Streetography changes the way people geotag. The app allows users to experience the essence of a place, and this is done with a click of a bottom. Users will be able to tap and click on a map to view pictures of a neighborhood, street or place to give them a taste of the local flavor.
High quality photos are...
TechCrunch broke the news that Perkbox, a U.K. startup, has secured £2.5 million from Draper Esprit. The company confirmed the funding round in a tweet, stating: “Delighted to announce that @draperesprit is supporting our crowdfunding with an investment of £2.5 mil!”
The perks and benefits company launched with initial funding of £350,000.
Perkbox has experienced growth of 50% per quarter since...
Startups have raised millions of dollars to start the week, with three promising startups leading the way: PointGrab, Wavefront and Initialized Capital. The three entities raised a total of $174 million.
PointGrab Raises $7 Million in Funding
PointGrab raised $7 million in funding in a funding round led by Philips Lighting and Mitsubishi UFJ Capital Co. The company secured funding for...
Brandon Krieg and Ed Robinson, two former Wall Street co-workers at Macquarie Group, left their high-paying jobs to launch Stash. The app hopes to make investing simple for the everyday user.
The two Wall Street veterans went around the streets of New York gathering research data from the everyday person. They asked the tough questions to those polled. The two...
From take-out orders to insurance claim filings, photo messages and “little programs,” there’s a lot to look forward to in the app development world. These four exciting developments are in the works right now:
1. Shake Shack Mobile Ordering App
Everyone’s favorite trendy burger joint is testing a mobile ordering app. Yes, the dream of being able to avoid lines at...
PulsePoint is an app that has the potential to save lives, and the app has been the center of two life-saving stories in the last month. The app notifies people trained in CPR of locations nearby where people need help.
The app helped an off-duty doctor save a life in Seattle on September 23.
Dr. Matt Gittinger, a medicine physician, received...
Notion, a service that aims to make email “smarter,” launched its service yesterday and announced $9.5 million in Series A Funding. The company released its message prioritizing app on Android and iOS, and there are plans to bring the app to Alexa in the near future.
The Series A Funding round was led by Drive Capital and Accel. Silicon Valley...
SafetyCulture announced that the company has raised $23 million in a Series B funding round yesterday. The funding round was led by Index Ventures and Blackbird Ventures and was the first for the company since 2014.
The company works to change the way quality assurance is handled.
SafetyCulture’s main app is iAuditor. The app is an inspection platform that has helped...
Cisco has acquired Worklife, a collaborative software startup, and appears to be a perfect fit for the brand. The company’s main goal was to improve online meetings, a process that Cisco has been focusing on for years.
Cisco Spark will add the members of the Worklife team to their company in an effort to bolster Spark’s offerings.
Worklife makes it easier...
Tribe 2.0 is here. The relaunched app brings new life to video chat, which has been stagnant for years. The company’s app, built by a team of 9 employees, does video differently. Built on the concept of friends, the app allows users to chat quickly and easily via video, but the company uses layered video for their solution.
There isn’t...
