Startups

Albumatic Photo Sharing App To Raise $4.5 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 23, 2013

The Albumatic sharing app has raised $4.5 million in a round of funding.

Meetic Acquires Massive Media For $25 Million

By Noah Long ● Dec 23, 2012

How The Oatmeal and Indiegogo Kept The Tesla Science Center Open

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 9, 2012

Here is the story of how The Oatmeal and Indiegogo kept the Tesla Science Center open.

Matthew Inman Of The Oatmeal Raises Funding For Nikola Tesla Museum

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 22, 2012

Matthew Inman of The Oatmeal has successfully raised funding for the Nikola Tesla Museum

Square Was Almost Named Squirrel Until Dorsey Had Lunch At Apple

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2011

Square was almost named Squirrel until Jack Dorsey met with Apple's SVP of iPhone Software Scott Forstall for lunch.

Mozilla Roadmap Draft: Firefox 4-7 To Be Released This Year

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 7, 2011

Mozilla has released its roadmap for the year, which is to release versions 4 through 7.

Banner With The Face Of Jimmy Wales Helped Increase Wikipedia Donations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 21, 2010

A banner with the face of Jimmy Wales substantially increased the number of Wikipedia donations

Picplz Raises $5 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 11, 2010

Mobile photo app company Picplz has raised $5 million in funding.

The Huffington Post Is Now Profitable

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 11, 2010

Class Action Lawsuit Against Mahalo.com Being Prepared

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2010

Michelle Devon is preparing to file a class-action lawsuit against Mahalo.com.

An Interview With Hersh Choksi Of The USC GamePipe Lab and Happynin Games

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 15, 2010

Accel Partners And Austin Ventures Invest $12.8 Million In Marc Ecko’s Complex Media

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 4, 2009

Accel Partners and Austin Ventures have invested $12.8 million into Marc Ecko's Complex Media

Clasemovil.com Wants To Educate Kids Using Videos, Games, And Learning Activities On The Web

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 17, 2009

Clasemovil.com is a new social network for educating kids through the use of videos and games.

DataXu Optimizes Ad Buying Across Multiple Platforms

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 16, 2009

Boston-based DataXu is a company that is able to optimize ad buying across multiple platforms.

HealthyWage Rewards You For Being Fit

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 15, 2009

HealthyWage is a startup that rewards users for fitness activities.

Apple Spending Cash On Eye Tracking Technology From Tobii

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 16, 2009

Apple is reportedly spending some of its cash on eye-tracking technology.

Quadrangle Capital, WI Harper Group, And Novel TMT Ventures Delivers $35 Million To Mail.com

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 22, 2008

Mail.com has raised $35 million in a fourth round of funding from Quadrangle Capital, WI Harper Group, and Novel TMT Ventures.

A History of Google Acquisitions And Where They Are Today

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 4, 2008

Here is a history of Google's acquisitions and how they were integrated into the company.

Scrabulous Relaunches Under A New Facebook App Name Called Wordscraper

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 30, 2008

Scrabulous has been relaunched under a new name called Wordscraper.

National Lampoon and Capazoo Partner Up

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 25, 2007

National Lampoon and the Capazoo social network have partnered

Funny Or Die Raises $15 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 24, 2007

Funny Or Die has raised $15 million in venture capital funding.

Rumor: Wasserman In Talks About Sportnet Sale

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 24, 2007

Wasserman is reportedly in talks with a number of brands for a sale of Sportnet.

iLike And Qloud Find A Home On Hi5 Via OpenSocial

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 23, 2007

Hi5 launches music applications through a partnership with iLike and Qloud

Social Networks Bebo And Digg Hire Financial Brokers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 20, 2007

Digg and Bebo are have reportedly hired financial brokers to seek acquisition deals.

Amazon.com Invests In Bill Me Later

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 12, 2007

Amazon.com is investing in Bill Me Later

Classifieds Site Edgeio Auction Beginning At $250,000

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 11, 2007

Edgeio, a classifieds website co-founded by Michael Arrington, has been put up for sale with a starting bid of $250,000.

Professional Social Network NetHooks Look To Take LinkedIn Head-On

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 5, 2007

NetHooks is a new professional social network that is looking to compete again LinkedIn head-on.

TringMe: A Click-To-Call Widget Worth Checking Out

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 28, 2007

TringMe is a click-to-call widget that you should check out.

Snooth Raises $1 Million In A Second Round Of Angel Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 28, 2007

Wine database company Snooth has raised $1 million in angel funding.

Photo Storage Service Phanfare Raises $2.5 Million Third Round

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 28, 2007

Phanfare, a popular photo storage service, has raised $2.5 million in funding.