Startups

DriverUp Raises $50 Million In Series A

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2015

DriverUp has raised $50 million in Series A funding.

Lifecode Raises $20.5 Million In Series A

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 24, 2015

Lifecode is next-generation-sequencing (NGS) based molecular diagnostics company that has raised $20.5 million Series A round led by Sequoia Capital, The Mayo Clinic, and Mayo Ventures.

Instructure Raises $40 Million In Series E Funding

By Annie Baker ● Feb 24, 2015

Instructure has raised $40 million in Series E funding.

Alibaba Is Looking To Go Public With A $155 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 6, 2014

Alibaba is planning to go public with a $155 billion valuation.

Yahoo! Buys In-Image Ad Company Luminate

By Annie Baker ● Sep 6, 2014

Yahoo has acquired Luminate, an in-image ad company.

MediaMath Raises Over $175 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 4, 2014

Digital marketing solutions provider MediaMath has raised more than $175 million in funding.

LifePrint’s Wireless Printer Hits Kickstarter

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 18, 2014

LifePrint is building a wireless and social photo printer for the iPhone and Android.

GigaOm Raises $8 Million In Funding As Om Malik Steps Down

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 20, 2014

GigaOm has raised $8 million in funding as Om Malik prepares to step down from the company.

Freelancer.com Hits 10 Million Members

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 3, 2014

Freelancer.com has announced that it has hits 10 million members

Dyn Buys Online Service Status Company ReadyStatus

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 23, 2013

Dyn has announced that it has acquired ReadyStatus.

Albumatic Raises $4.2 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 1, 2013

Albumatic is an LA-based startup that has built a photo sharing app, which has raised $4.2 million in funding.

High-Performance Database Company DataStax Raises $45 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 23, 2013

DataStax is a high-performance database company that has raised $45 million in Series D funding.

StyleHaul Network Raises $6 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 15, 2013

StyleHaul Network has raised $6 million in funding from European media company RTL Group.

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.