PlaceIQ, a startup that uses location data for mobile advertising, is announcing that it has raised $15 million in Series C funding.
The company was founded in 2010, back when most of the interest in location-based ads was focused on geofencing — i.e., if you’re close to a store, you get an ad for that store. CEO Duncan McCall told me that PlaceIQ’s approach is more about “a proprietary understanding of the world,” where location data is used to build a broader profile of user behavior, which in turn can be used for targeting ads and tracking their success.
The payments world is increasingly digital, but some people still prefer to pay with cash.
PayNearMe has developed a solution that enables people to buy products and make payments online using cash. The company announced today that it has raised $20 million in funding and that its payment volume tripled in 2013.
PayNearMe is a cash transaction network where people can pay bills, rent, repay loans, buy tickets, and make online purchases.
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We don’t know exactly what Magic Leap does yet, but we do know that it is some hardcore science-fiction type stuff.
Magic Leap has soared its way into a whopping $50 million first round of funding. And all we know of the company thus far is that it involves ultra-sensory perception, human computing interfaces, and wearable technology.
Magic Leap said that it is working on a technology known as “cinematic reality.” It seems to be some sort of immersive virtual reality device.
Founded by ad agency man Tom Evans, BleepBleeps is a new London-based startup that’s creating a range of cute, kid-friendly, connected (or IoT-styled) devices to help with the job of parenting. Inspired by the “simple geometric shapes of kid’s building blocks” and Japanese vinyl toys, with a nod to the Italian kitchen utensil brand Alessi, the company is targeting design literate and tech-savvy parents (and their kids) with multi-coloured hardware, paired to a smartphone and accompanying app.
One key to business intelligence company Domo’s fast growth: It doesn’t show its software to just anyone who stops by the website.
The company has been in stealth mode since it started in 2010. As a result, competitors can’t just copy the newest features in Domo’s software.
“We just want to extend the time period before they even start playing catch-up,” Josh James, Domo’s founder and chief executive, told VentureBeat in an interview.
For people with a chronic health condition, managing medication is typically an ongoing challenge. Recent reports estimate that medical mistakes are the eighth most common cause of death in the United States.
A tiny startup called PillPack wants to solve this problem with its new online pharmacy. For $20 a month, PillPack makes it far easier for patients to manage their meds, so they won’t miss any of the crucial pills they need.
San Francisco-based Munchery, the startup that offers prepared gourmet meals on demand, is in the process of raising a new $20 million funding round, multiple sources familiar with the deal have revealed to TechCrunch. The new round adds to its existing $4 million Series A, and $700,000 in seed funding.
Startup accelerator 500 Startups is welcoming 28 new companies into its program today.
The Mountain View, Calif.-based group invests between $25,000 to $250,000 in early-stage tech companies, and it has a diverse portfolio of startups from all over the world. The latest group of companies is 500 Startups’ eighth batch and also the first from its new San Francisco program.
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