Basil Chat offers design feedback via chat. It provides designers, developers, and other product creative people with second opinions about their designs. Users can send their questions to Basil Chat and 95 percent of them will be answered within six hours. The designers on the
Security startup AppRiver announced the close of a new round of financing from Marlin Equity Partners. AppRiver provides subscription-based email and web security services that include spam and virus filtering, web protection, email encryption, secure Microsoft Exchange hosting, eDiscovery and archiving. AppRiver is one of Microsoft’s
According to a recent SEC filing, robotics startup Zume Pizza has raised $48 million in financing from an undisclosed investor. Zume Pizza is a store-less pizza company that uses robots to bake its pizzas. Zume uses high-quality, natural ingredients sourced directly from trusted farmers and other
Software startup Ascendify announced the completion of $11 million in Series A financing led by Canaan Partners, with participation from GE Ventures and Cisco Investments. Ascendify has created a completely mobile, social, and cloud-based talent acquisition platform that aims to combine all modern recruiting point solutions
GoPinLeads is a productivity sales app that provides contact details for local businesses and employees. It is a Chrome extension that collects thousands of leads by sifting through thousands of websites, including LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, corporate sites and databases. Unlike similar tools, GoPinLeads uses Google
Elgato Stream Deck is a productivity gadget that allows users to “take control of their livestreaming.” The customizable computer controller features 15 LCD keys that are capable of launching up to 210 actions, eliminating the need to map and memorize keyboard shortcuts. Elgato Stream Deck
The Honest Company closed a round of Series E financing led by Fidelity Management & Research Company, with existing and other investors also participating. The Honest Company, cofounded by actress Jessica Alba, provides more than 100 products across a wide range of consumer categories, including baby,
Mailtag offers free Gmail tracking in real time. The tool allows users to receive real-time push notifications, get reminders about unread emails, track link clicks inside emails they send, and view entire email open histories.
Enterprise IT startup GitLab closed $20 million in Series C financing led by GV. GitLab is an open-source code collaboration platform that helps developers create, review, and deploy code bases built to run on clients’ infrastructures. The platform includes Git repository management, code reviews, issue tracking,
Hotel management software company Cloudbeds announced today that it has acquired vacation rental startup OneRooftop. OneRooftop, founded in 2010, helps users run successful vacation rental businesses by bringing together tools they need in one place. The company’s search engine lets users manage bookings on the