Startup Q&As

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...

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February 13, 2013

Startup Q&As

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...

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February 12, 2013

Startup Q&As

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...

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February 12, 2013

Startup Q&As

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...

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February 11, 2013

Startup Q&As

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...

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February 8, 2013

Startup Q&As

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...

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February 7, 2013

Startup Q&As

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...

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February 4, 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 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