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Shortcut Debuts A Siri-Like App For The "Internet Of Things"
Apr 10, 4:42PM
Addicted to home automation and other web-connected gadgetry, such as Lockitron or Unikey door locks, Nest or EcoBee smart thermostats, Belkin wemo switches, Dropcam, Fitbit, Jawbone, Sonos and more? Then you're going to like this: A recently launched mobile app called Shortcut is offering you a way to control your devices using voice. As co-founder Duy Huynh puts it, it's like "a Siri for the… Read MoreZendesk IPO Bears Striking Similarities To Box
Apr 10, 4:26PM
Zendesk announced its initial public offering today, a modest one at $150 million, but the S-1 filing in some ways bears striking similarities to Box’s a couple of weeks ago in that there is a lot of red ink here. Box also had a modest goal, although $100 million more than Zendesk’s at $250 million. Zendesk wrote in the Risks section, “We have a history of losses and we expect… Read MoreSources: Blue Apron Raising $30M At $500M Valuation
Apr 10, 4:05PM
Blue Apron is raising a $30 million round, according to sources familiar with the matter. Fortune reports that the latest round is on a $500 million valuation. It has not been revealed which investors are participating in the round. The latest funding would be a Series C, following up a $5 million Series B in August of last year, and a $3 million Series A in February. Bessemer Ventures led… Read MoreOnFarm, The First Crowdfunding Investment From AgFunder, Closes Seed Round
Apr 10, 3:51PM
AgFunder, a new crowdfunding investment platform for agricultural and ag-related technologies has wrapped up its first successful campaign with the close of a seed investment for OnFarm, a provider of data and analytics software for farmers. Read MoreIAB Report: US Internet Ad Revenue Grew To $42.8B In 2013, Overtaking Broadcast TV
Apr 10, 3:50PM
Online ad revenue in the United States grew to $42.8 billion in 2013, according to the Interactive Advertising Bureau's Internet Advertising Revenue Report. That's up 17 percent from 2012, and it means that for the first time, the total is higher than broadcast TV, which was at $40.1 billion. "The news that interactive has outperformed broadcast television should come as no surprise," said… Read MorePetition Demanding Removal Of Condoleezza Rice From Dropbox Board Pops Up Online, On Twitter
Apr 10, 3:43PM
Internet activists are at it again. Following yesterday’s news regarding the appointment of Condoleezza Rice, former United States Secretary of State and National Security Advisor, to the board of cloud storage and syncing service Dropbox, a petition has sprung up online, demanding that users tell Dropbox they’re opposed this move, and threaten to leave the service if Rice… Read MoreGowalla Founder Josh Williams Raises $2.1 Million To Have Another Go At Local Mobile Discovery Apps
Apr 10, 3:00PM
Gowalla founder Josh Williams is nothing, if not consistent. After several years spent building location-based mobile apps and products for his own company, as well as Facebook, he's back with another venture that's focused on improving the way we explore our everyday world. Read MoreFreelancer Marketplace Ooomf Becomes Crew, Grabs $2.1 Million
Apr 10, 2:32PM
Ooomf, the one-time app discovery startup which last year relaunched as a freelancer marketplace to connect mobile and web developers with projects that fit their skill set, is now changing its name to Crew, and announcing new funding. The company has raised an additional $2.1 million in a new round led by Fred Destin of Atlas Venture, investors in other marketplaces like Moo.com, Creative… Read MoreFanout Emerges From Private Beta, Provides Real-Time Push Service
Apr 10, 2:30PM
Fanout, a company that has been in private beta since its inception in 2011, will be available to the general public this week. According to company founder Jason Karneges, Fanout provides real-time data push, which ensures content is delivered to a device without delay or requiring a refresh. Read MoreIBM Scoops Up Silverpop
Apr 10, 2:29PM
IBM announced today it intends to buy Silverpop, a cloud marketing platform that gives marketers insight into customer activity online. Silverpop gives IBM a cloud-based marketing personalization tool that promises to provide users with a way to understand their customers better and offer more personalized experiences based on what they know. For instance, if you know that your customer is an… Read MoreGenesis Media Raises $6M For Ads That Interrupt But (Hopefully) Don't Annoy You
Apr 10, 2:03PM
Ad company Genesis Media is announcing that it has raised $6 million in Series B funding. When I discussed the funding with CEO Mark Yackanich, he described the company as "a data-driven decisioning platform that intercepts users with media" — which even he admitted was a bit of a mouthful. Put more simply, online publishers use the company's ContentUnlock product to show ads (usually video… Read MoreTransportation Aggregator App RideScout Launches In San Francisco
Apr 10, 2:00PM
With the launch of new transportation options like Uber and Lyft in many cities around the country, as well as the digitization of public transit schedules, there are more apps than ever for citygoers to use when they want to get from Point A to Point B. RideScout seeks to simplify those options, with an app that aggregates multiple options for getting around a city all in one place. Read More
Snupps Wants You To Organise And Share Your Real-Life Stuff On Its Virtual Shelves
Apr 10, 2:00PM
London-based startup Snupps wants to appeal to the amateur collector in all of us. Whether your secret passion is hoarding fine wines or Pokemon figurines, it's built the virtual shelf space where you can catalogue your collection by uploading photos and details of your stuff. Read MoreSonos Adds Google Play Music Support With A Little Bonus
Apr 10, 1:57PM
Finally! Sonos now supports Google Play Music and even allows Android users to cast music to a speaker a la Chromecast and bypass the Sonos app entirely. Users do not need to subscribe to Google's music service. Support was also added for the free cloud locker. Read MoreAppDirect Raises $35 Million From Mithril To Grow Its Enterprise Cloud Marketplace
Apr 10, 1:30PM
AppDirect raised $35 million in a fresh round of financing for its service selling a white-label marketplace for business applications in the cloud. Read MoreFree Will Sell SIM Cards Using Vending Machines In France
Apr 10, 1:21PM
How do you compete with well-established mobile carriers in France, such as Orange, SFR and Bouygues? You automate everything. Free is proving once again that it can remain much leaner than its competitors by replacing brick and mortar stores with vending machines. Clients will be able to subscribe to one of Free’s plans, pay with their credit cards and get a SIM card. The best part is that… Read MoreThe Hunt Raises $10M From Khosla For Crowdsourced Shopping
Apr 10, 1:00PM
The Hunt, a website designed to help shoppers find specific items to buy online, has raised $10 million from Khosla Ventures and Javelin Ventures. This brings The Hunt's total funding to $15.5 million. As part of the funding, Khosla's Ben Ling will join The Hunt's board. Read MoreSocial Music App-Maker Smule Raises Another $16.6M
Apr 10, 1:00PM
Smule, maker of popular social music apps including Sing! Karaoke and Magic Piano, is announcing that it has raised $16.6 million in new funding. Founded in 2008, Smule says it continues to grow at a healthy clip, with sales doubling in the first quarter of 2014 (compared to Q1 2013), and the company currently at a $30 million run rate for the year. (Of that total, 80 percent comes form… Read MoreListen Is RealNetworks' New Smartphone App For Ringback Tones, And It's Launching In The US
Apr 10, 1:00PM
Remember ringback tones? You know, those songs and messages that you could customize to play so different people would hear different things when they called you? Well, RealNetworks aims to bring them to your smartphone. The company launched an iOS and Android app called Listen in the United Kingdom last fall, and today it's bringing the app to the United States. In the US, the app (which… Read MoreZendesk Buys Live Chat Provider Zopim For Up To $29.8M As It Files For $150M IPO
Apr 10, 12:49PM
Zendesk, the cloud-based helpdesk startup, has hit the ground running with not one but two pieces of significant news. It's made its first acquisition -- Zopim, a Singapore-based startup whose flagship product is live chat software that is used by some 120,000 websites. And it has filed for its IPO, which will see Zendesk list on the New York Stock Exchange to trade under the ticker "ZEN." The… Read MoreIf at any time you'd like to stop receiving these messages, just send an email to feeds_feedburner_com_techcrunch+unsubscribe-hmdtechnology=gmail.com@mail.feed2email.net.
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