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TV Time, the TV tracking app with over a million daily users, can now find your next binge
With TV programming now spread out across a variety of services beyond traditional network TV, it can be hard to know what to watch next and what’s popular, given how much great content there is to choose from. An app called TV Time is helping with that, by allowing TV fans to track shows they’re watching,…
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Volley’s voice games for smart speakers have amassed over half a million monthly users
The rapid consumer adoption of smart speakers like Amazon Echo and Google Home has opened opportunities for developers creating voice apps, too. At least that’s true in the case of Volley, a young company building voice-controlled entertainment experiences for Amazon Alexa and Google Home. In less than a year, Volley has amassed an audience north…
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Edtech company Kidaptive raises $19.1 million for its adaptive learning platform
Edtech startup Kidaptive, an adaptive-learning company that begin its life with a suite of curriculum-focused iPad games for kids, announced today it has closed on $19.1 million in Series C funding, in a round led by Formation 8 and Korean education company Woongjin ThinkBig. The investment follows a deal with Woongjin that will see Kidaptive powering…
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Varsity Tutors lands $50 million in Series C funding
Varsity Tutors, the learning platform founded in 2011, today announced the close of a $50 million Series C funding round led by Learn Capital. The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and existing investor TCV also participated in the round. Varsity Tutors started as an offline service, connecting the best tutors on campus with those who needed help…
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Adikteev raises $12 million for its mobile marketing platform
French startup Adikteev raised a $12 million funding round led by Ring Capital and BNP Paribas Développement, with existing investors ISAI, Ventech and Laurent Asscher also participating. It’s also worth noting that it represents Ring Capital’s first investment after raising its initial $170 million fund. Adikteev is an adtech startup that previously acquired Motion Lead,…
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This former Uber (and Lyft) exec just raised $15 million for his controversial e-scooter startup: Bird
Travis VanderZanden. If you’ve been following the fast-changing transportation industry, it’s a name that may sound familiar. Until September 2016, VanderZanden was VP of growth at Uber and before that, COO of its fierce rival Lyft, which had acquired his on-demand car wash company, Cherry, in 2013. It was a dramatic few years for VanderZanden,…
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Simplified investing app Stash raises $37.5 million Series D as it heads into banking
Stash, the micro-investing app that’s been a hit with first-time investors, announced today it has raised an additional $37.5 million in Series D funding in a round led by Union Square Ventures. Existing investors Breyer Capital, Coatue Management, Entree Capital, Goodwater Capital and Valar Ventures also participated. The company competes with a range of new investment apps…
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“Nos lo ganamos”: La muerte final de la temporada 5 de Million Little Things se planeó en la temporada 1
Advertencia de contenido: el siguiente artículo contiene discusiones sobre el suicidio y la ideación suicida. Según el creador de la serie, DJ Nash, la devastadora muerte en Un millón de pequeñas cosas estaba planeado desde el principio. Cuando se anunció que el drama de ABC terminaría después de la temporada 5, se prometió que Un…
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Cake raises $5 million for a swipeable mobile browser
A startup called Cake has an ambitious plan to take on incumbents like Chrome and Safari to build a better browser for mobile devices. The company announced this morning it has raised $5 million for those efforts from Peak Ventures, Pelion Ventures and Kickstart Seed Fund. Cake was founded in late 2016 in Provo, Utah by…
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Seguimiento de Love and Thunder para la apertura de taquilla de Mighty $ 300 Million
Thor puede ser el dios del trueno, pero Thor: amor y trueno está a punto de hacer llover. El cuarto de Disney y Marvel Studios thor La película en solitario, que reúne a Thor (Chris Hemsworth) y Jane Foster (Natalie Portman) como la nueva Mighty Thor, está en camino de electrificar la taquilla mundial con…