The newsreader business has undergone major shifts in recent months. Flipboard has emerged as the consumer’s preferred mobile magazine, Pulse was acquired by LinkedIn for $90 million, Google Reader is shutting down, and now another early entrant, Flud, has refocused on the enterprise market. The company began quietly testing the waters about six months ago after feedback from customers hinted at… → Read More
FLUD, the scrappy news reader backed by $1 million in seed funding, is today introducing FLUD 2.0 for Android and Windows Phone. FLUD 2.0, for those who don’t recall, was the big redesign that turned FLUD from being just another news reader into a true social news experience.
Although participating in a crowded space, where it goes up against better-known brands like Flipboard, Zite, and Pulse… → Read More
You may be familiar with Flud as the news reader app that’s trying to build an appealing alternative to Flipboard and Pulse. Flud launched iOS platform back at the end of 2010 with a heavy focus on design — and a simple user interface. Fast Company even gave Flud the 2010 Design Award of The Year. The startup has since launched its social news sharing app on Android, raised $1 million in seed… → Read More
Today, FLUD, the social news reader that allows users to read, bookmark, and share personalized news, is announcing an agreement to offer premium content in its mobile applications from six AOL brands, including The Huffington Post, TechCrunch, Engadget, The Unofficial Apple Weblog, Spinner, and Joystiq. (Disclosure: TechCrunch is owned by Aol.)
When we last covered the startup, it had just… → Read More
FLUD, a news reader app for the iPad and iPhone, announced today that it has raised $1 million in seed funding from a flock of notable angel investors. The round was led by Quicken Founder and Cleveland Cavaliers Owner Dan Gilbert and ePrize Founder Josh Linkner, through their new venture fund Detroit Venture Partners. Other investors included Ludlow Ventures and Behance Founder Scott Belsky… → Read More
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