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The Talener Times
October 1, 2013
In The News Cambridge-based HubSpot has
named Lorrie Norrington — formerly a top executive at eBay, Intuit and General Electric — to
its board of directors.http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/startups/2013/09/hubspot-lorrie-norrington-board.html
Mass. House lawmakers vote to repeal 'tech tax’
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2013/09/25/mass-house-poised-debate-repeal-tech-tax/qioV2p09jqdONj2kgSP3nO/story.html
How I Hire: Corporate Moneyballhttp://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20130926171644-13518874-how-i-hire-corporate-moneyball
Michael Dell, Silver Lake Get The Green Light From Regulators On $24.9B Plan To Take Dell Private
http://techcrunch.com/2013/10/01/michael-dell-silver-lake-get-the-green-light-from-regulators-on-24-9b-plan-to-take-dell-private/
What techies should know about a
government shutdownhttp
://venturebeat.com/2013/09/30/what-techies-should-know-about-a-government-shutdown/#50BPS1RpdlpKhUyC.99
Amazon hiring 70,000 temp workers to fill
holiday online ordershttp://venturebeat.com/2013/09/30/amazon-hiring-70000-temp-workers-to-fill-holiday-online-orders/
Chart of the WeekInside Responsive Design: The Pros And Cons Of The Popular Mobile Strategy
http://www.businessinsider.com/responsive-design-as-a-mobile-strategy-2013-10#ixzz2gTxLyRk9
Startup Watch
DataSift Now Offering Historical
Social Data Analysis Across Twitter, Tumblr,
Facebook, Bitly & More Combined
http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/26/datasift-now-offering-historical-social-data-analysis-across-twitter-tumblr-facebook-bitly-more-combined/
Grads seeking $3M in seed fundingDuring LearnLaunchX’s “Demo Day” event on
Sept. 18, seven educational technology startups shared their fundraising goals as well
as their vision for changing education with new digital tools.
The startup’s have received $18,000 in seed funding along with office space and
mentorship during the three-month program. The startups are Gradeable, EduCanon,
Empow Studios, Intellify Learnings, Cognii, Countdown, Listen Edition.
http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/print-edition/2013/09/27/learnlaunchx-grads-seek-3m-in-seed.html
Steve Case eyes startups outside the Valley with
new $200M fundhttp://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/startups/2013/09/steve-case-eyes-startups-outside-the.html
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Startup focus: peerTransfer going global for tuition
paymentshttp://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/startups/2013/09/startup-focus-peertransfer-going.html
New social networking site
PushPage lets users get personal
http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/startups/2013/09/social-networking-site-pushpage.html
Aereo adds 4 cities to expansion list, bringing total to
26http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/startups/2013/09/aereo-adds-4-cities-to-expansion-list.html
Ed tech startup Socrative adding 2K
users a dayhttp://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/startups/2013/09/social-networking-site-pushpage.html
Leaked YouTube Video & Tumblr Blog Reveal All About Stealthy
Payments Startup Clinkle
http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/30/leaked-youtube-video-tumblr-blog-reveal-all-about-stealthy-payments-startup-clinkle/
This Is A $200K Jet Pack That You Can Buy In Two Years
http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/30/i-believe-i-can-fly-with-this-soon-to-be-commercially-available-jet-pack/
Pitango Closes New $270M Fund Backed By Asian Money To Fuel More Startups
Coming Out Of Israel
http://techcrunch.com/2013/10/01/pitango-closes-new-270m-fund-to-fuel-more-startups-coming-out-of-israel/
Venture Capital
New YorkSnaps lets you mashup photos with cool stuff from your favorite brands,
pulls in $2M
BioDigital raises $4M to build the Google Earth for the human body
Can’t find a decent apartment in NYC? Urban Compass raises $20M
to help
HowAboutWe raises $4.2M to help you fall and stay in love
BetterCloud raises $6M to bring its software to Salesforce & Zendesk
BostonFootNote- Site featuring engaging
content based on academic research for business and educational uses.
Funding- $85k
Rifiniti- SaaS to help Fortune 500 companies reduce wasted office space and costs, while increasing
occupant productivity.Funding- $110k
Verbal Applications- Software tools that enable nonverbal patients to
communicate with their caregivers, using large, picture-based buttons
that speak when clicked on.Funding- Preparing for seed round.
BostonStackdriver raises $10M Series B, a
year after launching
Harvard-developed Qstream raises $2.85M
Ministry of Supply raises $1.1M seed round
LevelUp reports raising $7.5M
Flybridge leads $6M round for BetterCloud
Private School Innovator- Online database for students and parents to discover, compare and easily apply to private schools in MA and NH.
Funding- In early talks with investors.
Venture Capital
CaliforniaFlipboard raising $50M round
after announcing it has 85M users
Addy locates $300K seed round
AngelList reportedly raises $24M from Google Ventures & others
UniversityNow has closed $20.4 million to grow its network of accredited, online universities
TechShop assembles plans for $60M fundraise
Moxtra announced that it has closed $10 million in the first
round of funding for its mobile content collaboration platform.
P2P lending platform Prosper lines coffers with $25M in
new funding
CaliforniaLiftopia, An E-Commerce Platform For Ski Resorts, Raises Additional
$5 Million
MemberPlanet raises $2.5M to keep groups organized
3D Robotics Raises $30 Million To Legitimize Aerial Drones
For Business
Organic Food Delivery Service Good Eggs Raises $8.5M Series A
From Sequoia Capital
DoubleDutch jumps into $10M to be the force behind event apps
Gyft raises $5M to digitize the $29B gift card market
JustFab sews up $40M to become a global fast-fashion empire
Shopular raises $6.4M to make coupons cool again
Chicago Ebay buys payments startup
Braintree for $800M, yet another win for PayPal
Talener Clients In The NewsTinder’s Sean Rad To Speak At
Disrupt Europe About Expanding Overseas
http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/27/tinders-sean-rad-to-speak-at-disrupt-europe-about-expanding-overseas/
TripAdvisor to base its non-U.S. engineering in Ireland
http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/startups/2013/09/tripadvisor-to-base-its-non-us.html
SpaceX Says It Has 'No Reason' To Believe Elon Musk's Falcon 9 Rocket
Exploded In Spacehttp
://www.businessinsider.com/report-explosion-on-elon-musks-spacex-rocket-falcon-9-2013-10#ixzz2gTvAQZWE
Upcoming Boston Meetups
MIT Museum Startup ShowcaseMobile Monday Boston
Tuesday, October 8, 2013 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM (EDT)
Cambridge, MAhttp://momomitmuseum2013-eorg.eventbrite.com/
HTML5 Game Development Monthly MeetupWednesday, October 16, 2013
7:00 PMBocoup Loft
355 Congress Street,2nd Floor Boston, MA
http://www.meetup.com/Boston-HTML5-Game-Development/events/119451812/?a=mr1_grp&rv=mr1&_af_eid=119451812&_
af=event
Drupal presentation with Moshe Weitzman
Wednesday, October 2, 20137:00 PM
Microsoft N.E.R.D. CenterOne Memorial
Drive, Cambridge, MA 1st floor
http://www.meetup.com/bostonphp/events/138420962/
Java and Edge NetworksTuesday, October 15, 2013
6:00 PMAkamai Technologies Inc
8 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MAhttp://www.meetup.com/boston-java/events/136859182/
Boston Tech JamOctober 3rd, 75 Northern Ave, Boston MA. $10
Admission Ticketshttp://www.bostontechjam.com/
Mass Innovation Nights #55 VMware office, Kendall Square
October 09, 2013 6:00 PM-8:30 PMhttp://mass.innovationnights.com/upcoming-event-dates
Upcoming Nyc MeetupsCapital City: A VC’s Take on NYC Tech
General AssemblyThursday, October 3, 2013 from 7:00
PM to 9:30 PM (EDT)New York, NY
https://www.eventbrite.com/event/8419646389
October 2013 NY Tech MeetupTuesday, October 8, 2013
7:00 PMNYU Skirball Center For The
Performing Arts566 Laguardia Place
New York, NYhttp://www.meetup.com/ny-tech/events/110038572/
Test-Driven Development MeetupWednesday, October 9, 2013
7:00 PMNew York, NY
http://www.meetup.com/FullStack-General-Assembly-NYC-Ruby-on-Rails/events/139676612/
NY Tech International MeetupIsraeli Tech Made In NY
Thursday, October 3, 20135:30 PM to 8:00 PM
Morgan Stanley1585 Broadway, New York, NY
http://www.meetup.com/NY-Tech-International/events/139388282/