Funding & Acquisitions Roundup: Yoyo raises $1.2M to power its mobile point-of-sale payments and loyalty platform
By Brian Kovalesky, StartUp Beat Editor Today’s early-stage startup funding and acquisitions news: Yoyo, which has built a combined...
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Featured Startup Pitch: DoctorBase is pioneering ‘mobile health-as-a-service’ with the goal of making it easy for doctors to move into the mobile age
By Zachary Landman, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, DoctorBase Elevator Pitch: DoctorBase allows any sized medical practice or physician group to...
With a new $800K Seed funding round completed, Trekksoft aims to help tour and activities operators from around the world move their management functions online
A Q&A with TrekkSoft co-founder and CEO Jon Fauver. The Interlaken, Switzerland-based startup completed an $800,000 Seed funding round in...
Funding & Acquisitions Roundup: Outline.com lands $850K for its public policy decision simulator
By Brian Kovalesky, StartUp Beat Editor Today’s early-stage startup funding and acquisitions news: Outline.com, which has built a...
Dog 2.0: This time is different (really)
By Aaron Easterly, Rover.com Breed-specific dog foods? Health monitoring devices for pets? GPS-embedded dog collars? Dog trainer celebrities? An...
Unite US has developed a peer-to-peer platform for military veterans to support the transition back to civilian life
A Q&A with Unite US co-founder and Chief Business Officer Taylor Justice. The New York City-based startup, which is a social application that...
Funding & Acquisitions Roundup: Comment management company Livefyre buys Storify to expand into social media curation
By Brian Kovalesky, StartUp Beat Editor Today’s early-stage startup funding and acquisitions news: Livefyre acquires Storify to expand its...
Featured Startup Pitch: Born out of the pursuit of a dream in the face of tragedy, Lucky Penny Press is a children’s e-book publisher with a ‘give-back’ philosophy
By Melissa C. Marsted, Lucky Penny Press founder Elevator Pitch: Lucky Penny Press is a children’s e-book publishing company with illustrated...
ShopPad wants to make mobile shopping better by optimizing the ecommerce experience on tablets
A Q&A with ShopPad co-founder and CEO Aaron Wadler. The Oakland, California-based startup, which offers a tablet-optimization platform for...
Funding & Acquisitions Roundup: FrontDesk closes a $3.2M Seed funding round to help service providers manage their businesses via mobile device
By Brian Kovalesky, StartUp Beat Editor Today’s early-stage startup funding and acquisitions news: Front Desk, a startup that offers mobile...
Lookout Google Analytics: Y-Combinator grad Heap makes nearly real-time analytics a reality by capturing…everything
A Q&A with Heap co-founder Ravi Parikh. The Menlo Park-based startup, which offers an analytics tool that captures every user interaction and...
Funding & Acquisitions Roundup: Aisle411 raises $6.3M for its in-store mapping app for retailers
By Brian Kovalesky, StartUp Beat Editor Today’s early-stage startup funding and acquisitions news: Aisle411 has raised $6.3 million in...
