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SurveyMonkey is now worth $2 billion and has acquisitions on its mind
After closing a funding round of $250 million, online survey startup, SurveyMonkey, is now valued at close to $2 billion, according to information coming out of the United States overnight. The news...
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There is a reason why investors don’t unsubscribe from Mattermark’s...
Danielle Morrill, Kevin Morrill and Andy Sparks are the founders of Mattermark, which is one of the most important platforms being used by investors right now. The startup merges big data and machine...
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With Dave McClure becoming an investor, HeTexted could become the dominant...
It seems like the storyline of a Sex and the City episode - a young Australian woman moves to New York City and decides to build her dream, which just so happens to revolve around helping other young...
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Go Capital founders Derek Gerrard and Geoff Pritchard are bringing Innovation...
The very popular Innovation Bay, a unique network bringing together investors and entrepreneurs that are passionate about innovation, startups and technology is set to extend its reach beyond Sydney in...
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Pete Evans teams up with Bluechilli to launch The Paleo Way
Pete Evans is one of the most recognised chefs in Australia. Founder of critically acclaimed restaurants such as The Pantry, Hugo's in Manly and his more recent Melbourne tapas bar called Bar Nacional....
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Global phenomenon SERIAL has shown us why investors are putting money into...
The podcast SERIAL has taken the world by storm. It is the most listened to podcast in the world at the moment with an average of 1.26 million downloads per episode. When you really think about that...
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Ridibooks raises $8 million Series B Round as it continues to focus on...
South Korea is one of the locations in the world with the highest mobile phone penetration, this is one of the reasons that local startup RidiBooks has been so successful there. The startup claims to...
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Is My Startup Burn Rate Normal?
A self-examination guide for Seed and Series A startups. Related posts: When your Indie Venture goes mainstream: Dong Nguyen & Flappy Bird Are you offended by this job ad posted by Singapore based...
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Rupert Murdoch acquires Indian based startup BigDecisions
Over the weekend, News Corp officially announced that it had acquired Indian based startup BigDecisions. The startup founded early last year by Manish Shah and Gaurav Roy originally started as...
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I mean, Reddit Notes sounds bloody confusing doesn’t it
Alexis Ohanian, a co-founder and the executive chairman of Reddit, says Reddit Notes aren't quite a currency. Instead, he says, consider one: "something of value, like sugar or gold or bacon." Related...
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NETFLIX CRACKS DOWN ON VPN AND PROXY “PIRATES”
Netflix is starting to block subscribers who access its service using VPN services and other tools that bypass geolocation restrictions. The changes, which may also affect legitimate users, have been...
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Are these guys innovating a process or just domain squatters exceptionally...
The startup process is an interesting one, first you get an idea, then that idea begins to simmer away in the background until it overwhelms you so much, that you feel the need to start something....
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Apploi, A Job Hunting App, Raises Over $7 Million In Series A
CEO of Apploi, Adam Lewis, launched the company to allow service industry workers put their best foot forward in job interviews. Designed as a sort of central system for applications as well as a way...
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You may have noticed that you are being directed to a .NET version of this site
Yes, you may have noticed that today, (our first full day back publishing content since we had a short, but well deserved siesta during the Christmas / New Year break) has seen you being re-directed to...
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Virtual-Assistant Startup X.ai Raises $9.2 Million
Dennis Mortensen, founder and chief executive of the New York startup, told Venture Capital Dispatch that the company just raised a $9.2 million Series A round led byFirstMark Capital, a New York-based...
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Tech to be used to drive fan engagement in sports this year
Ever noticed all the NBA or European football jerseys when you're out in the CBD? The era of sports teams belonging to a city is truly over as teams and leagues look to make money by becoming global...
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OutTrippin shuts up shop, says business model was like hunting for unicorns
The idea for the OutTrippin, which was created in January 2012, was to provide a platform for consumers to get customised itineraries from travel experts such as bloggers, small tour operators and...
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Leveraging the Paleo trend, The Bondi Granola Company is using an ecommerce...
It was around July last year when Jack Benjamin East began to form the plans for what is now The Bondi Granola Company. East, who is also the founder of two other ventures in the health and fitness...
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Fiestafy intends to launch into the Asian market, but the absence of a mobile...
The best thing about travelling is getting to know more about different cultures through galleries, museums, and musical events. The problem is that finding reasonably priced, legitimate tickets to...
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5 reasons why hardware startups should consider local manufacturing.
Making the step from prototyping to manufacturing is still the most challenging part for any hardware startup. There are a million things you can do wrong during this phase. [Source: Medium.com]...
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