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Connected Car Platform Mojio Raises $8M Series A Round Led By Telekom Capital
Mojio, the Vancouver, Canada-based connected car platform, today announced that it has raised an $8 million Series A round led by Telekom Capital, the investment arm of Deutsche Telekom. This…
Gone, The App For Selling Your Old Crap, Taps UPS To Go Nationwide Instantly
Gone, a service that launched out of Austin to help your sell your old crap, has today announced a partnership with UPS that will allow the company to rapidly scale…
Rue La La’s Founder Returns With M.Gemi, Direct-To-Consumer Italian Footwear
Serial entrepreneur and the former founder and CEO of the members-only shopping site Rue La La, Ben Fischman, is back today with a new startup in the e-commerce space. Called M.Gemi…
Cadre Raises $18.3M From Thrive, General Catalyst To Build Software For Big Commercial Real Estate
Cadre, a startup which just raised $18.3 million from Thrive Capital and General Catalyst, is looking to use its fresh war chest to modernize the software used in the commercial…
Apple Patents A Light-Splitting iPhone Camera Sensor System
Apple has secured a new patent (via AppleInsider) for a special three sensor camera designed for thin, wireless devices like the iPhone. The three sensors would each capture a separate…
Nightingale Launches Its Support Platform For Autism Therapy
Nightingale, the Y Combinator and StartX alum working to improve the quality of autism therapy, is today launching its support platform for clinicians and therapists out of beta.
Improbable Lands $20M From Andreessen Horowitz For Distributed Simulation Tech
Improbable, a London-based company that provides the backend plumbing to make large-scale virtual reality possible, has landed a $20 million investment from Andreessen Horowitz.
Cotopaxi, an e-commerce startup that also emphasizes making the world a better place, has raised $6.5 million in Series A funding. While many startup founders want you to believe that…
Keywee Gets $9.1M From Eric Schmidt, NY Times For Its AI Approach To Content Marketing
While Facebook is reportedly talking to publishers to host their content as a way of boosting the number of people who read it, one more startup is entering the fray to help publishers improve readership and traffic…
Xiaomi’s New Scaled-Down Smart TV Offers A 1080p Experience For $322
Xiaomi teased its new smart TV earlier this week. Rather than the third-generation product many expected, it today unveiled a smaller and cheaper version of its (already reasonably priced) Mi…
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Localytics, which offers analytics and marketing tools for mobile apps, is announcing that it has raised $35 million in Series D funding. The company started out with a focus on…
Kabbage’s SMB Loan Platform Moves Into Asia Pacific As A White-Label Service
Kabbage has taken root in the U.S. and UK markets as a platform where small businesses can quickly apply for and receive working capital loans — with Kabbage making fast decisions about…
ZipMatch Lands $2.5M To Expand Its Property Portal Beyond The Philippines
ZipMatch, an online property portal in the Philippines, is the latest startup in Southeast Asia to receive investment from Monk’s Hill Ventures and its $80 million fund. The prominent VC…
Former Hulu CEO Jason Kilar’s Vessel Launches To The Public
Vessel, the new online video subscription service built by some of the early team at Hulu, is launching to the public today. The service — which provides early access to…
India’s Supreme Court Strikes Down Controversial Internet Censorship Law
Today is a good day for freedom of speech in India. The country’s Supreme Court voted against a law that leaves citizens facing jail for content they post online.
Alibaba Makes Strategic Investment In Israeli Venture Firm JVP
Two months after making its first investment in Israel, Alibaba is digging deeper into the country’s startup ecosystem. Venture capital firm JVP (Jerusalem Venture Partners) announced yesterday that it will…
Zillow Launches Agent Finder To Help You Find The Best Realtor In Your Area
While Zillow is primarily a site for browsing real estate listings, it’s also a referral service for real estate agents. Today, the company is launching its new Agent Finder, an…
Netflix Goes Live In Australia And New Zealand, Its First Launches In Asia Pacific
Netflix spoke of aggressive international expansion plans in January, and the first step of its two year plan was taken today when the service launched in Australia and New Zealand.
Our 10 Favorite Companies From Y Combinator Demo Day (Day 1)
It’s Day 1 Of Y Combinator’s two-day Demo Day for the Winter 2015 class. Over 50 companies presented today — and while they all had great things going for them,…
Reddit Now Lets Other Sites Embed User Comments
After a few months of beta testing, Reddit has officially launched embeddable comments. Like Twitter’s embedded tweets feature, embeddable comments makes it easy for other sites to feature comments from…