August 5, 2014
Thousands Can Fact-Check The News With Grasswire
We all know you can’t believe everything you read on the Internet. But with Grasswire, you can at least “refute” it. Austen Allred’s new venture allows news junkies…
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August 5, 2014
Zip Phone Lets You Make Free Calls Over The Internet…Without Launching Its App
A company known as Zip Phone is making it easier to place secure, Wi-Fi enabled phone calls, in order to save consumers from using up the limited number of cellular minutes that…
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Sosh Launches Concierge, The Uber Of Restaurant Dining
Sosh, the recommendations app that helps find the best stuff to do in your city, is today launching a brand new branch of the service dedicated to restaurants.…
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The Hug, A Water Bottle Sensor And App, Helps You Stay Hydrated
Everyone knows they should be drinking more water to stay healthy and hydrated, but actually remembering to do so can be a challenge. In fact, 43% of Americans…
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After Turning Down A Million In Funding, Over Brings Its Photo-Editing App To Android
Over, a popular image editing application for iOS users that has grown to over 9 million installs since its launch, is now available on Android – a move…
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Thai Fashion Site WearYouWant Scoops Up $1.5M Series A
WearYouWant, a fashion retail site, has raised $1.5 million in Series A funding. The round was lead by Digital Media Partners (DMP), a venture firm that specializes in…
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Meet HelloWorld, An Easier Way To Share Your Location With Friends
Three years ago, Ernestine Fu was sitting at the iconic Philz coffee shop in Palo Alto studying for her Stanford exams. She tweeted about it, wondering if any…
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Mexico’s Resources Fuel The Texas Startup Economy
Everything is bigger in Texas, and thanks to Mexico, that may be also soon be true of the state’s growing tech sector. Flush with cash, Texas’ proximity to…
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Financial Management Platform 8 Securities Closes $9M Series B
Stock trading and financial management platform 8 Securities has closed a $9 million Series B to support its expansion in Japan and China. Returning investors include Velocity Capital…
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Y Combinator Mixes In Smoothie Startup LivBlends
It really didn’t make sense to me why Y Combinator’s Sam Altman let a smoothie delivery service go through his startup incubator. Were the Fresh Mint Immunity and…
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