Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c423a26e-f395-47ea-9563-92047bc0bda4 Date 3/3/2015 Company Name Greenhouse Software Mailing Address 455 Broadway 3rd Floor New York, NY 10013 USA Company Description I launched Greenhouse with a single goal: Make companies great at hiring. The response has been phenomenal. As more and more organizations have moved to Greenhouse, insurmountable recruiting bottlenecks have vanished, and … Continue reading “Greenhouse Software Secures $13,600,000 Series B Financing”
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Booker Receives $35,000,000 Series C Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ede67e6c-ce77-4791-8e4f-dae6a9bea18e Date 3/3/2015 Company Name Booker Mailing Address 22 Cortlandt Street 18th Floor New York, NY 10007 USA Company Description Booker helps small and multi-location businesses run and grow successfully by replacing everything from manual methods to disconnected software with a unified web-based platform, accessible from any device. Website http://www.booker.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “Booker Receives $35,000,000 Series C Financing Round”
Purch Acquires Consumr for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3970622e-95ca-4f35-852d-d5dbfc51a23b Date 3/3/2015 Company Name Consumr Mailing Address 175 Varick Street New York, NY 10014 USA Company Description Consumr is an unbiased, democratic platform for ratings and reviews of consumer products. Our app lets you instantly see the opinions of people just like you by scanning a barcode or by searching and … Continue reading “Purch Acquires Consumr for Undisclosed Sum”
SOLS Puts $11.1M from Carmelo Anthony, Others to Work in 3D-Printed Footwear
Is there a real mainstream play finally in the making for 3D printing? Creating custom wearables has been one of the hyped proposed uses for 3D printing. New York-based SOLS is putting the technology to work in footwear. The startup recently closed on a Series B round of $11.1 million from investors that include Lux Capital … Continue reading “SOLS Puts $11.1M from Carmelo Anthony, Others to Work in 3D-Printed Footwear”
With Celiac Deal, Celimmune Aims to Give New Life to Old Amgen Drug
Sometimes a drug gathering dust at a big company finds new life at a startup. And sometimes the two companies cut a deal, in case that startup is on to something. That’s exactly what biotech giant Amgen is doing with brand-new startup Celimmune, in a deal announced today. Celimmune, based in Lebanon, NJ, and Bethesda, … Continue reading “With Celiac Deal, Celimmune Aims to Give New Life to Old Amgen Drug”
Cancer Immunotherapy Companies: Looking Forward and Looking Back
[Updated, 4/7/15, see below] I’ve been researching one of our local immunotherapy developers here in Seattle, trying to round up the views of industry experts regarding the future prospects of a drug at the front of its pipeline. Do they think it’s a good investment? Here’s what I found out: Analysts predict that sales of … Continue reading “Cancer Immunotherapy Companies: Looking Forward and Looking Back”
Atlas Obscura Receives $2,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=188eed81-c527-4de4-9891-0327e5005405 Date 3/2/2015 Company Name Atlas Obscura Mailing Address 61 Greenpoint Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11222 USA Company Description Atlas Obscura is a collaborative project. We depend on our far-flung community of explorers (like you!) to help us discover amazing, hidden spots, and share them with the world. If you know of a … Continue reading “Atlas Obscura Receives $2,000,000 New Financing Round”
Workable Lands $5,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=844f840f-6f19-42d5-9d3c-1c5f4cb33e05 Date 3/2/2015 Company Name Workable Mailing Address 79 Madison Ave. New York, NY 10016 USA Company Description Workable is affordable, usable hiring software. It replaces email and spreadsheets with an applicant tracking system that your team will actually enjoy using. From building a branded careers page, to posting ads to multiple … Continue reading “Workable Lands $5,000,000 New Round”
Innovation Hub: Advertising’s New Age
A product, a camera phone, and a sensor. Those may be the essential tools of advertising in the 21st century. Increasingly, we’re witnessing the disappearance of the classic, 30-second ad. Now products are looking to lure us with humor (I’m looking at you, Old Spice Guy) or whiz-bang theatrics (think Jean-Claude Van Damme straddling Volvos). … Continue reading “Innovation Hub: Advertising’s New Age”
RIP Leaf: Heartland Halts Payment-Tech Provider in Consolidation
Restaurant checkout-tech provider Leaf, which has been a unit of payments processing company Heartland Payment Systems since 2014, is being shuttered as Heartland looks for a new direction in the fast-changing world of retail payments. Heartland announced the shift as part of its quarterly earnings earlier this month. The Princeton, NJ-based company said it was acquiring two more point-of-sale … Continue reading “RIP Leaf: Heartland Halts Payment-Tech Provider in Consolidation”
Milestones of Innovation 3: ‘Modern Pioneers’ at the Waldorf–1940
When people made lists of leading innovators 75 years ago, they saw a landscape very different from today’s for putting discoveries, techniques, money, workers, and customers together to get something new and useful onto the market. In the brief interval between the Depression and World War II, the dominant factor was the large, vertically integrated … Continue reading “Milestones of Innovation 3: ‘Modern Pioneers’ at the Waldorf–1940”
Kobalt Secures $60,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=47cae1e0-85ee-4d21-841f-9f96c23a8f5d Date 2/27/2015 Company Name Kobalt Mailing Address 317 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10017 USA Company Description About Kobalt Music Group Kobalt Music Group (Kobalt) is the leading global independent music services company, offering music publishing, label services and neighbouring rights services worldwide. Website http://www.kobaltmusic.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount … Continue reading “Kobalt Secures $60,000,000 New Financing Round”
SOLS Obtains $11,100,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=120403cd-11b0-459e-92ea-e7f5dbf88c10 Date 2/27/2015 Company Name SOLS Mailing Address 1201 Broadway New York, NY 11000 USA Company Description Throw out everything you know about orthotics, and enter SOLS. An easier way to do it with fast, repeatable results. Spring into action sooner. Website http://www.sols.co Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $11,100,000 Transaction Round … Continue reading “SOLS Obtains $11,100,000 New Financing”
Jesse Jackson and Anil Dash Call Out Tech to Embrace More Diversity
In a fireside chat on Wednesday, the founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition and the CEO of ThinkUp voiced their wishes to see the technology scene be more inclusive. Civil rights activist Rev. Jesse Jackson sat down with entrepreneur Anil Dash for the session at the Social Media Week conference in New York. Each has … Continue reading “Jesse Jackson and Anil Dash Call Out Tech to Embrace More Diversity”
Yes to Flexus: The Science And Strategy Behind A Huge Biotech Return
It was hard to miss the numbers. On Monday, Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE: [[ticker:BMY]]) bought Flexus Biosciences—or a large chunk of it—and still provided one of the best returns in recent biotech memory: $800 million guaranteed and potentially $450 million more, all from a $38 million investment over less than two years. It was also hard … Continue reading “Yes to Flexus: The Science And Strategy Behind A Huge Biotech Return”
Citymaps Garners $6,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=08248013-02d4-4e79-96b7-743cd9042abe Date 2/26/2015 Company Name Citymaps Mailing Address 717 Madison Ave. 3rd Floor New York, NY 10065 USA Company Description Citymaps is the world’s first global social map. A proprietary, vector-based mapping platform, it was built from the ground up by a small team with a big idea: to create a personalized … Continue reading “Citymaps Garners $6,000,000 New Funding”
Mack Weldon Obtains $4,000,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b28f6e02-c4e1-4df5-9c42-9299836173f9 Date 2/26/2015 Company Name Mack Weldon Mailing Address 1285 Avenue of Americas 36th Floor New York, NY 10019 USA Company Description There simply had to be a better way. The experience of buying underwear – from the pilgrimage to the department store, to the endless sea of ever-changing product – had … Continue reading “Mack Weldon Obtains $4,000,000 Series A Financing Round”
Martha Stewart Talks Maker Movement and Desire for 3D Printed Roses
It might seem strange to see an icon of the do-it-yourself homewares and culinary scene chat about drones and 3D printers, but Martha Stewart calls herself an early adopter of technology. She took the stage Tuesday as part of the Social Media Week conference here in New York, sharing a few thoughts on the maker … Continue reading “Martha Stewart Talks Maker Movement and Desire for 3D Printed Roses”
To Manage a Successful Sports Team, Focus on Data
The mantra of youth sports where “everyone gets a trophy” is permeating professional leagues. These days every team can claim some semblance of winning. In the bygone era of the NFL, two teams made the playoffs and that consisted of one game, the Super Bowl. Today six teams from each conference advance, and there is … Continue reading “To Manage a Successful Sports Team, Focus on Data”
Google Buys App-Marketing Software Startup Toro
Artificial intelligence, e-commerce, augmented reality, software that controls smoke alarms—the list goes on for the types of businesses that serial acquirer Google purchased in 2014 alone. Now add Toro, app-marketing software that targets Facebook users, to the mix. For an undisclosed price, Google has acquired Red Hot Labs, which created Toro to run ad campaigns for … Continue reading “Google Buys App-Marketing Software Startup Toro”
Online Men’s Underwear Seller Mack Weldon Sews Up $4M Series A Round
Every startup goes mining for glittery fortune—this one has actual silver woven into its garments. New York-based Mack Weldon announced Tuesday it raised $4 million in a Series A round for its direct-to-consumer premium undergarments. Investors in the round included RiverPark Ventures, Bridge Investments, and Lyrical Partners. Along with the funding, the company added Howard … Continue reading “Online Men’s Underwear Seller Mack Weldon Sews Up $4M Series A Round”
See “New York’s Life Science Disruptors” on March 12: Here’s the Agenda
We’re coming down the home stretch towards our latest Big Apple biotech bash. In just a few weeks, on March 12, Xconomy will bring the local biotech community together for “New York’s Life Science Disruptors” at the Alexandria Center for Life Science at East River Science Park. It’s a candid event; you’ll hear the behind-the-scenes … Continue reading “See “New York’s Life Science Disruptors” on March 12: Here’s the Agenda”
Mission Athletecare Receives $35,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=895fa7d1-a246-4907-91df-e68afc5b3166 Date 2/24/2015 Company Name Mission Athletecare Mailing Address 60 East 42nd Street New York, NY 10165 USA Company Description MISSION was founded in 2009 by an elite group of athletes looking to create an innovation-led brand focused on solving problems for athletes. Website http://www.missionathletecare.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $35,000,000 … Continue reading “Mission Athletecare Receives $35,000,000 New Financing”
Flexus Speeds From Inception to $1.25B Bristol Buyout In Less Than Two Years
In biotech, there are quick flips, and there is what Flexus Biosciences managed to accomplish today. Just over a year after emerging from stealth, the San Carlos, CA-based startup has been acquired by Bristol-Myers Squibb in a deal worth up to $1.25 billion. New York’s Bristol-Myers (NYSE: [[ticker:BMY]]) is paying $800 million up front to … Continue reading “Flexus Speeds From Inception to $1.25B Bristol Buyout In Less Than Two Years”
Well-Funded NGM Bio Nabs $200M To Boost Merck’s Metabolic Pipeline
Call it a long, lucrative leash. In a deal announced today, NGM Biopharmaceuticals of South San Francisco, CA, has signed over 15 percent of its equity and potentially much of its preclinical work to Merck & Co. (NYSE: [[ticker:MRK]]), but the arrangement also gives NGM an unusual amount of freedom. Here’s why it’s lucrative: Merck … Continue reading “Well-Funded NGM Bio Nabs $200M To Boost Merck’s Metabolic Pipeline”
Trove Predictive Data Science Obtains $8,400,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=43b68cd1-29c5-47c9-8720-3cec3beb0edc Date 2/23/2015 Company Name Trove Predictive Data Science Mailing Address 4455 Genesee Street Buffalo, NY 14225 USA Company Description Applying Data Science and Predictive Analysis across specific industries, creating undiscovered insights and value. We merge our unparalleled behavioral science expertise, proven data analytics, and unique data sets to create undiscovered value, … Continue reading “Trove Predictive Data Science Obtains $8,400,000 New Funding Round”
Innovation Hub: Meet the Science Evangelist
Ainissa Ramirez says she’s a “Science Evangelist,” and she travels the country to preach her gospel in classrooms. As a result, the former Yale professor hopes to invigorate students, amping up their engagement with everything from nanotech to material science. I talked to her about how you help a generation of kids find their inner … Continue reading “Innovation Hub: Meet the Science Evangelist”
Conductor Looks to Double Engineering Staff Again with Latest Funding
It seems the fight is still on to become the Web marketing software of choice. New York-based Conductor plans to double its engineering staff this year, says CEO and founder Seth Besmertnik, thanks to a recently raised $27 million Series D round. The company developed a software dashboard that helps marketers with Web search optimization for … Continue reading “Conductor Looks to Double Engineering Staff Again with Latest Funding”
East Coast Biotech Roundup: Vertex, Syndax, Build-to-Buy Deals & More
We’ve got news all across the biotech spectrum this week. From startups raising funding, to up-and-comers pricing (or walking away from) IPOs, to more established companies agreeing to buy up fledglings. Your East Coast headlines below: —Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: [[ticker:VRTX]]) has undergone a transformation from a hepatitis C specialist to the dominant player in cystic … Continue reading “East Coast Biotech Roundup: Vertex, Syndax, Build-to-Buy Deals & More”
Hakka Labs Lands $500,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f808b09d-21cd-45cc-8d4c-83ed647e2693 Date 2/20/2015 Company Name Hakka Labs Mailing Address Undisclosed New York, NY 10017 USA Company Description Hakka Labs helps companies start conversations with the most elusive passive candidates – highly demanded software engineers. Website http://www.hakkalabs.co Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $500,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes The new funds will … Continue reading “Hakka Labs Lands $500,000 New Financing Round”
Betterment Lands $60,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d73d0e17-7899-4e06-9b21-bdbb8bc91462 Date 2/20/2015 Company Name Betterment Mailing Address 61 W. 23rd Street 5th Floor New York, NY 10010 USA Company Description At Betterment, we are creating a world where investing better is accessible to everyone. We have built a financial utility that provides the obvious, smart answer to: What should I do … Continue reading “Betterment Lands $60,000,000 New Funding Round”
As New Sanofi CEO Starts, Viehbacher’s Biotech Fingerprints Abound
After the abrupt firing of former CEO Chris Viehbacher last fall, Sanofi (NYSE: [[ticker:SNY]]) has finally named a new chief executive. The Paris-based global pharma has tapped for the job native Frenchman Olivier Brandicourt (pictured), the current top executive of Bayer Healthcare. On April 2, Brandicourt takes the reins of a company with roughly the … Continue reading “As New Sanofi CEO Starts, Viehbacher’s Biotech Fingerprints Abound”
Dustin Smith, MIT Media Lab Alum and Startup Founder, Dies at 31
Xconomy is sad to report that Dustin Smith, an artificial-intelligence expert and co-founder of Boston startup Beansprock, has passed away at the age of 31. Smith died unexpectedly on Feb. 14. He had been diagnosed with a heart condition known as hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM) more than 10 years ago, but his friends and family … Continue reading “Dustin Smith, MIT Media Lab Alum and Startup Founder, Dies at 31”
Fears Percolate as Billion-Dollar Private Company Valuations Climb
There are 73 private companies in the world with valuations of more than $1 billion, up from 40 just one year ago, according to a report published by The Wall Street Journal yesterday. Some of those 40 companies are no longer on the list. Beats, valued in February 2014 at $1.1 billion, was sold to … Continue reading “Fears Percolate as Billion-Dollar Private Company Valuations Climb”
Under a New Light: MPOWERD Switches to New CEO, Gets New Chair
There has been a change at the top at MPOWERD. Co-founder Jacques-Philippe Piverger is out and Scott Kling has taken over as CEO of the New York-based startup, which develops a line of inflatable, solar powered lights. On Wednesday, MPOWERD put out word that Kling had become its top executive, having previously served as president and chief operating officer. … Continue reading “Under a New Light: MPOWERD Switches to New CEO, Gets New Chair”
For Life Science Industry, Social Media Takes on New Significance
It seemed like a question out of left field at the time: “How many of you maintain and monitor Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and Tumblr accounts?” The question was posed by Jeremy Levin, former president and CEO of Teva Pharmaceuticals (NYSE: [[ticker:TEVA]]), and just a few hands went up at the 2014 CED Life Science conference … Continue reading “For Life Science Industry, Social Media Takes on New Significance”
Dating App Coffee Meets Bagel Snags $7.8M Series A For New Hires
Coffee Meets Bagel, a dating app that gives customers one potential match every 24 hours, has received $7.8 million of Series A funding to pay for new hires and to expand the locations it serves, the company said in a statement. Existing investor DCM Ventures led the round, and was joined by Quest Ventures and … Continue reading “Dating App Coffee Meets Bagel Snags $7.8M Series A For New Hires”
Glaucoma Race Heats Up, But Inotek Cuts Back Its IPO to $40M
Inotek Pharmaceuticals is about to make its Nasdaq debut, but not at the price it was shooting for. The Lexington, MA-based company priced its IPO late Tuesday, selling 6.67 million shares at $6 apiece and raising about $40 million before discounts due to underwriters. The company had aimed to sell 4.6 million shares at $13 … Continue reading “Glaucoma Race Heats Up, But Inotek Cuts Back Its IPO to $40M”
Biotech M&A by Slow Simmer: An Inside Look at the Build to Buy Deal
Here’s a question for consideration: What does it mean to acquire a virtual, single asset biotech that was ‘built’ for the sole purpose of being bought? The answer is much more complex than you might think. In this post I’ll explain by peeking under the hood at The Medicines Co.’s recent acquisition of Annovation Biopharma, … Continue reading “Biotech M&A by Slow Simmer: An Inside Look at the Build to Buy Deal”
Grovo Receives $15,000,000 Series B Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b6be4ee3-f747-4af9-b5e8-0ff8016b1c9f Date 2/18/2015 Company Name Grovo Mailing Address 29 East 19th Street 7th Floor New York, NY 10003 USA Company Description We bring the Internet to you. Billions of people are now connected to the Internet, and cloud-based services increasingly dominate our personal and professional lives. Grovo helps you get the most … Continue reading “Grovo Receives $15,000,000 Series B Funding”
Ticket Evolution Obtains $1,500,001 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0416b250-e5c8-4f75-be8d-b4151685c12c Date 2/18/2015 Company Name Ticket Evolution Mailing Address 110 W 30th St. 7th Floor New York, NY 10001 USA Company Description Ticket Evolution has quickly become one of the most recognized names in the secondary ticket industry. As the only ticket broker owned platform currently operating in this niche, Ticket Evolution … Continue reading “Ticket Evolution Obtains $1,500,001 New Round”
Gilt Groupe Lands $50,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5a256a8d-e9ba-47ea-9d67-e45f4fa1ef52 Date 2/18/2015 Company Name Gilt Groupe Mailing Address 2 Park Ave. 4th Floor New York, NY 10016 USA Company Description Gilt Groupe provides invitation-only access to highly coveted products and experiences at insider prices. Each day, Gilt offers its members a curated selection of merchandise, including apparel, accessories and lifestyle items … Continue reading “Gilt Groupe Lands $50,000,000 New Financing Round”
Gilt Groupe Grabs $50M More, No IPO Yet
Gilt Groupe has raised just under $50 million in new capital led by General Atlantic to “accelerate marketing” and for international expansion, according to company spokeswoman Jennifer Miller. The money brings Gilt’s total amount raised to north of $250 million. One other new “strategic partner” and other existing shareholders also contributed to the new funding round, … Continue reading “Gilt Groupe Grabs $50M More, No IPO Yet”
Syndax CEO Says an Immuno-Oncology Thing Happened on the Way to IPO
A bull market doesn’t guarantee a successful IPO. Syndax Pharmaceuticals of Waltham, MA, for instance, began preparing for an IPO back nearly a year ago, but it never made its Nasdaq debut. Instead, after 10 months as an IPO candidate, it cut a $100 million licensing deal with the Japanese drug firm Kyowa Hakko Kirin … Continue reading “Syndax CEO Says an Immuno-Oncology Thing Happened on the Way to IPO”
R/GA Techstars Accelerator Charts New Path with Internet of Things
The tone has shifted at the R/GA Accelerator, with its latest class largely focused on enterprise and business uses for the Internet of Things. Initially built to nurture ideas in connected devices, largely related to consumer markets, the New York-based accelerator took a new approach with its second class of startups. This is part of an … Continue reading “R/GA Techstars Accelerator Charts New Path with Internet of Things”
Ready, Aim, CRISPR: Will Gene-Editing Tools Hit Their Targets?
Gene therapy is finally upon us. After more than two decades of work, one product is approved in Europe. Others are steadily advancing through clinical trials, and gene therapy companies are doing big deals and raising big sums of cash. Now here comes a more precise version of gene therapy—gene editing. Instead of trying to … Continue reading “Ready, Aim, CRISPR: Will Gene-Editing Tools Hit Their Targets?”
Bet the Jockey…and the Horse…and the Track
Earlier this month we announced a new investment in Iora Health, a fascinating company run by an extraordinary entrepreneur transforming an enormous sector of the healthcare economy: primary care. Rushika Fernandopulle (CEO and co-founder) is fundamentally re-architecting how many of us will buy and consume primary care—and in so doing, he has created a passionate, … Continue reading “Bet the Jockey…and the Horse…and the Track”
InterviewJet Secures $750,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b4e51f81-125c-46af-a8b7-a3e77619e265 Date 2/16/2015 Company Name InterviewJet Mailing Address 307 W 38th Street New York, NY 10018 USA Company Description InterviewJet is a members only hiring platform. Each week, we feature the top technologists that our team has pre-screened and fully vetted. Member employers are given 72 hours of access to browse through … Continue reading “InterviewJet Secures $750,000 Seed Funding Round”
CloudCheckr Receives $400,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7a5d9090-7046-4005-81f7-d7199657035b Date 2/16/2015 Company Name CloudCheckr Mailing Address 339 East Avenue Rochester, NY 14604 USA Company Description CloudCheckr Inc. possesses a diverse team of multitalented individuals. The company is headquartered and coordinated from the Rochester, NY office. The rigorous product development process occurs in Rochester. The business development office centers its operations … Continue reading “CloudCheckr Receives $400,000 New Funding Round”
Innovation Hub: The Data Behind Online Dating
Online dating is big business. As of last year, it’s worth over 2 billion dollars, having grown at a steady 3.5 percent rate since 2008. And that big business has transformed the way we find love. If you’re getting married this year, there’s a one in three chance that you’ve met your spouse online. That’s … Continue reading “Innovation Hub: The Data Behind Online Dating”