Startup Pitches

Featured Startup Pitch: Gluu.me pulls together features of various popular social networks into one, location-based mobile app

Company: Wire Ltd. App: Gluu.me Website: www.gluu.me Founders: Alceo Marti and Miro Leko Investors: Bootstrapped Twitter: @gluume Facebook:...

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December 12, 2012

Startup Q&As

TenderTree is bringing the caregiver search online, adding layers of trust and ease-of-use to the process

A Q&A with TenderTree founder Andy Agrawal. The San Francisco-based company was founded in early 2012 and closed a $1.3 million Seed funding...

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December 11, 2012

Startup Q&As

SocialWire is on a mission to help online marketers run highly effective Facebook campaigns

A Q&A with SocialWire founder and CEO Selcuk Atli. The San Francisco-based company was founded in 2011 and closed a $2 million Seed funding round...

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December 10, 2012

Funding & Acquisitions News

Funding and Acquisitions Roundup: SmartThings follows-up its successful Kickstarter campaign with $3M in VC and Angel funding

This week’s early-stage startup funding and acquisitions news: Devices SmartThings is smart about dollars too, adding $3M in VC and angel money...

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December 8, 2012

Startup Pitches

Featured Startup Pitch: PatientPay offers an innovative way for doctors to get bills paid, manage patient balances and improve cash flow

Website: www.patientpay.com Founder: Tom Furr Headquarters: Durham, North Carolina Year Founded: 2008 Employees: 9 Investors: Super...

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December 7, 2012

Startup Pitches

Featured Startup Pitch: Reachwerks allows real estate professionals to simplify the process of marketing properties

Company: ReachWerks Website: www.reachwerks.com Founder: Kevin Tisdel Headquarters: Seattle Investors: Bootstrapped Twitter:...

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December 6, 2012

Startup Q&As

Click A Taxi seeks to allow any traveler, any time, at any place to easily find and book a taxi

A Q&A with Click A Taxi co-founder Nikolaj Koster. The Copenhagen-based company was founded in 2010 and closed a $1.5 million second Angel...

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December 5, 2012

Startup Pitches

Featured Startup Pitch: GradSave is bringing crowdfunding to saving for college

Company: GradSave Website: www.gradsave.com Founders: Marcos Cordero and Irma Grondin Headquarters: Miami Investors: Private Angel investors in...

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December 4, 2012

Startup Pitches

Featured Startup Pitch: Tealet is bringing the specialty tea market online by directly connecting tea drinkers and growers

Company: Tealet Website: www.tealet.com Founder: Elyse Peterson Headquarters: Honolulu, Hawaii (temporarily located in Silicon Valley for the...

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December 3, 2012

Startup Q&As

Retrofit, which just closed an $8M Series A funding round, is a subscription-based service for effective weight loss and healthy lifestyle management

A Q&A with Retrofit founder and CEO Jeff Hyman. The Skokie, Illinois-based company was founded in 2010 and closed an $8 million Series A funding...

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December 3, 2012

Funding & Acquisitions News

Funding and Acquisitions Roundup: Ginger.io lands $6.5M for behavioral health analytics on your smartphone

This week’s early-stage startup funding and acquisitions news: Healthcare Ginger.io Raises $6.5M To Use Your Smartphone To Track Your Health,...

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December 1, 2012

Guest Columns

Survey: small and early-stage startups share positive outlook, but face significant challenges in the year ahead

By Kevin Kerridge, Director for Hiscox Small Business Insurance Startups and other small businesses are often touted as the backbone of the economy...

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November 30, 2012