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Madison Color Raises $4M for Home Hair Care

Liz Gannes in Commerce on April 29 at 10:00 am PT

As the tech industry scratches its metaphorical head and wonders what needs transforming today, perhaps the answer is at its metaphorical fingertips: Home hair care.

Actually, Amazon Paid About $150 Million for Goodreads

Kara Swisher in Media on March 29 at 11:32 am PT

Um, not one billlllllllion dollars.

Just.me App Wants to Be a Switchboard Operator for All Your Messaging Needs

Liz Gannes in Product News on January 23 at 12:00 pm PT

Do you use WhatsApp, Path, Instagram, Evernote, Facebook, Twitter and a billion more apps? Just.me thinks it could just be your one and only.

Streetline Gets $25M to Solve Parking

Liz Gannes in News on January 10 at 8:01 am PT

Suddenly tech investors are all about … parking?

One Less Groupon Clone: J.P. Morgan Chase Acquires Bloomspot

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on December 20, 2012 at 6:56 pm PT

J.P. Morgan Chase is acquiring Bloomspot, one of the smaller daily deals companies in the U.S.

Jeff Ma Talks About TenXer Raising $3 Million More to Help You Judge Yourself (Video)

Kara Swisher in News on August 28, 2012 at 10:00 am PT

Trying to do 10 times better takes some effort (and funding).

Silicon Valley Investors Flock to Massive Upstart Humor Site 9GAG

Liz Gannes in Social on July 30, 2012 at 6:00 am PT

9GAG — the fast-growing community site for memes, comics and other Internet humor — has raised $2.8 million.

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Smarterer Wins $1.75M for Skills Quizzes

Liz Gannes in News on June 5, 2012 at 7:03 am PT

The skill-quizzing site Smarterer has raised $1.75 million in Series A funding from investors including True Ventures and Google Ventures. Smarterer’s Microsoft Excel test has been taken more than 42,000 times, and all together users have answered more than 10 million questions so far.

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Flint Mobile Raises $3 Million in Capital for Mobile Payments App

Tricia Duryee in Mobile on May 9, 2012 at 4:30 am PT

Flint Mobile said it has raised $3 million in a first round of capital, and that it is launching its new mobile payments app, which enables merchants to process payments with a mobile phone. But rather than requiring a merchant to buy a card reader, the app allows the merchant to snap a picture of a credit card. The round, which will be used on product development and hiring, was led by Storm Ventures and True Ventures.

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Tello Raises $2.7M to Help Businesses Get Mobile Feedback

Liz Gannes in News on February 28, 2012 at 9:00 pm PT

Tello, which helps businesses solicit feedback through iOS and Android apps and text messages rather than just waiting for it to pop up on Twitter or Yelp, has raised $2.7 million in Series A funding from True Ventures and Bullpen Capital. Katie reviewed the consumer version of the Tello product last year. Google bought a similar start-up called Talkbin last year.