Work Solo is a new design and task management product that aims to make freelancing easy. Freelancers typically waste almost 30 days a year on administrative tasks. Solo was created to combine more than 10 different financial and business tools into a single free app
UpDesk is a new health and fitness productivity product. The company creates sit-to-stand desks and ergonomic accessories for offices and homes. UpDesk certifies that its desks meet or exceed applicable ANSI/BIFMA furniture industry quality standards, which include vertical stability under a load, concentrated load bearing,
ETA.ai is a new iPhone travel tech app that offers a fast and easy way to book business trips. Using ETA, important meetings are automatically imported from users’ calendars to create full personalized itineraries based on their stated preferences. Users can specify aisle seats, premium
Freezetab is a new Chrome extension and productivity tool that offers an alternative to bookmarks. Unlike most bookmarks, it allows users to save not just a single web page but a specific set of tabs or bookmarked links organized by domain name. Freezetab was developed
Repsly, based in Boston, MA, has appointed Ivana Smoljan as VP of engineering. Repsly is a service company that helps brands grow and expand. In her new position, Smoljan will oversee the execution of Repsly's product development and help to put in place scalable tools
ECMC Group, based in Minneapolis, MN, has appointed Jeremy Wheaton as president and CEO. ECMC Group is a nonprofit corporation with a mission to help students succeed. Prior to joining ECMC, Wheaton worked at the Escoffier School of Culinary Arts, where he served most recently
The board of digital media company Quantum Corporation, based in San Jose, CA, appointed Raghu Rau as executive chairman. The company describes itself as the leading expert in scale-out tiered storage, archive, and data protection, providing solutions for capturing, sharing, and preserving digital assets across
Bulzī, located in Newport Beach, CA, announced that its board of directors has appointed Carey Ransom, chief innovation officer for Experian Consumer Services, as a new member. According to the company, Bulzī is a leading digital out-of-home (OOH) technology and services company and a publisher
Digital Media startup VideoAmp announced it has raised $21.4 million in Series B financing. Seven investors participated in the round: Mediaocean, RTL Group, GoAhead Ventures, Startup Capital Ventures, Anthem Venture Partners, Wavemaker Partners, and Simon Equity Partners. VideoAmp is an integrated TV operating system for “the
Islands completed $1.9 million in seed financing. Four investors contributed to the round, including Greylock Partners and Vaizra Investments. Islands is a digital platform for communication. Founded in 2016, the San Francisco-based startup launched out of stealth today. It offers users different channels, or “islands,” through