PRSS Digital Magazine Platform Acquired By Apple

PRSS Digital Magazine Platform Acquired By Apple

Apple has acquired Dutch digital magazine startup Prss, a platform that makes it easy to create iPad-compatible magazines using tools that don’t require any knowledge of code. The company is essentially a magazine-focused version of iBooks Author, and the deal could...
PonoMusic Raises More Than $6M In Equity Crowdfunding In One Week

PonoMusic Raises More Than $6M In Equity Crowdfunding In One Week

TechCrunch Neil Young’s startup PonoMusic became the fourth-most funded project on Kickstarter back in April, when it raised $6.2 million on a goal of $800,000. The project now has raked in an additional $6 million in equity funding from a Crowdfunder campaign. Pono...
Investment Banking 2.0 Says “Hello World!?”

Investment Banking 2.0 Says “Hello World!?”

TechCrunch David Gelles wrote in the New York Times this weekend about how large tech corporations have been conducting more M&A deals with less input from traditional investment banks. Because of my company’s insight into buy and sell-side M&A interest, I...