Social networks and daily-deal services are a dime a dozen these days, but Minneapolis-based startup ByME is looking to create an all-inclusive online community catered to the university lot. Founded by Chad Olsen, a current junior at the University of Minnesota, College ByME connects college communities together through user connections and location-based services. The startup’s…
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Imagine customers receiving your offers when they are most likely to act on them. If you reach customers when they are primed to receive information about your product or service, it can increase both sales and customer satisfaction. Toovio offers businesses real-time marketing solutions that do just that. Toovio describes itself as “a real-time decisioning…
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I have to say that I am very impressed with the startups out there that are eager to fix the problems inherent with daily deal sites. From offering a platform to buy and sell already-purchased deals to giving small businesses the tools to do it themselves, there is a lot of creative problem-solving going on…
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You can find just about anything at your local grocery store nowadays, from coconut water to 5 kinds of hoisin sauce. The modern grocery store is catering more and more to a sophisticated, health-conscious, urban client with a craving for variety. My Gluten Free Deals hopes to add another layer of awareness to food shoppers,…
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Lijit Networks, which provides advertising and analytics tools to publishers, announced Tuesday its acquisition by Federated Media Publishing for an undisclosed amount. “While the details of the transaction itself weren’t released, this acquisition ranks among the most significant outcomes for the region in the past 10 years,” said Seth Levine, managing director of Foundry Group,…
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Reserving your own space at the hottest nightclub downtown just got a little easier. If you want to skip the line and sip on only the finest top shelf liquors at your table, you should get to know BookBottles. The Minneapolis-based startup launched last month to “bring the nightclub industry into the 21st century,” says…
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Many fabulously successful companies are born out of a simple need. Google made finding information online easier. Facebook made it easy to keep in touch with friends. Starbucks brought coffee culture and appreciation to the US. While Best Attendance might not reach the level of those companies, they are making it easy for volunteer organizations…
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Online shopping has come a long way since customers were afraid to reveal credit card information, but some areas could still use an upgrade. One of those is clothing: How often have you been greeted at your doorstep with clothes that don’t fit? “I realized that one can buy books, computers, etc. online, but buying…
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We’re so excited to be hosting our first Tech Cocktail Minneapolis startup and entrepreneurial mixer event tomorrow night at CoCo Minneapolis, where we’ll help connect, amplify and showcase the local technology scene. Thanks to sponsors W3i and Ovative Group for making the event possible. Join us for an evening of fun mingling with other technology enthusiasts, investors,…
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Urbandig, the mobile application that gives you the “off the beaten path” places to go and things to do – and which we covered previously in August when it launched – is going to be hitting the Big Apple of New York City this week. New York City has so much more to offer than…
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There are tips, lists, products, and services plastered all over the web that can help manage your online conversations, but Minneapolis-based Zingstring wants to make it even easier. For those times when you can’t respond to tweets, posts, and emails – maybe you’re in a meeting or traveling or, you know, sleeping – they created…
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Korean startup Moglue, a platform for writers to build interactive ebooks, was inspired by the pop-up books that cofounder TaeWoo Kim remembers reading as a child. And that wasn’t so long ago: he is 22. “We allow users to create their own interactive ebook in a short time with a low cost,” explains Kim, who…
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Why update your status with simple text when you can let people know what you’re doing with a video instead? Keek is a new social networking platform that allows users to instantly share “video status updates” with friends and family via their webcam or mobile device. Users can record up to 36 seconds of video…
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We have been keeping our eye on Tesla, the creation of serial entrepreneur Elon Musk, as they look to rethink the automobile from Silicon Valley. Tesla’s latest creation, the Model S, is an all-electric, four-door, zero-emission automobile that can hold up to seven passengers. Today, Tesla held a special Beta Reveal event at its Fremont,…
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One of the things that I both love and hate about Twitter is the massive amount of information constantly streaming through my feed. I love it, because there is always something new; I hate it, because there are too many new things. And therein lies the problem: no matter how many interesting, knowledgeable people you…
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AdbyMe just announced US$500,000 in investment by Stonebridge Capital for a controversial idea: social advertising, where users create ads to share with friends. “We’re trying to focus on crowdsourcing creativity,” says cofounder Josh Kim. “People can actually join the system.” AdbyMe’s first round of funding is small compared to the $300,000 in sales it reported…
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Two months after the iPad 2 debuted in March, around 40% of users surveyed said their iPad was their primary computer, up from around 30%... Read More
There are a number of startup accelerator and incubator programs in the United States. We are fans of these programs (not to be confused with... Read More
We are excited to announce the participating startups for Tech Cocktail's South by Southwest (SXSW) event: #Startuplife Celebration presented by .CO. It was one of... Read More
With our Startup Mixology Conference coming up next week followed by our classic Tech Cocktail DC Summer mixer which will showcase a handful of early-stage... Read More