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VaporChat Scores $1.5M For Its Private Messaging App That Puts Users In Control Of Their Texts
A startup called VaporChat has raised $1.5 million for its newly launched mobile application which pushes the concept of “ephemeral” messaging further by not only allowing users to un-send text and photos, but also control whether or not message recipients can copy or save the content being shared over its service, and much more. Read More
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Looker Raises Another $30M For Its New Approach To Business Intelligence
Looker, a business intelligence startup co-founded by early lead engineer from Netscape and LiveOps Lloyd Tabb, has raised another $30 million in Series B funding, money that co-founder and CEO Frank Bien says will be used to invest in growing the company’s technology organically — not by acquisition. “We’re a tech company and will continue to lead with… Read More
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Zuora $115M Investment Round Validates Subscription Approach
Zuora, the company that helps customers manage their subscription models, today announced a massive $115M funding round involving not just Silicon Valley venture capitalists, but also public market investors.
Those public market names include Wellington Management Company LLP and Blackrock Inc, as well as Premji and Passport Capital. Existing investors Benchmark Capital, Greylock Partners… Read More
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Lingua.ly, Which Turns The Internet Into A Language Textbook, Raises $1M
Lingua.ly, which saves language students from the tedium of traditional textbooks, has raised $1 million. Participants in the round include Udi Netzer (a returning investor), Shai Rephaeli, Yochy Investments, and Seed Fund 1776. Omniscient Comparison Site AppCrawlr Bought By Softonic
Discovering great apps is like finding a needle in a manure pile. The App Stores are overrun with crap, and anything decent has a dozen clones. But AppCrawlr lets you compare feature checklists and reviews to find the best app for any purpose.
While a genius technology, AppCrawlr’s two-man operation never became a household name. So today, AppCrawlr announced it’s been acquired… Read More
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European Pre-Owned Kids Clothing Startup Percentil Acquires Germany’s Kirondo
In a move that sees some consolidation in the European ‘pre-owned’ kids clothing space, Spain’s Percentil has acquired Kirondo, which claims to be the leader in its home country of Germany. Both companies buy and sell ‘nearly-new” clothing, helping parents cash in on clothes that their kids have out-grown and barely used, and letting other parents clothe their kids… Read More
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SugarCRM Buys Mobile Startup Stitch, Shuts It Down
SugarCRM, a CRM and open source rival to Salesforce, has made an acquisition to help the company raise its game on the mobile front. It has acquired and is shutting down Stitch, a startup co-founded by ex-Salesforce execs that created a mobile-first platform and iOS app for salespeople to proactively follow and close deals. News of the sale has not been publicly confirmed but Stitch issued… Read More
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With $45 Million In Funding, Augmented Reality Platform Blippar Is Rethinking Search
Blippar, an augmented reality ad platform that uses real-world tags to deliver extra AR content in offline situations, has raised $45 million in new funding from undisclosed investors. This comes on the heels of a big 2014 for UK-based Blippar, wherein the company made its first acquisition by purchasing Layar in June. Combined, the merged companies boast over 50 million global users. But… Read More
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Lady Gaga’s Backplane Crashes, Burns Money, Tries To Rise Again
You know what no one wants to do? Join a brand’s standalone social network. The problem is that it took Lady Gaga’s startup Backplane four years, multiple founders, and over $14 million to figure that out. According to four sources with intimate knowledge of the company, Backplane was in free fall for years. A bloated burn rate, mismanagement, and internal squabbles led to a… Read More
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Mobile App Search Service Quixey Confirms $60 Million In New Funding
Mobile app search company Quixey, which has been focused on solving the challenges with app discovery, and counts among its customer base names like Ask.com and Sprint, confirmed today it has raised $60 million in a strategic Series C1 funding round led by Chinese e-commerce group Alibaba. Other investors in the round included SoftBank, GGV, Goldman Sachs. To date, this additional… Read More
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