July 8, 2014
Fly Or Die: Yo
You might have heard of Yo. It’s a new app that has one singular function: it sends the word “Yo” to your friends. The app saw 50k downloads…
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July 8, 2014
Dasher Takes Messaging Apps Up A Notch With Support For Rich Content, Location Sharing, GIFs And More
Do you need another messaging app? One that does GIFs? Sure, why not?! You have room on page 10 of your “chat apps” folder of your iPhone, right?…
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Spark Labs Raises $4.9 Million For An Internet Of Things OS
Spark Labs, the same folks who made this open-source Nest-like thermostat, has raised $4.9 million in Series A funding led by Lion Wells Capital, and with participation from…
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General Harmonics Is Basically Pied Piper From “Silicon Valley”
General Harmonics is a small startup from Canada that’s looking to revolutionize the way we stream media. Rather than risk sounding like I’m writing some kind of self-parody,…
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Airbnb Showdown On San Francisco’s November Ballot Averted For The Time Being
It looks like Airbnb is going to get a reprieve on facing a huge regulatory showdown on November’s ballot in San Francisco. A former planning commissioner and affordable…
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Keith Rabois’ Homebuying Startup OpenDoor Raises $9.95M From Everyone
Well. It seems like a lot of Valley investors want to see the process of buying homes become a lot more efficient. After Khosla Ventures VC and former…
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Blek Comes To Android, And I Get Stuck On Level 23
Earlier this year, iOS game Blek drew critical cheers and enthusiastic reviews from gamers. Android fans who watched from the sidelines but haven’t yet actually Blekked can now…
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Adtile Raises $4.5M To Create A Marketplace For Interactive Mobile Ads
Adtile, a startup that says it’s bringing an “app store”-style approach to mobile ads, is announcing that it has raised $4.5 million in Series A funding. Earlier this…
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LokLok’s New Messaging App Lets You Draw On Your Friend’s Lock Screen
Another experimentation in mobile messaging arrives today, this time from a company innovating on the Android platform first. Yes, Android. LokLok, as this latest app is called, replaces…
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Crowdfunding Platform Seedrs Begins Offering ‘Convertible’ Equity Option
Proof there’s still room for innovation in the equity crowdfunding space yet, if Seedrs‘ claims of a first hold true. The “pan-European” equity crowdfunding platform is adding ‘convertible’…
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