The Hackathon Is On!
The Hackathon is officially underway here in the Manhattan Center in New York City, where hundreds of coders have gathered under one roof to build something awesome and hopefully make a few friends. The Hackathon has always been the way we kick off our Disrupt NY conference each year, and as usual, this year is better than any Hackathon before. We have some incredibly talented coders who… Read More-
MyFitnessPal Moves Into Asia With Localized Apps For China, Japan, And Korea
MyFitnessPal, a nutrition and fitness startup that says it now has more than 50 million registered users, is announcing the last big piece in its international expansion. The company launched its first international apps back in June of last year, and this week, it released versions in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. Co-founder Mike Lee told me that this brings the total to 14 languages. Read More -
This Week On The TC Gadgets Podcast: The Harman/Kardon HTC One, LumaFit, and TC Disrupt
News was flowing this week, as HTC launched a new Spotify partnership alongside the ultra-premium HTC One M8 Harman/Kardon edition. Meanwhile, we took a closer look at the Lumafit health tracker, and as would be expected, we're all getting geared up for TC Disrupt NY next week. Read More -
KidAdmit Wants To Take The Hassle Out Of Applying For Preschools In The Bay Area
Applying to preschool in San Francisco is not that different from when you may have applied to college 15 years ago. You have to complete a bunch of applications either by hand or print them out from an online application, and then you have to mail them in manually with a check to each school. It's archaic and fairly frustrating in the highly connected world we live in (I don't even own a… Read More -
Sphero And Ollie Robotic Toy Maker Orbotix Has Raised Another $20M, Say Sources
Orbotix, the company that makes fast-moving, robotic toys that you control with smartphone apps, has raised another $20 million in funding, TechCrunch has learned and confirmed with a reliable source. This brings the total raised by maker of the popular Sphero ball to $35 million, as it gears up to start selling its next product, the cylindrical Ollie (originally called the 2B), later this year… Read More -
Puzzle Piece’s $19 Tablets Help Children With Autism Learn Social Skills
Almost as soon as the iPad came out, parents and therapists began incorporating apps into autism therapy. Many parents, however, cannot afford to buy a device for their child. New startup Puzzle Piece hopes to make tech ubiquitous for all families with autistic children by making and selling an Android tablet for just $19. Read More -
Netflix Accidentally Pulls Popular Shows Off The Service
Twitter has exploded again, which can only mean one thing: people can't watch their shows on Netflix. Hell hath no fury like the scorn of someone halfway through a HIMYM marathon. Netflix says not to panic. So don't panic. I SAID DON'T PANIC! Read More -
MakeSpace, The Dropbox For Physical Storage, Packs Up $8 Million Led By Upfront Ventures
NY-based MakeSpace, the Dropbox for physical objects, has today closed an $8 million Series A funding round led by Upfront Ventures, with participation from Founders Fund, OATV, and follow-ons from existing investors Lowercase Capital, High Peaks Venture Partners and Collaborative Fund. This round brings the company’s total funding to $10.1 million. MakeSpace started out last year with the… Read More -
Web Performance Monitoring Startup Catchpoint To Expand In China And Russia
Catchpoint Systems, a web and infrastructure performance monitoring company, has expanded its monitoring locations to 206 backbone nodes, and plans to add more to Eastern Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. Read More
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Baoku
- Size $10M
- Round A
- Investors CBC Capital
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in2nite
- Size $2.8M
- Round Unattributed
- Investors IDG Ventures
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Advanced Cardiac Therapeutics
- Size Not available
- Round Unattributed
- Investors New Enterprise Associates, NBGI Ventures
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AdRoll
- Size $70M
- Round C
- Investors Foundation Capital, Institutional Venture Partners, Northgate Capital ... See More
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Birchbox
- Size $60M
- Round B
- Investors Viking Global Investors, First Round Capital, Accel Partners, Aspect ... See More
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Airbnb
- Size $450M
- Round D
- Investors TPG Growth, Dragoneer Investment Group, T. Rowe Price, Sequoia Capital
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Biosport Athletechs
- Size $100K
- Round Unattributed
- Investors Not available
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Placester
- Size $8.2M
- Round Partial
- Investors Not available
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American Aerogel
- Size $2.5M
- Round Partial
- Investors Not available
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Mission Control Technologies
- Size $4M
- Round Debt_round
- Investors Not available
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WebCurfew
- Size $450K
- Round Debt_round
- Investors Not available
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RF Surgical Systems
- Size $15M
- Round Unattributed
- Investors Oxford Finance Corporation
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Zapstitch
- Size Not available
- Round Seed
- Investors Anupam Mittal
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Caspida
- Size $2M
- Round Unattributed
- Investors Not available
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BioPharmX
- Size $1.5M
- Round Partial
- Investors Not available
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CarNinja
- Size $2.3M
- Round Unattributed
- Investors Not available
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Encounter Collaborative
- Size $500K
- Round Debt_round
- Investors Not available
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Mirage Endoscopy Center
- Size $108K
- Round Unattributed
- Investors Not available
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Nova Towers Holdings I
- Size $19.6M
- Round Partial
- Investors Not available
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PaxVax
- Size $6M
- Round Debt_round
- Investors Not available
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Tyrogenex
- Size $8.2M
- Round Partial
- Investors Not available
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Xcovery
- Size $2.4M
- Round Partial
- Investors Not available
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X2 Biosystems
- Size $2.5M
- Round Debt_round
- Investors Not available
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Smava
- Size $5.5M
- Round B
- Investors Earlybird Venture Capital, Neuhaus Partners
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HowAboutWe Launches You&Me Messaging App For Couples
Prepping for a summer of love, dating apps and services are putting on their game faces. Fresh on the heels of a new Match.com app release, HowAboutWe has just launched a standalone messaging app for couples that lets two sweeties share multiple types of content and create a story together. The app is called You&Me and is the first standalone project out of the company, which currently… Read More -
Snapchat Adds Ephemeral Text Chat And Video Calls
Snapchat is slowly adding features on top of its highly successful ephemeral messaging platform. Today’s two new features are a good old chat interface and a new FaceTime-like video calling feature. Text messages could greatly change the nature of the app. While ephemeral photos are a great way to send something funny and start a conversation with your friends, many users sent multiple snaps… Read More -
Cloud Storage Startup Tresorit Raises $3M To Put Security Spotlight On Dropbox, Box And Others
Swiss-Hungarian startup Tresorit is a cloud-storage solution it claims one-ups the likes of Dropbox and Box in terms of security and privacy because it employs end-to-end encryption, meaning that you -- and only you -- have access to the "keys" needed to access your files. And, according to the company, without losing the convenience of being able to collaborate and share with others. Read More -
Visible Measures Launches Fabric, A Self-Serve Ad-Buying Platform For Content Marketers
Ad company Visible Measures is launching a new ad-buying platform called Fabric, which the company says is "the first of its kind to focus on native experiences" and other ads that consumers "opt in" to. Fabric is a demand side platform, which basically means that it allows advertisers to manage their data and buying on ad exchanges. Founder and CEO Brian Shin said it builds on a previous… Read More -
PunchTab Raises $6.25M To Turn Loyalty Programs Into An Enterprise Data Business
PunchTab, the startup led by YouSendIt (now known as Hightail) founder Ranjith Kumaran, is announcing that it has raised $6.25 million in additional funding. The company started out by helping businesses run promotions and loyalty programs, such as giveaways. More recent products include "second screen" tools for brands that want to reward to TV viewers for checking in to a program or tweeting… Read More -
Yext Acquires Software Consulting Firm Citrrus To Build Its Professional Services Team
Yext is announcing its first acquisition — software consulting and development company Citrrus. Yext focuses on helping businesses large and small synchronize the content and data on their listings on services like Yelp. More recently, with the launch of a product called Pages, Yext is doing something similar for businesses' own websites. Read More -
Finishing Its Third Batch, Korea’s KStartup Accelerator Sees Great Hope For Seoul’s Tech Ecosystem
KStartup, a Seoul-based non-profit accelerator started by David Lee and KJ Byeon, is designed to not just assist startups, but to build a wider ecosystem. “It’s a harder job here versus a lot of the Valley accelerators," says Lee, who currently serves as partner on the team. "There is a lot that is taken for granted in the Valley, because everyone there is in the same industry.” Read More -
App Analytics And Personalisation Platform, Liquid, Raises $1M And Opens Public Beta
Liquid, a startup with an app analytics platform that lets developers dynamically serve different versions of their app based on whose eyeballs are looking, has closed a $1 million seed round, with investment coming from Faber Ventures and Portugal Ventures. Read More -
Twitter Shares Hit All-Time Low
Following yesterday’s earnings, Twitter shares (NYSE:TWTR) have been tanking to an all-time low. This morning, shares opened at $37.66, or 11.6 percent below yesterday’s closing price of $42.62. Shortly after that, shares traded at $37.24, pushing the limit of Twitter’s all-time low a bit further. Shares are now trading at $38.10. Yet, the most surprising part is that the company… Read More
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