With Seed funding in-hand, Blippar has ambitious plans for its augmented mobile ‘digital experiences’ platform
A Q&A with Blippar co-founding director and CMO Jess Butcher. The London–based company was founded in August of last year. SUB:...
Startup Q&As
FreeShipping.net is bringing gamification and a social approach to the online coupons/daily deals business
A Q&A with FreeShipping.net CEO Tom Caporaso. The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Middletown, Connecticut–based Clarus Marketing...
With safety as its focus, Life360 is connecting family members through its mobile app wherever they may be
A Q&A with Life360 co-founder and CEO Chris Hulls. The San Francisco–based company was founded in late 2008. SUB: Please describe what...
Founded last Spring and now armed with $1.5m in Series A funding, MixRank is giving ‘performance advertisers’ a new level of ad data for higher quality results
A Q&A with MixRank co-founder and CEO Ilya Lichtenstein. The San Francisco–based company was founded in May 2011. SUB: Please describe what...
Ecwid, which offers instant integrated ecommerce for SMBs, is using its recently raised $1.5 million in Series A for international expansion
A Q&A with Ecwid CEO Ruslan Fazlyev. The startup is a spinoff of Ulyanovsk, Russia–based Qualiteam Software, which was founded in 2001. Ecwid...
After a huge $54 million funding injection, CouponCabin is ramping up its coupon and deals hub
A Q&A with CouponCabin COO Tim Fagan. The Whiting, Indiana–based company was founded in 2003. SUB: Please describe CouponCabin, and the...
Backed by a recent $1.2 million Seed funding round, Own is giving merchants the social tools to build customer loyalty at the point-of-sale
A Q&A with Own founder and chairman Verdi Erel Ergün. The San Francisco–based company was founded in 2009. SUB: Please describe Own, and...
HealthRally is creating a social space with a crowdsourced approach to health and wellness
A Q&A with HealthRally co-founder and CEO Zack Lynch. The San Francisco–based company was founded in March of 2010. SUB: Please describe...
OwnLocal has a lofty goal—to empower traditional local media outlets to become their own digital marketing agencies
A Q&A with OwnLocal founder and CEO Lloyd W. Armbrust, II. The Austin, Texas-based company was founded in early 2010. SUB: Please explain...
VoteIt combines online polling and collaboration in a unified decision-making engine
A Q&A with VoteIt co-founder and CEO Taylor Beery. The New Orleans–based company was founded in March of this year and recently secured $800K...
Armed with $620K in seed funding, Hojoki has jumped into the cloud apps productivity space with a social integration and sharing platform
A Q&A with Hojoki co-founder and CEO Martin Böhringer. The company is based in Germany and was founded in March of this year. SUB: Please...
With its in-store navigation and shopping platform, aisle411 seeks to make trips to the market a breeze
A Q&A with aisle411 co-founder and CEO Nathan Pettyjohn. The company was a Featured Startup on StartUp Beat back in July, and has since released...
