DUOS expands AI capabilities to help seniors apply for assistance programs
It will complete and submit forms, and integrate with state benefit systems
Read more...Seed-stage
Attachments.me, a service that organizes all your email attachments, has raised $500,000 in seed funding from the Foundry Group.
Social gaming startup Funium raised an angel investment of $1.2 million from Family Odyssey and FamilyLink.
Mobile Q&A app Opinionaided raised $1 million in an over-subscribed round of seed funding from General Catalyst, SoftBank Capital, and Draper Fisher Jurvetson, along with several angels.
ZIO Studios, a Latin American animation and gaming startup, raised $1.3 million, its first institutional funding round.
Early stage
Bulk SMS service Clickatell secured $12 million in Series B funding led by Sequoia Capital and DAG Ventures.
Glue Networks, an enterprise-grade cloud networking service provider aiming to solve problems arising from an increasingly stay-at-home workforce, closed a $4.5 million Series A round of funding led by Keiretsu Forum, San Joaquin Angels, Sierra Angels, Sacramento Angels, Sand Hill Angels,and Harvard Angels.
MaxPoint Interactive, provider of targeting technology for online advertisers, secured $8 million in funding led by Madrona Venture Group.
Social advertising startup MyLkes raised a $5.6 million Series A financing round led by Khosla Ventures with participation from Lightspeed Partners and Metamorphic Ventures.
Late stage
Lithium ion battery developer Amprius secured a $25 million round of funding led by IPV Capital, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, and Qian Neng Fund, along with existing investors Trident Capital, VantagePoint Venture Partners, Eric Schmidt, and Stanford University.
Boxee, creator of a box that streams videos from the Internet to your TV, closed a $16.5 million third round of financing from new investors Pitango Venture Capital and Softbank, with participation by prior investor General Catalyst and others.
Guardian Analytics, provider of online banking security, announced Tuesday that it has secured $11 million in Series D funding from new contributor Split Rock Partners and existing investors Foundation Capital and Sutter Hill Ventures
MyBuys, provider of personalization for multi-channel retailers, direct brands, and digital agencies, closed a $20 million Series C round led by Rho Ventures.
It will complete and submit forms, and integrate with state benefit systems
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Read more...Startup/Business
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MyBuys personalised product recomendations are built on a proprietory patent-pending technology that presents recomendations derived from the deepbehavioral profile it builds on each consumer. As a result, MyBuys shows each consumer the product that are truly relevant-while they're browsing.
Startup/Business
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Thumb, formerly known as Opinionaided, is an addictive free app that allows consumers to use their iPhone, iPod Touch, and Android device to give and receive advice and opinions in real-time. Based in New York City, the company provides one of the most addictive experiences on mobile. Users can also experience Thumb at http://thumb-it.com.
"A user can post a question and receive a deluge of responses instantly, in real-time.” - Vator
"It is not like the myriad of questions and answers apps and websites that have popped in the last year requiring you to carefully craft content out of fear of being rejected or ridiculed (*cough* Quora *cough*). It’s simple, and I love simple." - IntoMobile
"... Angry Birds-like addictive quality to the application. The app works fast.” - Portfolio
Features:
- Get opinions & advice fast from tons of people
- Vote & comment on questions to help others
- Review responses instantly in results
- Meet people who like the same stuff as you
Download Thumb for free from the iTunes App Store or Android Market:
Download from the iTunes App Store: http://thumb-it.com/itunes
Or get it on your Android device: http://thumb-it.com/android