Andreessen Horowitz Invests $15M In Text Annotation Start-up Rap Genius
Here’s an investment out of left field, but not really. Andreessen Horowitz is dropping $15 million into startup Rap Genius. It’s not just about rap, though. Think of it as “crowdsourced explanations of lyrics and historical texts.” Here’s what the firm had to say by way of Rap Genius’ blog: I’m delighted to announce that Andreessen Horowitz [...]
Read MoreStart-up Kithly Wants to Plan Things to Do With Your Friends
Need an event planner in your group of friends to figure out what the heck to do tonight? Baltimore, MD start-up Kithly is here to help, in the form of a mobile app that is. Minority founder Devin Partlow and Stacy Weng created a mobile based application that plans what to do with your friends [...]
Read MoreNewME Accelerator Spring 2012 Start-up Kairos Raises $500,000 in Seed Funding
NewME Spring 2012 graduates are staying on their grind. Co-founders Amanda McClure and Brian Brackeen recently raised $500,000 in seed funding for their start-up Kairos utilizing knowledge and resources gained in the accelerator program. “Some of the investors were people we met directly from NewME sponsored events,” Brackeen says. “Others were persuaded to invest by our decks and [...]
Read MoreMayor Corey Booker Launches Startup #Waywire in Alpha
Corey Booker launched his new start-up #Waywire today in Alpha allowing the first users to sign up get early access to the news video platform. Intended to give young people a voice, #Waywire features original and syndicated video content that lets viewers record and share their responses. You can personalize #Waywire with your own content and it [...]
Read MoreDigital Portfolio Startup Pathbrite Raises $2.5 Million In Funding
Pathbrite, a San Francisco based start-up and digital portfolio game changer recently raised $2.5 million led by Rethink Education with strategic investment from ACT, a college assessment taken for admittance. Pathbrite is an excellent platform created for young professionals ages 18 to 25 who are seeking to enter college, an internship or even career. It helps potential [...]
Read More8 Indispensable Qualities For Your First Startup Hire
It takes a unique kind of job candidate to work at a startup. Rather than staying on task in a cubicle in corporate America, startup team members must juggle endless responsibilities and pass through multiple company positions each day. And when you’re putting a team together for the first time, job descriptions don’t even exist [...]
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