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EasyPost is simplifying ecommerce for merchants through its automated shipping API
A Q&A with EasyPost co-founder and CTO Jon Calhoun. The San Francisco-based startup, which has developed an API that simplifies the shipping process for ecommerce businesses, recently raised $850,000 in Seed funding. Investors include Y … [Read More...]
Funding and Acquisitions Roundup: Oculus VR gets $16M in real Series A cash for its innovative Virtual Reality headset
By Brian Kovalesky, StartUp Beat Editor Today’s early-stage startup funding and acquisitions news: Virtual reality startup Oculus VR has secured a $16 million Series A funding round. The giant round was led by Spark Capital and Matrix … [Read More...]
Featured Startup Pitch: EVELO has developed a power-on-demand electric bike for the mass consumer market
Company: EVELO Website: www.evelo.com Founders: Boris and Yevgeniy Mordkovich Headquarters: Cambridge, Massachusetts Year Founded: 2012 Investors: Bootstrapped Brief Company Description: Boston-based EVELO makes stylish, … [Read More...]
Funding and Acquisitions Roundup: As privacy becomes more top-of-mind for consumers, anti-tracking startup Disconnect lands $3.5M
By Brian Kovalesky, StartUp Beat Editor Today’s early-stage startup funding and acquisitions news: Disconnect, an ex-Googler’s online privacy startup, has raised $3.5 million in Series A funding from FirstMark Capital. The Menlo Park-based … [Read More...]
Linea wants to simplify the process of organizing and sharing photos through its linear slideshow app
A Q&A with Linea co-founder and CEO Rowland Hobbs. The Seattle-based startup, which offers a horizontal-scrolling slideshow photo-sharing app, closed a $4 million Seed funding round at the end of May. It was founded in 2011 SUB: Please … [Read More...]
Funding and Acquisitions Roundup: Encap secures $2M in new Seed funding for its alternative to two-factor authentication
By Brian Kovalesky, StartUp Beat Editor Today’s early-stage startup funding and acquisitions news: Oslo, Norway-based security software startup Encap has raised $2 million in a second round of Seed funding. The new capital comes from early … [Read More...]
Featured Startup Pitch: Identify Security Software wants to shift the systems security paradigm from passwords and tokens to an emphasis on individual user identity
Company: Identify Security Software Website: www.identifyss.com Founder: Ferenc Ledniczky Headquarters: Boca Raton, Florida Year Founded: 2013 Investors: Bootstrapped (currently raising first round) Employees: … [Read More...]
Funding and Acquisitions Roundup: Yahoo continues its shopping spree with acquisitions of conference calling startup Rondee and iOS photo app firm GhostBird
By Brian Kovalesky, StartUp Beat EditorToday’s early-stage startup funding and acquisitions news:Yahoo’s Acquisition Spree Continues With Conference Calling Startup Rondee (via TechCrunch)Yahoo acquires iOS photo app maker GhostBird Software … [Read More...]
fanatix connects sports fans through preferred mobile content and social sharing
A Q&A with fanatix COO James Grigg. The London-based startup recently raised $1 million in additional Seed funding from undisclosed Angel investors. fanatix was founded in 2011 and offers a sports-focused mobile-first social network. It raised $2 … [Read More...]
Funding and Acquisitions Roundup: Namely lands $3.35M in Series A funding for its Cloud-based HR platform
By Brian Kovalesky, StartUp Beat Editor Today’s early-stage startup funding and acquisitions news: Cloud-based employee management platform Namely has landed $3.35 million in Series A funding. Investors include True Ventures, Lerer Ventures … [Read More...]
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