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Car Buying Platform Carwow Secures £4.6M Series A To Step On The Gas
Just ten months after disclosing a £1.3 million seed round, UK car buying platform Carwow has made another fundraising pitstop. The London-based company has raised a £4.6 million Series A round, led by Balderton Capital, with participation from Episode 1 Ventures, and Samos Investments. Read More
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‘The Love Of Sports’ Wants To Connect Mobile Sportsball Lovers
TechCrunch recently sat down with Avery D’Alessandro to pick over his mobile app, ‘The Love of Sports.’ The application, recently launched, wants to connect sports fans on the go. Its premise is that if you are the social sort of sports-adjacent human, you most likely want to hang out with your friends at the game, or at the bar watching game.
Another higher-level social… Read More
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Homejoy Says It Will “Pause” Operations In Canada
Home cleaning startup Homejoy plans to halt operations in Canada within a couple of weeks, though the company says this is only temporary.
We were recently tipped off about the move, and a spokesperson confirmed it, saying that Homejoy will be focusing on growth in other markets for now. It has been expanding across Europe throughout this year. Read More
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Facebook Dumps Bing, Will Introduce Its Own Search Tool
It seems that Facebook quietly removed Bing as its primary search provider over the weekend, announcing plans to debut its own search tool on Monday, according to Reuters.
The report says that Facebook’s new search tool will give users the ability to filter through old comments and other information from friends. Read More
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Months After Taking On A New Name And Biz Model, The Mobile Majority Reports A $50M Revenue Run Rate
Six months ago, mobile advertising startup PaeDae changed its name to The Mobile Majority, adjusted its business model, and raised some extra money. Now founder and CEO Rob Emrich is saying that the move has paid off, with the company hitting a $50 million revenue run rate in November. When I wrote about PaeDae last year, it had built a mobile rewards network and was looking to expand into… Read More
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MusiXMatch Launches Clip So You Can Create And Share 20-Second Videos With Music And Lyrics Overlaid
In an attempt to get in on the short video sharing craze, MusixMatch, the song lyrics database and maker of accompanying lyric-viewing mobile apps, has released a brand new app called ‘Clip‘. Debuting on iOS first, with an Android version to follow shortly, it lets you create (up to) 20 second videos, sync them to a track, and — if available — overlay the… Read More
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With $2.2M In Funding, VideoAmp Helps TV Advertisers Reach More Eyeballs Online
VideoAmp is the latest startup trying to move TV ad dollars online.
The startup is officially launching today, and it’s also announcing that it has $2.2 million in funding from Anthem Venture Partners, Simon Equity Partners, Third Wave Capital, Wavemaker Partners, and ZenShin Capital. Read More
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Convoy! The Fueloyal Is A Smart Fuel Cap For Truckers
Breaker breaker 10-4 good buddy. We got Fueloyal on your tail coming up off the exit. This robotic fuel cap essentially keeps track of the fuel poured into your vehicle independently of the truck itself and lets fleet owners ensure they no one is stealing the fuel poured into their 18-wheelers. Called the iCap 1000, the system fits into your Class-A truck gashole and tracks the gallons poured.… Read More
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Moov Fitness Tracker Lands On Android
Moov, the fitness tracker that raised $3 million in a Series A this October, now supports Android.
The idea behind Moov is pretty simple: Rather than counting your steps and giving some illusion of progress in physical fitness, Moov uses a combination of hardware and software to improve your form based on the training you’re doing. Read More
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Drivemode Raises $2 Million For An App Drivers Can Use Without Looking At Their Phone
Ideally, no one would use their smartphone while driving. Realistically, people do – often putting themselves, their passengers and others in danger. Drivemode, a new company emerging from stealth today and backed by $2 million in seed funding, has developed an Android app that lets you use your phone without actually looking at it. The Drivemode app offers access to common phone… Read More
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