Startup Q&As

Vaavud follows its successful Kickstarter raise with $375K in Seed funding for its smartphone-based wind meter

A Q&A with Vaavud co-founder and CEO Thomas Helms. The Copenhagen-based startup, which has built an electronics-free smartphone-based wind meter,...

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April 4, 2014

Startup Pitches

Featured Startup Pitch: Timesly’s iPad-based facial recognition time clock could mean the end of ‘buddy punching’ and time theft in the workplace

By Marc Aptakin, Timesly founder and CEO Elevator Pitch: Timesly is the first-of-its-kind facial detection time clock app for iPad. Using...

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April 4, 2014

Startup Q&As

Through cloud-based collaboration, Upverter wants to upend the way hardware engineering is done

A Q&A with Upverter co-founder and CEO Zak Homuth. The Toronto-based startup, which offers a cloud-based hardware engineering platform, announced...

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April 3, 2014

Guest Columns

Keys to startup success: Passion, drive…and the right IT plan

By Dan Tully, Conduit Systems What Makes A Successful Startup? To be successful, startups need the passion, drive, commitment, and resolve to work...

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April 3, 2014

Startup Q&As

Scandit closes a $5.5 million funding round to bring mobile barcode scanning to the mainstream

A Q&A with Scandit co-founder and CEO Samuel Mueller. The Zurich-based startup, which offers a barcode scanning software development platform...

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April 2, 2014

Startup Pitches

Featured Startup Pitch: Househappy is working to improve real estate search with a photo-centric approach

By Kevin McCloskey, Househappy founder and CEO Elevator Pitch: Househappy is a free, photo-driven real estate search for buyers and brokers to...

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April 2, 2014

Startup Q&As

TapShield’s personal safety platform utilizes mobile technology and crowdsourcing for more rapid response and emergency notification

A Q&A with TapShield founder and CEO Jordan Johnson. The Orlando, Florida-based startup, which has built a mobile device-centric security...

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April 1, 2014

Startup Q&As

Just-launched Curberry wants to help prospective home buyers find out what’s really happening in a neighborhood

A Q&A with Curberry co-founder and president Andrea Manes. The Vacaville, California-based startup, which is a neighborhood lifestyle information...

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April 1, 2014

Startup Q&As

With a significant new funding infusion, Pley seeks to disrupt the toy business—beginning with LEGOs

A Q&A with Pley co-founder and CEO Ranan Lachman. The San Jose-based startup, which offers a LEGO toy rental service, announced in mid-February...

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March 31, 2014

Startup Pitches

Featured Startup Pitch: Smartphone as real-world accessory: TaskLab’s iPhone cases are designed for users with active lifestyles

By Addison Shelton, TaskLab co-founder Elevator Pitch: TaskLab builds smartphone accessories that empower users with useful, physical tools that...

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March 31, 2014

Startup Q&As

Aislelabs lands $1.5M for its ‘smart store’ marketing solution for retailers

A Q&A with Aislelabs co-founder Nick Koudas. The Toronto-based startup, which offers a cloud-based proximity and personalized marketing solution...

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March 28, 2014

News

Cross-border accelerator HardTech Labs launches to tap the strengths of the San Diego and Tijuana area startup ecosystems

By Brian Kovalesky, StartUp Beat editor Hardware startups are hot and drawing significant investor attention, and a new cross-border hardware...

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March 27, 2014