Startup Q&As

UrbanSitter is leveraging social media to solve an age-old problem for parents: finding a good babysitter

A Q&A with UrbanSitter co-founder and CEO Lynn Perkins. The San Francisco–based company was founded in 2010 and raised $6 million in Series A...

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November 2, 2012

Startup Q&As

Backed by a fresh $12.5M funding round, Gridstore offers mid-sized enterprises a grid-based storage solution

A Q&A with Gridstore co-founder and CEO Kelly Murphy. The Mountain View–based company was founded in 2009 and raised $12.5 million in Series A...

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November 1, 2012

Startup Q&As

Tradesy helps women sell their old clothes for a profit and buy new ones at a significant discount

A Q&A with Tradesy founder and CEO Tracy Dinunzio. The Santa Monica, California–based company was founded in 2009 and raised $1.5 million in...

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October 31, 2012

Startup Q&As

Storylane is a recently-launched social media platform built around telling the story of ‘you’

A Q&A with Storylane founder and CEO Jonathan Gheller. The Palo Alto–based company was founded this summer and its social media platform moved...

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October 30, 2012

Startup Q&As

With some big-name backers and a recent $11.5M funding round, Silvercar is disrupting the airport car rental business…one silver Audi A4 at a time

A Q&A with Silvercar CEO Luke Schneider. TheAustin–based company was founded in March of this year and raised $11.5 million in Series A funding...

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October 29, 2012

Funding & Acquisitions News

Funding and Acquisitions News: Gigwalk nabs $6M for its temporary mobile-based jobs marketplace

This week’s early-stage startup funding and acquisitions news roundup: Mobile Gigwalk’s mobile workforce nabs $6M, expands Microsoft...

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October 27, 2012

Startup Q&As

Lettuce, which just raised $2.1M in Seed funding, takes the hassle out of order fulfillment for small merchants

A Q&A with Lettuce co-founder and CEO Raad Mobrem. The Venice, California-based company was founded in 2011 and raised $2.1 million in Seed...

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October 26, 2012

Startup Pitches

Featured Startup Pitch: Mirror.co connects people with things in common through social discovery and personal endorsement

Company: Mirror Website: www.mirror.co Founders: Daniel Mattio, Froilan Mendoza Headquarters: New York City Year Founded: 2011 Investors:...

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October 25, 2012

Startup Pitches

Featured Startup Pitch: Cuturia is streamlining and simplifying resale of luxury items

Company: Cuturia Website: www.cuturia.com Founders: Jon Eichelberger, David Mollison, Eric Norberg and James Longeretta Headquarters: Los...

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October 24, 2012

Startup Q&As

With backing from HR software firm SuccessFactors, getTalent helps companies build long-term strategies for hiring outstanding candidates

A Q&A with getTalent CFO Kevin Grauman. The Mountain View-based company was founded in 2009 and closed a $1.7 million funding round earlier this...

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October 23, 2012

Startup Pitches

Featured Startup Pitch: Appboy’s app management platform enables developers to get actionable insight about their users

Company: Appboy Website: www.appboy.com Founders: Bill Magnuson, Jon Hyman, Mark Ghermezian Headquarters: New York City Year Founded:...

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October 22, 2012

Funding & Acquisitions News

Funding and Acquisitions News: Branding Brand lands spending money—$7.5M in Series A to be exact

This week’s early-stage startup funding and acquisitions news roundup: Mobile Branding Brand Raises $7.5 Million Series A Led by Insight Venture...

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October 19, 2012