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SoftBank Invests $7M In MIT-based Clean-Tech Startup Altaeros Energies
Another day, another funding from SoftBank. This time the corporation, one of Japan’s leading telecoms, has invested $7 million in Altaeros Energies, which is based at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and makes airborne wind turbines. Viewbix Raises $3M To Wrap Video Ads Inside Interactive Players
Video ad startup Viewbix is announcing that it has raised $3 million in additional funding.
The company basically wraps videos in a custom player — so if you’re an advertiser, the player can include your branding, as well as the ability to collect contact information and more. Read More
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Why LiveRail Ditched An IPO To Sell Its Video AdTech To Facebook For ~$500M
“The company was profitable. We probably would have pursued an IPO. The business was accelerating”, LiveRail CEO Mark Trefgarne tells me in his first interview about how his company was acquired by Facebook in July for what multiple sources say was $500 million.
Still, rather than go public, Trefgarne said his team realized that “If we work hard at Facebook, we have a real… Read More
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Barry Diller Says Tinder Succeeded Because IAC Left Its Founders Alone
IAC Chairman Barry Diller talked about dating app Tinder while on-stage today at Business Insider’s Ignition conference, but surprisingly, he didn’t directly address the company’s biggest piece of recent news — the fact that co-founder Sean Rad will step down from his role as CEO. Here’s how Diller tells the Tinder story: IAC created “this little… Read More
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Anagog Raises $1M To Help Drivers Find Street Parking With Real-Time, Crowdsourced Data
One of the best decisions I ever made was to get rid of my car. The thing that really drove me over the edge? The constant search for parking, particularly in big cities, and the parking tickets that can pile up as a result. Israeli startup Anagog is trying to tackle that problem with real-time crowdsourced data. The company is announcing today that it’s going into beta testing and that… Read More
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Nestio Hunts Down $1.6M In Funding From Freestyle Capital To Ramp Up Growth
Nestio, the NYC-based real estate startup focused on changing the way brokers and landlords go about their daily business, has raised a $1.6 million funding round to accelerate growth. The round was led by Freestyle Capital with participation from RiverPark Ventures, and existing Nestio investors such as Joanne Wilson, David Cohen, Mike Lazerow, Jerry Colonna, and Scout Ventures. The round… Read More
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Skype Co-Founder Backs Wire, A New Communications App Launching Today On iOS, Android And Mac
Skype co-founder Janus Friis is backing a new communications app called Wire, out now for iOS, Android and Mac OS X. The app itself is the reimagining of how a communications tool like Skype should operate had it been built today. Much of that, in Wire’s case, means under-the-hood improvements that users don’t necessarily see, such as advancements in media processing, audio… Read More
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How To Hire When Everyone Wants To Found Their Own Startup
Back before founding a company was cool, it was a lot easier to get a lot of smart people in a room. Rock stars were hireable because they weren’t forging their own paths. That led to powerhouse teams like the “PayPal Mafia” seen below. LookSharp, An Internship And Job Listings Platform, Acquires Readyforce
LookSharp, a startup that offers job listings and operates InternMatch, has acquired Readyforce, a professional network for college students and new graduates. The deal’s financial terms were undisclosed. LookSharp says the acquisition will allow it to grow its database of internships, entry-level positions, and content geared toward helping students looking for their first jobs. Read More
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Snapchat Opens Geofilters So Anyone Can Submit Location-Based Artwork
Snapchat has opened up its Geofilters tool to a broader community this morning, letting anyone submit artwork that will appear as a geo-targeted filter on Snapchat photos. Geofilters debuted in July and were available to Snapchat developers only, but today Snapchat is opening up the feature to the broader community. The feature works by letting artists create filters for certain locations,… Read More
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