Tag Archives: Google Ventures
AOL Acquires Photo-Sharing App Hipster
AOL has acquired Hipster and their five-person team will be working at the company’s mobile team in Palo Alto, California. They will be reporting to Sol Lipman. Hipster CEO Doug Ludlow will be the director of mobile product management. Hipster will not be shut down.
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Google, True Ventures, and Resonant Invest $5 Million Into Duo Security
Duo Security is an Ann Arbor, Michigan based company that has raised $5 million in funding from Google Ventures, True Ventures, and Resonant Venture Partners. True and Resonant previously invested $1 million into Duo. Duo Security is best known for developing its two-factor authentication technology, which requires users to authorize important online decisions separately through a webpage separately through a mobile device.
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QR Code Company Scan Raises $1.7 Million
Scan is a QR code application company that has raised over $1.7 million in funding from Menlo Ventures, Google Ventures, Charles River Ventures, Start Fund, Social + Capital Partnership, Transmedia Capital, Ludlow Ventures, and angel investors Ariel Poler, Naval Ravikant, Jim Pallotta, and Troy Carter. Scan is based in Provo, Utah.
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Nimble Receives $1 Million From Mark Cuban, Jason Calacanis, Don Dodge, Dharmesh Shah, Google Ventures, Etc.
Nimble is a customer relationship management startup company that has raised $1 million in funding from Mark Cuban, Dharmesh Shah, Jason Calacanis, Don Dodge, Google Ventures, etc. Nimble CEO Jon Ferrara believes that Nimble is a combination of Hootsuite, Yammer, and Salesforce.com.
Categories Dharmesh Shah, Don Dodge, Google Ventures, Jason Calacanis, Jon Ferrara, Mark Cuban, Nimble
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Social TV Company Miso Raises $4 Million From Khosla, Google, and Hearst
Experience Recommendation Service Stamped Launches An iPhone App
Stamped is a recommendation experiences company that has launched an iPhone application. Stamped is backed by Google Ventures. Stamped connects to your Facebook and Twitter network and uses these social networking services to provide experience recommendations in an organized way.
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Categories Bain Capital, Bain Capital Ventures, Google Ventures, Rich Miner, Stamped
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iPod Hardware Designer Tony Fadell Now Building A Thermostat
Tony Fadell designed the hardware for the iPod and he was the head of the iPod and iPhone division before he left his VP post to spend more time with his wife and kids. His family spent a year in Paris and then moved back to the U.S. While in Paris, Fadell decided what he wanted to do next: build a new high-tech thermostat.
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Rocket Lawyer Raises $18.5 Million
Rocket Lawyer has raised $18.5 million in new funding for their online legal services. The funding comes from Google Ventures, August Capital and Investor Growth Capital. Founder Charles Moore expects to reach 20 million users by the end of this year. [TechCrunch]
Whaleshark Media Raises Funding From Google Ventures and Previous Investors
Whaleshark Media previously raised $120 million and now they have raised an additional $10 million from Google Ventures and previous investors. Brian Sharples (Homeaway CEO) has also joined the board of directors at Whaleshark.
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Categories Brian Sharples, Google Ventures, WhaleShark Media
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Read It Later Raises $2.5 Million
Read It Later is a popular bookmarking service that allows you to read content from any smartphone, tablet, or computer. Read It Later has raised $2.5 million in funding. The investors in this round include Foundation Capital, Baseline Ventures, Google Ventures, Founder Collective, and several angel investors.
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