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Startup Q&As

Off of a fresh $500K+ in funding, Bulu Box offers a monthly subscription service that connects health conscious consumers with premium vitamin and supplement samples

A Q&A with Bulu Box co-founder and CEO Paul Jarrett. The Lincoln, Nebraska–based company was founded in early 2012 and closed a $550K Series A...

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September 10, 2012

Funding & Acquisitions News

Funding and Acquisitions News Roundup: Desire2Learn sparks investors’ desire to invest with a massive $80M Series A round

This week’s early-stage startup funding and acquisitions news: Education Desire2learn pulls in $80M, the largest-ever VC investment in a...

Editor
September 7, 2012

Startup Q&As

Wallaby Financial has connected the cloud and a physical credit card to maximize rewards earning

A Q&A with Wallaby Financial co-founder and CEO Matthew Goldman. The Santa Monica, California–based company was founded in 2011 and raised $1.1...

Editor
September 7, 2012

Startup Q&As

Local markets ad exchange Savveo gets ready for launch with $2M in funding; seeks to fundamentally change the way local advertisers do business

A Q&A with Savveo co-founders Shafi Mustafa and Steve Villa. The Charlotte, North Carolina-based company was founded in July of this year and...

Editor
September 6, 2012

Startup Q&As

Backed by 500 Startups and Adams Street Partners, MyHealthTeams creates social communities for people suffering from chronic illnesses and their caregivers

A Q&A with MyHealthTeams co-founder and CEO Eric Peacock. The San Francisco-based company was founded in the Summer of 2011 and raised $1.75...

Editor
September 5, 2012

Startup Pitches

Featured Startup Pitch: Moxie Jean has come up with an innovative way for parents to quickly and easily buy and sell kids clothes

Company: Moxie Jean Website: www.moxiejean.com Founder: Sharon Schneider Headquarters: Arlington Heights, Illinois Year Founded:...

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September 4, 2012

Startup Q&As

Twice, which recently closed a $4M Series A funding round, has established a full-service concierge-style marketplace for convenient resale of womens clothing

A Q&A with Twice co-founder and CEO Noah Ready-Campbell. The San Francisco-based company was founded in Fall of 2011 and closed a $4 million...

Editor
September 4, 2012

Startup Q&As

With $1M in the bank and a cool name, Social Pandas is bringing sophisticated social CRM to sales teams

A Q&A with SocialPandas co-founder and CEO Mark Trang. The San Francisco–based company was founded in late 2011 and raised $1.5 million in Seed...

Editor
September 3, 2012

Startup Pitches

Featured Startup Pitch: DiscLive Network gets recordings and media from live shows to music fans before they even leave the show

Company: DiscLive Network Website: www.disclivenetwork.com Founder: Zach Bair Headquarters: Memphis, Tennessee Year Founded:...

Editor
August 31, 2012

Funding & Acquisitions News

Funding and Acquisitions News Roundup: NoWait nabs $2M to mobilize the restaurant wait list

This week’s early-stage startup funding and acquisitions news: Commerce NoWait snaps up $2M for restaurant mobile upgrades (via VatorNews)...

Editor
August 31, 2012

Startup Pitches

Featured Startup Pitch: Boston-based Cambridge Semantics helps big enterprises manage data in an intelligent and flexible way

Company: Cambridge Semantics Website: www.cambridgesemantics.com Founders: Lee Feigenbaum, Sean Martin, Simon Martin and Emmett...

Editor
August 30, 2012

Guest Columns

From Russia, with love for tech

New entrepreneurs making it big in the Silicon Valley By Jennifer L. Jacobson, Plug and Play Tech Center In the Silicon Valley,...

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August 29, 2012