Loki Studios, makers of the location-aware mobile game Geomon, has been acquired by Yahoo! according to an announcement on their website. The company was cofounded by Ivan Lee, Chris Meill, and Brian Laub and the goodbye note is also signed by Marco, Sam, Gene and Bart. It looks like the Continue Reading
I get a lot of feedback asking why the monthly startup momentum index doesn’t include revenue as a signal. There are two reasons, and the first is that most startups don’t want to provide that data to outsiders. The second is a bit counterintuitive, but stick with me and I’ll Continue Reading
Last week I published the April index of startups ranked by momentum. But scrolling through hundreds of rows isn’t much fun when all you really want to find the diamonds in the rough, so I thought I’d pull out the top 20 B2B companies with the most momentum right now. Continue Reading
I told a friend today that I really only use Facebook because I feel obligated for work. It’s true, I don’t read the feed and I don’t spend a ton of time there. I post links to stuff I write and respond to messages and chats, but I am not Continue Reading
It seems the day I take the protective case off my phone is the same day I spill a cup of coffee on it, and adding a case to my beautiful iPhone 5 ruins the beautiful aesthetic. While these complaints are definitely first world problem, waterproofing electronics is a big Continue Reading
As someone who loves (and misses) playing the piano, I was excited to see a regulatory filing showing that Playground Sessions has raised $682,275 to continue building the piano lessons software startup. The company is founded by Chris Vance and co-created by Quincy Jones, a living legend in the entertainment Continue Reading
In a regulatory filing Shapeways, the marketplace for 3D printing, revealed the company has raised $30M in a new round of venture funding from Andreessen Horowitz, Union Square Ventures, Index Ventures and Lux Capital. The round was lead by a16z and Chris Dixon has joined the Shapeways board of directors. Continue Reading
According to a regulatory filing HealthFleet, a Boston-based health technology startup, is raising up to $3M in venture capital. The company previously raised a $1.1M Series A in August 2012. HealthFleet’s platform connects patients with counselors (nurses, nutritionists and other caregivers) and health management content to help manage their health Continue Reading
In April we reported that the Tableau Software IPO would be for $150M, but the latest regulatory filings show the company could raise quite a bit more, with the top of the range set at $215M. The Seattle-based company is profitable, earning a net income of $1.4 million in 2012 Continue Reading
This morning Clustrix announced they have raised $16.5M in a Series C round from Sequoia Capital, U.S. Venture Partners, ATA Ventures and Don Listwin. They are one of the earliest Y Combinator companies, founded in 2005 with nearly $47 million raised to date. Clustrix was ranked #5 on our Y Continue Reading