Weekly funding & acquisitions roundup: March 22, 2014
The week’s early-stage startup funding and acquisitions news roundup: Data Wise.io raises $2.5M for machine learning, simplified (via...
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London-based Birdback wants to change the retail loyalty and marketing paradigm by linking programs directly to credit and debit cards
A Q&A with Birdback co-founder and CEO Nicolai Watzenig. The London-based startup, which is a platform that links retail loyalty and marketing...
Are You Monetizing Your Virtual Real Estate? Image Recognition Adds New Dimension to Retailers’ and Customers’ Reality
Submitted by: Liz Rogers Mobile devices come with us wherever we go. From the palm of a user’s hand, mobile now provides solutions to marketers...
ONE ECOSYSTEM FROM TWO CULTURES: HARDTECH LABS LAUNCHES CROSS-BORDER ACCELERATOR
Submitted by: Kristen Caron San Diego, CA (March 18, 2014) - Combining the development skills of San Diego with the implementation prowess of...
Featured Startup Pitch: Brooklyn Workshop’s ‘vulcanized’ Elby shoes are designed for extra durability for longboarders and anyone else with a super-active lifestyle
By Alon Karpman, Brooklyn Workshop founder Elevator Pitch: Brooklyn Workshop has developed the technology and design to produce a longer-lasting...
Focus on growth: The experience of one entrepreneur in a ‘growth-obsessed’ city
By Bill Reilly, Hands-on Garage co-founder Over five years ago, my partners and I sat down to hatch a business, Hands-on Garage, after my car needed...
Influx offers a solution to customer support headaches for startups and small businesses with global customer bases
A Q&A with Influx founder and CEO Mikey De Wildt. The startup, which is based just outside of Melbourne, Australia, and offers a customer support...
With $790,000 in new funding, Drive is taking on the fragmented vehicle rental market in Asia
A Q&A with Drive.SG co-founder Adrian Lee. The Singapore-based startup, which has created a car rental marketplace for Asia, announced last week...
Featured Startup Pitch: Minsk, Belarus-based Weavora has created a business-focused time tracking solution that promises simplicity and ease-of-use
By Mike Kulakov, Everhour and Weavora co-founder and CEO Elevator Pitch: Everhour is a fresh breath in time tracking. It’s so simple and...
Founded by a college student who wanted to help others better manage their time, Yes Man Watches is approaching the wrist watch from a fresh perspective
A Q&A with Yes Man Watches founder Nathan Resnick. The San Diego, California-based startup successfully completed a Kickstarter campaign for its...
Featured Startup Pitch: A new agency model: Digital BrandWorks acts as both digital marketer and ecommerce sales manager
By Jeff Mariola, Digital BrandWorks founder and CEO Elevator Pitch: We are an Inc. 500 digital consultancy that executes ecommerce and digital...
Weekly funding & acquisitions roundup: March 15, 2014
The week’s early-stage startup funding and acquisitions news roundup: Data DataRPM raises $5.1M for natural language business intelligence...
