What Company Is Offering:
Angie's List is where thousands of consumers share their ratings and reviews on local service providers in more than 330 different categories. Currently, more than 600,000 consumers across the U.S. rely on Angie's List to help them find the right professional for the job they need done. Angie's List was cited in U.S. News & World Report's "50 Ways to Improve Your Life in 2007"
How Much They Got From VCs:
Angie's List the nation's leading source for local service provider ratings has added Battery Ventures, one of the nation's oldest and most well respected venture capital firms, to its list of investors. Battery invested $35 million in exchange for a minority stake in the company. Angie's List will use the investment to continue its aggressive pattern of growth and service expansion.
"We're very excited to be working so closely with Roger Lee and his partners at Battery," said Angie Hicks, founder of Angie's List. "They were helpful even before we finalized the deal, and we know we're going to enjoy working with them as we continue to grow our presence and the services we offer."
Recognized nationally as an Internet pioneer, Angie's List holds a unique position at the intersection of local search, user-generated content and subscription-based services. Further setting the company apart in the local ratings space is its data integrity process, which maximizes the accuracy and reliability of the information available on Angie's List. Angie's List does not allow anonymous postings, and service providers cannot add themselves to the List.
More at: www.angieslist.com
Friday, April 11, 2008
VendorRate helps businesses select great B2B Information Technology & Telecom vendors while avoiding expensive procurement mistakes
What Company Is Offering:
VendorRate helps businesses select great B2B Information Technology & Telecom vendors while avoiding expensive procurement mistakes. VendorRate’s revolutionary confidential rating system scores Vendor performance and gives a collective voice to the customer base of a vendor by publishing numerical ratings on an Overall and Key Performance Indicators basis.VendorRate lets customers evaluate their vendors in a confidential setting. The identity of the Rating Members is kept secret at all times. This means that the name, organization, city, state, and type of business will NEVER be disclosed. When IT professionals enter the VendorRate safe environment with identity safeguards in place, they feel more comfortable in sharing candid and reliable feedback normally not available in public or social networks.
How It Works:
VendorRate measures overall customer satisfaction for B2B vendors in the IT and Telecom industries. VendorRate has identified 10 common areas of vendor performance that can be used evaluate customer satisfaction. Ratings are given by IT professionals with the intent of helping organizations make better decisions prior to selecting an IT vendor for products or services.endor are rated only by professionals in the business community who perform IT related tasks as part of their day to day jobs.VendorRate provides an easy to use rating questionnaire that lets Members rate both quickly and accurately.
More at:http://www.vendorrate.com/
VendorRate helps businesses select great B2B Information Technology & Telecom vendors while avoiding expensive procurement mistakes. VendorRate’s revolutionary confidential rating system scores Vendor performance and gives a collective voice to the customer base of a vendor by publishing numerical ratings on an Overall and Key Performance Indicators basis.VendorRate lets customers evaluate their vendors in a confidential setting. The identity of the Rating Members is kept secret at all times. This means that the name, organization, city, state, and type of business will NEVER be disclosed. When IT professionals enter the VendorRate safe environment with identity safeguards in place, they feel more comfortable in sharing candid and reliable feedback normally not available in public or social networks.
How It Works:
VendorRate measures overall customer satisfaction for B2B vendors in the IT and Telecom industries. VendorRate has identified 10 common areas of vendor performance that can be used evaluate customer satisfaction. Ratings are given by IT professionals with the intent of helping organizations make better decisions prior to selecting an IT vendor for products or services.endor are rated only by professionals in the business community who perform IT related tasks as part of their day to day jobs.VendorRate provides an easy to use rating questionnaire that lets Members rate both quickly and accurately.
More at:http://www.vendorrate.com/
Quorumbet is a website combining social networking and betting capabilities
What Company Is Offering:
Quorumbet is a website combining social networking and betting capabilities where quorumbet.com is not a bookmaker, but rather provides the technological platform for facilitating betting activities among friends, family and anyone who is passionate about a topic.
The amount of what you win depends on the total amount of the pre-paid stakes. You cannot lose more than your pre-paid stakes. This is also known as the `totalizator system`, pari mutuel or pool betting.
How It Works:
Log in to your QB account. Click on the `New Bet` button on the main menu. Choose the parameters of each bet to suit your needs.Set the bet to be private or public.Set to participate or to simply facilitate the bet.Include the decision source for the outcome of your bet.Invite current users via the website and whoever you would like via email.Set the minimum stake that will be required to participate in the bet. Define the expiration date when placements for your bet are no longer accepted and the outcome will be determined.Upload a picture to represent your bet.Don't forget to check the box that you agree to settle the bet within 48 hours. Click on the Proceed button, which will load a confirmation page. Verify the information and click on the Submit button to place the bet on the QB system.
More at:http://www.quorumbet.com/
Quorumbet is a website combining social networking and betting capabilities where quorumbet.com is not a bookmaker, but rather provides the technological platform for facilitating betting activities among friends, family and anyone who is passionate about a topic.
The amount of what you win depends on the total amount of the pre-paid stakes. You cannot lose more than your pre-paid stakes. This is also known as the `totalizator system`, pari mutuel or pool betting.
How It Works:
Log in to your QB account. Click on the `New Bet` button on the main menu. Choose the parameters of each bet to suit your needs.Set the bet to be private or public.Set to participate or to simply facilitate the bet.Include the decision source for the outcome of your bet.Invite current users via the website and whoever you would like via email.Set the minimum stake that will be required to participate in the bet. Define the expiration date when placements for your bet are no longer accepted and the outcome will be determined.Upload a picture to represent your bet.Don't forget to check the box that you agree to settle the bet within 48 hours. Click on the Proceed button, which will load a confirmation page. Verify the information and click on the Submit button to place the bet on the QB system.
More at:http://www.quorumbet.com/
IdeaCrossing----It is intended to help Entrepreneurs find the assistance and investment capital they need to launch promising new business ventures
What Company Is Offering:
IdeaCrossing® is an Internet resource available to all individuals and organizations with an interest in supporting and promoting entrepreneurial activity.
It is intended to help Entrepreneurs find the assistance and investment capital they need to launch promising new business ventures.
How It Works:
IdeaCrossing serves the Angel and Venture Capital Community by identifying and screening new investment opportunities.
IdeaCrossing will provide greater visibility to the many valuable assets located throughout any given region, including universities, economic development organizations, chambers of commerce, foundations and professional services providers – each having a vital role in nurturing and accelerating the growth of new companies and industries.
Simply stated, IdeaCrossing is about creating the connections that build businesses.
You have the ability to contact the Entrepreneur you are matched with by clicking the contact link within the Match Detail page. By initiating contact, you will receive the Entrepreneur’s contact information, which will appear at the top of the Match Detail page. In addition to receiving the Entrepreneur’s contact information, initiating contact also authorizes IdeaCrossing to release your contact information to the Entrepreneur. This information will include your name and location, your company’s description, the business experience you have, and your phone number and email address.
More at:https://www.ideacrossing.org/
IdeaCrossing® is an Internet resource available to all individuals and organizations with an interest in supporting and promoting entrepreneurial activity.
It is intended to help Entrepreneurs find the assistance and investment capital they need to launch promising new business ventures.
How It Works:
IdeaCrossing serves the Angel and Venture Capital Community by identifying and screening new investment opportunities.
IdeaCrossing will provide greater visibility to the many valuable assets located throughout any given region, including universities, economic development organizations, chambers of commerce, foundations and professional services providers – each having a vital role in nurturing and accelerating the growth of new companies and industries.
Simply stated, IdeaCrossing is about creating the connections that build businesses.
You have the ability to contact the Entrepreneur you are matched with by clicking the contact link within the Match Detail page. By initiating contact, you will receive the Entrepreneur’s contact information, which will appear at the top of the Match Detail page. In addition to receiving the Entrepreneur’s contact information, initiating contact also authorizes IdeaCrossing to release your contact information to the Entrepreneur. This information will include your name and location, your company’s description, the business experience you have, and your phone number and email address.
More at:https://www.ideacrossing.org/
simplyCricket their aim is to help you (and us!) to play better cricket
About Company:
At simplyCricket their aim is to help you (and us!) to play better cricket. Whether it's advice about how to bowl faster, get more turn on your googlies or what bat to buy, we can help.
The thriving simplyCricket forum has a number of experts, keen players and lovers of the game who can offer feedback, advice and somewhere to bounce ideas around. Failing that you can just come on and have a chat about cricket in general, from test matches to backyard cricket.
They also aim to bring in guest contributors from time to time and also have a few other things in the pipeline; so it's worth checking out from time to time.
So come along to simplyCricket and learn how to play better cricket!
More at:http://www.squidoo.com/simplyCricket
At simplyCricket their aim is to help you (and us!) to play better cricket. Whether it's advice about how to bowl faster, get more turn on your googlies or what bat to buy, we can help.
The thriving simplyCricket forum has a number of experts, keen players and lovers of the game who can offer feedback, advice and somewhere to bounce ideas around. Failing that you can just come on and have a chat about cricket in general, from test matches to backyard cricket.
They also aim to bring in guest contributors from time to time and also have a few other things in the pipeline; so it's worth checking out from time to time.
So come along to simplyCricket and learn how to play better cricket!
More at:http://www.squidoo.com/simplyCricket
Google using Quattrone as merger adviser
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Former star technology investment banker Frank Quattrone is advising Google Inc as the Web search leader mulls its strategy amid Microsoft Corp's move to buy Yahoo Inc, a source familiar with the arrangement said on Thursday.
Quattrone underwrote some of the biggest initial public offerings during the late-1990s technology boom while at Credit Suisse First Boston.
Luattrone announced that he and some former colleagues had started Qatalyst Group, a tech-focused investment banking boutique based in San Francisco, to provide merger and corporate finance advice to technology companies.
"I look forward to working with him again and am very enthusiastic about Qatalyst's prospects for success," Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt was quoted as saying in the press release announcing the opening of Quattrone's new firm.
"He is advising the company," the source said on Thursday of Google's decision to hire him, offering no further details.
A Google spokesman declined to comment.
Yahoo announced on Wednesday it had agreed to a test of whether it should turn over its Web search advertising sales to Google so it can focus on other efforts. Sources say the test is part of a planned three-way alliance to combine Yahoo with Time Warner Inc's AOL to ward off Microsoft Corp's two-month-old, $42 billion takeover bid.
Many antitrust experts and Wall Street analysts wonder if Google's dominant global share of search -- starting point for many people on the Web -- and its lucrative ad business tied to search will prevent it from joining the Web mega-merger boom.
Continued..
Quattrone underwrote some of the biggest initial public offerings during the late-1990s technology boom while at Credit Suisse First Boston.
Luattrone announced that he and some former colleagues had started Qatalyst Group, a tech-focused investment banking boutique based in San Francisco, to provide merger and corporate finance advice to technology companies.
"I look forward to working with him again and am very enthusiastic about Qatalyst's prospects for success," Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt was quoted as saying in the press release announcing the opening of Quattrone's new firm.
"He is advising the company," the source said on Thursday of Google's decision to hire him, offering no further details.
A Google spokesman declined to comment.
Yahoo announced on Wednesday it had agreed to a test of whether it should turn over its Web search advertising sales to Google so it can focus on other efforts. Sources say the test is part of a planned three-way alliance to combine Yahoo with Time Warner Inc's AOL to ward off Microsoft Corp's two-month-old, $42 billion takeover bid.
Many antitrust experts and Wall Street analysts wonder if Google's dominant global share of search -- starting point for many people on the Web -- and its lucrative ad business tied to search will prevent it from joining the Web mega-merger boom.
Continued..
iBloks rich media ad developer, has raised $2.05 million in Series C funding
What Company Is Offering:
iBloks InstantAd
In less than 5 minutes, create and deliver the ads you need with iBloks InstantAd™. You can customize online video ads in minutes by adding your own photos, videos, logo and offers for a powerful online ad campaign, to post your message on your website, or to post as a gadget on social networks. Learn more.
iBloks Custom InstantAds
Need a little more flexibility and want to add a bit more individual flare to your ad? Then choose to make an iBloks Custom InstantAd. You will be able to select each individual feature of your ad including the player border, background and music. It's still just a few more easy steps to create your campaign, and you can create multiple versions of your ad for different audiences.
iBloks Video Messenger
Now the power of online video viewing and instant messenger are brought together for the 300,000,000 Windows Live Instant Messenger audiences. Advertisers and consumers can upload their own ads and videos and get the capability to post their customized iBloks Video Messenger™ on any webpage, as an online ad or on a social networking site like Facebook, Windows Live Spaces, Google and more.
iBloks Live in 3D
This turnkey 3D experience is the only fully interactive 3D experience that works without a download. Now any advertiser or consumer can interact with products and services in a "real world" feeling experience. Utilizing our video messenger technology, now you can explore the latest music and videos in 3D spaces while chatting with your friends.
How Much They Got From VCs:
iBloks, a San Francisco-based rich media ad developer, has raised $2.05 million in Series C funding led by return backer Maveron, according to a regulatory filing.
More at;http://www.ibloks.com/
iBloks InstantAd
In less than 5 minutes, create and deliver the ads you need with iBloks InstantAd™. You can customize online video ads in minutes by adding your own photos, videos, logo and offers for a powerful online ad campaign, to post your message on your website, or to post as a gadget on social networks. Learn more.
iBloks Custom InstantAds
Need a little more flexibility and want to add a bit more individual flare to your ad? Then choose to make an iBloks Custom InstantAd. You will be able to select each individual feature of your ad including the player border, background and music. It's still just a few more easy steps to create your campaign, and you can create multiple versions of your ad for different audiences.
iBloks Video Messenger
Now the power of online video viewing and instant messenger are brought together for the 300,000,000 Windows Live Instant Messenger audiences. Advertisers and consumers can upload their own ads and videos and get the capability to post their customized iBloks Video Messenger™ on any webpage, as an online ad or on a social networking site like Facebook, Windows Live Spaces, Google and more.
iBloks Live in 3D
This turnkey 3D experience is the only fully interactive 3D experience that works without a download. Now any advertiser or consumer can interact with products and services in a "real world" feeling experience. Utilizing our video messenger technology, now you can explore the latest music and videos in 3D spaces while chatting with your friends.
How Much They Got From VCs:
iBloks, a San Francisco-based rich media ad developer, has raised $2.05 million in Series C funding led by return backer Maveron, according to a regulatory filing.
More at;http://www.ibloks.com/
Jaxtr Inc., a Palo Alto, Calif.-based provider of VoIP services for social networks and blogs, has raised around $6.4 million in Series B funding
What Company Is Offering:
Jaxtr is with the mission to bring voice to social networks and blogs. With the free jaxtr service, users can link their phones with their online network to hear from callers worldwide while keeping their existing phone numbers private.
How It Works:
By adding their jaxtr link to their email signature, global friends can call our users on their phone with the click of the mouse - without downloading any software, incurring international phone charges or even registering for jaxtr.
When users change their work, home or mobile number, they simply add or update their number on jaxtr; incoming calls then get routed to the phone of their choice. They can even block callers from reaching them or specify on a per-caller basis which callers can reach them live and which get routed to voice mail.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Jaxtr Inc., a Palo Alto, Calif.-based provider of VoIP services for social networks and blogs, has raised around $6.4 million in Series B funding led by Lehman Brothers Venture Partners, according to a regulatory filing. The company had previously raised $10 million from August Capital, Draper Richards, Mayfield, Founders Fund, Ron Conway and Reid Hoffman.
More at:http://www.jaxtr.com/
Jaxtr is with the mission to bring voice to social networks and blogs. With the free jaxtr service, users can link their phones with their online network to hear from callers worldwide while keeping their existing phone numbers private.
How It Works:
By adding their jaxtr link to their email signature, global friends can call our users on their phone with the click of the mouse - without downloading any software, incurring international phone charges or even registering for jaxtr.
When users change their work, home or mobile number, they simply add or update their number on jaxtr; incoming calls then get routed to the phone of their choice. They can even block callers from reaching them or specify on a per-caller basis which callers can reach them live and which get routed to voice mail.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Jaxtr Inc., a Palo Alto, Calif.-based provider of VoIP services for social networks and blogs, has raised around $6.4 million in Series B funding led by Lehman Brothers Venture Partners, according to a regulatory filing. The company had previously raised $10 million from August Capital, Draper Richards, Mayfield, Founders Fund, Ron Conway and Reid Hoffman.
More at:http://www.jaxtr.com/
Ustream.TV , the leading internet broadcasting platform, today announced it has secured $11.1 million in Series A funding
What Company Is Offering:
Ustream is the leading internet broadcasting platform. Ustream’s proprietary technology powers an easy-to-use, web-based interface, allowing anyone with a camera, computer and Internet connection to broadcast live to the world. Integrated with a host of interactive tools including chat rooms, co-host, and shout meter, Ustream’s platform delivers real-time, social experiences on the web.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Ustream.TV , the leading internet broadcasting platform, today announced it has secured $11.1 million in Series A funding from leading venture capital firm DCM and existing investors, Labrador Ventures and The Band of Angels. The funding will enable Ustream to accelerate product development and meet growing market demand for an interactive, broadcasting platform.
“A few years ago, it was unimaginable to have interactive broadcasting on the scale that Ustream delivers today. This marks a major shift of online entertainment and it reflects a new desire to interact and be a part of the show, rather than to just consume it,” said Gen Isayama of DCM. “Investing in Ustream was a decision based on the company’s technology, pioneering vision, and track record for consistently delivering enhancements that are attracting broadcasters and engaging millions of viewers.”
About VCs:
DCM is an early stage venture capital firm supporting entrepreneurs building world-class technology companies. The firm’s partners manage US$1.6 billion and have funded leading technology companies including 2Wire, 51job (Nasdaq:JOBS - News), @Motion (Openwave), About.com (The New York Times Co.), All About (Jasdaq:2454), Arroyo (Cisco), Bittorrent, Clearwire (Nasdaq:CLWR - News), Dang Dang, eDreams (TA), Foundry Networks (Nasdaq:FDRY - News), HireRight (Nasdaq:HIRE - News), Internap (Nasdaq:INAP - News), IPivot (Intel) etc.www.dcm.com.
More at:www.ustream.tv
Ustream is the leading internet broadcasting platform. Ustream’s proprietary technology powers an easy-to-use, web-based interface, allowing anyone with a camera, computer and Internet connection to broadcast live to the world. Integrated with a host of interactive tools including chat rooms, co-host, and shout meter, Ustream’s platform delivers real-time, social experiences on the web.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Ustream.TV , the leading internet broadcasting platform, today announced it has secured $11.1 million in Series A funding from leading venture capital firm DCM and existing investors, Labrador Ventures and The Band of Angels. The funding will enable Ustream to accelerate product development and meet growing market demand for an interactive, broadcasting platform.
“A few years ago, it was unimaginable to have interactive broadcasting on the scale that Ustream delivers today. This marks a major shift of online entertainment and it reflects a new desire to interact and be a part of the show, rather than to just consume it,” said Gen Isayama of DCM. “Investing in Ustream was a decision based on the company’s technology, pioneering vision, and track record for consistently delivering enhancements that are attracting broadcasters and engaging millions of viewers.”
About VCs:
DCM is an early stage venture capital firm supporting entrepreneurs building world-class technology companies. The firm’s partners manage US$1.6 billion and have funded leading technology companies including 2Wire, 51job (Nasdaq:JOBS - News), @Motion (Openwave), About.com (The New York Times Co.), All About (Jasdaq:2454), Arroyo (Cisco), Bittorrent, Clearwire (Nasdaq:CLWR - News), Dang Dang, eDreams (TA), Foundry Networks (Nasdaq:FDRY - News), HireRight (Nasdaq:HIRE - News), Internap (Nasdaq:INAP - News), IPivot (Intel) etc.www.dcm.com.
More at:www.ustream.tv
CiviCRM is an open source and freely downloadable constituent relationship management solution
What Company Is Offering:
CiviCRM is an open source and freely downloadable constituent relationship management solution. CiviCRM is web-based, open source, internationalized, and designed specifically to meet the needs of advocacy, non-profit and non-governmental groups. Integration with both Drupal and Joomla! content management systems gives you the tools to connect, communicate and activate your supporters and constituents.
More at:http://civicrm.org/
CiviCRM is an open source and freely downloadable constituent relationship management solution. CiviCRM is web-based, open source, internationalized, and designed specifically to meet the needs of advocacy, non-profit and non-governmental groups. Integration with both Drupal and Joomla! content management systems gives you the tools to connect, communicate and activate your supporters and constituents.
More at:http://civicrm.org/
AsiaBusinessInvestor.com ---They provide an on-line community and listings service for those wishing to develop business in Asia
What Company Is Offering:
AsiaBusinessInvestor.com is owned and operated by Asia Business Investor Private Limited based in Singapore. They provide an on-line community and listings service for those wishing to develop business in Asia. They do not act as a business broker but simply an on-line meeting place for those keen to further develop business in Asia. They are committed to the economic advancement of the region as their company provides a key facilitation role for businesses to grow and prosper.
How It Works:
Asia provides a vibrant market to acquire a business. If you are looking a buying a business register with Asia Business Investor to help you connect with potential sellers of businesses.
Asia is a franchising hotspot. Whether you are seeking to resell a franchise or provide new franchise opportunities let Asia Business Investor help you to connect.
Asia Business Investor provides a platform for investors and those seeking investment to connect. Search their current listings of investors and seekers of investment.
More at:http://www.asiabusinessinvestor.com/
AsiaBusinessInvestor.com is owned and operated by Asia Business Investor Private Limited based in Singapore. They provide an on-line community and listings service for those wishing to develop business in Asia. They do not act as a business broker but simply an on-line meeting place for those keen to further develop business in Asia. They are committed to the economic advancement of the region as their company provides a key facilitation role for businesses to grow and prosper.
How It Works:
Asia provides a vibrant market to acquire a business. If you are looking a buying a business register with Asia Business Investor to help you connect with potential sellers of businesses.
Asia is a franchising hotspot. Whether you are seeking to resell a franchise or provide new franchise opportunities let Asia Business Investor help you to connect.
Asia Business Investor provides a platform for investors and those seeking investment to connect. Search their current listings of investors and seekers of investment.
More at:http://www.asiabusinessinvestor.com/
The PE Data Center is a collection of interactive tools allowing investors and companies raising capital to determine where they stand
What Company Is Offering:
The PE Data Center is a collection of interactive tools allowing investors and companies raising capital to determine where they stand in the ever-changing world of private equity and venture capital.
How It Works:
They can provide business intelligence to private equity and venture investors, hedge funds and other debt and equity investors by data mining their proprietary database. Their research analysts, can provide: Investment Trends by Industry and Geographic Locale.Deal Term Comparables.Partnership Standards and Trends.Valuation Metrics.IPOData.
More at:http://pedatacenter.com/
The PE Data Center is a collection of interactive tools allowing investors and companies raising capital to determine where they stand in the ever-changing world of private equity and venture capital.
How It Works:
They can provide business intelligence to private equity and venture investors, hedge funds and other debt and equity investors by data mining their proprietary database. Their research analysts, can provide: Investment Trends by Industry and Geographic Locale.Deal Term Comparables.Partnership Standards and Trends.Valuation Metrics.IPOData.
More at:http://pedatacenter.com/
Zicasso is a free personalized online travel service that provides customized itinerary bids from pre-screened leading travel companies
What Company Is Offering:
Zicasso is a free personalized online travel service that provides customized itinerary bids from pre-screened leading travel companies. We are ideally suited for busy, discerning travelers who want a hassle-free experience in planning & booking a trip. Experts from these pre-screened Zicasso Select Travel Companies do the work for you and they compete to get your business. No more spending hours and hours researching on the Internet and travel books on where to go, which accommodations, what transportation, which attractions, who’s a good tour operator or travel agent, etc. No more spending additional hours on booking everything you need either.
How It Works:
With Zicasso, you fill out a simple Trip Request form to describe your trip—destination, preferences, and interests. We match you with up to three pre-screened relevant travel companies (yes, we’ve done the homework for you to find only quality tour operators and travel agents who deliver the best value). These travel companies submit online Trip Plans to you on Zicasso typically within two business days—Trip Plans which are complete with detailed itineraries and pricing for everything you need, so you can easily compare and choose. In essence, you simply describe what you need once and you’ll get multiple quality travel companies, with expert knowledge of your destination, competing to plan and book everything you need, from lodging to flights, car, airport transfer, cruise, rail, tour guides, tickets to attractions, etc. You can work with the travel companies to refine and customize the Trip Plans as necessary. Then choose which company’s Trip Plan you like best and book it.
More at:http://www.zicasso.com/
Zicasso is a free personalized online travel service that provides customized itinerary bids from pre-screened leading travel companies. We are ideally suited for busy, discerning travelers who want a hassle-free experience in planning & booking a trip. Experts from these pre-screened Zicasso Select Travel Companies do the work for you and they compete to get your business. No more spending hours and hours researching on the Internet and travel books on where to go, which accommodations, what transportation, which attractions, who’s a good tour operator or travel agent, etc. No more spending additional hours on booking everything you need either.
How It Works:
With Zicasso, you fill out a simple Trip Request form to describe your trip—destination, preferences, and interests. We match you with up to three pre-screened relevant travel companies (yes, we’ve done the homework for you to find only quality tour operators and travel agents who deliver the best value). These travel companies submit online Trip Plans to you on Zicasso typically within two business days—Trip Plans which are complete with detailed itineraries and pricing for everything you need, so you can easily compare and choose. In essence, you simply describe what you need once and you’ll get multiple quality travel companies, with expert knowledge of your destination, competing to plan and book everything you need, from lodging to flights, car, airport transfer, cruise, rail, tour guides, tickets to attractions, etc. You can work with the travel companies to refine and customize the Trip Plans as necessary. Then choose which company’s Trip Plan you like best and book it.
More at:http://www.zicasso.com/
Guitarati is the latest, hot off the oven music store offering legal downloads of DRM free MP3 music
What Company Is Offering:
Guitarati is the latest, hot off the oven music store offering legal downloads of DRM free MP3 music.Their misson is to creat a hangout for musicians and their audience alike and provide them what they need to sell or buy their music. We want to provide more of audience to the artists and more of artists to the audience - in a rich, colorful and fun way.
How It Works:
At Guitarati, you get much better value for the money you spend on music. You can:
With their unconventional way of music discovery, easily find the music that you want to get you in the mood. Its fun and simple. Explore yourselves!
For say every $10 spent, you get to listen to as many as 1000 songs! And these are not samples, these are full length best quality (at least 192Kbps bitrate) songs. That is 1 cent per song. You can always listen to as many samples (heck, even they are 192Kbps or more) as you want for free anyways! So you have a wide range of songs to check out before downloading.
More at:http://guitarati.com/
Guitarati is the latest, hot off the oven music store offering legal downloads of DRM free MP3 music.Their misson is to creat a hangout for musicians and their audience alike and provide them what they need to sell or buy their music. We want to provide more of audience to the artists and more of artists to the audience - in a rich, colorful and fun way.
How It Works:
At Guitarati, you get much better value for the money you spend on music. You can:
With their unconventional way of music discovery, easily find the music that you want to get you in the mood. Its fun and simple. Explore yourselves!
For say every $10 spent, you get to listen to as many as 1000 songs! And these are not samples, these are full length best quality (at least 192Kbps bitrate) songs. That is 1 cent per song. You can always listen to as many samples (heck, even they are 192Kbps or more) as you want for free anyways! So you have a wide range of songs to check out before downloading.
More at:http://guitarati.com/
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Soundflag acts as agent for unknown musician and bands from more than 25 countries worldwide
What Company Is Offering:
Soundflag starts with its website acts as agent for unknown musician and bands from more than 25 countries worldwide.
“Their goal is to arrange a cooperation between gifted people with professional backgrounds and radio / music stations, music magazines and event managers” says Elias Meyer, Soundflag´s manager.
Pop, Hop Hop, classical music, reaggae, country music or dance – you can find it all on Soundflag.
How It Works:
You can listen to song samples on www.soundflag.com, register yourself, pay and download the pieces you like.
The Online Sound Label Soundflag is addressed to radio / music stations, music magazines and event managers. Soundflag makes it easy to obtain knowledge of artists from countries with a less well known music scene.
Soundflag also is a way for everybody to find out about new hits not being played on commercial charts.
More at:http://www.soundflag.com/
Soundflag starts with its website acts as agent for unknown musician and bands from more than 25 countries worldwide.
“Their goal is to arrange a cooperation between gifted people with professional backgrounds and radio / music stations, music magazines and event managers” says Elias Meyer, Soundflag´s manager.
Pop, Hop Hop, classical music, reaggae, country music or dance – you can find it all on Soundflag.
How It Works:
You can listen to song samples on www.soundflag.com, register yourself, pay and download the pieces you like.
The Online Sound Label Soundflag is addressed to radio / music stations, music magazines and event managers. Soundflag makes it easy to obtain knowledge of artists from countries with a less well known music scene.
Soundflag also is a way for everybody to find out about new hits not being played on commercial charts.
More at:http://www.soundflag.com/
Local Motors is a next generation American car company
What Company Is Offering:
Local Motors is a next generation American car company. It is the first disruptive entrant in the US automotive industry in decades and it is the first of its kind.Local Motors will design, manufacture, and bring to market innovative, safer, more functional, lightweight, efficient cars through a revolutionary, local assembly and retail experience. These cars will revolutionize not only automobiles, but also the very structure of auto-making, auto-selling, and auto-servicing.
How It Works:
Local Motors will build low inventory, high cash conversion, low capital intensity assembly facilities distributed across the United States, which will bring satisfying and meaningful manufacturing employment in a pleasurable life-work experience.
Local Motors will create an aspirational experience of scarcity driven demand whereby the local factory will create a Wonka-like fascination with its products and methods. Not only will it sell its cars, but it will sell the experience of people being able to visit and watch their car being "born".
Local Motors will pledge a customer experience of loyal, uncompromising, personal service deserving of the largest purchase that many people ever make - their car.
You may post your design competition submissions to your own portfolios. This includes your personal website as well as portfolio hosting sites. By participating in the Local Motors competition, you are pledging not to try and sell your design to other buyers. This means you may not submit the same design to the Local Motors competition and another competition at the same time. We do not want to fall in love with your design, only to find out that you no longer own it or it is no longer available.
After you register and activate your account, you can access your portfolio by going to the "My Account" link in the upper right corner of the main page. Scroll about halfway down, and you will see an option to "Add this picture to my portfolio". There you can upload any design you like, but you will need to do so one at a time and each file will need to be 1Mb or smaller. They are working to make this process faster. Some people have had difficulty uploading designs.
More at:http://www.local-motors.com/
Local Motors is a next generation American car company. It is the first disruptive entrant in the US automotive industry in decades and it is the first of its kind.Local Motors will design, manufacture, and bring to market innovative, safer, more functional, lightweight, efficient cars through a revolutionary, local assembly and retail experience. These cars will revolutionize not only automobiles, but also the very structure of auto-making, auto-selling, and auto-servicing.
How It Works:
Local Motors will build low inventory, high cash conversion, low capital intensity assembly facilities distributed across the United States, which will bring satisfying and meaningful manufacturing employment in a pleasurable life-work experience.
Local Motors will create an aspirational experience of scarcity driven demand whereby the local factory will create a Wonka-like fascination with its products and methods. Not only will it sell its cars, but it will sell the experience of people being able to visit and watch their car being "born".
Local Motors will pledge a customer experience of loyal, uncompromising, personal service deserving of the largest purchase that many people ever make - their car.
You may post your design competition submissions to your own portfolios. This includes your personal website as well as portfolio hosting sites. By participating in the Local Motors competition, you are pledging not to try and sell your design to other buyers. This means you may not submit the same design to the Local Motors competition and another competition at the same time. We do not want to fall in love with your design, only to find out that you no longer own it or it is no longer available.
After you register and activate your account, you can access your portfolio by going to the "My Account" link in the upper right corner of the main page. Scroll about halfway down, and you will see an option to "Add this picture to my portfolio". There you can upload any design you like, but you will need to do so one at a time and each file will need to be 1Mb or smaller. They are working to make this process faster. Some people have had difficulty uploading designs.
More at:http://www.local-motors.com/
ClipSyndicate enables broadcasters and other video content producers to realize new revenue streams and extend their brand
What Company Is Offering:
ClipSyndicate enables broadcasters and other video content producers to realize new revenue streams and extend their brand into the "Long Tail" of the Internet by syndicating video clips to thousands of vertical web sites looking for specific content of interest for their end-users.Video news syndication is a win-win-win for the broadcaster, the Web publisher and the advertiser. As a result of these new distribution opportunities provided by ClipSyndicate, broadcasters can further monetize their clips, web publishers have a new source for fresh, relevant content, and advertisers have access to a highly targeted audience.
How It Works:
Search for clips by browsing through Clip Syndicate's featured channels. Click on any of the thumbnails on the home page to find clips.
Once you have found your clip, click on publish this clip and you will be taken to the publish page. You will see a drop down menu to select "My First Channel." The clip will be added to your first channel. You may add more clips to your channel or copy code to publish your clip to your site. Click "Get Code" and a screen will offer several integration methods:
copying the link code will integrate a simple html link to your channel. A user clicking on the link will pop up the ClipSyndicate player and play your clip.
copying the html code will integrate one thumbnail image, the title and description of your channel. Note: if you have more than one clip in your channel, you can select which thumbnail to display on your site.copying the JavaScript code will integrate your channel and display as many thumbnails as you choose on your site. Also, a JavaScript integration will automatically update your channel as you add clips to it (without having to re-copy code into your site.) ClipTip: some blog sites do not support JavaScript well.
copying the RSS code into your site will publish your channel and automatically update it when you add clips.
More at:http://www.clipsyndicate.com/
ClipSyndicate enables broadcasters and other video content producers to realize new revenue streams and extend their brand into the "Long Tail" of the Internet by syndicating video clips to thousands of vertical web sites looking for specific content of interest for their end-users.Video news syndication is a win-win-win for the broadcaster, the Web publisher and the advertiser. As a result of these new distribution opportunities provided by ClipSyndicate, broadcasters can further monetize their clips, web publishers have a new source for fresh, relevant content, and advertisers have access to a highly targeted audience.
How It Works:
Search for clips by browsing through Clip Syndicate's featured channels. Click on any of the thumbnails on the home page to find clips.
Once you have found your clip, click on publish this clip and you will be taken to the publish page. You will see a drop down menu to select "My First Channel." The clip will be added to your first channel. You may add more clips to your channel or copy code to publish your clip to your site. Click "Get Code" and a screen will offer several integration methods:
copying the link code will integrate a simple html link to your channel. A user clicking on the link will pop up the ClipSyndicate player and play your clip.
copying the html code will integrate one thumbnail image, the title and description of your channel. Note: if you have more than one clip in your channel, you can select which thumbnail to display on your site.copying the JavaScript code will integrate your channel and display as many thumbnails as you choose on your site. Also, a JavaScript integration will automatically update your channel as you add clips to it (without having to re-copy code into your site.) ClipTip: some blog sites do not support JavaScript well.
copying the RSS code into your site will publish your channel and automatically update it when you add clips.
More at:http://www.clipsyndicate.com/
Omnisio lets you select clips from videos you find on YouTube and other video sites, and easily post them on your profile page or blog
What Company Is Offering:
Omnisio lets you select clips from videos you find on YouTube and other video sites, and easily post them on your profile page or blog. Even better, you and your friends can add comments directly in the video!
How It Works:
With Omnisio you make and share your own shows by assembling clips from different videos. Are you a sports fan and think you can do better than SportsCenter? Create your own sports show by combining the best sports highlights you can find. Are you a fashion guru? Create a fashion show with clips showing the latest fasions worn by celebrities - you can even add your own commentary.With Omnisio you can show them both side-by-side - synchronized - and give your viewers a rich and interactive experience! Great for conferences, lectures and corporate training.Use Omnisio to tag the people that appear in your video, and the key highlights. The Omnisio player will then give your viewers a list of people and highlights, and allow them to quickly jump to the parts they are interested in.
How Is It Different:
When you watch a video on TV, you can't do much with it... But when you watch a video on Omnisio... the possibilities are endless.
More at:http://www.omnisio.com/
Omnisio lets you select clips from videos you find on YouTube and other video sites, and easily post them on your profile page or blog. Even better, you and your friends can add comments directly in the video!
How It Works:
With Omnisio you make and share your own shows by assembling clips from different videos. Are you a sports fan and think you can do better than SportsCenter? Create your own sports show by combining the best sports highlights you can find. Are you a fashion guru? Create a fashion show with clips showing the latest fasions worn by celebrities - you can even add your own commentary.With Omnisio you can show them both side-by-side - synchronized - and give your viewers a rich and interactive experience! Great for conferences, lectures and corporate training.Use Omnisio to tag the people that appear in your video, and the key highlights. The Omnisio player will then give your viewers a list of people and highlights, and allow them to quickly jump to the parts they are interested in.
How Is It Different:
When you watch a video on TV, you can't do much with it... But when you watch a video on Omnisio... the possibilities are endless.
More at:http://www.omnisio.com/
Mob4Hire---Crowd Sourced Mobile Application
What Company Is Offering:
Mob4Hire Inc was created to help mobile or cell application developers in the non stop task of testing mobile games and mobile applications. Using the crowd, the process will allow real people to test mobile applications in real field conditions. Mob4hire reduces the pain of testing for mobile developers.
How It Works:
Mob4hire is a bidding system for mobile application testing. Testers will bid on various projects specific to their handsets. Developers will choose the testers that they require and will deploy test plans for the mobile application they are developing. The mobile application tester will test the application and will report back to the developer. On completion of the test, the mobile tester will get paid for the work. Mobile testing could not be easier.
It does not matter if you have an Apple iPhone , Motorola, Nokia, or any other phone.
Any type of programming language is possible: Symbian, J2ME, BREW, Flash or Windows Mobile. (or other new ones that are just being introduced).
For each handset you register before March 31, 2008 you will get an entry to the draw for $US1000 draw. Draw date is March 31, 2008.
If you wish to get more entries to the contest please submit email addresses for other people you believe would be interested. For each successful mob4hire registration you send them, you will be granted one more chance at the draw.
If you want to test on 2 phones, you get 2 entries. If you get 3 friends to register, you get another 3 entries. If you find a bug, you get another entry. Finally put one of the widgets on your blog, website or facebook and we will double your total entries. In this case above, you would get 12 entries to the draw.
If you are a developer, you will receive $200 towards your first project, if you register before March 31, 2008.
More at:https://mob4hire.com/
Mob4Hire Inc was created to help mobile or cell application developers in the non stop task of testing mobile games and mobile applications. Using the crowd, the process will allow real people to test mobile applications in real field conditions. Mob4hire reduces the pain of testing for mobile developers.
How It Works:
Mob4hire is a bidding system for mobile application testing. Testers will bid on various projects specific to their handsets. Developers will choose the testers that they require and will deploy test plans for the mobile application they are developing. The mobile application tester will test the application and will report back to the developer. On completion of the test, the mobile tester will get paid for the work. Mobile testing could not be easier.
It does not matter if you have an Apple iPhone , Motorola, Nokia, or any other phone.
Any type of programming language is possible: Symbian, J2ME, BREW, Flash or Windows Mobile. (or other new ones that are just being introduced).
For each handset you register before March 31, 2008 you will get an entry to the draw for $US1000 draw. Draw date is March 31, 2008.
If you wish to get more entries to the contest please submit email addresses for other people you believe would be interested. For each successful mob4hire registration you send them, you will be granted one more chance at the draw.
If you want to test on 2 phones, you get 2 entries. If you get 3 friends to register, you get another 3 entries. If you find a bug, you get another entry. Finally put one of the widgets on your blog, website or facebook and we will double your total entries. In this case above, you would get 12 entries to the draw.
If you are a developer, you will receive $200 towards your first project, if you register before March 31, 2008.
More at:https://mob4hire.com/
Freerange Stock is to provide quality stock photos for commercial and non-commercial use
What Company Is Offering:
Freerange Stock was formed with the goal to provide quality stock photos for commercial and non-commercial use. For free. They feel that free stock photos can be good photos. Freerange is an advertising revenue supported photographic community - photographers get paid when users click on the ads that appear next to their submissions.
Images on the site are either shot by Freerange Stock, drawn from Freerange archives, or contributed by a talented community of photographers.
How It Works:
Each contributed photo is evaluated by a reviewer for its usefulness as a stock photo. Since this is not a personal photo sharing site, family photo snapshots generally don't qualify as good stock. They ask that images be around 2400 x 1600 pixels and under 1.5 megs in file size, though there may be some flexibility in these areas.
Images of people will need to be model released, which means you would need ot have on hand a completed model release document from people who appear in your submitted images.
Images provided directly (in-house) by Freerange Stock originate one of two ways. They are either digitally photographed on Canon DSLR cameras or they are a high resolution (4000 dpi) Nikon scan of an original 35mm slide.
Once the image is acquired, the photo is sharpened, color corrected, cropped and keyworded. Some images are manipulated in Photoshop to make them more effective. Then the original is archived and a 2400x1600 version is optimized and output, then posted on the live site.
They put a lot of work into each image - they feel it's worth it to make the images as appealing as possible. Thousands of images don't make the cut - this makes the collection smaller, but more useful.
More at:http://www.freerangestock.com/
Freerange Stock was formed with the goal to provide quality stock photos for commercial and non-commercial use. For free. They feel that free stock photos can be good photos. Freerange is an advertising revenue supported photographic community - photographers get paid when users click on the ads that appear next to their submissions.
Images on the site are either shot by Freerange Stock, drawn from Freerange archives, or contributed by a talented community of photographers.
How It Works:
Each contributed photo is evaluated by a reviewer for its usefulness as a stock photo. Since this is not a personal photo sharing site, family photo snapshots generally don't qualify as good stock. They ask that images be around 2400 x 1600 pixels and under 1.5 megs in file size, though there may be some flexibility in these areas.
Images of people will need to be model released, which means you would need ot have on hand a completed model release document from people who appear in your submitted images.
Images provided directly (in-house) by Freerange Stock originate one of two ways. They are either digitally photographed on Canon DSLR cameras or they are a high resolution (4000 dpi) Nikon scan of an original 35mm slide.
Once the image is acquired, the photo is sharpened, color corrected, cropped and keyworded. Some images are manipulated in Photoshop to make them more effective. Then the original is archived and a 2400x1600 version is optimized and output, then posted on the live site.
They put a lot of work into each image - they feel it's worth it to make the images as appealing as possible. Thousands of images don't make the cut - this makes the collection smaller, but more useful.
More at:http://www.freerangestock.com/
Agree2 lets you create, collaborate on and reach agreement with your clients and partners
What Company Is Offering:
Agree2 lets you create, collaborate on and reach agreement with your clients and partners.Create and collaborate with your community to create a common goal, public rules of conduct or say an intellectual property release for a standards group. Signatories and collaborators are public. Let's change the world.
How It Works:
Agree2 lets you, your clients and partners to take back control of your agreements and contracts. Write it in your language and with words suitable to your business. Change it, haggle over it and finally accept it with the closest you will get to a friendly handshake on the web.
More at:http://agree2.com/
Agree2 lets you create, collaborate on and reach agreement with your clients and partners.Create and collaborate with your community to create a common goal, public rules of conduct or say an intellectual property release for a standards group. Signatories and collaborators are public. Let's change the world.
How It Works:
Agree2 lets you, your clients and partners to take back control of your agreements and contracts. Write it in your language and with words suitable to your business. Change it, haggle over it and finally accept it with the closest you will get to a friendly handshake on the web.
More at:http://agree2.com/
With Issuu anyone can convert their documents into interactive online publications
What Company Is Offering:
With Issuu anyone can convert their documents into interactive online publications. It only takes a minute and it's free. Forever.
How It Works:
Issuu is the place for online publications: Magazines, catalogs, documents, and stuff you'd normally find on print. It's the place where YOU become the publisher: Upload a document, it's fast, easy, and totally FREE. Find and comment on thousands of great publications. Join a living library, where anyone finds publications about anything and share them with friends.
With Issuu anyone can automatically convert their documents into interactive online publications. It only takes a minute and it's free. After this you can view your document in a neat magazine-style viewer, that other people can bookmark, share and comment on. You can also post (embed) your Issuu documents on any external site, profile or blog, both as a small preview and as a full-size standalone viewer. Finally, you get your own 'intelligent' Library that finds stuff YOU like.
More at:http://issuu.com/
With Issuu anyone can convert their documents into interactive online publications. It only takes a minute and it's free. Forever.
How It Works:
Issuu is the place for online publications: Magazines, catalogs, documents, and stuff you'd normally find on print. It's the place where YOU become the publisher: Upload a document, it's fast, easy, and totally FREE. Find and comment on thousands of great publications. Join a living library, where anyone finds publications about anything and share them with friends.
With Issuu anyone can automatically convert their documents into interactive online publications. It only takes a minute and it's free. After this you can view your document in a neat magazine-style viewer, that other people can bookmark, share and comment on. You can also post (embed) your Issuu documents on any external site, profile or blog, both as a small preview and as a full-size standalone viewer. Finally, you get your own 'intelligent' Library that finds stuff YOU like.
More at:http://issuu.com/
Wells Fargo is the first large financial services company to offer virtual storage of vital documents
What Company Is Offering:
Wells Fargo’s vSafe is a secure online location where customers can upload and store copies of everything from the deeds to their homes to precious family photos. The bank also uploads each customer’s bank statements to the vault, which can be accessed by logging on to customers’ regular internet banking accounts.
How It Works:
Wells Fargo adds layers of security and throws in a dedicated phone help line. Plus it provides a single, central location for an individual’s or family important documents. Wells Fargo claims it is the first large financial services company to offer virtual storage of vital documents. In the Netherlands, ABN Amro Bank offers a similar service: Digitale Kluis (digital safe). ABN Amro’s safe stores a maximum of 500 MB of storage for EUR 14 per month, and is accessible to anyone who has access to an account holder’s online banking—including authorized accountants or family members.
More at:: www.wellsfargo.com — www.abnamro.nl
Wells Fargo’s vSafe is a secure online location where customers can upload and store copies of everything from the deeds to their homes to precious family photos. The bank also uploads each customer’s bank statements to the vault, which can be accessed by logging on to customers’ regular internet banking accounts.
How It Works:
Wells Fargo adds layers of security and throws in a dedicated phone help line. Plus it provides a single, central location for an individual’s or family important documents. Wells Fargo claims it is the first large financial services company to offer virtual storage of vital documents. In the Netherlands, ABN Amro Bank offers a similar service: Digitale Kluis (digital safe). ABN Amro’s safe stores a maximum of 500 MB of storage for EUR 14 per month, and is accessible to anyone who has access to an account holder’s online banking—including authorized accountants or family members.
More at:: www.wellsfargo.com — www.abnamro.nl
FranChild---Kids Business
About:
FranChild is a story about a Dad and Mom helping their kids learn about business, and sharing that knowledge and success formula with anybody who wants to do the same thing for their child.
How It Works:
Your child can sell to anyone or any business you agree upon. If you sell door to door, please only go to those houses that you know, never go after dark and always accompany your child. If you are going to set up retail accounts, your assistance in transportation and teaching your child business etiquette is essential! Basic tips include a firm handshake, maintaining eye contact, asking for the sale and thank yous as well. Marketing support is included in the member's only section of the website.
You and your child will also pay for products (soap, jewelry, apparel) and raw goods (beeswax sheets and wicks), and shipping. The products are sold to you at an extremely competitive rate for the amount that you buy – wholesale or below. For each kit, your cost is typically between $25-$30 and your child can net profits of $100 per kit, depending on your pricing sturcture.
More at:http://franchild.com/
FranChild is a story about a Dad and Mom helping their kids learn about business, and sharing that knowledge and success formula with anybody who wants to do the same thing for their child.
How It Works:
Your child can sell to anyone or any business you agree upon. If you sell door to door, please only go to those houses that you know, never go after dark and always accompany your child. If you are going to set up retail accounts, your assistance in transportation and teaching your child business etiquette is essential! Basic tips include a firm handshake, maintaining eye contact, asking for the sale and thank yous as well. Marketing support is included in the member's only section of the website.
You and your child will also pay for products (soap, jewelry, apparel) and raw goods (beeswax sheets and wicks), and shipping. The products are sold to you at an extremely competitive rate for the amount that you buy – wholesale or below. For each kit, your cost is typically between $25-$30 and your child can net profits of $100 per kit, depending on your pricing sturcture.
More at:http://franchild.com/
SpringCM, the leader in on-demand document management and workflow has raised an additional $14 million
What Company Is Offering:
SpringCM combines the low cost, low risk benefits of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) with enterprise content management (ECM) functionality to offer unparalleled on-demand document management and workflow. Capturing content, collaborating on projects and managing complex business processes are now available with just a Web browser and Internet access. Built and designed by ECM industry veterans, SpringCM delivers award-winning functionality without the software installation, hardware maintenance and prolonged customization cycles associated with installed, on-premises applications. Industry leaders like Comcast, Stratus Technologies and Health Net trust SpringCM to host their mission-critical content and to provide solutions for contract management, finance, logistics and more.
How Much They Got From VCs:
SpringCM, the leader in on-demand document management and workflow, today announced that it has raised an additional $14 million to fund its substantial growth. The financing includes two major components: a $10 million Series B Preferred equity round led by North Bridge Venture Partners and including Foundation Capital, the Series A lead investor; and a $4 million credit facility with Comerica Bank through its Technology & Life Sciences Division.
SpringCM will use the proceeds from this funding to invest in market share expansion activities in sales, marketing, partner outreach and business development as well as the infrastructure and staff to create new products and enhance the service functionality that supports the growing customer base.
Jeffrey Beir, general partner at North Bridge Venture Partners, has joined the SpringCM board of directors. Beir was formerly co-founder and CEO of eRoom Technology and senior vice president of Products for Documentum, a division of EMC. According to Beir, "North Bridge Venture Partners is excited to be an investor in SpringCM. The company has tremendous potential -- not only because it was created as a SaaS company from the ground-up but also because of the breadth of the product and the strength of the executive management team. I look forward to working closely with Dan Carmel and the rest of the board to extend SpringCM's market leadership as the company grows."
More at:http://www.springcm.com
SpringCM combines the low cost, low risk benefits of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) with enterprise content management (ECM) functionality to offer unparalleled on-demand document management and workflow. Capturing content, collaborating on projects and managing complex business processes are now available with just a Web browser and Internet access. Built and designed by ECM industry veterans, SpringCM delivers award-winning functionality without the software installation, hardware maintenance and prolonged customization cycles associated with installed, on-premises applications. Industry leaders like Comcast, Stratus Technologies and Health Net trust SpringCM to host their mission-critical content and to provide solutions for contract management, finance, logistics and more.
How Much They Got From VCs:
SpringCM, the leader in on-demand document management and workflow, today announced that it has raised an additional $14 million to fund its substantial growth. The financing includes two major components: a $10 million Series B Preferred equity round led by North Bridge Venture Partners and including Foundation Capital, the Series A lead investor; and a $4 million credit facility with Comerica Bank through its Technology & Life Sciences Division.
SpringCM will use the proceeds from this funding to invest in market share expansion activities in sales, marketing, partner outreach and business development as well as the infrastructure and staff to create new products and enhance the service functionality that supports the growing customer base.
Jeffrey Beir, general partner at North Bridge Venture Partners, has joined the SpringCM board of directors. Beir was formerly co-founder and CEO of eRoom Technology and senior vice president of Products for Documentum, a division of EMC. According to Beir, "North Bridge Venture Partners is excited to be an investor in SpringCM. The company has tremendous potential -- not only because it was created as a SaaS company from the ground-up but also because of the breadth of the product and the strength of the executive management team. I look forward to working closely with Dan Carmel and the rest of the board to extend SpringCM's market leadership as the company grows."
More at:http://www.springcm.com
Link_A_Media Devices Corporation, a leader in data recovery and transport technologies for storage devices, secured $22 million in Series B financing
What Company Is Offering:
Link_A_Media Devices was founded with a vision to develop custom, integrated system solutions on a chip for linking digital information within and across different media devices. Link_A_Media Devices is a leader in data recovery and data storage technologies. Its technologies in complex, mixed-signal processing and iterative error correction coding are capable of delivering the highest areal densities and yields, while reducing system power consumption. These advantages enable HDD and solid-state OEM’s to more effectively leverage their investments in media and sensor (head) technologies.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Link_A_Media Devices Corporation, a leader in data recovery and transport technologies for storage devices, secured $22 million in Series B financing. The funding round, led by AIG SunAmerica Ventures, was secured from four additional financial and corporate investors – KeyNote Ventures, NEC Electronics, Micron Technology, Inc and Seagate Technology.
Link_A_Media Devices is developing a new class of data recovery solutions based on Iterative Decoding and Nonlinear Signal Processing methods for peripheral storage devices, including hard disk drives (HDD) and solid-state drives (SSD). These solutions are designed to exceed the performance of conventional methods deployed in peripheral storage devices, as well as provide adaptive features that can be used during manufacturing to improve drive yields and product margins.
“AIG SunAmerica Ventures is pleased to be investing in Link_A_Media Devices at this exciting time in the industry,” said Troy Fukumoto, managing director of AIG SunAmerica Ventures. “Link_A_Media Devices is a compelling opportunity because of the team’s successful track record and deep domain experience in the HDD read channel space. We are enthusiastic to partner with Link_A_Media Devices and look forward to helping the company address fast growing peripheral storage markets such as the SSD space.”
More at:http://www.link-a-media.com/
Link_A_Media Devices was founded with a vision to develop custom, integrated system solutions on a chip for linking digital information within and across different media devices. Link_A_Media Devices is a leader in data recovery and data storage technologies. Its technologies in complex, mixed-signal processing and iterative error correction coding are capable of delivering the highest areal densities and yields, while reducing system power consumption. These advantages enable HDD and solid-state OEM’s to more effectively leverage their investments in media and sensor (head) technologies.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Link_A_Media Devices Corporation, a leader in data recovery and transport technologies for storage devices, secured $22 million in Series B financing. The funding round, led by AIG SunAmerica Ventures, was secured from four additional financial and corporate investors – KeyNote Ventures, NEC Electronics, Micron Technology, Inc and Seagate Technology.
Link_A_Media Devices is developing a new class of data recovery solutions based on Iterative Decoding and Nonlinear Signal Processing methods for peripheral storage devices, including hard disk drives (HDD) and solid-state drives (SSD). These solutions are designed to exceed the performance of conventional methods deployed in peripheral storage devices, as well as provide adaptive features that can be used during manufacturing to improve drive yields and product margins.
“AIG SunAmerica Ventures is pleased to be investing in Link_A_Media Devices at this exciting time in the industry,” said Troy Fukumoto, managing director of AIG SunAmerica Ventures. “Link_A_Media Devices is a compelling opportunity because of the team’s successful track record and deep domain experience in the HDD read channel space. We are enthusiastic to partner with Link_A_Media Devices and look forward to helping the company address fast growing peripheral storage markets such as the SSD space.”
More at:http://www.link-a-media.com/
Epicurious is to offer you the very best recipes, cooking features, and video how-tos on the Web
What Company Is Offering:
Epicurious is to offer you the very best recipes, cooking features, and video how-tos on the Web.
At the top of every page, you'll see Recipes & Menus, Articles & Guides, and Community categories, plus links to Bon Appétit and Gourmet.
Recipes & Menus includes Quick & Easy ideas, Holiday recipes, Healthy menus, Seasonal and International Cooking, Desserts, and Drinks.
In the Articles & Guides category, you'll find Entertaining tips, How to Cook, news on nutrition in Healthy Cooking, Holidays & Celebrations, the world's top restaurants in Dining & Travel, Kitchen & Equipment, and interviews in Chefs & Experts.
How It Works:
Community encompasses My Epi; the epi chat room, where you can discuss food and recipes with other Epicurious members in real time; and Forums.
They've highlighted topics within the main Epicurious categories in an easy-to-use list at the left on the homepage, so you can quickly pinpoint the information you want. These highlights are also given at the foot of every page. They've provided other ways to navigate, too, including the Recently Viewed Articles and Related Content boxes to the right.
Recently Viewed Articles shows features you've just read, so you can easily navigate back to one of those pages.
Related Content suggests features and recipes that might interest you, based on the articles or recipes you choose. For example, if you access our Going Global Irish cuisine feature, the related content to the right might include a St. Patrick's Day menu and a profile of a prominent Irish chef, plus some top-rated Irish recipes.
More at:http://www.epicurious.com/
Epicurious is to offer you the very best recipes, cooking features, and video how-tos on the Web.
At the top of every page, you'll see Recipes & Menus, Articles & Guides, and Community categories, plus links to Bon Appétit and Gourmet.
Recipes & Menus includes Quick & Easy ideas, Holiday recipes, Healthy menus, Seasonal and International Cooking, Desserts, and Drinks.
In the Articles & Guides category, you'll find Entertaining tips, How to Cook, news on nutrition in Healthy Cooking, Holidays & Celebrations, the world's top restaurants in Dining & Travel, Kitchen & Equipment, and interviews in Chefs & Experts.
How It Works:
Community encompasses My Epi; the epi chat room, where you can discuss food and recipes with other Epicurious members in real time; and Forums.
They've highlighted topics within the main Epicurious categories in an easy-to-use list at the left on the homepage, so you can quickly pinpoint the information you want. These highlights are also given at the foot of every page. They've provided other ways to navigate, too, including the Recently Viewed Articles and Related Content boxes to the right.
Recently Viewed Articles shows features you've just read, so you can easily navigate back to one of those pages.
Related Content suggests features and recipes that might interest you, based on the articles or recipes you choose. For example, if you access our Going Global Irish cuisine feature, the related content to the right might include a St. Patrick's Day menu and a profile of a prominent Irish chef, plus some top-rated Irish recipes.
More at:http://www.epicurious.com/
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
The GORB is an index that reflects the ratings that people provide about others' conduct from a personal and a professional perspective
What Company Is Offering:
The GORB is an index that reflects the ratings that people provide about others' conduct from a personal and a professional perspective. All the ratings are aggregated, weighted, and processed using GORB Math (a patent-pending algorithm). The GORB uses a scale that ranges from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
How It Works:
The GORB will allow you to add instant credibility to your professional and personal references. Also it will help you gain more information regarding those people you may deal with on an daily basis. Think abut it. If 30 people say a person is reliable and honest they are probably right. You can search someone by typing his or her email address. If the person doesn't have a Personal or Professional GORB you can be the first to provide a rating.You can rate somebody by either his or her personal conduct and job performance or both. You will assign a numerical value from 1 to 10.
You can rate and search without being registered. However, if you want to promote your GORB or use some other functionalities of the site (e.g., track other peoples' GORB, define your profile, send one-on-one private communications) you must be register. The registration process is simple and free.
More at:http://www.thegorb.com/
The GORB is an index that reflects the ratings that people provide about others' conduct from a personal and a professional perspective. All the ratings are aggregated, weighted, and processed using GORB Math (a patent-pending algorithm). The GORB uses a scale that ranges from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
How It Works:
The GORB will allow you to add instant credibility to your professional and personal references. Also it will help you gain more information regarding those people you may deal with on an daily basis. Think abut it. If 30 people say a person is reliable and honest they are probably right. You can search someone by typing his or her email address. If the person doesn't have a Personal or Professional GORB you can be the first to provide a rating.You can rate somebody by either his or her personal conduct and job performance or both. You will assign a numerical value from 1 to 10.
You can rate and search without being registered. However, if you want to promote your GORB or use some other functionalities of the site (e.g., track other peoples' GORB, define your profile, send one-on-one private communications) you must be register. The registration process is simple and free.
More at:http://www.thegorb.com/
Charity evaluator, provides financial evaluations of America's charities
About Company:
Charity Navigator's rating system examines two broad areas of a charity's financial health -- how responsibly it functions day to day as well as how well positioned it is to sustain its programs over time. Each charity is then awarded an overall rating, ranging from zero to four stars. To help donors avoid becoming victims of mailing-list appeals, each charity's commitment to keeping donors' personal information confidential is assessed. The site is easily navigable by charity name, location or type of activity and also features opinion pieces by Charity Navigator experts, donation tips, and top-10 and bottom-10 lists which rank efficient and inefficient organizations in a number of categories.
Charity Navigator's leaders have provided expert analysis and commentary on the charitable sector for The Factor with Bill O'Reilly, most CNN programs, and each of the network morning shows--NBC's The Today Show, ABC's Good Morning America, and CBS's The Early Show. We have also appeared on FOX News, CNBC, NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, The Newshour with Jim Lehrer, Nightline, and Comedy Central's The Daily Show, among others, and served as contributors to National Public Radio programs Morning Edition and All Things Considered. We have been profiled in Fast Company magazine, Contribute, CFO Magazine, and The Washington Post, and quoted in nearly every major American newspaper or weekly magazine. We have published editorials and articles on charity accountability, the role of government regulation in the charitable sector, fund-raising ethics, and non-profit leadership in such newspapers as The Atlanta-Journal Constitution, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, and The Los Angeles Times.
Charity Navigator accepts no funding from the charities that we evaluate, ensuring that our ratings remain objective. Furthermore, in our commitment to help America's philanthropists of all levels make informed giving decisions, we refuse to charge our users for this trusted data. As a result, Charity Navigator, a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization itself, depends on support from individuals, corporations and foundations that believe we provide a much-needed service to America's charitable givers.
More at:http://www.charitynavigator.org/
Charity Navigator's rating system examines two broad areas of a charity's financial health -- how responsibly it functions day to day as well as how well positioned it is to sustain its programs over time. Each charity is then awarded an overall rating, ranging from zero to four stars. To help donors avoid becoming victims of mailing-list appeals, each charity's commitment to keeping donors' personal information confidential is assessed. The site is easily navigable by charity name, location or type of activity and also features opinion pieces by Charity Navigator experts, donation tips, and top-10 and bottom-10 lists which rank efficient and inefficient organizations in a number of categories.
Charity Navigator's leaders have provided expert analysis and commentary on the charitable sector for The Factor with Bill O'Reilly, most CNN programs, and each of the network morning shows--NBC's The Today Show, ABC's Good Morning America, and CBS's The Early Show. We have also appeared on FOX News, CNBC, NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, The Newshour with Jim Lehrer, Nightline, and Comedy Central's The Daily Show, among others, and served as contributors to National Public Radio programs Morning Edition and All Things Considered. We have been profiled in Fast Company magazine, Contribute, CFO Magazine, and The Washington Post, and quoted in nearly every major American newspaper or weekly magazine. We have published editorials and articles on charity accountability, the role of government regulation in the charitable sector, fund-raising ethics, and non-profit leadership in such newspapers as The Atlanta-Journal Constitution, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, and The Los Angeles Times.
Charity Navigator accepts no funding from the charities that we evaluate, ensuring that our ratings remain objective. Furthermore, in our commitment to help America's philanthropists of all levels make informed giving decisions, we refuse to charge our users for this trusted data. As a result, Charity Navigator, a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization itself, depends on support from individuals, corporations and foundations that believe we provide a much-needed service to America's charitable givers.
More at:http://www.charitynavigator.org/
Answerology
What Company Is Offering:
Answerology gave a new goal: to put an end to miscommunication between the sexes! With its proprietary Q&A platform, the Company now aims to help people improve all their relationships -- with their romantic partners, and with their family, friends and colleagues. It's all about having a better life through shared experience.
How It Works:
Ask your anonymous question. You'll receive personalized responses from several members of our global community.
Answerology comes from sharing and comparing our experiences. The more of us who get involved, the more info we can all tap into!Anyone who has an e-mail address (and something to say about relationships!) can sign up.When sending out a question using Advanced Targeting, approximately 30 people will receive it by e-mail.
All questions are answered by other community members -- remember, they're just real people like you -- so response time can vary. Usually, you'll get several responses within 30 minutes; other times it might take a little longer.
More at:http://www.answerology.com/
Answerology gave a new goal: to put an end to miscommunication between the sexes! With its proprietary Q&A platform, the Company now aims to help people improve all their relationships -- with their romantic partners, and with their family, friends and colleagues. It's all about having a better life through shared experience.
How It Works:
Ask your anonymous question. You'll receive personalized responses from several members of our global community.
Answerology comes from sharing and comparing our experiences. The more of us who get involved, the more info we can all tap into!Anyone who has an e-mail address (and something to say about relationships!) can sign up.When sending out a question using Advanced Targeting, approximately 30 people will receive it by e-mail.
All questions are answered by other community members -- remember, they're just real people like you -- so response time can vary. Usually, you'll get several responses within 30 minutes; other times it might take a little longer.
More at:http://www.answerology.com/
Zooppa is an innovative platform for advertising made by users and sponsored by companies
What Company Is Offering:
Zooppa is an innovative platform for advertising made by users and sponsored by companies.Zooppa originated from the idea of creating a space for social advertising through user generated content.
How It Works:
Based on the briefs the companies provide, users are invited to create their own commercials for that brand. Participation in a Zooppa contest can take many forms: designing an animated sequence or creating a print ad with the company logo, writing a script or concept for a potential ad, or actually shooting their own video.
For each company that Zooppa partners with, a new contest is launched for users to compete in.
Users are also encouraged to create their ads using concepts or scripts posted by others. As an incentive to share one another's creativity, Zooppa rewards this type of collaboration with a Bonus Team Prize.
Once users have uploaded their contributions, it is up to them to decide the winners. Users rate the ads and it is based on these ratings that Zooppa awards the cash prizes.
How Is It Different:
What makes Zooppa unique is how the winners are rewarded. Each Zoop$ that users earn are equivalent to real US dollars. Once users have accumulated a minimum of 1.000 Zoop$, they can convert their Zoop$ into a real cash pay out.
Zooppa is, therefore, a new advertising model based on the Internet and the possibility to connect people from all over the world by putting them in contact with another.
Whether in fact, the companies that sponsor the contests are interested in using the posted materials in future advertising campaigns on other mediums, Zooppa plays an important role as an intermediary between the authors of the content and the companies. In this way, Zooppa guarantees a pricing range from a minimum to a maximum value, in which the interests of the two parties (the users and the companies) can be satisfied.
More at:http://www.zooppa.com/
Zooppa is an innovative platform for advertising made by users and sponsored by companies.Zooppa originated from the idea of creating a space for social advertising through user generated content.
How It Works:
Based on the briefs the companies provide, users are invited to create their own commercials for that brand. Participation in a Zooppa contest can take many forms: designing an animated sequence or creating a print ad with the company logo, writing a script or concept for a potential ad, or actually shooting their own video.
For each company that Zooppa partners with, a new contest is launched for users to compete in.
Users are also encouraged to create their ads using concepts or scripts posted by others. As an incentive to share one another's creativity, Zooppa rewards this type of collaboration with a Bonus Team Prize.
Once users have uploaded their contributions, it is up to them to decide the winners. Users rate the ads and it is based on these ratings that Zooppa awards the cash prizes.
How Is It Different:
What makes Zooppa unique is how the winners are rewarded. Each Zoop$ that users earn are equivalent to real US dollars. Once users have accumulated a minimum of 1.000 Zoop$, they can convert their Zoop$ into a real cash pay out.
Zooppa is, therefore, a new advertising model based on the Internet and the possibility to connect people from all over the world by putting them in contact with another.
Whether in fact, the companies that sponsor the contests are interested in using the posted materials in future advertising campaigns on other mediums, Zooppa plays an important role as an intermediary between the authors of the content and the companies. In this way, Zooppa guarantees a pricing range from a minimum to a maximum value, in which the interests of the two parties (the users and the companies) can be satisfied.
More at:http://www.zooppa.com/
Better World Books is a for-profit social enterprise that collects and sells books online got funding
What Company Is Offering:
Better World Books is a for-profit social enterprise that collects and sells books online to fund literacy initiatives worldwide. With more than two million new and used titles in stock, Better World Books is a self-sustaining, triple-bottom-line company that balances the social, economic and environmental values of its stakeholders.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Good Capital, LLC , the San Francisco-based investment manager of the Social Enterprise Expansion Fund and Better World Books , an independent online bookseller that capitalizes on the value of books to fund and support literacy initiatives worldwide, today announced an agreement that will provide Better World Books with up to $2.5 million in growth capital from the Social Enterprise Expansion Fund. Good Capital led the Series A Preferred round and became Better World Books' first institutional investor, while 18 private individuals will provide an additional $2 million in equity capital.
"Better World Books is a great fit for Good Capital's Social Enterprise Expansion Fund," said Kevin Jones, Principal and Co-founder of Good Capital, who will take a board seat as part of the relationship. "It's a rapidly growing, expansion-stage social enterprise that is leveraging a market-based approach, by buying and selling new and used books to improve global literacy. They are passionate and smart, and we look forward to helping them achieve their financial goals and execute on their social mission."
About VCs:
Good Capital is an investment firm that accelerates the flow of capital to innovative ventures and initiatives that harness the power of the market to create sustainable solutions to some of society's most challenging problems. The company's initiatives address a wide range of social issues including social enterprise financing, community and economic development, and healthcare financing. The company actively engages social entrepreneurs and the investment community to build the social capital market and create a better society in the process. Launched by a team with a mix of social investment, entrepreneurial, and philanthropic experience, Good Capital enjoys the strategic support of Calvert Social Investment Foundation (www.calvertfoundation.org) and Criterion Ventures (www.criterionventures.com). For additional information visit the firm's website: www.goodcap.net.
More at:http://www.betterworld.com/
Better World Books is a for-profit social enterprise that collects and sells books online to fund literacy initiatives worldwide. With more than two million new and used titles in stock, Better World Books is a self-sustaining, triple-bottom-line company that balances the social, economic and environmental values of its stakeholders.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Good Capital, LLC , the San Francisco-based investment manager of the Social Enterprise Expansion Fund and Better World Books , an independent online bookseller that capitalizes on the value of books to fund and support literacy initiatives worldwide, today announced an agreement that will provide Better World Books with up to $2.5 million in growth capital from the Social Enterprise Expansion Fund. Good Capital led the Series A Preferred round and became Better World Books' first institutional investor, while 18 private individuals will provide an additional $2 million in equity capital.
"Better World Books is a great fit for Good Capital's Social Enterprise Expansion Fund," said Kevin Jones, Principal and Co-founder of Good Capital, who will take a board seat as part of the relationship. "It's a rapidly growing, expansion-stage social enterprise that is leveraging a market-based approach, by buying and selling new and used books to improve global literacy. They are passionate and smart, and we look forward to helping them achieve their financial goals and execute on their social mission."
About VCs:
Good Capital is an investment firm that accelerates the flow of capital to innovative ventures and initiatives that harness the power of the market to create sustainable solutions to some of society's most challenging problems. The company's initiatives address a wide range of social issues including social enterprise financing, community and economic development, and healthcare financing. The company actively engages social entrepreneurs and the investment community to build the social capital market and create a better society in the process. Launched by a team with a mix of social investment, entrepreneurial, and philanthropic experience, Good Capital enjoys the strategic support of Calvert Social Investment Foundation (www.calvertfoundation.org) and Criterion Ventures (www.criterionventures.com). For additional information visit the firm's website: www.goodcap.net.
More at:http://www.betterworld.com/
PowerSteering, the only On-Demand, Enterprise PPM software used to manage Information Technology, Six Sigma and other strategic initiatives got $3.5M
What Company Is Offering:
PowerSteering Software is the leader in On-Demand Enterprise PPM software for Information Technology, Operational Excellence, New Product Development and other enterprise initiatives. Its easy-to-use software provides executives at the US Army, Raytheon, Ingersoll Rand, Merck, Johnson & Johnson, United Health Group, TD Bank, Washington Mutual, IBM, Best Buy and over 120 other customers with executive visibility, strategy alignment, and enhanced team productivity to drive strategy and accelerate results across the enterprise.
How Much They Got From VCs :
PowerSteering, the only On-Demand, Enterprise PPM software used to manage Information Technology, Six Sigma, New Product Development and other strategic initiatives, today announced new financing totaling $3.5M, the appointment of a new Sales Executive and continued sales momentum.
New investor MMV Financial, a Toronto-based finance company specializing in technology and life sciences companies, and existing investors Advent International and Hudson Ventures participated in the new financing. The funding will support several customer satisfaction initiatives to improve performance for international customers in remote locations, strengthen 24 x 7 global customer support and worldwide hosting services, and facilitate new Enterprise PPM product enhancements in its upcoming Spring 2008 release.
More at:www.powersteeringsoftware.com
PowerSteering Software is the leader in On-Demand Enterprise PPM software for Information Technology, Operational Excellence, New Product Development and other enterprise initiatives. Its easy-to-use software provides executives at the US Army, Raytheon, Ingersoll Rand, Merck, Johnson & Johnson, United Health Group, TD Bank, Washington Mutual, IBM, Best Buy and over 120 other customers with executive visibility, strategy alignment, and enhanced team productivity to drive strategy and accelerate results across the enterprise.
How Much They Got From VCs :
PowerSteering, the only On-Demand, Enterprise PPM software used to manage Information Technology, Six Sigma, New Product Development and other strategic initiatives, today announced new financing totaling $3.5M, the appointment of a new Sales Executive and continued sales momentum.
New investor MMV Financial, a Toronto-based finance company specializing in technology and life sciences companies, and existing investors Advent International and Hudson Ventures participated in the new financing. The funding will support several customer satisfaction initiatives to improve performance for international customers in remote locations, strengthen 24 x 7 global customer support and worldwide hosting services, and facilitate new Enterprise PPM product enhancements in its upcoming Spring 2008 release.
More at:www.powersteeringsoftware.com
Tideway Systems provides a shared platform for technologists to visualize and report on the data they need to make informed decisions got$27 million
What Company is Offering:
Tideway Systems provides a shared platform for technologists to visualize and report on the data they need to make informed decisions. Tideway Foundation software continuously maps application relationships to physical and virtual infrastructure, including the dependencies between them. This single, automated view of application topology enables enterprises to cut costs, reduce risk and better manage change. Tideway is rated as a category leader by prominent analyst firms.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Tideway, one of the fastest growing providers of IT automation software, announced the completion of a $27 million Series C round of financing led by new investor Scottish Equity Partners (SEP). The Series C round funding brings the total equity investment in Tideway to $37.5 million, including follow-on investments from APAX, senior management and other existing investors.
Tideway will use the proceeds to drive new customer acquisition, expand its partner ecosystem, power continued product innovation and meet escalating market demand for data center optimization. Demand is being fueled by the current economic climate, in which global enterprises are seeking to reduce IT costs and operational risk while remaining competitive with new product and service offerings.
About VCs:
SEP is a leading European venture capital firm with offices in London and Glasgow. The team has been investing together for 15 years and has a strong history of helping the most talented European entrepreneurs build world-class companies in the information technology, healthcare and energy-related technology sectors. SEP was recently named Venture Capital Firm of the Year. Previous investments include CSR, Atlantech Technologies, Wolfson Microelectronics, and Searchspace. SEP’s current portfolio includes leading-edge technology companies picoChip, ip.access and Zeus. www.sep.co.uk
More at:www.tideway.com
Tideway Systems provides a shared platform for technologists to visualize and report on the data they need to make informed decisions. Tideway Foundation software continuously maps application relationships to physical and virtual infrastructure, including the dependencies between them. This single, automated view of application topology enables enterprises to cut costs, reduce risk and better manage change. Tideway is rated as a category leader by prominent analyst firms.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Tideway, one of the fastest growing providers of IT automation software, announced the completion of a $27 million Series C round of financing led by new investor Scottish Equity Partners (SEP). The Series C round funding brings the total equity investment in Tideway to $37.5 million, including follow-on investments from APAX, senior management and other existing investors.
Tideway will use the proceeds to drive new customer acquisition, expand its partner ecosystem, power continued product innovation and meet escalating market demand for data center optimization. Demand is being fueled by the current economic climate, in which global enterprises are seeking to reduce IT costs and operational risk while remaining competitive with new product and service offerings.
About VCs:
SEP is a leading European venture capital firm with offices in London and Glasgow. The team has been investing together for 15 years and has a strong history of helping the most talented European entrepreneurs build world-class companies in the information technology, healthcare and energy-related technology sectors. SEP was recently named Venture Capital Firm of the Year. Previous investments include CSR, Atlantech Technologies, Wolfson Microelectronics, and Searchspace. SEP’s current portfolio includes leading-edge technology companies picoChip, ip.access and Zeus. www.sep.co.uk
More at:www.tideway.com
richrelevance, which powers next generation personalized recommendations for eCommerce businesses has raised $4.2 million
What Company Is Offering:
richrelevance powers next-generation merchandising and personalized recommendations on eCommerce sites. The company’s product outperforms collaborative filtering solutions through use of more than fifteen recommendation types combined with transparent messaging, continuous optimization, and merchandiser controls. The company is privately held and headquartered in San Francisco, California.
How Much They Got From VCs:
richrelevance, which powers next generation personalized recommendations for eCommerce businesses, announced that the company has raised $4.2 million of Series B venture capital financing from Greylock Partners and Tugboat Ventures. This funding follows on the heels of a Series A round from Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Draper Richards and select angel investors.
“For eCommerce businesses, we have entered a period where there is tremendous pressure to increase the value of every customer visit. Personalized product recommendations–done right–offer incredible sales lift,” said richrelevance Board Member Ellen Siminoff, Board Chairman of Efficient Frontier and former SVP at Yahoo. “It makes sense that the person who led Amazon's Personalization R&D team is now delivering on this promise.”
More at:www.airfoilpr.com
richrelevance powers next-generation merchandising and personalized recommendations on eCommerce sites. The company’s product outperforms collaborative filtering solutions through use of more than fifteen recommendation types combined with transparent messaging, continuous optimization, and merchandiser controls. The company is privately held and headquartered in San Francisco, California.
How Much They Got From VCs:
richrelevance, which powers next generation personalized recommendations for eCommerce businesses, announced that the company has raised $4.2 million of Series B venture capital financing from Greylock Partners and Tugboat Ventures. This funding follows on the heels of a Series A round from Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Draper Richards and select angel investors.
“For eCommerce businesses, we have entered a period where there is tremendous pressure to increase the value of every customer visit. Personalized product recommendations–done right–offer incredible sales lift,” said richrelevance Board Member Ellen Siminoff, Board Chairman of Efficient Frontier and former SVP at Yahoo. “It makes sense that the person who led Amazon's Personalization R&D team is now delivering on this promise.”
More at:www.airfoilpr.com
FriendFolio ---Buy, Sell, And Trade Friends
If you have quite a few friends on Facebook, FriendFolio, which has its official launch tomorrow, wants to be your guide as to how much they’re worth. Launched by London-based application builder BAPPZ, FriendFolio does on the Web precisely what investors in the real world cannot do, which is: buy, sell, and trade friends. (At least not overtly, anyway.) That’s right, no more equality for all. None of that utopian, world-is-flat garbage. The developers behind FriendFolio consider if Facebook users’ right to place one another on a marketplace gauged in dollars and cents and strategize their way to higher-than-thou status.
Want to get rich? You sure can. By playing your ambition card(s) especially well with those carefully honed skills derived from countless hours passing go on within that capitalistic wonderworld called Monopoly - plus a good amount of “friendly” exploitation - you can build quite an impressive portfolio of Facebook associates through FriendFolio that the application’s developers would like to describe as nothing less than a game for “beautiful people, CEOs, and Apprentice hopefuls.”
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Want to get rich? You sure can. By playing your ambition card(s) especially well with those carefully honed skills derived from countless hours passing go on within that capitalistic wonderworld called Monopoly - plus a good amount of “friendly” exploitation - you can build quite an impressive portfolio of Facebook associates through FriendFolio that the application’s developers would like to describe as nothing less than a game for “beautiful people, CEOs, and Apprentice hopefuls.”
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POSTACRIME.COM---Stop Crime ,Get Cash
What Company Is Offering:
POSTACRIME.COM is a free service for anyone to upload photo or video content of burglary, theft, vandalism, or other criminal acts that have been caught on camera for the purpose of identification by the public. Users can also search our crime database by address or zipcode and view crimes committed near their homes and places of work, and submit tips should they have information about a specific crime.
How It Works:
Anyone who has had their car or house broken into or their property vandalized can post details about the crime (with or without photo or video evidence) to share with their neighbors and community. Other POSTACRIME.COM members can search this database of crimes and offer tips and share information about specific crimes for which they have knowledge. Crimes posted on POSTACRIME are generally non-violent and involve loss of property only. POSTACRIME.COM is not intended to be used for posting crimes like murder, assault, rape, or other violent crimes, and these types of crimes should not be posted to POSTACRIME.COM. If you have information about a violent crime, please contact your local law enforement agency directly.
POSTACRIME.COM exists to provide an avenue for all of us to contribute to making our homes and communities a better place to live and work.
More at:http://www.postacrime.com/
POSTACRIME.COM is a free service for anyone to upload photo or video content of burglary, theft, vandalism, or other criminal acts that have been caught on camera for the purpose of identification by the public. Users can also search our crime database by address or zipcode and view crimes committed near their homes and places of work, and submit tips should they have information about a specific crime.
How It Works:
Anyone who has had their car or house broken into or their property vandalized can post details about the crime (with or without photo or video evidence) to share with their neighbors and community. Other POSTACRIME.COM members can search this database of crimes and offer tips and share information about specific crimes for which they have knowledge. Crimes posted on POSTACRIME are generally non-violent and involve loss of property only. POSTACRIME.COM is not intended to be used for posting crimes like murder, assault, rape, or other violent crimes, and these types of crimes should not be posted to POSTACRIME.COM. If you have information about a violent crime, please contact your local law enforement agency directly.
POSTACRIME.COM exists to provide an avenue for all of us to contribute to making our homes and communities a better place to live and work.
More at:http://www.postacrime.com/
BurnMyCar Is to provide a place where people can collectively determine the coolness and beauty of somebody's motors by voting on
What Company Says:
This is a place for people to enjoy and share their own or somebody's cars and bikes from anywhere around the world. They're here to provide a place where people can collectively determine the coolness and beauty of somebody's motors by voting on.
How It Works:
Once something is submitted, other people see the cars and vote on the ones they like best. You can BURN the car you like so that the motor may become popular. If the submission rocks and receives enough points, it is promoted to the Popular archive and stay there for enjoying by all the visitors.
BurnMyCar is for boasting of cool cars and also burning up, there's a competition that happens around the car lovers. They're here to promote that competition so you can rise your car by comments under the photos while sharing. There are few categories - in each category you can boast of your car or bike and demonstrate that your motor's cool. Let your car burn up the Web !
More at:http://www.burnmycar.com/
This is a place for people to enjoy and share their own or somebody's cars and bikes from anywhere around the world. They're here to provide a place where people can collectively determine the coolness and beauty of somebody's motors by voting on.
How It Works:
Once something is submitted, other people see the cars and vote on the ones they like best. You can BURN the car you like so that the motor may become popular. If the submission rocks and receives enough points, it is promoted to the Popular archive and stay there for enjoying by all the visitors.
BurnMyCar is for boasting of cool cars and also burning up, there's a competition that happens around the car lovers. They're here to promote that competition so you can rise your car by comments under the photos while sharing. There are few categories - in each category you can boast of your car or bike and demonstrate that your motor's cool. Let your car burn up the Web !
More at:http://www.burnmycar.com/
Woopra is a robust web-tracking & analysis tool
What Company Is Offering:
Woopra is a robust web-tracking & analysis tool that works perfectly on any website. It is mainly targeted for small to medium websites ranging from few hundreds up to tens of thousands of daily page views.
How It Works:
It is targeted for blogs interested in the most minuscule details of every single action. In addition, Woopra provides a precise real-time streaming of every single activity on the website.
Woopra also features a clean interface, including many graphical visualization components, such as charts, maps, panels… Along with many other clean and advanced options that make Woopra an ideal solution for webmasters who desire to discern all the aspects of their website.
Simply create an account, and you will be able to add/remove websites from the members’ area. For each website you add, you will be given a small JavaScript code to place on your website. For further details on how to insert the code on your website, refer to the installation guide in your account page.
More at:http://www.woopra.com/
Woopra is a robust web-tracking & analysis tool that works perfectly on any website. It is mainly targeted for small to medium websites ranging from few hundreds up to tens of thousands of daily page views.
How It Works:
It is targeted for blogs interested in the most minuscule details of every single action. In addition, Woopra provides a precise real-time streaming of every single activity on the website.
Woopra also features a clean interface, including many graphical visualization components, such as charts, maps, panels… Along with many other clean and advanced options that make Woopra an ideal solution for webmasters who desire to discern all the aspects of their website.
Simply create an account, and you will be able to add/remove websites from the members’ area. For each website you add, you will be given a small JavaScript code to place on your website. For further details on how to insert the code on your website, refer to the installation guide in your account page.
More at:http://www.woopra.com/
linoit.com
What Company Is Offering:
Manage your tasks (to-do), share your idea with your friends, collect photos from everyone who attended a party, and whatever you want to do!
More at:http://www.linoit.com/
Manage your tasks (to-do), share your idea with your friends, collect photos from everyone who attended a party, and whatever you want to do!
More at:http://www.linoit.com/
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Collarity's mission is to improve your website's monetization performance by delivering more relevant site search results and content recommendations
What Company Is Offering:
Collarity is a recognized leader in the category of Content Search and Discovery.Collarity's mission is to improve your website's monetization performance by delivering more relevant site search results and content recommendations - both driven by the anonymous behavior of your website's audience.
How It Works:
By adding Collarity's search and discovery widgets to your website pages, your web visitors will find what they need more often. As a Web publisher, you will see increases in page views and advertising click-through rates.
Collarity doesn’t build individual behavior profiles (unless a person pro actively opts-in to this personalization level — normally a very small percentage), which is the main concern of the article. We also don’t track or store IP addresses. Finally, the information they collect is “intra-site” visitor data (they don’t track people moving around the Internet) which is held privately for the exclusive use of their web publisher customers.
More at:http://www.collarity.com/
Collarity is a recognized leader in the category of Content Search and Discovery.Collarity's mission is to improve your website's monetization performance by delivering more relevant site search results and content recommendations - both driven by the anonymous behavior of your website's audience.
How It Works:
By adding Collarity's search and discovery widgets to your website pages, your web visitors will find what they need more often. As a Web publisher, you will see increases in page views and advertising click-through rates.
Collarity doesn’t build individual behavior profiles (unless a person pro actively opts-in to this personalization level — normally a very small percentage), which is the main concern of the article. We also don’t track or store IP addresses. Finally, the information they collect is “intra-site” visitor data (they don’t track people moving around the Internet) which is held privately for the exclusive use of their web publisher customers.
More at:http://www.collarity.com/
With RevResponse, every corner of your online world becomes a potential revenue generator
What Company Is Offering:
RevResponse helps you present FREE content that’s of genuine value to your site visitors... and then they pay you when anyone take advantage of it. RevResponse puts this content at your fingertips, enabling you to provide your visitors with a free resource library that will keep them coming back again and again.
With RevResponse, every corner of your online world becomes a potential revenue generator, and they give you the tools to make it happen. No matter how you reach your readers, or what their professional interests are, RevResponse has the ad units to fit your format and the content to fit your needs.
How It Works:
With NetLine’s RevResponse, you’re in the position to give your audience valuable content completely free of charge AND get paid for doing so.Your users see the value and sign up for the free content, and they pay you a commission on every qualified subscription or download request—including requests from your international audience. Find another network that pays you to give away professional content and resources.
Unlike any other network in existence, we'll guarantee you a $1.50 minimum on every qualified subscription/request your audience generates.
Upon approval of your account, you’ll immediately have access to the RevResponse partner portal where you can review all details of your efforts.
More at:http://www.revresponse.com/
RevResponse helps you present FREE content that’s of genuine value to your site visitors... and then they pay you when anyone take advantage of it. RevResponse puts this content at your fingertips, enabling you to provide your visitors with a free resource library that will keep them coming back again and again.
With RevResponse, every corner of your online world becomes a potential revenue generator, and they give you the tools to make it happen. No matter how you reach your readers, or what their professional interests are, RevResponse has the ad units to fit your format and the content to fit your needs.
How It Works:
With NetLine’s RevResponse, you’re in the position to give your audience valuable content completely free of charge AND get paid for doing so.Your users see the value and sign up for the free content, and they pay you a commission on every qualified subscription or download request—including requests from your international audience. Find another network that pays you to give away professional content and resources.
Unlike any other network in existence, we'll guarantee you a $1.50 minimum on every qualified subscription/request your audience generates.
Upon approval of your account, you’ll immediately have access to the RevResponse partner portal where you can review all details of your efforts.
More at:http://www.revresponse.com/
SearchWebJobs
What Company Is Offering:
SearchWebJobs was created to bring industry leading Web Designers, Developers, Managers, and Tech Pros together.They only post jobs aimed at the Web Standards Community for the companies that seek to find them.
More at:http://www.searchwebjobs.com/
SearchWebJobs was created to bring industry leading Web Designers, Developers, Managers, and Tech Pros together.They only post jobs aimed at the Web Standards Community for the companies that seek to find them.
More at:http://www.searchwebjobs.com/
Gameseekr is a free service that lets you find games on the internet
What Company Is Offering:
Gameseekr is a social game discovery service that lets users find video games on the internet and lets them engage with users with similar tastes using shared gamelists. Gameseekr is privately funded and advised by successful executives in the internet and video game industry.
How It Works:
Gameseekr is a free service that lets you find games on the internet, find friends who have similar interests, create and maintain your gamelist and share your gamelists with your friends.
More at:http://www.gameseekr.com/
Gameseekr is a social game discovery service that lets users find video games on the internet and lets them engage with users with similar tastes using shared gamelists. Gameseekr is privately funded and advised by successful executives in the internet and video game industry.
How It Works:
Gameseekr is a free service that lets you find games on the internet, find friends who have similar interests, create and maintain your gamelist and share your gamelists with your friends.
More at:http://www.gameseekr.com/
YesterDate--A tool that lets you find what you search or let them find you, placing you in place and time
What Company Is Offering:
A tool that lets you find what you search or let them find you, placing you in place and time. Find a kiss, person, pet or possession.
How It Works:
Step 1. Choose a category
What are you trying to find? A kiss? A friend? Your motorbike keys? Click on the corresponding category
Step 2. Indicate the date
Think hard, when was it? You must at least indicate the year.
Step 3. Search
Click on 'search' and get ready to recover what you thought was lost forever.
Step 4. Find
Consult the results on the list or map.
More at:http://www.yesterdate.com/
A tool that lets you find what you search or let them find you, placing you in place and time. Find a kiss, person, pet or possession.
How It Works:
Step 1. Choose a category
What are you trying to find? A kiss? A friend? Your motorbike keys? Click on the corresponding category
Step 2. Indicate the date
Think hard, when was it? You must at least indicate the year.
Step 3. Search
Click on 'search' and get ready to recover what you thought was lost forever.
Step 4. Find
Consult the results on the list or map.
More at:http://www.yesterdate.com/
Marketcetera Inc is an open-source platform for automated trading, has raised $4 million in Series A funding
What Company Is Offering:
Marketcetera Inc is committed to providing fast, flexible and reliable securities trading tools to financial services professionals. Their mission is to make world-class order-management and risk-management software available and affordable to individuals and to institutions of all sizes. Marketcetera focuses on building the key trading functions that are common to all organizations, thus freeing our clients to concentrate on proprietary trading algorithms and other specialized software that provide a competitive advantage.
How Much They Got FRom VCs:
Marketcetera Inc., a Redwood City, Calif.-based developer of an open-source platform for automated trading, has raised $4 million in Series A funding, according to VentureWire. Shasta Ventures led the round, and was joined by existing angels like Clarium Capital's Jack Selby.
More at:http://www.marketcetera.com/
Marketcetera Inc is committed to providing fast, flexible and reliable securities trading tools to financial services professionals. Their mission is to make world-class order-management and risk-management software available and affordable to individuals and to institutions of all sizes. Marketcetera focuses on building the key trading functions that are common to all organizations, thus freeing our clients to concentrate on proprietary trading algorithms and other specialized software that provide a competitive advantage.
How Much They Got FRom VCs:
Marketcetera Inc., a Redwood City, Calif.-based developer of an open-source platform for automated trading, has raised $4 million in Series A funding, according to VentureWire. Shasta Ventures led the round, and was joined by existing angels like Clarium Capital's Jack Selby.
More at:http://www.marketcetera.com/
TargetRx products and services help pharmaceutical clients to deploy more effective and efficient sales and marketing programs has received $9.6M
What Company Is Offering:
TargetRx helps pharmaceutical companies create competitive advantage and shareholder value through unparalleled insights into the drivers of physician prescribing behavior. TargetRx products and services help pharmaceutical clients to deploy more effective and efficient sales and marketing programs. TargetRx employs a unique database approach to capturing physician attitudes and translating the findings into highly actionable insight for its clients. TargetRx has developed a highly predictive, large-scale normative database of physician attitudes that it uses in combination with its patented proprietary analytic methods to provide pharmaceutical companies with powerful "leading indicators" of performance. These insights provide companies with benchmarks for how they are currently performing, rich diagnostics that identify immediate ways to improve, and powerful forecasts that accurately predict future performance.
How Much They Got From VCs:
TargetRx Inc. announced that the company has received $9.6M of venture funding led by existing investors Quaker BioVentures, New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and Domain Associates. This infusion of capital will further support the company's plans for growth and the development of innovative new products designed to help the pharmaceutical industry improve sales and marketing effectiveness as well as drive overall business performance.
"Over the past several years, TargetRx has established itself as the only company that can offer pharmaceutical companies the information and insight that will enable them to redefine their sales and marketing strategies and remain competitive in today's marketplace," said Richard Kollender, chairman of the TargetRx board of directors and a partner at Quaker BioVentures. "With an expanding customer base, seasoned senior management team and aggressive product development plans, the company is well-positioned for future success."
More at: www.targetrx.com
TargetRx helps pharmaceutical companies create competitive advantage and shareholder value through unparalleled insights into the drivers of physician prescribing behavior. TargetRx products and services help pharmaceutical clients to deploy more effective and efficient sales and marketing programs. TargetRx employs a unique database approach to capturing physician attitudes and translating the findings into highly actionable insight for its clients. TargetRx has developed a highly predictive, large-scale normative database of physician attitudes that it uses in combination with its patented proprietary analytic methods to provide pharmaceutical companies with powerful "leading indicators" of performance. These insights provide companies with benchmarks for how they are currently performing, rich diagnostics that identify immediate ways to improve, and powerful forecasts that accurately predict future performance.
How Much They Got From VCs:
TargetRx Inc. announced that the company has received $9.6M of venture funding led by existing investors Quaker BioVentures, New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and Domain Associates. This infusion of capital will further support the company's plans for growth and the development of innovative new products designed to help the pharmaceutical industry improve sales and marketing effectiveness as well as drive overall business performance.
"Over the past several years, TargetRx has established itself as the only company that can offer pharmaceutical companies the information and insight that will enable them to redefine their sales and marketing strategies and remain competitive in today's marketplace," said Richard Kollender, chairman of the TargetRx board of directors and a partner at Quaker BioVentures. "With an expanding customer base, seasoned senior management team and aggressive product development plans, the company is well-positioned for future success."
More at: www.targetrx.com
Marin Software, provider of the leading enterprise-class paid search management application for advertisers and agencies got $7.25 million Series B
What Company Is Offering:
Marin Software provides an enterprise-class paid search management application for advertisers and agencies. Marin Search Marketer addresses the workflow, analysis and optimization needs of professional search marketers, saving time and improving financial performance. Marin offers a 30-day, full-featured free trial with pay-as-you-go pricing and is designed for those who are spending at least $50,000 monthly on paid search.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Marin Software, provider of the leading enterprise-class paid search management application for advertisers and agencies, announced a $7.25 million Series B financing led by Benchmark Capital. As part of this round, Bruce Dunlevie, General Partner at Benchmark, will join Marin's Board of Directors. The new funds will be used to further develop Marin Search Marketer?, Marin's paid search management application, and to expand the company's sales and marketing efforts.
While traditional advertising is losing steam, spending on paid search advertising (also known as search engine marketing, or SEM) is large and growing fast. According to a recent report by JP Morgan, paid search in the United States is expected to grow 23% annually, from $11.8 billion in 2007 to $26.8 billion in 2011. Over the same period, international markets are projected to grow 34% annually from $10.2 billion to $33.1 billion. As paid search has become integral to the marketing mix, with programs expanding to include thousands of concurrent and often overlapping campaigns, and tens of thousands to millions of keywords, an urgent need has arisen for better search management tools. To date, most search marketers have had few options other than to manually manage and optimize campaigns using Excel spreadsheets and search engine ad centers.
More at:www.marinsoftware.com
Marin Software provides an enterprise-class paid search management application for advertisers and agencies. Marin Search Marketer addresses the workflow, analysis and optimization needs of professional search marketers, saving time and improving financial performance. Marin offers a 30-day, full-featured free trial with pay-as-you-go pricing and is designed for those who are spending at least $50,000 monthly on paid search.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Marin Software, provider of the leading enterprise-class paid search management application for advertisers and agencies, announced a $7.25 million Series B financing led by Benchmark Capital. As part of this round, Bruce Dunlevie, General Partner at Benchmark, will join Marin's Board of Directors. The new funds will be used to further develop Marin Search Marketer?, Marin's paid search management application, and to expand the company's sales and marketing efforts.
While traditional advertising is losing steam, spending on paid search advertising (also known as search engine marketing, or SEM) is large and growing fast. According to a recent report by JP Morgan, paid search in the United States is expected to grow 23% annually, from $11.8 billion in 2007 to $26.8 billion in 2011. Over the same period, international markets are projected to grow 34% annually from $10.2 billion to $33.1 billion. As paid search has become integral to the marketing mix, with programs expanding to include thousands of concurrent and often overlapping campaigns, and tens of thousands to millions of keywords, an urgent need has arisen for better search management tools. To date, most search marketers have had few options other than to manually manage and optimize campaigns using Excel spreadsheets and search engine ad centers.
More at:www.marinsoftware.com
Imprivata, Inc., the converged identity and access management appliance company has closed a Series C financing
What Company Is Offering:
Imprivata is the converged Identity and Access Management (IAM) appliance company. Its OneSign platform helps organizations safeguard enterprise information assets by enabling secure employee access to networks and applications—improving user productivity and convenience, while reducing the time, risk and cost of complying with data privacy and protection regulations. OneSign has received top ratings in product reviews throughout the industry and has been awarded numerous accolades from leading publications including Information Security, InfoWorld and SC Magazine.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Imprivata, Inc., the converged identity and access management appliance company, announced that it has closed a Series C financing round of $15 million. SAP Ventures, the venture capital arm of SAP AG (NYSE: SAP - News), the world’s leading provider of business software solutions, joined existing investors Polaris Venture Partners, General Catalyst Partners and Highland Capital Partners in the latest investment round. This investment will help Imprivata expand its reach into new markets and extend its industry leadership position in the authentication management and enterprise single sign-on sector.
“Imprivata’s innovative approach to enterprise single sign-on and authentication management coupled with its unique integration to physical access control systems is helping companies worldwide address compliance and insider security threats, ” said Jennifer Scholze, partner, SAP Ventures.
About VCs:
SAP Ventures has been investing in companies that offer exciting new technologies and applications. Leveraging years of experience and drawing on a network of powerful business relationships, SAP Ventures helps entrepreneurs and management teams recruit the best people, make the right technology decisions, win new business, and build their own partner networks. The goal of SAP Ventures is to grow businesses that create shareholder value for everyone involved. For more information, visit www.sapventures.com.
More at:www.imprivata.com
Imprivata is the converged Identity and Access Management (IAM) appliance company. Its OneSign platform helps organizations safeguard enterprise information assets by enabling secure employee access to networks and applications—improving user productivity and convenience, while reducing the time, risk and cost of complying with data privacy and protection regulations. OneSign has received top ratings in product reviews throughout the industry and has been awarded numerous accolades from leading publications including Information Security, InfoWorld and SC Magazine.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Imprivata, Inc., the converged identity and access management appliance company, announced that it has closed a Series C financing round of $15 million. SAP Ventures, the venture capital arm of SAP AG (NYSE: SAP - News), the world’s leading provider of business software solutions, joined existing investors Polaris Venture Partners, General Catalyst Partners and Highland Capital Partners in the latest investment round. This investment will help Imprivata expand its reach into new markets and extend its industry leadership position in the authentication management and enterprise single sign-on sector.
“Imprivata’s innovative approach to enterprise single sign-on and authentication management coupled with its unique integration to physical access control systems is helping companies worldwide address compliance and insider security threats, ” said Jennifer Scholze, partner, SAP Ventures.
About VCs:
SAP Ventures has been investing in companies that offer exciting new technologies and applications. Leveraging years of experience and drawing on a network of powerful business relationships, SAP Ventures helps entrepreneurs and management teams recruit the best people, make the right technology decisions, win new business, and build their own partner networks. The goal of SAP Ventures is to grow businesses that create shareholder value for everyone involved. For more information, visit www.sapventures.com.
More at:www.imprivata.com
Covestor, a social networking company focused on personal investing, has raised $6.5 m
What Company Is Offering:
A real-trade sharing service for proven self-investors. To share your real investment decisions, gain recognition and earn fees by helping others.Where all data is private, normalized and anonymous, and membership is free.
How It Works:
To ensure that Covestor remains a source of high-quality analysis, membership is available only to qualifying participants who successfully manage their own investments.You will receive an e-mail with a link you can use to activate your membership. As a registered Member, you can immediately begin setting up your account and exploring the profiles and holdings of other Members.
Your real name is required so that they can verify your trade history, but it need never be revealed to others in the Covestor community. How much personal data you disclose on the site is completely up to you.
Create a Covestor identity, using your real name or by creating a screen name. You can also choose whether to share your investment record publicly on the web (recommended) or only with other Covestor members.
You have two options, to enter trades manually or to set up automatic data import.
If entering trades manually you will be required to enter trades as you execute them, using a 'trade entry' form, and to periodically upload your paper brokerage records for verification.
Using the secure import option simply provide the name of your brokerage plus the username and password you use to access your account. Your trade and holdings data will be automatically downloaded, at regular intervals, to update your Covestor account. This secure link operates using the same technology as online banking sites. No personal data (e.g. social security number) is available via this link. (View Privacy Policy).
How Much They Got From VCs:
Covestor, a social networking company focused on personal investing, has raised $6.5 million in Series A funding. Backers include Spark Capital, Union Square Ventures, Amadeus Capital, Howard Lindzon and John Borthwick.
More at:http://www.covestor.com/
A real-trade sharing service for proven self-investors. To share your real investment decisions, gain recognition and earn fees by helping others.Where all data is private, normalized and anonymous, and membership is free.
How It Works:
To ensure that Covestor remains a source of high-quality analysis, membership is available only to qualifying participants who successfully manage their own investments.You will receive an e-mail with a link you can use to activate your membership. As a registered Member, you can immediately begin setting up your account and exploring the profiles and holdings of other Members.
Your real name is required so that they can verify your trade history, but it need never be revealed to others in the Covestor community. How much personal data you disclose on the site is completely up to you.
Create a Covestor identity, using your real name or by creating a screen name. You can also choose whether to share your investment record publicly on the web (recommended) or only with other Covestor members.
You have two options, to enter trades manually or to set up automatic data import.
If entering trades manually you will be required to enter trades as you execute them, using a 'trade entry' form, and to periodically upload your paper brokerage records for verification.
Using the secure import option simply provide the name of your brokerage plus the username and password you use to access your account. Your trade and holdings data will be automatically downloaded, at regular intervals, to update your Covestor account. This secure link operates using the same technology as online banking sites. No personal data (e.g. social security number) is available via this link. (View Privacy Policy).
How Much They Got From VCs:
Covestor, a social networking company focused on personal investing, has raised $6.5 million in Series A funding. Backers include Spark Capital, Union Square Ventures, Amadeus Capital, Howard Lindzon and John Borthwick.
More at:http://www.covestor.com/
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