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Startup Pitches

Featured Startup Pitch: Cleveland-based eFuneral seeks to disrupt the funeral business and ease the planning process for families

Company: eFuneral Website: www.efuneral.com Founders: Bryan Chaikin and Mike Belsito Headquarters: Cleveland, Ohio Year...

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January 11, 2013

Startup Pitches

Featured Startup Pitch: Shopatplaces is making items from famous places available to people around the world at ‘best buy’ prices

Company: Shopatplaces Website: www.shopatplaces.com Founders: Sherfur Rehman and Zuhaib Khan Headquarters: New Delhi, India Year Founded:...

Editor
January 10, 2013

Startup Q&As

Buoyed by two Seed funding rounds, Condition One is making high quality immersive, panoramic mobile video a reality

A Q&A with Condition One founder and CEO Danfung Dennis. The New York City–based company was founded in 2010 and closed a second Seed funding...

Editor
January 10, 2013

Startup Pitches

Featured Startup Pitch: Cairo-based mobile apps startup F16Apps is focused on helping users become more productive with social media

Company: F16Apps Website: www.neatly.me Founder: Ahmed Essam Naiem Headquarters: Maadi, Cairo, Egypt Year Founded: 2011 Twitter:...

Editor
January 9, 2013

Startup Q&As

SocialSafe goes beyond standard social backup services by enabling users to create ‘personal digital libraries’ of their interactions online

A Q&A with SocialSafe co-founder and chairman Julian Ranger. The Farnham, United Kingdom–based company was founded in 2009 and closed its...

Editor
January 9, 2013

Startup Pitches

Featured Startup Pitch: Budge turns charitable micro-donations into a social, gamified proposition

Company: Budge Website: www.thebudge.com Founders: Hillan Klein and Marc Lipsitz Year Founded: 2011 Headquarters: New York City Investors: Paul...

Editor
January 8, 2013

Startup Q&As

Tapestry is empowering seniors with an easy-to-use and intuitive iPad app for using the Internet, email and social media

A Q&A with Tapestry founder and CEO Andrew Dowling. The Ultimo, Austrailia–based company was founded in 2010 and closed a $600K Seed funding...

Editor
January 8, 2013

Guest Columns

How early-stage startups can outcompete the big guys for top-notch talent

By Rich Klein, Executive Vice President and Advanced Technology Search Lead, JobPlex As an executive recruiter I get asked a lot about what I know...

Editor
January 7, 2013

Startup Q&As

Bolstered by a Kickstarter raise of nearly $200K, smart bag maker Phorce wants to revolutionize mobility

A Q&A with Phorce co-founder Marijn Berk. The Amsterdam–based company was founded in 2012 and exceeded its Kickstarter funding goal by raising...

Editor
January 7, 2013

Funding & Acquisitions News

Funding and Acquisitions Roundup: Avis buys in to car sharing with Zipcar acquisition; A new Kickstarter fundraising record is set

This week’s early-stage startup funding and acquisitions news: Commerce Avis Budget Group To Acquire Zipcar For $12.25 Per Share In Cash Leading...

Editor
January 4, 2013

Startup Q&As

Recently launched Bright Funds offers a new kind of charitable giving platform modeled after mutual funds

A Q&A with Bright Funds co-founder and CEO Ty Walrod. The San Francisco–based company was founded in early-2012 and had its official launch in...

Editor
January 4, 2013

Startup Pitches

Featured Startup Pitch: Personify’s ‘Personify Live’ utilizes Microsoft Kinect or other depth-sensing technology to transform remote presentations

Company: Personify Website: www.personifyinc.com/live Founder: Sanjay Patel Year Founded: 2009 Headquarters: Champaign, Illinois and...

Editor
January 3, 2013