As he entered his third decade as an angel investor, Howard Love noticed something. Across the sixty or so companies he had…
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As he entered his third decade as an angel investor, Howard Love noticed something. Across the sixty or so companies he had…
Read MoreOsama Bedier, the former head of Google Wallet, has started his own company to build the modern cash register. Instead of competing with Square, though, Poynt is targeting NCR and VeriFone.…
Read MoreOne thing is for sure, we can expect to see much more of cloud consolidation and disruption happening in the IT space…
Read MoreWelcome another thermostat to the market with awesome design, connectivity and a pledge toward openness that could win fans. It's also a wee bit cheaper than the Nest.…
Read MoreOne YC company debuted to raucous laughter and applause at Summer 2014 Demo Day. Here's why.…
Read MoreGoTenna's little baton can connect your iPhone or Android smartphone into any other goTenna-enabled smartphone even where there's no cellular network for miles.…
Read MoreEden Rock's self-optimizing network (SON) technology recognizes where the demand is highest and the coverage is most sketchy in the mobile network. It can then start growing and shrinking cells to fix those problems.…
Read MoreAnonymous sharing app Secret announced a new pilot program that allows schools and companies to run their own private groups.…
Read MoreRebtel is an OTT communications company with ambitions of being much more than a cheap international calling service. It has spun off its VoIP and messaging network into a new company that will target mobile developers.…
Read MoreAustin's M87 is trying to turn smartphones into extensions of the mobile network, sending mobile connections hopping from device to device before hitting the tower. Qualcomm has taken notice.…
Read MoreFormer Jawbone co-founder Alex Asseily is now in the business of opinions with his new social network, State, where users can express their feelings on millions of topics.…
Read MoreBlueprint Health's Winter 2014 class offers enhanced communication and efficiency for everyday tasks at hospitals, clinics and care facilities.…
Read MoreOffering a library of books for $9.95 per month, Oyster will get an expansion thanks to a big influx of cash.…
Read MoreM87 has developed software that allows smartphones to hop across each other’s radios to get the best connection to the network. M87 founders gave Gigaom an exclusive look at how the technology works.…
Read MoreEducational startup Koru, armed with $4.35 million in Series A funding, wants to help millennials get their first jobs.…
Read MoreShopify's latest funding round will help the startup boost its POS offerings.…
Read MoreThough there are millions of truck drivers with smartphones, most of them live in a pen, paper and fax machine world when it comes to managing their driving records. KeepTruckin aims to change that.…
Read MoreThe stealthy startup has stocked its ranks with more Netflix veterans to run its seamless payments system.…
Read MoreAugust, a smart lock company that hopes to launch its product in the spring has raised $8 million in first round capital led by Maveron. But are such locks ready for prime time?…
Read MoreCoin isn't trying to replace the physical wallet with a digital one. Instead it's trying to reduce all of the credit, debit, gift and loyalty cards that clutter up our wallets to a single piece of plastic.…
Read MoreBefore today Automatic was selling its vehicle-data-gathering gadget solely on its website. Now it has the opportunity to put its quantified driving technology in front of millions of Apple customers.…
Read MoreA Boston startup is launching yet another in-store smartphone payments app. But Loop believes it has edge. Instead of building a transaction network its using its magnetic field technology to emulate the plastic in your wallet.…
Read MoreThough we may know little about mysterious mobile payments startup Clinkle, investors given a peek into its inner workings are seeing a lot to like. Sir Richard Branson has joined an already impressive group of backers.…
Read MorePlaid, a startup seeking to give developers access to financial data has raised $2.8 million. With services like Plaid we could see the emergence of a new breed of Quicken-like products or new connected devices.…
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