Funding and Acquisitions: Skype looking to make a splash with public offering
Today’s funding and acquisitions roundup: Skype Files for IPO (via gigaom) Mentez gets investment to build social games in Latin...
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Google, Facebook, and…innovation?
The value of startups for the broader economy is that they inject innovation and drive dynamism in markets (especially in high tech). That...
Funding and Acquisitions: China’s Tudou.com raises giant funding round
Today’s funding and acquisitions roundup: China’s YouTube, Tudou.com, Raises $50M (via NewTeeVee) Redbeacon Raises $7.4...
Funding and Acquisitions: Farmville parent Zynga acquires Japanese startup
Today’s funding and acquisitions roundup: Zynga Buys Tokyo-Based Startup Unoh (via TechCrunch) China’s YouTube, Tudou.com,...
Q&A with Alex Matjanec, Co-Founder MyBankTracker.com
As a follow-up to its company pitch (MyBankTracker.com: 7/12/10), StartUp Beat did a Q&A with MyBankTracker.com co-founder Alex Matjanec,...
Funding and Acquisitions: Sales performance management firm Xactly gets a $12 million funding boost
Today’s funding and acquisitions roundup: Xactly brings in $12M to help companies manage sales compensation (via DealsBeat) Forbes Sells...
Funding and Acquisitions: Cleantech investment trending upward again
Today’s funding and acquisitions roundup: Cleantech Investment On The Rise Again In The US – $1.5 Billion In Q2 2010 (via...
Featured Company Pitch: CheckAlt
Company: CheckAlt Website: www.checkalt.comYear Founded: 2010 Founders: Shai Stern, George Karfunkel Investors: Self-funded Employees:...
Funding and Acquisitions: Mobile payments company Payfone secures $11 million series B
Today’s funding and acquisitions roundup: Payfone Announces US $11 Million Series B Financing (Techfinance.ca) PlacePop Looks To Give Any...
Funding and Acquisitions: ‘Farmville’ maker Zynga confirms big investment from Softbank
Today’s funding and acquisitions roundup: Buongiorno buys into mobile shopping with Glamoo (via GoMo News) Zynga Confirms Softbank...
Funding and Acquisitions: Adobe and GameStop announce significant acquisitions
Today’s funding and acquisitions roundup: Adobe buys web software company for $240 million (via VentureBeat) GameStop Gets Digital With...
Q&A with David Kaiser, CEO Coincident TV
As a follow-up to its company pitch (Coincident TV: 5/3/10), StartUp Beat did a Q&A with Coincident TV’s David Kaiser, the...
