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Hipster’s Ludlow And eBay’s Mengerink Are Working On A Startup Called The Happy Home Company
Doug Ludlow, formerly CEO of startup Hipster, is working on something new called The Happy Home Company, and he has convinced former eBay executive Matthew Mengerink to co-found it with him. Hipster, for those of you who don't remember, was a photo-sharing startup that was probably best-known for stunts like offering a year's supply of Pabst Blue Ribbon as part of its referral bonus. Read More -
Xappmedia Raises $3M For Interactive Audio Ads
Xappmedia is announcing that it has raised $3 million in seed funding for its recently launched audio advertising platform. The first part of a Xappmedia spot can sound like a regular ad, but then it offers a call to action. For example, an ad for a flower company could begin with a promotional spiel, but then ask users whether they want to find out more, or buy flowers, or whatever — not by… Read More -
Owlet, The Smart Baby Bootie, Raises $1.85 Million
Owlet, a smart baby bootie that measures your child's heart rate, launched on our Hardware Battlefield last January and has just raised $1.85 million from multiple firms including FF Venture Capital and Eniac Ventures. The company also completed the RGA Connected Devices Accelerator through Tech Stars. Read More -
Website-Building Platform Weebly Raises $35M More
Weebly, which offers easy-to-use tools for building websites, announced today that it has raised $35 million in Series C funding. The money comes from previous investor Sequoia Capital and from Chinese company Tencent. Weebly CEO David Rusenko told the Wall Street Journal that the round valued his company at $455 million. Read More -
An Exclusive Interview With Aereo CEO Ahead Of Supreme Court Hearing
Today, the David-vs-Goliath moment that we've all been waiting for will finally arrive. In just a few short moments, Aereo CEO Chet Kanojia and his legal team will enter the Supreme Court Courthouse to make final oral arguments against multiple broadcasters. But let's recap. Read More -
Lytro Founded A Movement, But The Illum Camera Isn’t Where That Movement Is Headed
Lytro’s new Illum camera is the company’s second take at hardware, and by all accounts a significant improvement over the original light-field camera. It offers all the same post-capture focus changing abilities, and the more recently introduced perspective shifting features, but in a package that resembled a more traditional DSLR (albeit with a fixed lens) and higher resolution… Read More -
Whisper CEO Michael Heyward To Join Us At Disrupt NY 2014
Together with co-founder Brad Brooks, Michael Heyward created Whisper, an app for iOS and Android that lets users anonymously share their thoughts and feelings with the world around them. We’re excited to announce that Heyward will be joining us on-stage at Disrupt NY 2014, where he'll talk about the future of Whisper and other anonymous social sharing apps. Read More -
After Cyberbullying Scandal, Anonymous Social App Yik Yak Raises $1.5 Million
Anonymous social networking apps are having a moment. Following the notable funding rounds for apps like Secret ($8.6 million) and Whisper ($21 million!), newcomer Yik Yak is today announcing a small amount of outside investment, too. In its case, the company has raised $1.5 million in seed funding for its “hyper-local” chatting app, which controversially grew popular with school… Read More -
Rocket Internet’s Carmudi, A Car Classifieds Site, Grabs $10M In New Funding To Expand In Asia
Carmudi, a car classified ads site backed by Rocket Internet, has raised $10 million to expand its operations in Asia. Investors include Tengelmann Ventures, the investment arm of the German retail giant. The site's network currently operates in eleven countries, six of which are in Asia (Bangladesh, Indonesia, Myanmar, Pakistan, the Philippines, and Vietnam). Read More -
WellBiome Gives You 100 Trillion Reasons To Follow Your Gut
Apparently there are 100 trillion bacteria living in our gut. And just a fingerprint, the composition of our "microbiome" is unique to each of us. It also potentially holds the key to a healthier lifestyle as it impacts on our weight, energy levels and overall well-being. Read More
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
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