Startup Q&As

Plizy, which raised $4M in Series A funding late last year, offers consumers a cloud-based media center for centralized video discovery

A Q&A with Plizy founder and CEO Jonathan Benassaya. The San Francisco–based company was founded in 2011 and closed a $4 million Series...

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January 16, 2013

Startup Pitches

Featured Startup Pitch: True to its name, Karma brings an innovative approach to mobility by encouraging people to share wi-fi through ‘Social Bandwidth’

Company: Karma Website: www.yourkarma.com Founders: Robert Gaal, Steven van Wel and Stefan Borsje Headquarters: New York City Year...

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January 15, 2013

Startup Q&As

With its first funding round in the bank, RobotAppStore seeks to advance the robotics industry through the apps store model

A Q&A with RobotAppStore founder and CEO Elad Inbar. The San Francisco–based company was founded in 2011 and closed a $250K first round of...

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January 15, 2013

Startup Q&As

Sharetize seeks to disrupt advertising by creating an ad and publisher network for micro social networks

A Q&A with Sharetize founder and CSO James Faulkner. The Palo Alto–based company was founded in the Fall of 2011 and launched to the public the...

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January 14, 2013

Startup Pitches

Featured Startup Pitch: Pop-Up Pantry is bringing gourmet meals from celebrity chefs to doorsteps across the U.S.

Company: Pop-Up Pantry Website: www.popuppantry.com Founders: David Hauslaib and Tom Balamaci Headquarters: Los Angeles Year...

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January 14, 2013

Funding & Acquisitions News

Funding and Acquisitions Roundup: Ecommerce startup Soldsie lands $400K+ through FundersClub; Yiftee gets $850K for local gifting service

This week’s early-stage startup funding and acquisitions news: Ecommerce Proving The Value Of Crowdfunding, Soldsie Raises $425K And Hires One Of...

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January 11, 2013

Startup Pitches

Featured Startup Pitch: Cleveland-based eFuneral seeks to disrupt the funeral business and ease the planning process for families

Company: eFuneral Website: www.efuneral.com Founders: Bryan Chaikin and Mike Belsito Headquarters: Cleveland, Ohio Year...

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January 11, 2013

Startup Pitches

Featured Startup Pitch: Shopatplaces is making items from famous places available to people around the world at ‘best buy’ prices

Company: Shopatplaces Website: www.shopatplaces.com Founders: Sherfur Rehman and Zuhaib Khan Headquarters: New Delhi, India Year Founded:...

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January 10, 2013

Startup Q&As

Buoyed by two Seed funding rounds, Condition One is making high quality immersive, panoramic mobile video a reality

A Q&A with Condition One founder and CEO Danfung Dennis. The New York City–based company was founded in 2010 and closed a second Seed funding...

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January 10, 2013

Startup Pitches

Featured Startup Pitch: Cairo-based mobile apps startup F16Apps is focused on helping users become more productive with social media

Company: F16Apps Website: www.neatly.me Founder: Ahmed Essam Naiem Headquarters: Maadi, Cairo, Egypt Year Founded: 2011 Twitter:...

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January 9, 2013

Startup Q&As

SocialSafe goes beyond standard social backup services by enabling users to create ‘personal digital libraries’ of their interactions online

A Q&A with SocialSafe co-founder and chairman Julian Ranger. The Farnham, United Kingdom–based company was founded in 2009 and closed its...

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January 9, 2013

Startup Pitches

Featured Startup Pitch: Budge turns charitable micro-donations into a social, gamified proposition

Company: Budge Website: www.thebudge.com Founders: Hillan Klein and Marc Lipsitz Year Founded: 2011 Headquarters: New York City Investors: Paul...

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January 8, 2013