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Email Marketing Startup Iterable Raises $1.2M
Iterable has raised $1.2 million for what it says is a comprehensive platform for email marketing.
CEO Justin Zhu told me that he came from Twitter, while his co-founder Andrew Boni came from Google — at both companies, they saw the impact that can email marketing can make, but they also saw some of the challenges that marketers can face trying to personalize and test campaigns. Read More
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Snoop Dogg Is Raising A Fund For Investing In Weed Startups
“Invest in what you know.” That’s a common piece of advice given to new investors that Calvin Broadus, Jr. (a.k.a. Snoop Dogg, a.k.a. Snoop Lion) seems to be taking to heart. Sources tell us the prolific rapper, youth football coach, and marijuana aficionado is putting together a fund specifically to invest in cannabis startups. According to one source, he hopes to raise… Read More
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New York City’s Tech Boom Continues
While Silicon Valley grabs attention as the center of the tech universe and birthplace for some of the biggest startups, the most recent growth data shows that the NYC tech boom is living up to its own Silicon Alley hype. YellowPepper’s Mobile Wallet For LatAm Draws Another $19M From LIV Capital And Others
YellowPepper, a mobile virtual wallet startup aimed at the Latin American market, has closed $19 million in a Series C funding round, bringing its total funding to $34 million to date. The round was led by LIV Capital, a Mexican venture capital firm with approximately $130 million in assets under management. Also participating was Mexico Ventures, a program managed by Sun Mountain Capital… Read More
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Rothenberg Ventures’ First Virtual Reality Accelerator Emphasizes Health And Education
VR could enlighten and heal, not just entertain. Its immersiveness could distract us from pain, help us face our phobias, or give us first-hand training. “We have a belief that VR will disrupt every industry. And it’s global. So we made efforts to find companies in every different industry and that are global” Rothenberg Ventures’ founder Mike Rothenberg about the… Read More
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Israel Grows From Startup Nation To Exit Nation
Thanks to a string of big exits over the past year, Israel’s technology companies are moving the country from a startup nation to an exit nation. The Dawn Of Our Robot Overlords Inches Closer As iRobot Starts VC Shop
Robot domination may have just taken another step forward.Mobile-Focused Eniac Ventures Raises $55M Third Fund
Eniac Ventures, a firm that backs early-stage mobile startups, is announcing that it has raised $55 million for its third fund.For Startup Executives, Age Shouldn’t Matter
There needs to be a model that leverages each individual’s strengths: teaming the older visionaries who have incredible domain expertise with younger entrepreneurs who have the energy and ambition to run a company. My team and I call it “Co-Creation”. Foreign Founders Should Look Beyond Silicon Valley
With an increasingly global map of startup hubs, Silicon Valley needs to look not just at the factors bringing talent in, but also the negative factors diverting talent elsewhere. When a hub’s defining trait is optimism, is any time spent thinking of the darker side of foreign founders’ life in Silicon Valley? Read More
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