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HealthInsuranceQuotes : The Right Health Insurance Quotes for You!

1 Comment Posted by on March 6, 2013

HealthInsuranceQuotes logoOften, a number of times people are more concerned about getting the right quotes for their insurance to avoid severe loss. Getting the quotes online allows you to view these quotes from the comfort of your home. HealthInsuranceQuotes is one of the resources which provide you with error free, quick, free and reasonable health insurance quotes on the Internet. All you need to do is sign up and fill the mandatory details, and you will become a part of this prestigious site.

HealthInsuranceQuotes allows you to compare various and different health insurance quotes as per your preferences, requirements and needs. Read more of this post

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Fundable: Raise Funding Online

1 Comment Posted by on October 9, 2012

FundableFundable is the first to take advantage of the Jobs Act, also known as the Crowdfunding Bill which allows startup companies to publicly raise money from anyone who wants to back them up. Fundable makes investing a lot more accessible, providing two ways to support companies, that is through rewards or equity.

The rewards earned by Backers range from product pre-orders, unique gifts, to special incentives by the companies’ founders in exchange for pledging capital. If you have larger investments, they can also offer equity in their companies. Read more of this post

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iGivefirst: Donate Easily With The Press Of A Button

1 Comment Posted by on April 23, 2012
iGivefirst

iGivefirst

iGivefirst is a platform that provides you a button to easily and securely donate to legitimate and federally registered charities and nonprofits.

This is how you can use iGivefirst to send money to charities. iGivefirst displays buttons on a wide range of popular websites such as online media and bloggers. You only need to click on a button to make a tax-deductible donation to a non-profit.

iGivefirst is a platform that empowers people to donate easily and thus create real change with a simple click of a button. Their mission is to increase charitable donations around the world. Read more of this post

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Crowdtilt: Raise Funds, Pool Money Online

Leave a Comment Posted by on March 24, 2012
Crowdtilt

Crowdtilt

Crowdtilt is a place where you can pool money with your friends, family etc. for an event, an objective etc online.

It is not possible for people to meet up to contribute for a cause or an event. People live in different cities, and many times in different countries. Creating an online system where they all can contribute for a cause is difficult especially when you are not familiar with web designing and programming. Crowdtilt changes all that. Now anybody can start a campaign where they pool money and power a project. Read more of this post

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GoChime, a Social Media Marketing Platform, Raises $630K

Leave a Comment Posted by on January 11, 2012
GoChime

GoChime

GoChime is a platform that puts forward relevant offers to people based on their requirements across their social media profiles. Today, the start-up has raised $63,000 from various entrepreneurs and angel investors namely Walter Winshall, Rob Martin, Geoff Entress, Jason Seats and others.

The co-founders of GoChime namely Matt Walters, Josh Emert and Austin Evarts thought of direct marketing for social by studying people’s social media updates. Social media is a medium on which very Read more of this post

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eRecyclingCorps Raises $35M to Curb E-Waste

Leave a Comment Posted by on January 10, 2012
eRecyclingCorps

eRecyclingCorps

eRecyclingCorps, a company that helps carriers and distributors use wireless recycling, has raised $35 million in financing led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.

The company, founded in 2009, works with retailers and distributors like Verizon and Sprint to turn e-waste into an asset. It runs incentivized wireless device trade-in and recycling programs that are powered by instant in-store credit solution and online platform. Read more of this post

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Wellnessfx, Health and Wellness Platform, Raises $4m

Leave a Comment Posted by on January 3, 2012
Wellnessfx

Wellnessfx

WellnessFX is a personalized platform for health and wellness issues. The startup has raised $4 million in Series B funding. Major investment was made by the new investor Javelin Venture Partners with participation from existing investors namely Voyager Capital and Floodgate.

The Principal at Javelin Venture Partners, Alex Gurevich, will join WellnessFX as a board observer while its MD, Jed Katz, will join the board directly. Read more of this post

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Zink of Ground-Breaking No Cartridge, No Ribbon Colour Printing Raises $35m

2 Comments Posted by on December 22, 2011
Zink

Zink

ZINK is a revolutionary full-colour printing system that works without ink cartridges or ribbons. The name behind ZINK Technology and ZINK Papers has raised $35 million in Series B funding. The financing round was led by Genii Capital.

On the occasion, the company also announced that former board members namely Mary Jeffries and Ira Prakash will be holding new responsibilities of Chairman and co-CEO, and President and co-CEO respectively. Read more of this post

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Doo.net Raises $6.8 in Seed Funding

Leave a Comment Posted by on December 17, 2011
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doo

Doo.net, a digital solution for managing paperwork and documents, has raised $6.8 in seed investment from DuMont Venture, and angel investors namely Dr. Hermann Simon and Lars Hinrichs.

According to the startup, it reinvents paperwork. They target their services at consumers and small businesses.

Their website is currently in beta version. They have built a beta version of their OS X client and backend. They are also Read more of this post

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Actifio, a data management virtualization startup, raises $33.5M

Leave a Comment Posted by on December 16, 2011
Actifio

Actifio

Actifio is the next-gen data management solution company that has raised $33.5 million in Series C funding. The financing was led by Andreessen Horowitz along with previous fund-raisers namely North Bridge Venture Partners, Advanced Technology Ventures, and Greylock Partners.

The startup was founded in 2010. Since then, Actifio has secured a total of $57.5 million in funding.

Actifio prides itself on its radical simplicity and unprecedented agility. Based on data management Read more of this post

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AppBoy, a platform for app developers, raises $1M in seed funding

Leave a Comment Posted by on December 8, 2011
AppBoy

AppBoy

AppBoy, a platform for developers to expand, engage and understand their user base, has raised $1 million in seed funding.

The major investor was Blumberg Capital with participation from Accelerator Ventures, T5 Capital, Metamorphic Ventures and Bullpen Capital.

The funding has been used to expand their team to seven. Bill Magnuson and Jon Hyman, two new technical Read more of this post

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HouseTrip raises a whooping $17M for its holiday apartment booking service

2 Comments Posted by on December 3, 2011
HouseTrip

HouseTrip

HouseTrip, Europe’s largest holiday apartment booking website, has raised $17 million in Series B funding. The round was led by Balderton Capital.

The company raised $2.7 million from Index Ventures in April this year. They now re-launched their website with an increased appeal for its holiday apartments renting. The best thing for those looking to get a rented space when on a holiday is that they do not need to negotiate with the homeowner. HouseTrip does that for you, all the way. Read more of this post

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YCharts, Analytics tool for investors, raises $3.25 in Series B funding

Leave a Comment Posted by on November 28, 2011
YCharts

YCharts

YCharts is a resource that gives you comprehensive information about the history, investments, growth of companies you might want to invest in. News is that YCharts has raised $3.25 million in Series B funding led by Morningstar, an investment research company.

Other investors were Hyde Park Angels, I2A and others. They have previously invested in YCharts. After the current funding, the total funding for YCharts has reached $4.75 million. Read more of this post

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MinoMonsters raises $1M for monster battle game for iPhone

Leave a Comment Posted by on November 27, 2011
MinoMonsters

MinoMonsters

MinoMonsters, a controlling-monsters battle game for iPhone, has raised a total of $1 million in seed funding during 2011.

Surprisingly, the founders of MinoMonsters are teenagers. They have got Andreessen Horowitz, SV Angel, Yuri Milner, Y Combinator, Ignition Partners, General Catalyst, Raymond Tonsing and Alexis Ohanian investing in their creation. Read more of this post

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Spotzot, a deal searching targeted platform, raises $2.2M

Leave a Comment Posted by on November 25, 2011
Spotzot

Spotzot

Spotzot, a deal search and targeting platform for brands and merchants to reach customers, has raised $2.2 million in Series A funding. The investors were Cervin Ventures, Inventures Capital Partners and TiE-Silicon Valley Angels.

Spotzot creates a powerful resource for measuring and comparing campaign performance. They help generate higher click-through from algorithms that rank, tag, select and organize high-value retail in-store and online offers. Read more of this post

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