The world reimagined a dystopian future for privacy in yesterday’s article in Wired, “Why Tech’s Best Minds Are Very Worried About the Internet of Things.” The author pointed to security cameras… Read Full Article
Earlier this month, Andreessen Horowitz led Omada Health’s $23 million Series B round, marking a16z’s first foray into digital health. The fund cherry-picked the co-founder and CTO of Counsyl (listed… Read Full Article
“The proposition is simple, it’s very clear, it’s very compelling… Press a button and get fresh fast food. I want to live in that world.” That’s Simon Rothman, the Greylock… Read Full Article
This Tuesday, over a dozen wearable tech startups gathered in San Francisco to showcase their apps, hardware, and designs at Wearable World’s first Demo Day for their Labs program. The startups’ industries… Read Full Article
At just 18 months old, early stage online venture capital firm FundersClub isn’t shy about sharing performance metrics. In what some would consider a radically transparent move, the firm told Mattermark… Read Full Article
The Crunchies took place tonight in San Francisco, awarding startups for achievement in several categories. We thought it would be fun to rank the companies based on their Mattermark Scores… Read Full Article
It’s rare to see a company Mattermark considers to be in the 99th percentile in terms of growth shut its doors, but as TechCrunch reported this morning Prim is doing… Read Full Article
I would not normally be trawling through 8-K reports, but when it comes to Twitter I read whatever primary source material I can get my hands on. I purchased stock… Read Full Article
Paul Graham of Y Combinator is sharing some interesting data in his Twitter feed this morning, breaking down the number of startups who have gone through the Y Combinator program… Read Full Article
In a blog post this morning startup incubator program Y Combinator introduced a new investment instrument as an alternative to convertible notes. They are calling it SAFE or “simple agreement for future… Read Full Article
This blog post is an excerpt from our Mattermark Weekly newsletter. Subscribe for free to get original content, insight, interviews and analysis in your inbox. As 2013 draws to a… Read Full Article
New York startup eGifter was founded in 2011 in New York, and is lead by cofounders Tyler Roye, David Levinksy, Eric Manno and Mark Manno. The company revealed in a regulatory… Read Full Article
A regulatory filing today reveals that Wire.im cofounders Piragash Velummylum and Jordan Timmerman have raised $1,845,000 for the Seattle-based company Wire Labs. The company is a graduate of the 2013… Read Full Article
This morning our sources provided information regarding the Goldman Sachs Private Internet Company Conference, which takes place at the Bellagio in Las Vegas today and tomorrow. Details including the agenda… Read Full Article
Mattermark tracks several signals of growth and public interest in startup companies. On the eve of Twitter’s IPO on the New York Stock exchange, we thought it would be interesting… Read Full Article
Since our launch exactly 5 months ago in June 2013, one of the most frequently asked questions has been: When will you start scoring investors? With more than 6 months… Read Full Article
We didn’t end up going through the program again but filling out the application last April as we shut down Referly was very clarifying, and I’m so happy to have… Read Full Article
Washio is a Southern California based wash and fold laundry service that picks up your dirty laundry, cleans it, and delivers it to you – and now they have $1.3M… Read Full Article
Inmobly revealed in a regulatory filing today that they have raised $690,000 in a priced equity round which includes Ryan Helon of TechColumbus, who has joined the Board of Directors.… Read Full Article
Highspot originally revealed they had raised a $2.25 Million debt round in June, and that number continues to climb according to an amended regulatory filing today, which now lists their total… Read Full Article
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According to a regulatory filing published this morning, Gobstopper has raised $1.5M in a round lead by Relay Ventures, with partner Kevin Talbot joining the company’s board. Gobstopper provides e-reading tools… Read Full Article
Hitpost – makers of the social sports betting app Sports Bet which is ranked #3 in the iOS App Store Sports category – is rumored to be in talks to… Read Full Article
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