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Kleiner Perkins Invests in Inspirato for New Spin on Luxury Vacation Rentals

in Commerce on October 17, 2011 at 10:20 am PT

Inspirato has secured $17.5 million in funding for its timeshare business alternative. Investors include Kleiner Perkins and New York Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira.
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Web-Based Amateur Private Eyes Enhancing Store Security

in News on November 15, 2010 at 11:50 am PT

A new business attempting to help small retailers minimize shoplifting by harnessing the power of the Internet with existing security camera technology is showing some initial results as it works to improve stability and reliability. Internet Eyes is meant to help small stores that have CCTV installed but that lack the manpower to monitor the video feeds constantly.

Verizon Makes Small Bet On Mobile Loyalty-Card Program

in News on August 20, 2010 at 5:00 am PT

A $400,000 investment by Verizon Communications Inc. in start-up CardStar Inc. may not sound like much, but it’s a hint that wireless carriers are realizing that commerce is going increasingly mobile, and that there are various ways for operators to get in on the revenue earned by enabling such transactions.