Women and Waders: Targeting forgotten verticals with social commerce
By Denis O’Dwyer, co-founder and CEO, Wide Open Spaces When we started Wide Open Spaces in 2012, we knew that this company was moving into new...
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Funding and Acquisitions Roundup: Upstart lands a significant Series A round from some big names to help college grads crowdfund their ideas
Today’s early-stage startup funding and acquisitions news: Crowdfunding Upstart, a crowdfunding site for funding the startup ambitions of recent...
ServiceScape is a freelancer marketplace that simplifies the project management process for both clients and service providers
A Q&A with ServiceScape founder and CEO David Costello. The Brookline, Massachusetts–based company is the result of the merging of two separate...
Funding and Acquisitions Roundup: Zonoff lands $3.8 million in Series A funds for its home automation platform
Today’s early-stage startup funding and acquisitions news: Web/Content Home automation software startup Zonoff has secured $3.8 million in Series...
Funding and Acquisitions Roundup: Tastebuds secures $600K in Seed funding to match people with similar musical preferences
Today’s early-stage startup funding and acquisitions news: Web/Content Tastebuds, a UK-based social music service that purportedly matches people...
Deliv has created a same-day delivery service for big retailers that’s powered by crowdsourcing
A Q&A with Deliv co-founder and CEO Daphne Carmeli. The Palo Alto–based company was founded in 2012 and raised $1 million in Seed funding in...
Funding and Acquisitions Roundup: Ev Williams’ Medium buys long-form journalism startup Matter
Today’s early-stage startup funding and acquisitions news: Web/Content Publishing platform Medium has acquired long-form journalism site Matter....
Shut up and play: The pursuit of heads-down greatness
By PJ Loughran, EVP and Executive Creative Director of Superfly Marketing Group We’ve all seen the ravenous culture that’s developed over the...
Funding and Acquisitions Roundup: BuyReply lands $1M in Seed funds to help you buy more easily from ‘offline’ ads
Today’s early-stage startup funding and acquisitions news: Commerce BuyReply is adding an interesting new twist to ecommerce, and today announced...
Featured Startup Pitch: Glipho wants to help bloggers connect with bigger audiences through a platform that encourages community and social sharing
Company: Glipho Website: www.glipho.com Founder: Roger Planes Headquarters: London Year Founded: 2012 Twitter:...
Funding and Acquisitions Roundup: Relay Foods gets $8.25M for its locally-sourced grocery shopping and delivery service
Today’s early-stage startup funding and acquisitions news: Commerce Relay Foods, which instantly conjures up memories of Webvan and other online...
Funding and Acquisitions Roundup: More money for sales-focused startups—LevelEleven gets $500K in Seed funding to gamify enterprise sales
Today’s early-stage startup funding and acquisitions news: Enterprise LevelEleven, which gamifies sales in order to motivate salespeople, has...
