November 3, 2015
GAME Golf Rolls Out A New Live Golf Shot Tracker
John McGuire had never golfed before, but he had a background in sports psychology and big data. And it was that combination that eventually drove him to start…
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November 3, 2015
SnapApp Raises $12M To Help Marketers Build Interactive Content
Content marketing startup SnapApp has raised $12 million in Series A funding. The Boston-based company offers online tools for building calculators, quizzes, infographics, interactive videos and other types…
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VISR Raises A Million For An App That Helps Parents Spot Online Bullying, Mental Health Concerns On Kids’ Accounts
Parents today can be overwhelmed when trying to keep up with their child’s online activity, and often fail to spot troubling behavior like bullying, threats, sexting, and even…
Read articleNovember 2, 2015
Thrillist Expands Its Coverage With Three New Verticals
Here’s one way that Thrillist Media Group is spending the $54 million that it raised earlier this year: It’s adding three new sections to its website, one for entertainment,…
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New SEC Ruling Brings Equity Crowdfunding Even Closer
The idea that the average consumer i.e. a non “high net-worth individual” could invest in a small equity round has been in the works since June but a…
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Congress Can Fuel Tech Growth
Without prompt action from lawmakers and regulators, much of what fuels a critical segment of the U.S. economy — especially tech-savvy California — is at risk. U.S. wireless…
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Startup Budgets And Timing Burn: Are Founders Winging It?
Allocating startup capital is hard — but more importantly, it’s key to successfully raising your next round. Which tools are founders using to build a strategic financial plan?…
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Home Services Startup Porch Sheds 90 Employees, Key Executives Bolt
Porch, one of the many companies positioning themselves to be the go-to place for “home services,” has laid off 90 members of its staff according to Geekwire. We’ve…
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Stitch Is A Social Network For Seniors
The winner of a recent TC Radio Pitch-Off contest, Stitch is a social network designed for those over 50 years old. Headquartered in Australia, the site is designed to…
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Can Civil Comments Kill The Internet Troll?
To paraphrase an oft seen Internet trollism, ‘Internet comments are the worst thing since Hitler’. By which I mean: they suck. They suck bad. No, they really suck.…
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