Thursday, June 12, 2008

Dayak, the Recruiting Marketplace that connects employers with a network of professional recruiters

What Company Is Offering:
Employers create a detailed job profile that gives recruiters the information they need to quickly identify the right candidate for the position. Once posted, employer jobs are only visible to a network of professional recruiters (not job seekers).Posting jobs is absolutely free and employers pick their own fee for a successful hire.

Recruiters have access to the entire jobs database so they can search and identify the jobs in their areas of expertise. Once appropriate jobs are identified, recruiters get to work on screening qualified applicants who meet the employer's needs.

How It Works:
Once a recruiter identifies a highly qualified applicant, they will submit the candidate to the employer via the Dayak marketplace. Dayak gives employers an applicant tracking tool that makes easy work of managing candidate submissions. Additionally, employers are notified of new candidate submissions via email.

After reviewing the candidate submissions, employers are free to pick the most promising candidates to interview. With the click of a button, an interview can be requested and then quickly arranged. Employers can interview candidates directly, or use the full-service support of recruiters to help manage the interview process.
When a candidate is hired, Dayak sends an invoice to the employer on the candidate's start date. The employer pays Dayak, and Dayak holds the funds in escrow until expiration of the 60-day guarantee period. Once the guarantee has expired, the recruiter is paid the commission published on the job posting.

More at:http://www.dayak.com/

The Talk Market is a television shopping channel hosted by you

What Company Is Offering:
The Talk Market is a television shopping channel hosted by you! Anyone with a product to sell can upload a video featuring their product and be a part of our unique and entertaining marketplace.

The Talk Market was founded by television shopping channel veterans who recognize that there are millions of amazing products out there that might never get the chance to be on a shopping channel - now they can!

How It Works:

If you like something you see, you can purchase it right here - The Talk Market facilitates credit card transactions between members of community in one easy step.

At the Talk Market, creating videos is fun -- they supply you with free eye-popping motion graphics and compelling soundtracks so you can enhance your video presentations and be the envy of all of your friends! Or, if you'd like to help others in their mission to communicate the value of their great products, you can share graphics and music you've created with the Talk Market Community. With all of these bells and whistles, they hope watching videos is as fun as making them!

More at:http://www.talkmarket.com/

HealthiNation is your source for health video that educates and inspires

What Company Is Offering:
HealthiNation is your source for health video that educates and inspires. Working with our team of medical advisors, we make complex health topics easy to understand. You’ll find patient experiences, health experts who give you the straight answers, and enlightening 3D animations to show you how things work inside the body.


How It Works:


The doctors and health care professionals we work with are accredited, respected personalities in their respective fields. Not only do they have the qualifications to ensure the medical integrity of our content, but they also have a passion for teaching patients about their health. Many of our Medical Advisors have contributed to several media outlets, including Health Magazine, CBS Morning Show, ABC News, Fox News, and the TODAY Show on NBC.

They work with their Medical Advisors to determine their programs. They also want to hear from you and their partners about what people want to know about their health.

More at:http://www.healthination.com/

Earth 911 delivers actionable local information on recycling and product stewardship that empowers consumers to act locally

What Company Is Offering:

Earth 911 delivers actionable local information on recycling and product stewardship that empowers consumers to act locally, live responsibly and contribute to sustainability.

Both the Earth911.com site and 1-800-CLEANUP toll-free hotline are provided at no cost to the user or taxpayer. Earth 911 centralizes information and resources into a single user-friendly, neutral and non-governmental network.

More at:http://earth911.org/

RateSupermarket

What Company Is Offering:
RateSupermarket.ca is the quickest way to compare over 500 of the best mortgage rates from Canada's top lenders and mortgage brokers.

Canadian mortgage rates on RateSupermarket.ca are supplied by the lenders and
mortgage brokers and updated twice daily!

How It Works:

With RateSupermarket.ca you can search and compare over 500 Canadian mortgage rates including closed, open, fixed or variable mortgage rates, from all the Canadian banks, including the Royal Bank of Canada, Canadian Tire Bank, or ING Direct, credit unions, trusts, savings and loans, mortgage companies and mortgage brokers in Toronto, Vancouver and across Canada.

RateSupermarket.ca can help save you both time and money, whether you are a new home buyer or looking to remortgage, as our mortgage rate comparison includes a mortgage calculator, which can tell you within seconds the latest rates and how much your payments will be.

Rates are updated twice daily and supplied by the lenders and mortgage brokers themselves, so you can be confident that you're looking at the latest rates, and speak to the lender or mortgage broker instantly through the website via our Connect for free option, and RateSupermarket.ca will pick up the bill.

More at:http://www.ratesupermarket.ca/

Sometrics is the first analytics company to focus on social networking platforms

What Company Is Offering:
Sometrics is the first analytics company to focus on social networking platforms.
It gives you the analytic tools you need to understand your audience.
All of your demographics are compiled every single day. You can even see statistics for specific hours of a specific day. Who was using your app or social network at 3 AM last Tuesday?


How It Works:

The company's analytics platform provides detailed insights to help developers better understand and monetize their social media. The Sometrics solution works on top of social platforms like Facebook, MySpace, and Bebo to provide detailed analytics on millions of daily users.

Sometrics doesn't collect any personal data such as names, contact info, etc. from social APIs. All aggregate metric data (gender, age, etc.) cannot be linked back to an individual. In addition, all metric transaction data will not be held for longer than an hour.

More at:http://www.sometrics.com/

PayMate India, a mobile payment company got second round of investment at $9 million

What Company Is Offering:
PayMate transactions are quick, easy and safe. When you wish to pay via mobile at a PayMate merchant (online or offline) all you have to do is share your mobile number. You will instantly receive SMS from PayMate confirming the transaction amount and asking for authorization with your PIN and 3-alphabet code for Eg PAY ABC 5678 where ABC is the 3-alpahabet code already mentioned in the transaction sms you receive and 5678 is your PIN. Once you reply to the sms in the specified format your payment will be processed and within just a few seconds you will get a response sms confirming the transaction status. Do it to believe it. We recommend you do a real transaction to get an actual feel of how smooth and quick the process is.

How Much They Got From VCs:

PayMate India, a mobile payment company, has closed its second round of investment at $9 million led by Mayfield Fund and participation from existing investors, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Sherpalo Ventures. Nikhil Khattau of Mayfield will join the board of PayMate. In July 2006, Sherpalo Ventures and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers invested $5 million in PayMate.

More at:www.paymate.co.in

deCarta is supplier of software and services for the Location-Based Services industry, has received a strategic investment of $6 million

What Company Is Offering:
deCarta is the leading provider of advanced and comprehensive geospatial software platforms for today's cutting-edge Internet, mobile, personal navigation and enterprise location-based service (LBS) applications. deCarta's technology is a crucial link in the LBS value chain as it extends from base map data and content through to the application, service provider and on to the end-user.

Their best-of-breed map management software platform solutions give LBS providers and applications developers the ability to quickly and easily integrate digital maps and database content drawn from multiple sources for fast and accurate access to the user. Our solutions are source-, platform-, and device-independent and highly scalable, providing customers with high flexibility, utility and unparalleled performance.



How Much They Got From VCs:

deCarta, a San Jose-based supplier of software and services for the Location-Based Services industry, has received a strategic investment of $6 million from T-Mobile Venture Fund managed by T-Venture, the venture capital arm of Deutsche Telekom AG. T-Mobile Venture Fund joins deCarta's existing premiere investors Cardinal Venture Capital, Mobius Venture Capital and Norwest Venture Partners.

More at:www.decarta.com

Bullhorn is the global leader in On Demand, front office staffing and recruiting software got $26 million in new financing

What Company Is Offering:

Bullhorn is the global leader in On Demand, front office staffing and recruiting software, providing the only completely integrated front office solution for staffing and recruiting firms. Bullhorn enables its customers to synchronize sales and recruiting to generate, source and fill job orders in real-time, at anytime and from anyplace, at the highest rates in the industry. Delivered through software as a service, Bullhorn continually meets the evolving business needs of its customers.

How Much They Got From VCs:

Bullhorn, the global leader in On Demand staffing and recruiting software, announced the completion of $26 million in new financing, led by prominent venture capital firms Highland Capital Partners and General Catalyst Partners. The funding will allow Bullhorn, which is profitable, to fuel regional market expansion, accelerate its product development plans and increase professional services and support to meet rapidly growing customer demand. Bob Davis, a General Partner at Highland Capital Partners and former CEO and founder of Lycos, and John Simon, a Managing Director at General Catalyst Partners, will join the board of directors.

“Bullhorn achieved rapid and profitable growth, the largest market share in North America, and a strong international presence in more than twenty countries, by delivering award-winning and innovative staffing and recruiting software, combined with superior, On Demand service delivery,” said Arthur Papas, CEO and co-founder of Bullhorn. “This financing provides Bullhorn with the opportunity to achieve global market leadership based on our mission of powering the desks of staffing and recruiting professionals worldwide, while working with two world-class venture capital firms – Highland Capital Partners and General Catalyst.”

More at :www.bullhorn.com

5th Finger is the global authority on mobile marketing has raised $7 million

What Company Is Offering:
5th Finger is the global authority on mobile marketing, offering a highly evolved, strategic approach and an advanced technology platform that delivers measurable results to marketers and brands.

5th Finger’s team delivers deep expertise across many industry sectors, including FMCG/Beverages, Media/TV and Live Events, as well as a fresh, innovative approach and industry-leading analysis and reporting capabilities.

How Much They Got From VCs:

5th Finger, the global authority on mobile marketing, today announced that it has raised $7 million from the leading Australian venture capital firm, Starfish Ventures. The company will use the capital to fund its ongoing growth in the U.S.

5th Finger is known for its innovative use of the mobile phone as an effective mechanism for helping brands engage with target audiences. One of 5th Finger’s most notable success includes the ground breaking project with the Live Earth Concert Series. The company was responsible for all SMS, Web and Green Button (iTV) interactions for the global Live Earth campaign. More than one million lifestyle “commitment” pledges were received as part of this project, which were then managed by 5th Finger’s unique air-cast™ platform and broadcast across multiple channels and continents.

What VCs Says About Company:

“When looking for companies to invest in, we rank innovative and scalable technology together with market vision and thought leadership. In addition, the 5th Finger team has also shown great passion and an ability to deliver,” said Malcolm Thornton, General Partner at Starfish Ventures. “In less than one year, 5th Finger has already established a strong foothold in the U.S. market and we believe the company will enjoy as high a level of success in the U.S. market as in Australia.”

More at:http://www.5thfinger.com

If you want deep, intimate conversations with business innovators--FastCompany.TV

What Company Is Offering:
FastCompany.TV is designed solely for the Internet. If you want deep, intimate conversations with business innovators, this is the place for you. They go much longer so that you get depth that's impossible when you repurpose TV-oriented content. FastCompany.TV is not just about business. Their cameras will focus more on people than news.This is a participatory network.

FastCompany.TV is designed solely for the Internet. Well, this means they'll do content that was designed to be viewed on a Web browser. They can go much longer so that you get depth that's impossible when you repurpose TV-oriented content.
You'll go places you can't otherwise go. In the first two weeks here their cameras are going to Microsoft Research, MySpace, CERN, Amazon, Mahalo, and a bunch more. The tour of CERN, for instance, will be among the last video tours given before they turn on their Large Hadron Collider.

More at:http://www.fastcompany.tv/

Geewa---Multiplayer Gaming

What Company Is Offering:

With Geewa users build relationships while having fun. It's a natural way to meet new people as well as old friends.

Geewa’s users come back more often and spend more time with us online – up to 90 minutes per day.

Geewa games are easy to learn and control. You typically spend 10-25 minutes in a game. Their users play during a coffee break, at lunch time, during a boring conference call ;-), while their kids are napping in the afternoon. Most of their users also play in the evening between 6-10 pm, preferring more active fun to old-fashioned TV watching.

More at:http://www.geewa.com/