Simbi raises $1.2 million to make bartering services easy online
A startup called Simbi has raised $1.2 million in seed funding to popularize its marketplace where ...
Metapacket analyzes outbound network traffic to flag and block malware
Metapacket, one of YC’s current batch of startups, is hoping to get its SaaS on corporates&rs ...
Vidcode and Snapchat team up on a contest aimed at getting teens to code
Getting teens – and in particular, young women – interested in coding is a challenge a ...
A brief history of Niantic Labs, the makers of Pokémon Go
Niantic Labs, a small gaming company previously owned by Google, has gone from a somewhat obscure g ...
A prescription for preventing 3D printing piracy
In the year 2000, the music business was still strong. Record companies produced albums and shipped ...
The story of Naked Wines
If you’re a big fan of wine but still want to run a startup, there may not be that much innovation y ...
Blendle clocks up 1M signups for its pay-per-article journalism platform
Pay-per-article journalism startup Blendle, which aggregates the written work of different publishe ...
7Sensors Grow Box will automatically care for your plants, from produce to pot
Everyone loves a good plant in their home, but few have the time and dedication to keep it healthy ...
Spotify’s first original videos are boring behind-the-music cartoons
Don’t expect Spotify’s lackluster attempt at original video to help it defeat Apple Mus ...
SeatGeek moves beyond resale tickets with new ‘Open’ platform
Sports teams and live event venues will soon be able to sell their tickets directly through SeatGee ...