Funding & Acquisitions Newswire: October 8, 2013
Today’s early-stage startup funding and acquisitions news, from around the web: Entertainment “Kid Mode” Software Maker KIDO’Z Raises...
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The case for investment in green startups—big problems mean big opportunity
By Chris Wedding, PhD, Cherokee-McDonough Challenge Why invest in environmental startups? The answer to this question is not simple. It actually...
Featured Startup Pitch: Detroit-based hiredMYway is turning to data to solve the pain points of online recruiting
By Matt Mosher, hiredMYway co-founder and CEO Elevator Pitch: hiredMYway.com helps you simply, but strategically, market your positions to dozens...
Funding & Acquisitions Newswire: October 7, 2013
Today’s early-stage startup funding and acquisitions news, from around the web: Data Big data outfit ERN names Brian Thom president, Asia;...
Featured Startup Pitch: Healthy World has ambitions to bring a full-slate of health products and services to all of India
By Puru Gupta, Healthy World co-founder Elevator Pitch: To be every family’s wellness partner—initially as a single source of health products...
Love Home Swap looks to achieve big growth with its new take on the home exchange market
A Q&A with Love Home Swap co-founder and CEO Debbie Wosskow. The London-based startup, a global home exchange club for travelers, closed a £1...
Funding & Acquisitions Newswire: October 4, 2013
Today’s early-stage startup funding and acquisitions news, from around the web: Content/Video Video Automation Startup IRIS.TV Launches With...
Featured Startup Pitch: Pitchweight wants to improve music search and discovery through its crowdsourcing platform
By Filip Mandaric, Pitchweight founder Elevator Pitch: Pitchweight is a unique music experience where you can rate, tag and listen to any song....
Why newspapers are dying—and why entrepreneurs may be their only saving grace
By Brian Kovalesky, StartUp Beat Editor When I was a freshman in college, I was convinced that I wanted to be a newspaper reporter. It was a goal...
Funding & Acquisitions Newswire: October 3, 2013
Today’s early-stage startup funding and acquisitions news, from around the web: Mobile IBM buys mobile messaging tools provider Xtify Inc...
Lift Labs has engineered a stabilizing device that helps patients control the everyday effects of tremors
A Q&A with Lift Labs founder and CEO Anupam Pathak. The San Francisco-based healthcare startup, which created a device that counteracts hand...
Bugsnag wants to help developers cut costs and save time by catching errors in real-time and across platforms
A Q&A with Bugsnag Vice President of Engineering Conrad Irwin. The San Francisco-based startup, which is a real-time bug detection platform for...
