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Fred Wilson says the best entrepreneurs are ‘crazy but mentally healthy’

Fred Wilson says the best entrepreneurs are ‘crazy but mentally healthy’

April 30, 2013 2:13 pm by | 0 Comments

Fred Wilson shared a lot of thoughts today in an interview on-stage today at TechCrunch Disrupt NY. Not only did he talk about why Foursquare is doing fine, but he ... Read more

KelDoc – the ‘French ZocDoc’ – scores 700K from Alven Capital

KelDoc – the ‘French ZocDoc’ – scores 700K from Alven Capital

April 25, 2013 12:58 pm by | 0 Comments

New York doctor appointments startup ZocDoc has seen relatively good traction in the U.S., but it is not available in other countries. So it makes sense that international startups similar ... Read more


IBM buys UrbanCode to help companies push out software updates faster

IBM buys UrbanCode to help companies push out software updates faster

April 22, 2013 11:48 am by | 0 Comments

IBM has acquired software delivery startup UrbanCode to better help businesses push out updates of mobile, cloud, social, and big data applications, the company announced today. Cleveland-based UrbanCode claims to ... Read more

Here’s what execs learned at our Mobile Summit boardroom sessions

Here’s what execs learned at our Mobile Summit boardroom sessions

April 20, 2013 11:58 am by | 0 Comments

One of the more unique offerings in VentureBeat’s Mobile Summit event are breakout sessions where executives can talk off the record about some of the most pressing problems in the ... Read more

ForSight Vision5 sees $8M in new funding for emerging eye tech

ForSight Vision5 sees $8M in new funding for emerging eye tech

April 12, 2013 5:53 pm by | 0 Comments

ForSight Vision5, a mysterious eye technology startup from the incubator ForSight Labs, has raised $8 million in new funding, according to a new SEC filing. Menlo Park, Calif.-based ForSight Labs ... Read more

Why ZocDoc is winning: dissenting employees, unlimited vacation, & Diet Coke

Why ZocDoc is winning: dissenting employees, unlimited vacation, & Diet Coke

April 8, 2013 11:10 am by | 0 Comments

New York City health startup ZocDoc is best known for helping Americans easily book doctor appointments online. That simple premise helps attract more than 2.5 million unique visitors to ZocDoc’s ... Read more

Big data startup Sociocast conjures $1M, opens up ‘Prediction API’ to small business

Big data startup Sociocast conjures $1M, opens up ‘Prediction API’ to small business

February 19, 2013 3:01 pm by | 0 Comments

Big data and analytics startup Sociocast has raised $1 million in new funding, which it will use hire new staff and to beef up its flagship Prediction APIproduct. New York-based ... Read more


Heathcare software biz Recondo Technology grabs $20M from Bregal Sagemount

Heathcare software biz Recondo Technology grabs $20M from Bregal Sagemount

January 24, 2013 10:43 am by | 0 Comments

Healthcare software and cloud solutions company Recondo Technology has received a $20 million investment from Bregal Sagemount to accelerate its growth in the booming healthcare sector. Greenwood Village, Co.-based Recondo ... Read more

Accelerator SparkLabKC joins Google Fiber to put Kansas City on the map for startups

Accelerator SparkLabKC joins Google Fiber to put Kansas City on the map for startups

January 23, 2013 12:21 pm by | 0 Comments

Kansas City most recently attracted attention from the startup community because of super-fast Google Fiber, but the just-announced startup accelerator SparkLabKC could help solidify KC as a genuine startup hub. ... Read more

Futurist Ray Kurzweil joins Google to work on AI and Siri competitor

Futurist Ray Kurzweil joins Google to work on AI and Siri competitor

December 15, 2012 10:55 am by | 0 Comments

Prominent futurist and author Ray Kurzweil has accepted a position as director of engineering at Google, where he plans to work on technology developments in language processing, machine learning, and ... Read more

Walmart starts offering iPhone 5 for $127, 4S for $47, & fourth-gen iPad for $399

Walmart starts offering iPhone 5 for $127, 4S for $47, & fourth-gen iPad for $399

December 14, 2012 7:03 pm by | 0 Comments

With the holidays here or fast approaching, it’s time for some great last-minute deals. Walmart is leading the charge with some phenomenal Apple deals ’ $399 for the 16GB fourth-generation ... Read more

23andMe raises $50M, drops price of test kit to $99

23andMe raises $50M, drops price of test kit to $99

December 11, 2012 11:34 pm by | 0 Comments

Genetic testing startup 23andMe has raised $50 million in fresh funding with hopes to increase its user base and make greater genetic discoveries, the company announced today. ... Read more

Attention entrepreneurs: 1 Million Cups is about to hit 18 new cities

Attention entrepreneurs: 1 Million Cups is about to hit 18 new cities

November 22, 2012 12:08 pm by | 2 Comments

The format of 1 Million Cups of Coffee is simple: Two startups pitch every each morning for six minutes and then each conduct a 20-minute question-and-answer session. The final minutes ... Read more

Data analysis startup Roambi grows influence among Fortune 50, including biotech, pharma

Data analysis startup Roambi grows influence among Fortune 50, including biotech, pharma

October 30, 2012 1:30 pm by | 0 Comments

Roambi, the Sequoia-Capital-backed data visualization app from MeLLmo, has seen considerable growth this year with new customer wins and adoption by 20 percent of the Fortune 50, the company announced ... Read more

An in-depth review of the ins and outs of Microsoft’s Windows 8

An in-depth review of the ins and outs of Microsoft’s Windows 8

October 26, 2012 1:19 pm by | 0 Comments

It seems like ages ago when Microsoft simultaneously dazzled and puzzled the hell out of the public when it showed off Windows 8 for the first time in June 2011. ... Read more