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MoboTap raises $10 million for Android browser

MoboTap, developer of a mobile browser for Android, announced Monday that it has secured $10 million in Series A funding Read More

What you need to know – 07/18/11

Adobe acquired electronic signature solution EchoSign, to be integrated into the Acrobat family.   Daily deal site BuyWithMe acquired Edhance.com, Read More

Amazon launches Kindle textbook rental program

If college students were avoiding Kindle textbooks before because they couldn’t take notes or highlight or enjoy the thrill of Read More

BuyWithMe acquires Edhance for cash-back rewards

  Has the daily deal industry been satisfactorily sapped dry of any novelty or fun yet?  Quite possibly (unless you Read More

Google Ventures on Vator Box checks out Wipit

(Correction: To reflect founder bios) There's about 42 million people who are underbanked (those without access to credit cards) or Read More

Groupon acquires Zappedy, a local merchants site

Local business-focused e-commerce company Zappedy announced over the weekend that it has been acquired by Groupon. Terms of the deal Read More

Cheat sheet: a macro view of top micro-VCs

This Wednesday, Vator and Bullpen will hold its first-ever Venture Shift event, a gathering of top-notch investors, angels, and entrepreneurs Read More

Why journalistic integrity means even more

(Larry Kramer is the founder of MarketWatch, which was sold to Dow Jones, a division of News Corp.) The rapid Read More

Funding roundup – week ending 07/15/11

Seed-stage San Francisco-based Astrid raised a seed round of funding, led by Google Ventures and Nexus Venture Partners. Individual investors, Read More

CrowdStar & YouWeb launch $10 million StarFund

Social gaming company CrowdStar and YouWeb, its former incubator, have jointly launched a $10 million venture fund dedicated to investing Read More

Rupert Murdoch says “I’m sorry” for phone-hacking

The News of the World phone-hacking scandal has devolved into madness.  The popular 168-year-old British tabloid published its final issue Read More

Web Conferencing & Online Meeting Tool for Ubuntu

Banckle Marketplace has now launched its Ubuntu APT-Repository and Ubuntu users can now install Banckle Online Meeting plugin for 64bit Read More

Zillow raises IPO to $16-$18 for $485M valuation

Buying a house is about as fun as a pony ride.  When the pony’s saddle is lined with spikes.  There’s Read More

Today’s Entrepreneur: Michael Riordan

Vator’s community is the home to entrepreneurs who embrace their passion and follow their dreams. Our newly-designed profiles allow members Read More

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