Recently-launched Hubber brings a unique approach to peer-to-peer car sharing
A Q&A with Hubber founder and CEO Paul Davis. The Los Angeles-based startup was founded last year and launched its first car sharing and rental...
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Funding and Acquisitions Roundup: BabyList gets $620K from 500 Startups and others to grow its universal registry service for new parents
By Brian Kovalesky, StartUp Beat Editor Today’s early-stage startup funding and acquisitions news: BabyList, an online universal gift registry...
Now a part of 500 Startups, Sverve is focused on maintaining the rapid growth of its female blogger network
A Q&A with Sverve co-founder and CEO Rohit Vashisht. The New York City-based startup recently closed a $435,000 Seed funding round and entered...
Funding and Acquisitions Roundup: Honest Buildings closes a $5.5M round to expand its network for real estate and building pros
By Brian Kovalesky, StartUp Beat Editor Today’s early-stage startup funding and acquisitions news: Honest Buildings, which has created a...
Featured Startup Pitch: Jump Start City seeks to compete in the crowdfunding space with a ‘backer-centric’ approach
Company: Jump Start City Website: www.jumpstartcity.com Headquarters: Spokane, Washington Year Founded: 2013 Founders: Mark Baker and Billy...
Funding and Acquisitions Roundup: Tempo AI raises $10M in additional funding for its ultra-intelligent calendar app
By Brian Kovalesky, StartUp Beat Editor Today’s early-stage startup funding and acquisitions news: Tempo AI, which created the Tempo Smart...
Utilizing technology in development since the mid-1990s, Beyond Verbal is pioneering the field of ‘Emotions Analytics’
A Q&A with Beyond Verbal CEO Yuval Mor. The Tel Aviv-based company, which has developed emotion-sensing voice recognition technology, raised $2.8...
Funding and Acquisitions Roundup: FitStar lands $4M in funding and Tony Gonzalez for its mobile device-based fitness apps
By Brian Kovalesky, StartUp Beat Editor Today’s early-stage startup funding and acquisitions news: FitStar, the maker of fitness apps for mobile...
SPARKON has launched with the goal of using technology to help young people visualize and plan their futures
A Q&A with SPARKON founder and CEO Bryan Starbuck. The Redmond, Washington-based startup, which provides ‘life maps’ called SPARKMAPS that...
Funding and Acquisitions Roundup: Combat Gent lands $1.8M to help men combat bad fashion choices
By Brian Kovalesky, StartUp Beat Editor Today’s early-stage startup funding and acquisitions news: Tony Hsieh’s Vegas TechFund is part of a...
EasyPost is simplifying ecommerce for merchants through its automated shipping API
A Q&A with EasyPost co-founder and CTO Jon Calhoun. The San Francisco-based startup, which has developed an API that simplifies the shipping...
Funding and Acquisitions Roundup: Oculus VR gets $16M in real Series A cash for its innovative Virtual Reality headset
By Brian Kovalesky, StartUp Beat Editor Today’s early-stage startup funding and acquisitions news: Virtual reality startup Oculus VR has secured...
