Boombotix Raises $4M For Its Wearable Action Speakers And Audio Sync Software
TechCrunch Kickstarter funding will often lead to the more traditional kind, and in the case of Boombotix, that’s exactly what happened. The California startup raised $17,000 for its music syncing app, which allows people to synchronize playback of music across...
Yahoo Has Closed The Tomfoolery Acquisition
TechCrunch We now have more details about the deal between Yahoo and Tomfoolery, an enterprise app studio co-founded by ex-Yahoo and ex-AOL alums, which we and others have reported is getting acquired by Yahoo. According to a source close to the deal, the acquisition...
Enterprise Messaging App Cotap Nabs $10M To Make ‘Every Worker A Knowledge Worker’
Cotap, a messaging startup co-founded by two ex-Yammer executives, came out of stealth last year with a very specific aim: using the boom in smartphone usage to break down communication barriers between “knowledge workers” chained to computers and...
World Bank Group’s IFC invests €10 million in online fashion retailer Lamoda.ru
East-West Digital News Lamoda, a leading Russian online fashion retailer, announced today an equity investment of €10 million from IFC, a member of the World Bank Group. This investment – the first by IFC in Lamoda – aims to “support the company’s expansion as...