Leena Rao

Libersy, an Amsterdam-based startup that helps small businesses handle bookings and payments online, has raised a new round of investment from HenQ Invest and a group of existing investors. The…

Fusion-io, a company that provides data storage technologies, has just raised $45 million in a Series C funding led by Meritech Capital Partner with Accel Partners, Andreessen Horowitz and Triangle…

Epix, the movie and entertainment streaming network that works across your TV, computer, and mobile phone, has landed another cable deal: Dish Network. In the past few months, the network…

Between music, virtual gifting, gaming and retail goods, Facebook is turning into a virtual online mall of sorts. We’ve written about Payvment, a startup that allows anyone to create and…

When brands and companies use Twitter to reach consumers, more often than not multiple users are managing a single account by sending Tweets, monitoring streams for mentions of a brand,…

authorSTREAM.com, a PowerPoint sharing platform, is rolling out an iPad compatible version of its platform. Similar to SlideShare, authorSTREAM is a web-based free platform for sharing PowerPoint presentations through blogs,…

With yesterday’s news of Ning’s move to eliminate free social networks on its platform, competitors are rushing to emphasize their free offerings for building a social network. Today, Grouply, a…

Mobile ad network Millennial Media, which released an iPad specific SDK a few weeks ago, is reporting that Android ad impressions increased by 72% from February to March, globally on…

Enterprise giant Oracle will acquire healthcare software firm Phase Forward for $685 million. Of course, this is small change compared to Oracle’s $7.4 billion acquisition of Sun Microsystems, which was…

Prosper.com, a popular peer-to-peer lending marketplace in the U.S., has raised $14.7 million in Series D funding round from new investors TomorrowVentures and CompuCredit Holdings with existing investors Accel Partners;…

Google reported strong earnings this afternoon, with revenue coming in at $5.06 billion for the quarter, up 19 percent from last year. Net income for the quarter also increased to…

Xobni, a social Microsoft Outlook plugin, has just raised $16.2 million in funding from Khosla Ventures and RRE Ventures, with Baseline Ventures, Atomico Ventures, First Round Capital, BlackBerry Partners Fund…

Location based services like Foursquare, Gowalla and others are increasing in usage but there are definite privacy concerns with sharing your exact location with the world. Rally Up recently launched…

Alex Rainert, a co-founder of Dodgeball, is joining Foursquare as head of product, according to a post on Rainert’s blog. Rainert was a seed investor in the location based social…

Google encourages web hosting companies to integrate Google services, like AdSense, Web Elements, or Custom Search, into their platforms for easy access to their customers. Today, Google is announcing that…

Gist, a recently launched web service that aims to organize your communication streams, is bringing its tool to Lotus Notes with a new plugin. Gist offers services that help you…

Mobile content delivery company Myxer is entering the Android app ecosystem with the launch of free mobile app GeoPix. The Android app blends geo-location technology with ordinary wallpaper images. You…

Microsoft officially released Silverlight 4 yesterday. Microsoft has also released a candidate of Expression Blend 4 (compatible with Silverlight 4) this week. The tech giant says that Silverlight is now…

Daily Grommet, a curated online marketplace and video review site for quirky inventions and products, has raised $3.4 million in Series A funding from a number of investors, including John…

PubMatic, an online ad optimization service and TechCrunch 40 company, has raised $7.5 million in Series C funding from Helion Venture Partners, Draper Fisher Jurvetson and Nexus Venture Partners. This…

At Twitter’s Chirp conference today, Evan Williams announced that the microblogging network would be launching an Android app. It’s unclear whether Twitter will acquire an existing app (like it just…

Popular social travel application Where I’ve Been, has raised $750,000 in additional funding from Lightbank, the recently launched investment fund created by Groupon investors and co-founders Eric Lefkofsky and Brad…

Formspring.me has quickly gained popularity as a social question and answer portal that allows anyone to ask you questions, and gives you a platform to answer them, simulating an interview…

Rally Software, a company that provides agile project management applications to for software development, has just acquired AgileZen, a startup that creates a visual project collaboration tool that manages work…

Assistly, a startup that’s looking to provide businesses with a robust platform for engaging customers on everything from email to Facebook and Twitter, has just raised $2.2 million in series…

LaunchBox Digital a startup incubator similar to Y Combinator that offers founders small amounts of seed funding and a mentorship program in exchange for equity stakes of around 4-8%, is…

Datameer, a startup that offers a big data analytics solution built on Apache Hadoop, has raised $2.5 million in Series A funding from Redpoint Ventures. John Walecka, a partner of…

According to a release issued today, Fox, Gannett Broadcasting, Hearst Television, NBC, and eight other broadcast giants are launching a joint venture to develop a new national mobile content service.…

Klout, a startup that measures influence on Twitter, is releasing a new version of its API today. Klout’s API is currently being used by more than 250 companies, including CoTweet,…

Today, startup Plerts is unveiling a service that combines accessibility, geographic location, and privacy for medical and personal safety. It’s like Foursquare meets safety alerting system Life360. Plerts allows users…