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Nuance Buys Tweddle Connect “In-Car Infotainment System”

Peter Kafka in D11 on May 30, 2013 at 9:02 am PT

Voice technology company Nuance has acquired Tweddle Connect, which makes an “in-car infotainment system” that aggregates services like Pandora and Open Table. Nuance said it will pay $80 million for Tweddle; Nuance CEO Paul Ricci will be appearing at D: All Things Digital today.

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NoWait Hires New CEO; Founder Will Become Chief Product Officer

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on January 3, 2013 at 6:00 am PT

Pittsburgh-based NoWait, which is trying to become the OpenTable for restaurants that don’t take reservations, has hired a new CEO. Ware Sykes will replace NoWait founder Robb Myer, who will stay on as president and chief product officer. Sykes was previously VP of Sales & Services at TheLadders, a career advice site. The company, which raised $2 million in August, has seated more than six million diners at places like Texas Roadhouse, Red Robin and T.G.I. Friday’s.

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NoWait Lines Up $2 Million in Funding for Restaurant Seating App

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on August 28, 2012 at 5:00 am PT

NoWait has raised $2 million in a first round of funding, to become the OpenTable for restaurants that don’t take reservations. The round was led by Birchmere Ventures, with Sand Hill Angels and other investors also participating. The Pittsburgh company, which helps would-be diners find out wait times in advance and get text messages when a table is ready, claims to have seated more than four million patrons in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico.