Cognovi Labs, developer of a SaaS platform for emotion-based artificial intelligence, closed $2.3 million in seed funding. Columbus-based Ikove Venture Partners led the capital raise, alongside HBS Alumni Angels of Greater New York, Bossa Nova Investimentos, and a leading European angel investor group. Cognovi Labs aims
Signal is a Twitter app for Android that provides users with a customizable, chronological, content-driven timeline. Users can customize tabs, read in full-screen, and tweak gestures, font size and thumbnails to their own taste with controls that are hidden until needed. Additionally, users can search
According to a recent SEC filing, influencer marketing startup Crowdtap received $5 million in financing from an undisclosed investor. Crowdtap’s proprietary platform helps to narrow in on a client’s target audience and discover the right influencers to go hand-in-hand with the client’s brand messaging. According to
Coment is a tool that aims to monitor and manage all comments on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Disqus, and WordPress with a single click, all from one dashboard. According to the company, Coment automatically detects and flags inappropriate comments – no keyword lists required –
Marketing technology startup Opendorse announced it raised $3.5 million in Series A financing led by Serra Ventures. Flyover Capital also participated in the round. [bg_collapse view="link" color="#4a4949" icon="arrow" expand_text="Continue reading" collapse_text="Show less” ] Opendorse is an athlete marketing platform that helps sports brands share social media
Storeo for Instagram is a social media app that allows users to make Instagram stories longer than the platform’s allotted 15 seconds. Users use the app to slice pre-edited video into 15-second segments and consecutively upload them on Instagram as a “long” video. Storeo for
SelfMade closed $11 million in Series A financing led by FirstMark Capital, with participation from Box Group, Founder Collective, CrunchFund, SV Angel, and GGV Capital. SelfMade has created a members' only app that uses AI and proprietary technology to connect members with professional image editors and
Tabb helps users organize their social media streams by creating custom channels, selecting the followers each channel contains and deciding exactly what content they see, and quickly adding people to follow or search across Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and Reddit. Tabb was created by Ben Crisóstomo
Thread Genius is an application programming interface (API) social media tool that allows users to search photos containing any given product. With hundreds of thousands of indexed image posts from Instagram, Bloglovin, Pinterest, and Shopstyle, this visual search API enables developers to build style-focused mobile
DataBonbon is a design tool whose simple application program interface (API) allows users to overlay text content onto an image, which can then be shared across Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Tumblr, Instagram, and other platforms. Currently, DataBonbon supports ProductHunt and Medium-theme images, with new formats