Taking The Pulse Of The Texas Technology Industry
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Taking The Pulse Of The Texas Technology Industry |
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 Tuesday, October 14, 2014 Cratejoy Raises $4.0M To Power Subscription Commerce Austin-based Cratejoy, the startup founded by Amir Elaguizy and Alex Morse to help power all kinds of subscription, delivery businesses, said Tuesday that it has raised $4.0M in funding, and launched its public beta. The funding came from Charles River Ventures, and brings its total raised to $6.2M. The company's other investors are SV Angel, Y Combinator, Capital Factory, Andreessen Horowitz, Maverick Capital, Start Fund and ACE Venture Fund. Cratejo (More info...) posted on Tuesday, October 14, 2014(Full story) Former Bazaarvoice Founder Hurt Backs Social Influence Marketer Brett Hurt, the former co-founder of Bazaarvoice, is one of the investors in a provider of social influence marketing to brands. Speakr, which offers up its services to such companies as Microsoft, Kia, Corona, and Samsung, said this morning that it raised $2.9M from Allegro Venture Partners, Brett Hurt, Ed Snider (Comcast Spectacor), and Nick Gross (STRZ Enterprises). The Los Angele,s california company says it generated over three billion socia (More info...) posted on Tuesday, October 14, 2014 (More)(Full story) Mood Media Rolls Wi-Fi Social Marketing Tool Austin-based Mood Media is expanding into Wi-Fi marketing today, saying that it has launched a new product which provides free Wi-Fi to small and medium sized business customers, called Mood Social WiFi. The company--which currently offers such things as in-store streaming music and interactive advertising--said its new service lets those customers to offer up free, branded Wi-Fi to customers. The new product lets consumers use free Wi-Fi in exchange (More info...) posted on Tuesday, October 14, 2014(Full story) AirStrip Ties With Mobile App Developer San Antonio-based AirStrip, which develops mobile healthcare products, is helping to power smartphone communications app developer Mobile Heartbeat. According to Mobile Heartbeat, it has partnered with AirStrip to allow for access of critical patient data through its smartphone apps, by integrating with AirStrip ONE. Financial details of the integration deal were not announced. Mobile Heartbeat is a (More info...) posted on Tuesday, October 14, 2014(Full story) BabyEarth Takes on Same Day, Baby Product Delivery in Austin Austin-based BabyEarth, an online baby products retailer which also has a brick-and-mortar location in Round Rock, said today that it has begun free, same day delivery in the Austin area. The company--which sells all kinds of baby items, from strollers and car seats to clothing, baby food, arts and crafts, and more--said it will deliver via same day delivery in Austin when orders are placed by 1pm. The e-commerce company, which is led by Steve Steinb (More info...) posted on Tuesday, October 14, 2014(Full story) |
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