Today Groupon filed a S-1 with the SEC to raise $750 Million. Morgan Stanley will lead the underwriting of the IPO. To save you time, we have pulled out some of the interesting data points from the SEC filing that reports Groupon’s financials and other details pertaining to the business. So here it goes, Groupon…
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NeighborGoods, the social sharing service, has had a very busy spring. First they were featured at our SXSW Accelerator Kickoff, where they won Best Bootstrapped Startup, and last week, they demo’d at Tech Cocktail Los Angeles. But that’s not all. They were just featured as one of Entrepreneur Magazine’s 2011 100 Brilliant Companies of 2011, and thanks…
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Have you ever seen a cool restaurant while en route to another place and thought, “Hey, I should check that out sometime.” But when “sometime” comes, you completely draw a blank? Matchbook just may become your favorite new app. Matchbook is a new bookmarking app for places. When someone gives you a recommendation about a…
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If your iPhone bill has been a little out of control recently thanks to data usage, brand new startup Onavo has launched an app to help you bring those costs down. Onavo’s app compresses data usage, allowing you to double or even triple the reach of your existing plan. Once the app is installed, you…
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I don’t know about you, but being jarred awake to the annoying sound of an alarm clock (or worse–the a.m. traffic report on the radio) isn’t exactly my favorite time of day. Now, LARK has created a system to help you ease into your day, and it can even help you get higher-quality sleep! LARK…
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After fun stops in San Diego and Los Angeles, we’re at the end of our West Coast tour with our final stop in San Francisco tonight. We have a great lineup of 10 startups, which are previewed below. Thank you to title sponsor Sprint who will be at the show tonight. ShinyArt – Transform your…
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Have you noticed how many services and apps there are for mobile devices? It takes a lot of time to search for relevant apps and use them. Speaktoit has created a solution for simple and convenient interfaces. The Speaktoit Assistant is a virtual buddy for your smartphone that answers questions in natural language, performs tasks,…
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Developers, now there is a place to distribute APIs to your audience. Mashape is the new marketplace where developers can distribute, manage, and consume APIs. Individual developers and service providers can instantly make an API available and get traction from day one, while third party developers can consume any API listed on Mashape through a…
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Imagine the freedom of using IM over Twitter–minus the constraints of Twitter. Joint is a new platform that lets you have engaging and flexible conversations without the restrictions of Twitter messaging. Joint is an Instant Messenger built on top of your existing Twitter social graph. It lets you have live chats with anyone on Twitter,…
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Just a few hours ago in Chicago, over 100 of Illinois’s up-and-coming entrepreneurs gathered for the unveiling of the new Illinois Innovation Network. Among the announcements were the creation of Startup Illinois and the formation of the Illinois Innovation Network, both efforts to support and accelerate growth of Illinois’ high-growth entrepreneurs. Illinois Governor Pat Quinn…
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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
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
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
Coming off of one of our biggest Tech Cocktail mixer events in Chicago this past week, which showcased 14 early-stage start-ups, we thought it would... Read More