
Today at Yahoo’s first mobile developer conference, the tech giant unveiled its new Yahoo Mobile Development Suite that combines Yahoo App Publishing for monetization, Search In Apps, and App Marketing with its Flurry Analytics acquisition made last year. This is Yahoo’s “ads in dev’s clothing” strategy to convince app makers to buy and host its ads. Flurry now… Read More
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