Derek Collison, the guy who built VMware’s CloudFoundry service, left the hypervisor giant in mid-February with an idea to make platforms as a service even better. His startup, Apcera is the result. Now, with $2.2 million in funding Collison is ready to begin. Read more »
Mobile ratings app maker Tello is launching Tello for Business, a Web-based way for business owners to get detailed analytics about customer interactions and respond to them in real time. It’s also announcing a $2.7 million Series A round led by Bullpen Capital and True Ventures. Read more »
Nodeable, a San Francisco–based startup that uses social-media tactics to provide analytics on cloud-computing infrastructure, has closed a $2 million Series A round from True Ventures. Essentially, Nodeable feeds customers data about the performance of their cloud resources via a Twitter-like stream. Read more »
On May 30, 2006, we incorporated GigaOM, the company. Just 24 hours later, our investors, True Ventures, wired me the seed money to get going. They also presented me with a check in an envelope that had three simple words: Live the dream. Read more »
Well, this is what happens when you break news about your competitors getting acquired by AOL. They get back at you by revealing that you raised additional venture dollars while you are fast asleep. We did receive a fresh $2.5 million injection from True Ventures and Alloy Ventures, Read more »
Blogging has evolved, becoming more than just a source of straight information or opinion, but of rich context. But that’s not enough. Blogs need to evolve further, to become open, more social — to reflect more accurately our dynamic, real-times lives. Read more »
NBCU is reportedly laying off 500 people, or 3 percent of its staff. Adobe is cutting 600 jobs, or 8 percent of its work force. Viacom is letting go off 850, or 7 percent, of its employees. And last but not least, AT&T is laying off […] Read more »
