Startup Q&As

TechStars Seattle graduate FlexMinder wants to help patients and businesses get maximum value from flexible healthcare spending accounts

A Q&A with FlexMinder founder and CEO Lowell Ricklefs. The Seattle-based startup, which offers Software-as-a-Service that allows administrators...

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April 7, 2014

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 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

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 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 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

Startup Q&As

Sightly is going after the highly coveted hyper-local ad market with its multi-device video platform

A Q&A with Sightly founder and CEO John McIntyre. The San Diego-based hyper-local, multi-device video ad platform startup announced the...

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March 26, 2014

Startup Q&As

Inspired by the movie ‘WarGames,’ Typeform is on a mission to rid the web of static, ineffective forms and surveys

A Q&A with Typeform co-founder and joint CEO David Okuniev. The Barcelona-based startup, which has created a new kind of online form and survey...

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March 25, 2014

Startup Q&As

1248 lands £250K in Seed funding to help companies build the Internet of Things

A Q&A with 1248 co-founder and CEO Pilgrim Beart. The Cambridge, UK-based startup, which provides software and services for companies connecting...

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March 24, 2014

Startup Q&As

London-based Birdback wants to change the retail loyalty and marketing paradigm by linking programs directly to credit and debit cards

A Q&A with Birdback co-founder and CEO Nicolai Watzenig. The London-based startup, which is a platform that links retail loyalty and marketing...

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March 21, 2014