Browsing Tag: Startups

 UK-based insurance giant Aviva has announced it’s buying a majority stake in robo investment startup, Wealthify. Read More
Source: Tech Crunch Startups | Aviva is taking a majority stake in robo investment startup Wealthify

 Nick D’Aloisio, who previously founded news summary app Summly, which he famously sold to Yahoo aged 17 for a reported $30 million, has raised funding for a new stealthy startup that promises to help you find and instantly chat to an expert on a range of topics. Read More
Source: Tech Crunch Startups | Nick D’Aloisio, who sold startup to Yahoo aged 17, has raised funding for a new app

 Zefo, which bills itself as “India’s fastest growing used goods marketplace,” said today that it has raised $9.2 million in Series B funding. The round was led by returning investors Sequoia India and Helion Venture Partners, with participation by Beenext. Read More
Source: Tech Crunch Startups | Zefo, an online store for secondhand goods, gets .2M Series B led by Sequoia India

 21Buttons, a social-commerce app that lets fashion influencers share their wardrobe, has closed $10 million in Series A funding. The round is led by Kibo Ventures, and JME VC. Read More
Source: Tech Crunch Startups | 21Buttons, a social-commerce app dedicated to fashion, closes M Series A

 Parenting young children involves a lot of logistics, including what to do with them when you need to run a last-minute errand, go to an appointment or just have a few hours to decompress. For parents who don’t have friends or relatives they can call on for babysitting, this can be tricky. Bambino wants to help by connecting parents with nearby babysitters who have already been… Read More
Source: Tech Crunch Startups | Bambino app helps parents find babysitters recommended by their neighbors

 Mobile rewards startup Kiip isn’t limited to mobile devices anymore.
The company is launching its first integration on Amazon’s Fire TV. Co-founder and CEO Brian Wong said Kiip was actually approached by its launch partner, the developer of the trivia game QuizTix, who asked if Kiip could build an ad and reward experience for smart TVs.
And that’s what Wong’s team has done. Read More
Source: Tech Crunch Startups | Kiip expands its mobile rewards platform to Amazon’s Fire TV

 Twitter’s making a big push into live video, with deals for pro sports, talk shows, network TV premieres and more. But what does a real newscast look like if you rethink it for Twitter? BuzzFeed’s AM to DM offers a possible answer — and it’s a fun one. I should say up front that I’m super-biased here, even by the debased standards of media writing about media. One… Read More
Source: Tech Crunch Startups | BuzzFeed says its morning news show ‘AM to DM’ is reaching 1M daily viewers

 Context is everything when dealing with dialog systems. We humans take for granted how complex even our simplest conversations are. That’s part of the reason why dialog systems can’t live up to their human counterparts. But with an interactive learning approach and some open source love, Berlin-based Rasa is hoping to help enterprises solve their conversational AI problems. The… Read More
Source: Tech Crunch Startups | Rasa Core kicks up the context for chatbots

 Bluecore, the automated marketing platform for ecommerce brands, has today announced the close of a $35 million Series C round of funding. Norwest Venture Partners led the round, with participation from existing investors including Georgian Partners, FirstMark Capital, and Felicis Ventures. As part of the deal, NVP’s Scott Beechuk will join the board of directors at Bluecore. When… Read More
Source: Tech Crunch Startups | Bluecore marketing automation platform raises million in Series C

 Following in the footsteps of Facebook and iMessage, Tinder has today introduced Reactions, letting Tinder users send each other custom animated responses. These reactions include Hearts, Eye Roll, Round of Applause, Martini Throw, etc. This makes it even easier for Tinder users to casually use the app without actually having to work at the conversation. In January of last year, Tinder… Read More
Source: Tech Crunch Startups | Tinder taps comedian Whitney Cummings to launch ‘Reactions’