September 5th, 2012

More Push Ups, Fewer Sick Days: HeiaHeia’s Social Exercise Platform Sees UK Launch

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HeiaHeia is a startup that’s been flying somewhat under the radar outside its native Finland. But today that’s set to change as the social exercise platform sees its official UK launch.

Founded by Jussi Raisanen, who previously co-founded the mobile email startup Smartner (acquired by SEVEN Networks), ex-Nokian Olli Oksanen, and Ivan Kuznetsov, the site’s been making decent headway in its home… → Read More

March 8th, 2012

Tribesports, The Social Network For Sports Nuts, Grabs $2.8M To Span The Globe

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Tribesports, a young, London-based startup, is attacking perhaps the most rabid of all those interest-based subgroups: Sports enthusiasts. The startup launched last year with the goal of motivating sports buffs to connect online to improve in their sport of choice offline.

To back up its beta launch, Tribesports raised $400K in June of last year. Today, the company is following up on its seed… → Read More

June 10th, 2011

Tribesports Raises $400K To Create An All-In-One Digital Resource For Sports Nuts

It’s tough to embark on ambitious fitness plans or to learn a new sport without the help of friends or likeminded people to help coach you through the process. Trying to go from lite jogger to marathon runner or from casual golfer to shooting par: The challenges are invigorating, sure, but vim and vigor won’t necessarily carry you all the way to Olympic glory. This is one of the main issues being… → Read More