The acquisition makes a lot of sense for LiveQoS on many different levels. In the press release, Martin Horne, CEO of LiveQoS, notes that, "Much like Onavo – on the consumer side – offers compression for Facebook, Openera enables LiveQoS to offer compression to the mobile business user in addition to the speed and security we already offer."
Today, TaggTo officially launched their iOS social commerce application, which takes a unique approach to social commerce by combining customer reviews, customer service, and product discovery. This is all done through the use of a streaming news feed that has a user interface very much like that of Instagram.
"Failing Gracefully" is nothing new in the startup world. While some startups come to a quick and definite stop, and then disappear off the face of the earth, others return money to investors, and wind down their companies. That, is what some consider "failing gracefully". Over the summer design focused e-commerce company Fab closed a [...]
The Internet may have killed the travel agent and the door-to-door encyclopedia salesman, but the service economy is still running strong. In fact, the digital revolution has given many entrepreneurs the opportunity to re-imagine old services to make them better. In some cases, the service revamp hinges on improved cost or convenience; other times, it’s making a service relevant to a new audience.
UK-based Buyapowa announced today that it has closed a $4.6M round, led by Bright Station Ventures. The funding round will be use primarily to bring their unique social commerce platform to the US.
Wipit, a mobile payments platform partnered with Boost Mobile, announced today that it has closed a Series A venture round from Core Innovation Capital. The funding, of an undisclosed amount, will be used primarily to increase adoption of the payment platform. If you have seen the commercials or ads for the "Boost Mobile Wallet," then you are familiar with Wipit.
Yahoo! unveiling its new logo, combined with the below tweet from The Verge's Chris Ziegler got me thinking about logo transformations. There have been some awful changes, but what about good changes?
Tickengo has positioned itself as a pure ride-sharing platform. While similar platforms have facilitated, at times unintentionally, the creation of professional driving fleets, Tickengo remains committed to, simply, filling empty seats.
The future for the Southeast US looks brighter than ever. With a massive influx of educated individuals and Fortune 500 Companies, and the reemergence of a strong manufacturing base, the Southeast US is poised to be a major player in the knowledge economy.
If the success of a startup depended only upon its simplicity, CompStak would be one of, if not the, most successful in history. CompStak takes on a problem that is very real. The value of their approach is displayed in the rapid adoption of the system within the real estate industry.
