May 7, 2015
Fitbit Files For $100M IPO
Fitbit just filed an S-1 declaring its plans to go public. The filing states that the fitness-tracking company aims to raise $100 million in its initial public offering…
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May 7, 2015
Former YC Partner Harj Taggar Is Building The New Technical Hiring Pipeline With TripleByte
Harj Taggar, one of Y Combinator’s earliest partners, is very familiar with the pain of hiring for new CEOs. “When founders start companies, they’re not really sure how…
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Former ExactTarget Execs Back Millennial-Focused Media Startup The Odyssey
The Odyssey, the site that popularized the idea of “The Dad Bod,” is announcing that it has raised $3 million in seed funding. A number of executives from ExactTarget…
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500 Startups Accelerator Announces Its Thirteenth Batch Of Companies
With their twelfth batch of companies set to demo to investors and the press next week, 500 Startups is announcing the thirteenth batch of companies to go through…
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Retail Expert Francine Della Badia Joins Bonobos As New CEO
Former Bonobos CEO Andy Dunn is “stepping up” to Executive Chairman of the company and will be replaced by retail expert Francine Della Badia. Dunn will become a…
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Zero-Fee Stock Trading App Robinhood Nabs $50M From NEA To Go Global
In case you thought paying $7 to $10 to trade a stock in the US was bad, it costs $65 in Australia. So now that its zero-fee stock…
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Ex-Skypers Launch Virtual Whiteboard Deekit
Deekit, which exits private beta today, is a virtual and collaborative whiteboard to help remote teams work smarter. Read More Powered by WPeMatico
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And The Winner Of TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2015 Is… Liquidity
This year’s Disrupt NY Startup Battlefield was amazing. At the very beginning, there were 24 great companies presenting in front of multiple groups of industry leaders serving as…
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RockYou Buys Mobile Ad Network PlayHaven
Gaming and advertising company RockYou has acquired mobile ad network PlayHaven from startup studio Science Inc. PlayHaven actually changed hands last fall, when Science bought it from Upsight,…
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Meerkat Launches Developer Platform To Differentiate From Periscope
How did it feel getting cut off by Twitter with just 2 hours notice? “It sucked” says Meerkat founder Ben Rubin. That’s why it’s determined to treat developers…
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