Twitter reportedly in talks with the NBA, MLS and Turner for more sports streaming
July 8, 2016
8:30 pm
Homee Raises $5 Million to Take the Pain out of Home Furnishing
July 7, 2016
11:19 pm
West Hollywood-based furniture and home design app company Homee announced this week that it has secured $5 million in Series A financing led by Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund. Homee’s iOS app also publicly launched after more than six months of beta testing and optimizing user
Retail Software Company Index Closes $19 Million Series B Funding
July 6, 2016
10:58 pm
Index, a software and payment solution provider for retail merchants, announced last week that it has secured $19 million in Series B financing. The funding round was led by General Catalyst, with participation from Rob Gierkink, executive-in-residence at General Catalyst. Gierkink was the founder of
How CODE2040 is Breaking the Color Barrier In Silicon Valley
July 6, 2016
10:57 pm
Virtually everyone agrees that people of color are vastly underrepresented in today’s technology companies. CODE2040, a nonprofit cofounded in 2012 by Laura Weidman Powers and Tristan Walker, is working to change that. The organization took its name from the date some people predict minorities will
Diana Labs Offers On-Demand Personal Shoppers
July 1, 2016
5:19 pm
Diana Labs, a personal shopping marketplace that connects buyers with professional gift shoppers and interior designers, launches publicly this week. The startup aims to take the hassle and exhaustion out of scouring for thoughtful gifts and individual home pieces by connecting customers to expert personal
Crowdfunding Summit to Debut this December in Silicon Beach
July 1, 2016
12:48 am
Crowd Invest Summit, a first-of-its-kind conference for the equity crowdfunding industry, is having its inaugural event December 7-8, 2016, at the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel in Santa Monica, California. The summit will address a range of topics in equity crowdfunding by bringing together experts