11 companies from the most recent Y Combinator batch will recieve funding from FundersClub, a new model for venture capital that found a good deal of interest in funding those companies. Read more »
It’s easy to assume that 20-somethings aren’t that into traditional dating, but a variety of tech startups targeting mainly younger users have gained traction recently by quickly connecting people online and… Read more »
Snapjoy is officially joining up with Dropbox, the two companies announced Wednesday, bringing its talents for storing photos in the cloud to the larger, more established cloud storage company. Both alumni… Read more »
Airbnb announced in a blog post Thursday that it’s acquired Localmind, the Q&A startup that allows users to answer and receive information particular to their locations. Airbnb noted in the post… Read more »
An unlikely startup accelerator has cropped up in San Francisco Monday, aimed at tackling the big problems in journalism and media from a Silicon Valley perspective, where entrepreneurs aim to change… Read more »
Y Combinator, one of the oldest and most prestigious startup incubators in Silicon Valley, announced a change to its funding structure Monday, taking control of the VC investments made in each… Read more »
Airbnb, the darling success story of Paul Graham’s Y Combinator, began with a few design guys in San Francisco renting out an air mattress to customers, but the service has grown… Read more »
Tradesy, a new fashion “recommerce” site from the creator of the highly popular site, Recycled Bride, is launching Wednesday with $1.5 million in funding to disrupt the resale business, which has… Read more »
HelloFax CEO Joseph Walla tried out plenty of adventures before taking on the modern office. HelloFax is quickly becoming a go-to solution for digital natives who are asked to use paper,… Read more »
1000memories, the YCombinator-launched photo company, will be acquired by Ancestry.com, the two companies will announce Wednesday. The startup will allow Ancestry.com members to digitize old family photos and upload them to… Read more »