Posts tagged August Capital
WePay helps groups manage money, lands $1.65M of its own
Dec 23rd
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WePay, a youthful startup that says it will help groups of people collaboratively manage financial accounts, has just gotten some much-needed validation in the form of a $1.65 million first round of venture funding from August Capital and several angels.
The virtue of the WePay platform, or so it seems, is that it can [...]
Aardvark considers a $30 million-plus offer from Google
Dec 7th
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The leaders behind a prominent Silicon Valley social search startup may be contemplating returning to the mothership.
TechCrunch is reporting that Aardvark, a company founded by ex-Googlers including CEO Max Ventilla, is weighing a $30 million-plus offer for an acquisition.
The site just opened to the public in October and raised about $6 million from [...]
Vator Splash competition for early-stage startups
Nov 25th
Editor’s note: This post is sponsored by Vator.tv
Vator, a leading platform for innovators and entrepreneurs to broadcast themselves, is holding its inaugural Vator Splash competition to find up-and-coming, early-stage startups to present at the Vator Splash event on February 4, 2010 at the Cafe du Nord in San Francisco. We’re seeking CEOs and/or founders of [...]
Google-backed Pixazza opens up photo tagging service to help blogs earn revenue
Nov 24th
Pixazza, a Google Ventures-backed startup, is opening up its crowdsourced photo-tagging service which can turn any Web site into an online store.
The Mountain View-based startup uses an army of taggers to identify products and link them to shopping sites like Amazon or Zappos. For example, you might see a photo of actress Penelope Cruz wearing [...]
Google-backed Pixazza opens up photo tagging service to help blogs earn revenue
Nov 24th
Pixazza, a Google Ventures-backed startup, is opening up its crowdsourced photo-tagging service which can turn any Web site into an online store.
The Mountain View-based startup uses an army of taggers to identify products and link them to shopping sites like Amazon or Zappos. For example, you might see a photo of actress Penelope Cruz wearing [...]
