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Startup Q&As

With a new $800K Seed funding round completed, Trekksoft aims to help tour and activities operators from around the world move their management functions online

A Q&A with TrekkSoft co-founder and CEO Jon Fauver. The Interlaken, Switzerland-based startup completed an $800,000 Seed funding round in...

Editor
September 11, 2013

Funding & Acquisitions News

Funding & Acquisitions Roundup: Outline.com lands $850K for its public policy decision simulator

By Brian Kovalesky, StartUp Beat Editor Today’s early-stage startup funding and acquisitions news: Outline.com, which has built a...

Editor
September 10, 2013

Guest Columns

Dog 2.0: This time is different (really)

By Aaron Easterly, Rover.com Breed-specific dog foods? Health monitoring devices for pets? GPS-embedded dog collars? Dog trainer celebrities? An...

Editor
September 10, 2013

Startup Q&As

Unite US has developed a peer-to-peer platform for military veterans to support the transition back to civilian life

A Q&A with Unite US co-founder and Chief Business Officer Taylor Justice. The New York City-based startup, which is a social application that...

Editor
September 10, 2013

Funding & Acquisitions News

Funding & Acquisitions Roundup: Comment management company Livefyre buys Storify to expand into social media curation

By Brian Kovalesky, StartUp Beat Editor Today’s early-stage startup funding and acquisitions news: Livefyre acquires Storify to expand its...

Editor
September 9, 2013

Startup Pitches

Featured Startup Pitch: Born out of the pursuit of a dream in the face of tragedy, Lucky Penny Press is a children’s e-book publisher with a ‘give-back’ philosophy

By Melissa C. Marsted, Lucky Penny Press founder Elevator Pitch: Lucky Penny Press is a children’s e-book publishing company with illustrated...

Editor
September 9, 2013

Startup Q&As

ShopPad wants to make mobile shopping better by optimizing the ecommerce experience on tablets

A Q&A with ShopPad co-founder and CEO Aaron Wadler. The Oakland, California-based startup, which offers a tablet-optimization platform for...

Editor
September 9, 2013

Funding & Acquisitions News

Funding & Acquisitions Roundup: FrontDesk closes a $3.2M Seed funding round to help service providers manage their businesses via mobile device

By Brian Kovalesky, StartUp Beat Editor Today’s early-stage startup funding and acquisitions news: Front Desk, a startup that offers mobile...

Editor
September 6, 2013

Startup Q&As

Lookout Google Analytics: Y-Combinator grad Heap makes nearly real-time analytics a reality by capturing…everything

A Q&A with Heap co-founder Ravi Parikh. The Menlo Park-based startup, which offers an analytics tool that captures every user interaction and...

Editor
September 6, 2013

Funding & Acquisitions News

Funding & Acquisitions Roundup: Aisle411 raises $6.3M for its in-store mapping app for retailers

By Brian Kovalesky, StartUp Beat Editor Today’s early-stage startup funding and acquisitions news: Aisle411 has raised $6.3 million in...

Editor
September 5, 2013

Startup Pitches

Featured Startup Pitch: By managing Wi-Fi access, WebCurfew wants to give parents more control over their kids’ Internet usage

By Rod da Silva, WebCurfew founder and CEO Elevator Pitch: WebCurfew’s Internet parental control service allows parents to remotely switch...

Editor
September 5, 2013

Startup Q&As

Recently-launched Eat This Much automatically plans your meals…and even sends grocery lists

A Q&A with Eat This Much founder and CEO Louis DeMenthon. The Los Angeles-based startup is an automatic meal planner that considers food tastes,...

Editor
September 5, 2013