Airbnb CEO decides to literally make his business his life (at least until the end of the year)
The CEO of Airbnb, a startup website that connects travelers with bed-and-breakfasts, rooms in private homes, and short-term rental apartments, has...
Funding & Acquisitions News
Funding and Acquisitions: Tesla Motors looks for a big boost from its IPO
Funding and acquisitions roundup for a Friday: Tesla Motors hopes to raise at least $178M in much-anticipated IPO (via San Jose Mercury News) ...
Funding and Acquisitions: AOL unloads Bebo
Today’s funding and acquisitions roundup: It’s Official: AOL Sells Bebo to Criterion Capital Partners (via Mashable) Apptera Raises...
Funding and Acquisitions: Bill.com raises big money to help individuals manage theirs
Today’s funding and acquisitions roundup: Bill.com Raises Another $8.5 Million To Streamline Business Bill Payments (via TechCrunch) ...
Funding and Acquisitions: FarmVille’s parent gets another big chunk of funding
Today’s funding and acquisitions roundup: FarmVille Maker Zynga Has Now Raised a Whopping $366 Million (via Mashable) Custom chip maker...
Funding and Acquisitions: News Corp. announces some big investments in digital journalism
Today’s funding and acquisitions roundup: Gogobot Unveils Plans To Evolve Online Travel, Takes $4 Million From Battery Ventures (via...
Microsoft Kinect: The startup behind the technology
The web is abuzz this morning about Microsoft’s Kinect launch event (or should we call it a “hype event”) last night. So far...
Apps, Twitter, and the Cloud—funding for a range of web 3.0 platforms
Today’s funding and acquisition roundup: Appcelerator raises $2.1M to build apps on multiple devices Twitter Analytics No Longer An...
New startup competition from PepsiCo. and Mashable
If you’re a startup beyond the idea stage looking to partner with one of the world’s best-known brands, Mashable and PepsiCo. are seeking...
After the iPhone onslaught, a slew of funding announcements
Funding and acquisitions roundup for today: Soonr lands $4.5M to expand its cloud offerings for work on the go (via MobileBeat) CoolSystems...
The importance of stimulating startup innovation
The New York Times published a compelling piece yesterday by Tom Friedman about the need for more government incentives for startups. He calls...
Local continues to be hot as local services startup Thumbtack.com gets fuding
Today’s funding and acquisition roundup: Well-known angels back local services startup Thumbtack.com (via DealsBeat)Zokem raises $2.4M for...
