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“You Can’t Bootstrap This Business” Says Marley Spoon CEO, After Recipe-Kit Service Scoops Up $5M Series A
Despite taking at least two fatalities in the U.K. — both Housebites and Dinnr dead-pooled earlier this year — the cook-at-home food delivery startup idea looks like it’s here to stay. After Shuttlecook launched in London earlier this week, the latest to throw its chef’s hat in the ring is Marley Spoon, which has expanded beyond Germany, to launch in the U.K., and… Read More
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Managed By Q, The Platform For Office Management, Closes $1.65M Seed Round
There are tons of products and services out there that make an office more efficient, from specialized industry software to something as simple as an Amazon Prime membership. But there’s no service that comprehensively handles the maintenance and everyday care of the actual space. That’s where Managed By Q comes in. The startup just raised $1.65 million in seed funding from… Read More
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CipherCloud Scores $50M As Cloud Security Comes To Forefront
CipherCloud landed a bushel of cash today as it announced $50M in Series B funding to continue building its cloud security business. The round was led by Transamerica Ventures along with Delta Partners and existing investors Andreessen Horowitz and T-Ventures, the venture capital arm of Deutsche Telekom also pitching in. When I asked CipherCloud executives why they thought they were… Read More
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Ad Optimization Startup Boost Media Raises $19M More
Boost Media announced earlier today that it has raised $19 million in Series C funding.
The company allows advertisers to find the best version of their search ad — it tests variants created by a network of freelance copywriters and designers, identifies the versions with the most clicks or highest conversion rates, then promotes them in a broader campaign. Read More
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Veradocs Scores $14M To Help Secure Documents Across File Sharing Services
Veradocs, a new data security company that purports to protect data and documents across services wherever they go, announced $14M in Series A funding today.
The round is led by Battery Ventures with additional funding from Amplify Partners and angel investors, including Nick Mehta, CEO of Gainsight. The company also announced that Robin Daniels, who was formerly the head of enterprise… Read More
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Breezeworks Raises $5 Million For Tools That Let Service Pros Run Their Business From Their Smartphone
Breezeworks, a company working to bring a modern, mobile set of tools to vendors who largely work outside a traditional office environment – like locksmiths, plumbers, electricians, contractors, dog walkers and more – has raised $5 million in Series A funding led by Twitter co-founder Evan Williams’ Obvious Ventures. Other investors in the round included Marc Benioff of… Read More
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RealScout Raises $6 Million Series A For Better Real Estate Search Technology
When consumers are home shopping these days, they tend to be drawn to consumer-friendly portals like Zillow, Trulia, Redfin and others, which offer simple, user-friendly tools to take on what’s otherwise a complex and confusing process. But these services can also sideline real estate agents, who are often still stuck using dated technology while their customers are being lured away… Read More
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Box COO Defends Company’s Spending, Calls It ‘Disciplined’
In a conversation last week at Web Summit in Dublin, Box COO Dan Levin talked to me about the shellacking the company received after it filed its S-1 last spring. Levin expected that dogs would come out, but he said he was still surprised by the vitriolic reaction the company received, especially around their spending. The response after the announcement was swift and brutal. People looked… Read More
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Gogobot Gets $20 Million In Strategic Investment Led By HomeAway
To expand its business, Gogobot has raised $20 million in Series C financing led by HomeAway, and the vacation rental company’s CEO Brian Sharples will be joining Gogobot’s board of directors. Location Technology Startup SocialRadar Buys Gridskippr, Rolls Out SDK
SocialRadar, the location-based social app created by former Blackboard co-founder and CEO Michael Chasen and backed by $12.8 million, is announcing the acquisition of Baltimore-based Gridskippr, a targeted mobile advertising company founded last August. Terms of the all-stock deal were not revealed, but the two companies had already been working closely together over the past year to… Read More
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