Startup Q&As

Ordr.in seeks to revolutionize the restaurant industry though an API-driven approach to online food orders

A Q&A with Ordr.in co-founder and CEO David Bloom. The New York City–based company was founded in 2010 and recently raised a seed funding round...

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October 26, 2011

Startup Q&As

Having drawn $3 million in initial investment, Russian startup NGINX seeks to transform a popular open-source infrastructure platform into a profitable enterprise

A Q&A with NGINX co-founder Andrey Alexeev. The company, which offers products based on the open-source platform of the same name, was founded in...

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October 20, 2011

Startup Q&As

DataStax , which just closed an $11 million Series B funding round, offers an enterprise database platform with big functionality enhancements

  Q&A with DataStax VP of Marketing Michael Weir. The Burlingame, Calif.–based company was founded in 2010. SUB: Please explain what...

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October 19, 2011

Startup Q&As

Tokyo-based MyGengo harnesses advanced translation tools and $5.25 million in Series A funding for enhanced communication across the globe

Q&A with myGengo co-founder and CEO Robert Laing. The company was founded in 2009 and recently raised $5.25 million in Series A funding. SUB:...

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October 18, 2011

Startup Q&As

True to its name, Vizibility offers a way to manage online identities across platforms—and it’s armed with $1.3 million in seed funding

  A Q&A with Vizibility founder and CEO James Alexander. The New York City–based company was founded in 2009. SUB: Please explain...

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October 17, 2011

Startup Q&As

Q&A with Floop co-founder and CEO Richard Schultz about launching a new mobile polling app

Floop offers a real-time polling app for mobile devices. The Woodbridge, Connecticut–based company just announced its official launch. SUB:...

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October 13, 2011

Startup Q&As

Q&A with Dropcam co-founder and CEO Greg Duffy about bringing an easy-to-use Wi-Fi video monitoring service to the cloud

Dropcam offers a cloud-based Wi-Fi based video monitoring service that integrates with almost any device. The San Francisco–based company was...

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October 12, 2011

Startup Q&As

Q&A with Zimride co-founder and COO John Zimmer about social ridesharing and raising $6 million in Series A funding

Zimride is a social ride sharing service. The –based company was founded in 2007 and recently raised $6 million in Series A funding. SUB: Please...

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October 10, 2011

Startup Q&As

Q&A with HomeSav founder and Co-CEO Alex Norman about building an ecommerce site for home furnishings and raising $1.2 million in seed funding

HomeSav is a members-only home furnishings ecommerce site. The Toronto–based company was founded in 2010 and recently raised $1.2 million in seed...

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October 6, 2011

Startup Q&As

Q&A with Endomondo co-founder Mette Lykke about integrating social media with fitness tracking and the company’s recent $2.3 million funding round

Endomondo offers a social mobile sports and exercise app that integrates fitness tracking and social networking. The Copenhagen–based company was...

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October 5, 2011

Startup Q&As

Q&A with Neo Technology co-founder and CEO Emil Eifrem about helping enterprises better manage their big data needs, and raising $10.6 million in Series A funding

Neo Technology developed its Neo4j software, which provides feature-rich database functionality for big enterprises. The Malmo, Sweden and Menlo...

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October 3, 2011

Startup Q&As

Q&A with Wattpad co-founder and CEO Allen Lau about bringing social media to book and story publishing

Wattpad is a social network for avid readers that enables aspiring and professional writers to publish their novels, short stories or poems and...

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September 27, 2011