Startups

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.

Intuit Acquires Homestead Technologies For $170 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 26, 2007

Intuit has announced that it has acquired Homestead Technologies for $170 million

Rumor: News Corp May Be Looking To Acquire LinkedIn

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 22, 2007

Rumor has it that News Corp is looking to acquire LinkedIn

South African Website Creation Company Synthasite Raises $5 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 21, 2007

Synthasite, a South Africa based website creation service, has raised $5 million in funding.

South Asian Video-on-Demand Company TinselVision Raises $3 Million Series B

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 21, 2007

TinselVision has raised $3 million in Series B funding.

Entertonement Secures $5 Million In Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 19, 2007

Entertonement (also known as Right Sized Media) has raised $5 million in funding.

Search Engine ChaCha Raises $10 Million Series B

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 15, 2007

ChaCha has raised $8 million in funding from several investors.