Lifebooker, an online marketplace for discounted health and beauty services, has raised $4 million from Edison Ventures, according to a press release. The Brooklyn-based Lifebooker provides businesses in New York and Los Angeles with the ability to advertise open appointment times or limited-time discounts on the Internet, which consumers can then book through the site. The company hopes to expand the service to other cities.
Author: Arlene Weintraub
Arlene is an award-winning journalist specializing in life sciences and technology. She was previously a senior health writer based out of the New York City headquarters of BusinessWeek, where she wrote hundreds of articles that explored both the science and business of health. Her freelance pieces have been published in USA Today, US News & World Report, Technology Review, and other media outlets. Arlene has won awards from the New York Press Club, the Association of Health Care Journalists, the Foundation for Biomedical Research, and the American Society of Business Publication Editors. Her book about the anti-aging industry, Selling the Fountain of Youth, was published by Basic Books in September 2010.
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