Travel Txt is a travel product that allows people to discover things to do via SMS. Users simply select the city they are going to visit, and pay $1 to receive a text message suggesting what to do, see, and taste on the day of
CallTower is proud to announce Peter Agricola is its new director of value-added reseller development. Agricola brings 20 years of sales leadership in unified communications and software-as-a- service to CallTower. Previously, he held key senior management roles within the channel at Shoretel, Avaya, Polycom, AT&T, Clear
Digital media startup Quidd raised $13 million in Series A financing, led by Sequoia Capital. Quidd allows pop culture licensees and manufacturers to convert their physical products into digital collectibles like stickers, GIFs, cards, and toys. According to the firm, entertainment brands like Marvel, Game Of
BABYGlimpse is a DNA-powered app for couples to discover and explore the genetic-related traits their children may inherit. These include ancestral traits, physical traits like hair and eye color, wellness traits like lactose intolerance, and personality traits. Using at-home collection kits from Helix, both parents
Insurance technology startup Matic Insurance Services announced it has secured $7 million in Series A financing. Mr. Cooper, Nationwide Mutual Insurance, Anthemis Group, ManchesterStory Group, and National General Insurance participated in the funding. Matic is a technology-driven insurance agency focused on helping lenders and loan
Digital media technology company Intersection announced it has raised $150 million in financing, led by Graham Holdings. NewSpring Capital and ArrowMark Partners also participated. Intersection’s flagship product, LINK, is a piece of modern street furniture that provides connectivity and digital services such as high-speed Wi-Fi, free
Anderson & Vreeland, a manufacturer and distributor of flexographic plate processing equipment and materials, announced the appointment of Gareth Burns as technologies specialist. Burns has 23 years of print industry experience, most recently as a senior technical advisor at Flint Group. He also has 14 years
Aquant, an enterprise IT startup, secured $2.6 million in seed financing from World Trade Ventures and SilverTech Ventures. The enterprise SaaS company plans to help service organizations maximize their products' uptime through AI and machine learning, by providing predictive, actionable service recommendations. It encapsulates enterprise
Wardo is an outfit inspiration and planner app that helps users make sure not to wear the same outfit too often. Users can use such categories as workout, travel, holiday, school, and business to help them get dressed faster for different occasions. They can also
Ecommerce technology startup ThirdChannel completed $7 million in Series A financing, led by Fung Capital. ThirdChannel’s cloud-based platform offers real-time visibility and aims to combine data analytics with human-reported insights to deliver a holistic picture of brand presence in third-party retail stores, allowing them to optimize