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Movirtu to Launch Cloud Phone Service for the Poor
Friday, August 5, 2011 - 8:29am | 360Read More...Three million or more poor people in Africa and Asia will get mobile phone numbers under a plan developed by the United Nations and a private technology firm, Movirtu. The UN's Business Call to Action initiative plans to supply low-cost mobile phone numbers to participants, who can use any mobile...
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Google Scoops Up Daily-Deals Startup Dealmap
Tuesday, August 2, 2011 - 8:21am | 205Read More...Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) said on Monday that it had agreed to acquire The Dealmap, a startup that aggregates daily-deal offers from around the web. Terms of the deal were undisclosed, but The Dealmap's talent and technology are expected to help bolster Google Offers deals site. The Dealmap was...
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Badgeville Receives $12 Million in Fresh Capital
Wednesday, July 13, 2011 - 8:52am | 342Read More...Menlo Park, California-based startup Badgeville announced that it has closed a $12 million Series B round of funding, led by Norwest Venture Partners and El Dorado Ventures. The additional capital will be used to ramp its business. Badgeville builds loyalty programs for media and e-commerce...
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A Formula For Success?
Thursday, December 16, 2010 - 4:49pm | 297Read More...Matt Rizai is modest about his success. As the CEO of two innovative companies – first Engineering Animation, now WebFilings.com – Rizai knows a thing or two about building a company. But that doesn't mean he has a secret formula for startup success. “I don't think there's one hard formula for it...
