UpOut, a guide that provides personalized recommendations to local events, has closed $850,000 in seed funding from Silicon Valley angels, including the Sand Hill Angels and TEEC Angels. Previously, UpOut participated in Tandem’s accelerator program. The technology behind UpOut aggregates…
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Enterprise analytics company Alteryx has received $12 million in financing from Toba Capital (recently formed by Vinny Smith , former CEO and founder of Quest Software) and existing investor, SAP Ventures. This financing will be used toward sales, marketing and…
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3dim, a startup working on sensor-level software that recognizes three-dimensional gestures on mobile devices, was awarded the Robert P. Goldberg $100,000 grand prize after beating out seven other finalist teams during the MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition finale. This year’s teams…
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Pebble, the smartwatch that can connect to iPhone and Android smartphones, has received $15 million in Series A funding from Charles River Ventures. The funding will be used to grow the software engineering team, expand Pebble’s open development platform and…
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Web content marketing company Skyword, has closed $6.7 million in growth financing, led by Cox Media Group. The investment will be used to expand the team and help scale the company, says Skyword. [Image courtesy: Skyword]
TechCrunch, a media property devoted to startups and tech, have entered the online education space with CrunchU, developed in partnership with online learning marketplace Udemy. Most courses retail between $19 – $99. Ned Desmond (COO, TechCrunch): Learning never stops, especially in the…
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Software developer Beyond Verbal closed a $2.8 million round of funding led by Kenges Rakishev, and Genesis Angels. Following the investment, Mr. Rakishev is joining Beyond Verbal’s board. Beyond Verbal has launched a patented technology that can extract, decode, and measure a…
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Polaris Wireless has closed on a recapitalization of existing equity interests on April 25, 2013. As part of the recapitalization, Polaris Wireless completed a Series C financing with $10 million from Industry Ventures. The investment by Industry Ventures also returned…
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Kinetic Social, a social media advertising technology company, has raised $8 million in an initial close of a Series A round of financing. The pact was structured with a companion venture term debt facility. Equity financing was provided by Blue…
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Google has acquired a minority stake in online personal loans platform Lending Club, says the company. The investment by Google came as part of a secondary transaction whereby new and existing investors acquired shares from existing investors. Buyers include Google and…
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