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Damien Morin isn’t your average first-time founder. In less than two years, he managed to turn a non-scalable smartphone repair shop into an exponentially growing startup with hundreds of employees and more than $1.5 million in monthly revenue. Part of TheFamily, his startup Save (née Save My Smartphone) raised $16.7 million in equity and debt from IdInvest, 360 Capital Partners and… Read More
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French startup Mapstr just released version 1.0 of its nifty map app, but it’s already thinking about the next steps. The company just raised $800,000 from angel investors and is working on a set of new features for the coming months. As a reminder, Mapstr is a bookmarking service for places. It’s a hybrid between a map app and a note-taking app, and it works really well if you want… Read More
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3D model repository Sketchfab just added a nifty little feature that should appeal to 3D animators. You can now upload animated models to Sketchfab, and the website will endlessly loop the animation. Currently, the startup supports FBX files, such as files generated by Mixamo. Read More
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Meet NomadCast, a recent addition to the live streaming app space. While Meerkat, Periscope and YouNow have been focused on the social aspect of live streaming, NomadCast varies in many ways. NomadCast isn’t a social app, it’s an iOS live streaming app first and foremost. Read More
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Meet MyTape, a brand new social app for iOS centered around video. On MyTape, you follow people, shoot videos and watch stuff around you. It’s a sort of mash-up between Periscope and Frontback, and it will be interesting to see whether this new social app can find its audience. Read More
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Do you end up listening to the same song over and over on your favorite music streaming service? Meet The Best Song a nifty little app to quickly discover new songs and add them to your Spotify or Deezer collection. This app combines free music samples and curated playlists with Tinder-like gestures to quickly grind through dozens of songs. Read More
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Streaming services like Netflix are great, but you often end up watching the same blockbuster movies showing how a white man will save the world. Meet Afrostream, a niche movie streaming service that features African and African-American content. Launching in September, this startup may have found a great underserved segment. Read More
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Mapstr is an interesting app, a sort of bookmarking service, but for places. It’s a great way to bookmark your favorite restaurants, bars and shops. When I first reviewed the app, it was still a beta. Mapstr is now back with version 1.0 and a bunch of interesting features that make it more useful. Read More
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At first, TVShow Time was just a calendar to keep track of your favorite TV shows. Now, TVShow Time is one of the best community of TV addicts on the Internet. The French startup is well aware of that, and just launched a major 5.0 update to its mobile app to showcase the best content created by its community. “We want our users to open the TVShow Time app after watching an episode and… Read More
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