Startup Pitches

Featured Startup Pitch: FreeBike Project has developed a new and innovative channel for marketers to reach college students

Company: FreeBike Project Website: www.freebikeproject.com Founders: Kim Sanderhoff and Johan Bender Headquarters: Los Angeles Year...

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February 4, 2013

Funding & Acquisitions News

Funding and Acquisitions Roundup: Open Table buys food discovery app Foodspotting; Sports results notification app 365Scores lands $1.2M in Series A

This week’s early-stage startup funding and acquisitions news: Mobile OpenTable chows down on Foodspotting for $10M (via VentureBeat) 365Scores...

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February 2, 2013

Startup Pitches

Featured Startup Pitch: Maestro Market applies the ‘sharing economy’ to expertise

Company: Maestro Market Website: www.maestromarket.com Founder: Ian Shea Headquarters: San Francisco (with an office in New York City) Year...

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February 1, 2013

Startup Pitches

Featured Startup Pitch: Krakow-based Brainly’s social learning networks help facilitate better student collaboration

Company: Brainly.com Website: www.brainly.com Founders: Michał Borkowski, CEO; Łukasz Haluch, CSO and CMO; Tomasz Kraus,...

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January 31, 2013

Startup Q&As

InternMatch is using its recently-raised $1.2 million in funding to expand its service beyond just internships

A Q&A with InternMatch co-founder and CMO Nathan Parcells. The San Francisco–based company was founded in 2009 and closed a $1.2 million...

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January 30, 2013

Startup Q&As

With $3.3M in new funding recently secured, Paris-based Mailjet is using the Cloud to solve email deliverability issues

A Q&A with Mailjet founder and CEO Julien Tartarin. The Paris–based company was founded in 2010 and closed a $3.3 million in new funding in...

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January 29, 2013

Startup Q&As

BlueKite is taking on the difficult task of changing the way payments are made by the unbanked or under-banked across the world

A Q&A with BlueKite co-founder and CEO Bobby Aitkenhead. The Miami–based company was founded in 2012 and closed a $1.5 million Seed funding...

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January 29, 2013

Startup Q&As

After a change in focus to mobile games specifically, Applicasa is squarely focused on its backend solution for developers with a unique twist

A Q&A with Applicasa co-founder and COO Tzvi Kopetz. The Tel Aviv–based company was founded in the Summer of 2011 and closed a $1 million Seed...

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January 28, 2013

Startup Pitches

Featured Startup Pitch: upLynk has set out to create a cheaper and more efficient way for companies to stream video across platforms and devices

Company: upLynk Website: www.uplynk.com Founders: Nine founding members Headquarters: Los...

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January 28, 2013

Funding & Acquisitions News

Funding and Acquisitions Roundup: ParkMe gets backing to help take the pain out of finding parking; OrderMapper lands $500K for expanded online and mobile food ordering (after you park, of course)

This week’s early-stage startup funding and acquisitions news: Web/Content ParkMe, Angeleno Group, Existing Investors Announce New Funding (via...

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January 25, 2013

Startup Q&As

Online food ordering platform ChowNow has closed a Series A funding round to expand its footprint in the hospitality business

A Q&A with ChowNow co-founder and CEO Christopher Webb. The Santa Monica, California–based company was founded in 2012 and raised $3 million in...

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January 25, 2013

Startup Pitches

Featured Startup Pitch: New Delhi-based iimjobs has quickly grown into a player in HR by focusing on MBAs seeking employment in India

Company: iimjobs.com Website: www.iimjobs.com Founder: Tarun Matta Headquarters: New Delhi, India Year Founded: 2008 Investors: One97...

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January 24, 2013