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Startup Q&As

Backed by a recent $1.2 million Seed funding round, Own is giving merchants the social tools to build customer loyalty at the point-of-sale

A Q&A with Own founder and chairman Verdi Erel Ergün. The San Francisco–based company was founded in 2009. SUB: Please describe Own, and...

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December 19, 2011

Funding & Acquisitions News

Funding and Acquisitions: Business software and service provider recommendations engine BestVendor gets $3 million in Series A funding

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December 19, 2011

Funding & Acquisitions News

The week in tech startups, December 16, 2011: Robots!, no holiday slowdown for funding and acquisitions, and a great way to keep those health-related New Year’s resolutions

By Brian Kovalesky, StartUp Beat Editor,So, the flow of funding and acquisitions announcements this week killed my (unoriginal) theory that the...

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December 16, 2011

Funding & Acquisitions News

Funding and Acquisitions Roundup: Ebay’s StubHub snaps up events listings and promo site Zvents

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December 16, 2011

Startup Q&As

HealthRally is creating a social space with a crowdsourced approach to health and wellness

A Q&A with HealthRally co-founder and CEO Zack Lynch. The San Francisco–based company was founded in March of 2010. SUB: Please describe...

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December 15, 2011

Funding & Acquisitions News

Funding and Acquisitions Roundup: BlueSprig secures $10 million for advanced security for mobile devices

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December 15, 2011

Funding & Acquisitions News

Funding and Acquisitions Roundup: ‘Service Networking’ site TaskRabbit gets a $17.8 million funding infusion

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December 14, 2011

Startup Pitches

Featured Startup Pitch: Have a robot? RobotsAppStore is bringing the mobile apps model to robotics

Company: RobotsAppStore Website: www.robotsappstore.com Founder: Elad Inbar Headquarters: San Francisco Year Founded: 2011 Brief Company...

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December 13, 2011

Funding & Acquisitions News

Funding and Acquisitions Roundup: MixRank raises $1.5 million from an impressive group for its ad intelligence platform

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December 13, 2011

Startup Q&As

OwnLocal has a lofty goal—to empower traditional local media outlets to become their own digital marketing agencies

A Q&A with OwnLocal founder and CEO Lloyd W. Armbrust, II. The Austin, Texas-based company was founded in early 2010. SUB: Please explain...

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December 12, 2011

Funding & Acquisitions News

Funding and Acquisitions Roundup: Curated ecommerce site for Moms Ecomom raises $4 million in Series A funding

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December 12, 2011

Funding & Acquisitions News

The week in tech startups, December 9, 2011…

By Brian Kovalesky, StartUp Beat Editor Things have slowed down a bit in technology funding and acquisitions, presumably because of the holiday...

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December 9, 2011