Startup Q&As

Backed by a recently-raised $1.4 million Seed round, Tout’d is amplifying the reach and effect of word-of-mouth marketing for local businesses

A Q&A with Tout’d co-founder Rob Morelli. The New York City–based company was founded in 2011 by Morelli, Saro Cutri, and Arron Kallenberg,...

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August 1, 2012

Startup Q&As

Having completed the 500 Startups Summer accelerator, Teamly is on a mission to revolutionize employee performance reviews and management

A Q&A with Teamly co-founder and CEO Scott Allison. The San Francisco and London–based company was founded in 2011 and was part of 500...

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July 31, 2012

Startup Q&As

Seculert’s cloud-based platform is plugging the security holes in corporate networks

A Q&A with Seculert CEO Dudi Matot. The Petach-Tikva, Israel–based company was founded in 2010 and is credited with discovering the ‘Madhi...

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July 30, 2012

Startup Q&As

LoungeUp is using its recently-raised Seed funding round to help hotels go mobile

A Q&A with LoungeUp co-founder and CEO Mathieu Pollet. The Paris–based company was founded in September of 2011 and raised a Seed funding round...

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July 27, 2012

Startup Q&As

Launching to the public today, City Chatter merges real world environments and mobile social networking to connect people with common interests

A Q&A with City Chatter founder and CEO Phil Sphillberg. The San Rafael, California–based company was founded in 2011 and launched its app to...

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July 26, 2012

Startup Q&As

Bolstered by a recently-closed $7 million funding round, Jirafe is helping e-tailers become more savvy marketers and merchants

A quick Q&A with Jirafe co-founder and CEO Amit Shah. The New York City-based company was founded in late 2010 and raised a $7 million Series A...

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July 25, 2012

Startup Q&As

Utilizing Artificial Intelligence and $4 million in recently-raised funding, Nara seeks to turn the Internet search paradigm on its head

A Q&A with Nara founder and CEO Tom Copeman. The Cambridge, Mass.–based company was founded in 2010 and closed a $4 million Series A funding...

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July 24, 2012

Startup Q&As

Recently-launched Uncovet is targeting trendsetters with its personalized, social shopping service

A Q&A with Uncovet co-founder Heather Lipner. The Santa Monica, California-based company was founded in late 2011 and launched publicly out of...

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July 20, 2012

Startup Q&As

Dublin-based Newswhip has built a news curation and discovery tool for both consumers and newsrooms that taps into social sharing data across the web

A Q&A with Newswhip co-founder and CEO Paul Quigley. The Dublin, Ireland-based company was founded in 2011 and closed a Seed funding round...

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July 19, 2012

Startup Q&As

Backed by $1.6 million in Seed funding, SimpleReach is helping publishers and content creators take full advantage of social sharing

A Q&A with SimpleReach president Bryan Birsic. The New York City–based company was founded in 2010 and raised $1.6 million in Seed funding in...

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July 17, 2012

Startup Q&As

Talk about disruption—Fast Pay is turning the loan process on its head, to the benefit of digital media startups

A Q&A with FastPay founder and CEO Jed Simon. The Beverly Hills, California-based company was founded in 2009 and raised $25 million in new...

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July 16, 2012

Startup Q&As

Yodo1 is helping Western game developers tap into the Chinese mobile market through an open-platform approach

A Q&A with Yodo1 co-founder and CEO Henry Fong. The Beijing–based company was founded in late 2011 and raised $2 million in Seed funding at the...

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July 13, 2012