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SingleHop Snags $27.5 Million Investment To Expand Hosting Services

SingleHop Snags $27.5 Million Investment To Expand Hosting Services

Chicago startup scene darling SingleHop, which provides web-hosting services for small businesses, has completed its first ever institutional financing, securing a $27.5 million round led by Battery Ventures.

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Hoot.Me: Switching Facebook Into Study Mode

Hoot.Me: Switching Facebook Into Study Mode

When students get stuck on a homework assignment, they often turn to Facebook as an immediate distraction — a way to take a break. But

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10 Reasons To Launch A Startup in St. Louis

10 Reasons To Launch A Startup in St. Louis

You should launch your startup in St. Louis.  Yes, St. Louis.  Anyone can move out to San Francisco and pay $2000/month for a one bedroom

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10 Atlanta Startups Making The South Proud

10 Atlanta Startups Making The South Proud

No longer limited to the Valley and the Alley, major cities are now home to bustling groups of startups. At the heart of the Peach

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SilvrSpoon Turns Every Restaurant Into ‘Cheers’

SilvrSpoon Turns Every Restaurant Into ‘Cheers’

Admit it. You’ve committed drive-by check-ins. In the pursuit of points, badges, and political klout, you’ve claimed “here” when really you were over there. One

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Effimax Solar: Looking Towards a Better Tomorrow

Effimax Solar: Looking Towards a Better Tomorrow

New to the business world, Effimax Solar is here to stay. Based out of the research sector on the University of Illinois-Champaign campus, Effimax Solar is

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Startup Ecosystem: Predator vs. Prey #Infographic

Startup Ecosystem: Predator vs. Prey #Infographic

There’s no denying that the startup world has a very distinct albeit interesting hierarchy. Whether you are navigating the waters as a mere consumer minnow or

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Leap: Photo-Challenge Your Way To Success

Leap: Photo-Challenge Your Way To Success

THE GIST Leap’s mobile app lets you create challenges with friends and keep track of your progress by snapping photos with your smartphone. Think of

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6 Game-Changing Ecommerce Startups

6 Game-Changing Ecommerce Startups

In the world of brick and mortar, there is a tremendous divide between the shopping experience one has at a mom & pop boutique than

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MIT Student Engineers The Unicycle You Never Knew You Wanted

MIT Student Engineers The Unicycle You Never Knew You Wanted

Unlike its two-wheeled cousin, the unicycle has pretty much been ignored in terms of advancements. No real unicycle revolution has come about since its (debated) debut in

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Never Forget a Birthday or Anniversary again with MoreBrownies

Never Forget a Birthday or Anniversary again with MoreBrownies

Most men have forgotten a special occasion at one time or another, whether it be a mother’s birthday or a girlfriend’s anniversary. Ladies, it feels

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Content Discovery Engine Thoora Shutting Down

Content Discovery Engine Thoora Shutting Down

The content discovery engine Thoora  has announced that effective December 15th, 2011 it is shutting down its website, the API,  Wordpress widget, and Android tablet

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