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Phil Libin On Evernote’s Close Call: Just 3 Weeks of Cash Left During The 2008 Financial Crisis
While Evernote now has north of 75 million users and a valuation that’s reportedly more than $1 billion, there were many close calls. In fact, the company had just three weeks of cash left during the 2008 financial crisis when an investor bailed at the last minute, said CEO Phil Libin today at Y Combinator’s Startup School in Cupertino. The investor dialed Libin, saying they had seen… Read More
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The Ultimate Cheat Sheet For Reinventing Yourself
Here are the rules: I’ve been at zero a few times, come back a few times, and done it over and over. I’ve started entire new careers. People who knew me then, don’t me now. And so on. I’ve had to change careers several times. Sometimes because my interests changed. Sometimes because all bridges have been burned beyond recognition, sometimes because I desperately needed money. And… Read More
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Monica+Andy, A Children’s Clothing Line And Online Store From Bonobos Founder’s Sister, Debuts
Monica+Andy, a new children's clothing line and online store launching in early November has benefit of receiving input from a famous name in the e-commerce space: the "Andy" in "Monica+Andy" is Andy Dunn, CEO of men's fashion brand, Bonobos. Now his sister, Monica Royer is getting into the business too, but with a completely different take. She's not designing clothes for men or women, but… Read More
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Digital Loyalty Platform Pirq Launches Nationwide, Gives Up On Daily Deals
Seattle-based Pirq, a digital loyalty and deals platform provider, is now moving away from the deal space entirely, the company says. In addition to deals, the startup had earlier been testing a digital loyalty program which includes smartphone apps that allow consumers to earn rewards at nearby businesses, and going forward, this will become Pirq's sole focus. The loyalty platform was… Read More
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Vowch, Because Some Recommendations Think Outside The Box
Countless apps have tried to nail down the recommendations space, with not one rising to dominance. Today, another launches out of public beta to try and win the space that's been so highly sought after. The app is called Vowch, and the main idea is that users can search anything they like, without any limitations. For example, if you want to like Rachel Berry on Glee, but you're not too keen… Read More
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TCTV
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Wishberg
- Size $150K
- Round Seed
- Investors India Quotient
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Teads
- Size $5.1M
- Round Unattributed
- Investors Partech Ventures, Elaia Partners
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SiSaf
- Size $757.6K
- Round Seed
- Investors Not available
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QuantuMDx Group
- Size $1.5M
- Round Grant
- Investors Not available
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Chukong Technologies
- Size $50M
- Round D
- Investors GGV Capital, Sequoia Capital, Steamboat Ventures, Creaturk, Northern Light ... See More
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Tapstream
- Size $681.7K
- Round Seed
- Investors BDC Venture Capital
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Labfolder
- Size Not available
- Round Unattributed
- Investors Investionsbank Berlin, Vogel Ventures, Jan Bohl
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K2 Learning
- Size $1.3M
- Round Angel
- Investors Radheshyam Agarwal
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M-DAQ
- Size $11.7M
- Round B
- Investors GSR Ventures Management, Citi Ventures
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Mode Analytics
- Size $550K
- Round Seed
- Investors David Sacks
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Wilocity
- Size $35M
- Round Unattributed
- Investors Vintage Investment Partners, Jerusalem Global Ventures
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ParStream
- Size $8M
- Round B
- Investors Khosla Ventures
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LUXA
- Size $3.3M
- Round Unattributed
- Investors KDDI Open Innovation Fund
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Anaqua
- Size $25M
- Round Unattributed
- Investors Bessemer Venture Partners
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AppLift
- Size $7M
- Round B
- Investors Prime Ventures
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Biodesy
- Size $15M
- Round A
- Investors 5AM Ventures, Pfizer Venture Investments, Roche Venture Fund
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Mintigo
- Size $10M
- Round C
- Investors Adams Street Partners, Sequoia Capital, Giza Venture Capital
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SolarVista Media
- Size Not available
- Round D
- Investors Nokia Growth Partners, TusPark Ventures, Northern Light VC, China Ease ... See More
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Viridis Learning
- Size Not available
- Round Unattributed
- Investors Comcast Ventures, Ulu Ventures, Expansion Venture Capital, Blue Ridge ... See More
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Stitch Fix
- Size $12M
- Round B
- Investors Benchmark
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OpenNews
- Size $4M
- Round Unattributed
- Investors Knight Foundation
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Mach 1 Development
- Size $1M
- Round Seed
- Investors Not available
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Swift Biosciences
- Size $7M
- Round B
- Investors Fletcher Spaght Ventures, Renaissance Capital Manitoba Ventures Fund ... See More
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Data Elite
- Size Not available
- Round Seed
- Investors The Social+Capital Partnership, Andreessen Horowitz, Formation 8, Ron ... See More
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MyBuys
- Size $4.5M
- Round Debt_round
- Investors NXT Capital
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FireBlade
- Size Not available
- Round Unattributed
- Investors Blue Ant Investments
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Proterra
- Size $24M
- Round C
- Investors Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, General Motors Ventures, Hennessey ... See More
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mygola
- Size $1.5M
- Round A
- Investors Helion Venture Partners, Blumberg Capital
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Everest
- Size $2M
- Round Angel
- Investors Not available
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The Editorialist
- Size $2M
- Round A
- Investors Not available
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Aereo To Launch In Detroit On October 28
Despite new lawsuits sprouting up, Aereo continues to press on with a national expansion plan, with Detroit next on the list. The streaming TV service, which offers live television and DVR service across any of your connected devices, is launching in the Detroit area on October 28, according to an official announcement. For those of you who aren't familiar with Aereo, the service gives you… Read More
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Social Translation App Linqapp Connects You With Native Speakers For Speedy, Accurate Answers
A lot of great startups are revolutionizing the way we learn languages. There are plenty of situations you encounter while traveling or studying, however, that really just need a quick answer from a native speaker. For example, what if you are standing in line at a theater and suddenly realize that you have no idea how to say "Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2" in Chinese? That's where social… Read More
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Wishberg Raises $150K To Help Users Achieve Their Goals
Wishberg, a startup that lets users share a "bucket list" of their goals, announced that it has raised $150,000 in seed funding from India Quotient, a venture capital fund that focuses on early stage companies. The round also includes participation from angel investors including Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Chairman and Managing Director of mobile Internet company One97 Communications and Uday Sodhi, CEO… Read More
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This Week On The TC Europe Podcast: Dailymotion Is Growing, SwiftKey Gets Better, Cambridge Gets Into VC
This week, we talk about SwiftKey releasing a lot of new keyboard layouts and features, Dailymotion expanding to Japan and acquiring a startup in Europe, and Cambridge getting into VC. This is the TechCrunch Europe Podcast, wherein we European writers discuss tech news, as well as what’s happening in our startup scene. As always, those topics were a great opportunity to talk more about our… Read More
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“Fashion Inspiration” For Tots: Lil’Stylers Wants Parents To Snap & Share Their Kids’ Best Looks
Lil'Stylers, a new shopping discovery service launching first on the iPhone, has a different (and maybe unsettling?) take on tracking children's fashion trends. For those following mobile shopping space, the easiest way to put it is to say it's a "Pose for kids." To better explain what that means, Lil'Stylers is an attempt at building a social community around sharing outfits, looks, style ideas… Read More
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Now With 175M+ Users, SoundHound Launches Its iOS 7 App, As Company Struggles To Exit Shazam’s Shadow
SoundHound's music identification app has the unfortunate position of having to live in Shazam's shadow, but that may not be the case for much longer. Though both apps currently allow users to push a button to identify a song they're hearing, SoundHound has been steadily nipping at its older competitor's heels, with a growing user base and innovative feature set which lets you do different things… Read More
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Planting A Startup Garden
"We're less interested in deal-making than getting things going. Perhaps I'm just naive." Those are the words of Rick DeVos, founder and CEO of the Michigan-based Start Garden, a $15 million investment fund located on the West Side of the state that's throwing money to startups every single week. And after spending some time around their downtown office, I can tell that it's clear that Rick is… Read More
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Mindie Is An Immersive Music And Video Jukebox App Done Right
Meet Mindie, a beautifully designed video-sharing app for the iPhone. But calling it a video app is just one part of the story. It’s not yet another Vine, Instagram or even MixBit competitor. Mindie is all about music discovery. You pick a track, record a few seconds of video like you would do in Vine, and share the combination of the two on Twitter, Facebook and Mindie. “Music is a… Read More
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Trailerpop, An App That Makes Movie Trailers A Game, Looks To Tap Video Advertising
Because games are the overwhelmingly most actively used and lucrative category in the two major app stores, it’s no surprise that apps from other categories have tried to employ gaming mechanics to boost engagement. Trailerpop is an app that’s trying to re-invigorate video advertising by turning movie trailer watching into a game. They have about 20,000 trailers and hundreds of… Read More
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Tailwind Buys PinReach As Pinterest Analytics Startups Consolidate
When Pinterest frenzy was at a peak (adding users in record numbers; $1.5b valuation), and before Pinterest started to roll out its own tools for marketers, a rush of startups emerged that third parties could use to track how popular pins were across the network and related details. Now, some news of consolidation among them: Tailwind (formerly known as PinLeague) is buying PinReach from social… Read More
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Ping, Now Called Hop, Launches An App That Makes Email Feel More Like Real-Time Mobile Messaging
Ping, a mobile messaging app that turns emails into real-time conversations, is relaunching today under the new name of "hop." (It seems that PING Golf may not have cared for the original name too much). But the name isn't the only thing getting a makeover since the app's reveal only a month ago - Ping, now hop, is also now optimized for iOS 7, syncs faster, and includes new and tweaked features… Read More
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Glow, The Fertility App Founded By Max Levchin, Partners With MyFitnessPal To Add BMI Data To Babymaking
Glow, the fertility tracking app co-founded by Max Levchin, is announcing today that it's inked a partnership with MyFitnessPal, the popular diet and exercise tracking app. Starting today, users of Glow and MyFitnessPal will be able to connect their accounts. At first, Glow is only pulling in data about users' body mass index (BMI), which is calculated from height and weight. But eventually… Read More
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Stitch Fix, The Online Personal Shopping Startup, Sews Up $12 Million Series B Led By Benchmark
San Francisco startup Stitch Fix has closed on $12 million in a new funding round led by Benchmark as it looks to scale its tech-powered personal shopping and delivery service for women. The funding, which is Stitch Fix's Series B, brings the total amount invested in Stitch Fix to nearly $16.75 million. Read More
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Playlists.net Revamps iOS App To Focus On Music Discovery & Foursquare-Powered Location Playlist Sharing
Spotify community and playlist sharing site Playlists.net (formerly ShareMyPlaylists) is continuing its drive to put music discovery at the heart of its proposition. Following a redesigned Spotify app, today the UK startup unveiled an entirely revamped version of its iOS offering in a bid to make it the go-to app for discovering Spotify-powered playlists on Apple's mobile devices. Read More
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Mobile Games Marketing Platform AppLift Raises Further $7M, Poaches Two Rocket Internet MDs
The HitFox-incubated mobile games marketing platform AppLift has raised a further $7 million in funding from previous backer Prime Ventures. It's also announcing it's poached two seasoned Rocket Internet MDs to fill the positions of MD/COO, and MD Asia. Read More
