April 17th, 2012

12Society Grabs Michael Strahan, Nets Funding From Groupon Co-founders, BeachMint President

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When we last heard from 12Society — the stealth startup described as a “guy-focused lifestyle platform built on the intersection of culture, technology and commerce” — San Francisco Giants’ starting pitcher and World Series Champ, Tim Lincecum, had just joined as a co-founder. At the time, the team said more “big name” co-founders were on the way, and, today, the startup made good, announcing… → Read More

November 30th, 2011

Startups, Investing, And Daily Deals: Five Questions With Mark Cuban

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Some think Mark Cuban is a genius, some think he’s lucky. Either way, the guy has a knack for seeing value where others may not, for locating long-term investments, and for ending up on the right side of the deal. Some may disagree with his approach, but Mark Cuban is a billionaire, and while making money is a lot easier when you have stacks of it to play with, becoming a billionaire doesn’t… → Read More

August 10th, 2011

Mark Cuban-Backed JungleCents Ushers AskMen Into The Daily Deals Space

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During its grinding transition into the digital era, the publishing industry has been grasping at straws to find ways to evolve its revenue models. Even as time marches on, publishing companies by and large, continue to struggle with how to most effectively monetize their content and add supplementary (or even primary) revenue streams. JungleCents, the Mark Cuban-backed startup, is ushering men’s… → Read More

October 22nd, 2010

Mark Cuban Enters Daily Deals Space With JungleCents Investment

Gift card affiliate startup JungleCents announces today the closing of a seed round of financing in which billionaire Mark Cuban is the only investor. Along with Cuban as an advisor, the JungleCents board also includes Hollywood producer Peter Safran, Guy Kawasaki and Bill Reichert from Garage Ventures.

And while JungleCents would not disclose the amount of funding received, this looks like it… → Read More