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Q&A Site Quora Raises $50 Million Round Led By Peter Thiel
Q&A destination Quora is ramping up efforts to dominate long tail search results by raising a $50 million round led by Peter Thiel. Quora, which
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Toodalu: Turning Consumers Into Charitable Champions
Toodalu is a newly launched loyalty rewards program with a charitable twist. The company works with merchants to provide location-specific donation opportunities for customers, who
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Startup Smackdown: 5degrees vs. Cloudbot
Keeping track of contacts across social networks can be exhausting. As the number of social networks grows, so does the information that you need to
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Where Are The Entrepreneurs? On A Boat, Naturally
They’ve got their swim trunks, and their flippy-floppies, but T-Pain is nowhere to be found. That’s because the idea behind this boat is to provide
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Could This Fuel Cell Keep Your Phone Charged For Weeks?
A Massachusetts-based developer says it’s prepping to release a device, about the size of a pack of cigarettes, that can recharge your mobile devices two
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Etsy Raises $40 Million To Bring DIY Movement Global
Etsy announced that the company has secured $40 million in a Series F round from Index Ventures, Accel Partners, Union Square Ventures, Hubert Burda Media, and
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Belly Gets $10 Million In Funding, Founder Calls Chicago “Proving Ground” For Startups
This week digital loyalty rewards program Belly announced that it has secured $10 million in Series B funding from venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. Belly
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RIAA, ICE Shutdown Of Hip Hop Blog Further Implodes After Documents Are Unsealed
In a development that crystallizes tension between entertainment industry anti-piracy measures and the ecosystem of online businesses — and raises questions about whether it is
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St. Louis Arch Grants Chooses 15 Winning Startups, Including Tech.li
Out of 420 applicants, St. Louis Arch Grants has chosen its first 15 startups to receive a total of $750,000 in grants. The year long program
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MissTravel Doesn’t Do Background Checks: Proceed With Caution
MissTravel, a startup which advertises that “attractive people fly for free,” has been criticized for being eerily similar to an escort service. Although the company
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Back9Booking: A Free Booking Service For Golfers By Golfers
Back9Booking is a startup that takes aim at the one of the biggest frustrations of any golfer: securing a suitable tee time for their next
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Fetchnotes: The Simple Note Taking App
Fetchnotes is a handy note taking mobile app that wants to quickly capture those brilliant moments before you forget them. The free app covers everything
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