Sep 2, 2013 | News
TechCrunch Only this August, wine retailer NakedWines, the customer-funded online wine retailer, announced it had raised $10 million in a third round of investment from a German group of direct wine-selling companies and founder shareholders. The money will be used to...
Sep 2, 2013 | News
TechCrunch September 1 Rakuten has confirmed that it will acquire Viki, a global video streaming platform that crowdsources translated subtitles. The Japanese e-commerce giant, which is expected to sign an agreement to buy Viki tomorrow, did not disclose financial...
Aug 28, 2013 | News
Apple Insider 28 August Apple has confirmed the purchase AlgoTrim, a Swedish startup that specializes in data compression, in a deal that could allow the company to make services such as iTunes more efficient for mobile devices like the iPhone. Update: After word of...
Aug 28, 2013 | News
TechCrunch Speakaboos, an ed-tech startup offering a subscription based service for children’s interactive storybooks, is today disclosing its seed and Series A funding totaling $6.2 million from New York-based digital media venture development platform [212]MEDIA...
Aug 26, 2013 | News
Bloomberg Sibanye Gold Ltd. (SGL), the South African miner spun off from Gold Fields Ltd. this year, will acquire a majority stake in Gold One International Ltd. (GDO)’s Cooke Operations west of Johannesburg in an all-share transaction. Sibanye will issue new shares...