Startup The Hunt enables consumers to ‘hunt down’ and purchase products they find in photos
A Q&A with The Hunt co-founder and CEO Tim Weingarten. The San Francisco-based company was founded in early 2012 and just had its official public...
Interviews
Cloak, which is bootstrapped and profitable, has built a public wi-fi security solution for the tech savvy and novices alike
A Q&A with Cloak co-founder Dave Peck. The Seattle–based company was founded in 2011 and released version 1.0 of its wi-fi security product in...
Long-time entrepreneurs Will and Mike Shook want to disrupt the growth consulting model for struggling tech startups with hands-on intervention and a pay-for-performance model
A Q&A with Accelerence managing partner Will Shook. The Cary, North Carolina–based company was founded in 2011 by Shook and his brother Mike,...
Coach Alba is applying mobile technology to self-improvement, starting with weight loss
A Q&A with Coach Alba founder and CEO Vince Han. The Provo, Utah–based company was founded in 2010 and emerged from stealth mode in late...
By changing the online advertising paradigm, Kansas City-based Bixy wants to become the alternative to ‘bad ads’
A Q&A with Bixy co-founder and CEO Kyle Johnson. The Kansas City, Missouri–based company was founded in 2010 and launched to the public at CES...
Move over PayPal: BuyBox’s white-label payments platform allows e-merchants to tap into group and social payments
A Q&A with BuyBox CMO Aria Ardalan. Created by Toulouse, France–based holding company Oonetic, BuyBox was founded in 2010. The startup raised...
Wercker is easing the code development process through collaborative continuous delivery
A Q&A with Wercker co-founder and CEO Micha Hernandez van Leuffen. The Amsterdam–based company was founded in early 2012 and closed a $1...
Oomea is a restaurant reviews platform that encourages readers and reviewers to discover new tastes from around the world
A Q&A with Oomea founder and CEO Benoit Spolidor. The San Francisco–based company was founded in 2011 and launched to the public at the end of...
Roomsurfer has jumped into the red-hot residence sharing space, with a social twist
A Q&A with Roomsurfer founder and CEO Michael Walser. The Berlin–based company was founded in 2012 and closed a Series A funding round in...
SocialNightlife offers a comprehensive management and social marketing platform for restaurant and club owners, managers, and promoters
A Q&A with SocialNightlife co-founder and CEO Artin Nazarian. The Los Angeles-based company was founded in January and just launched to the...
PBS’s acclaimed history series American Experience takes on Silicon Valley’s origins
A Q&A with filmmaker Randall MacLowry, producer and director of American Experience’s Silicon Valley, a documentary about the history of the...
TechStars graduate Distil is on a mission to help content producers stop theft, bots, and web scraping
A Q&A with Distil co-founder and CEO Rami Essaid. The Arlington, Virginia–based company was founded in 2011 and closed a $1.8 million Seed...
