Category Archives: Web2.0 Startups

Occipital To Create 2nd-Generation Augmented Reality on Mobile Devices

Posted on August 10, 2011 by admin




Boulder-based computer vision startup Occipital has raised $7 million in Series A funding, and aims to leverage the investment to develop a nex… Continue reading →

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Which Tech Giants Birth The Most Successful Startup Founders? [INFOGRAPHIC]

Posted on July 27, 2011 by admin

Google, Microsoft, Yahoo and Facebook all compete for top talent. In doing so, they lure and acqui-hire the brightest minds in tech — who, unfortunately for them, later go on to trade these cushy jobs for the rough-and-tumble life of a startup founder. Which of these four mega powers in tech (at one point or […] Continue reading →

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Meet the 6 Imaginative Evernote Apps Competing for $100,000 in Prizes

Posted on July 26, 2011 by admin




Developers have already flocked to Evernote’s note-taking platform in droves to provide its 11 million members with additional utility. No… Continue reading →

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Skip Flash, Build Animations in HTML5 With Hype

Posted on May 20, 2011 by admin

Jonathan Deutsch and Ryan Nielsen left Apple late last year to join Y Combinator’s accelerator program and help designers build animations… Continue reading →

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Instagram Releases API to Expand Beyond iPhone

Posted on February 8, 2011 by admin

Uber trendy mobile photo sharing startup Instagram is fast-approaching 300,000 photo uploads per day and closing in on 2 million members. It has… Continue reading →

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Startup Personalizes and Socializes Desktop Wallpaper

Posted on January 20, 2011 by admin

The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here. Name: Wallcast Quick Pitch: Wallcast is a PC and Mac application that transforms your wallpaper into a dynamic collage of photos […] Continue reading →

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Eventbrite Ticket Sales Grossed Nearly $207 Million in 2010

Posted on January 20, 2011 by admin

Four-year-old ticketing startup Eventbrite had a strong 2010. According to numbers released by the company today, the event ticketing platform was responsible for more than 11 million ticket sales, grossing nearly $207 million for the year. The massive ticket sales figures represent sales for event organizers, but they mean that the company is pulling in […] Continue reading →

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Startup Adds Augmented Reality to Location-Based Marketing

Posted on January 15, 2011 by admin

The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here. Name: GoldRun Quick Pitch: Using augmented reality app GoldRun, advertisers create scavenger hunts for virtual goods in physical locations. Genius Idea: […] Continue reading →

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Tumblr’s Roadmap Heads Straight for the Creative Community

Posted on January 15, 2011 by admin

Tumblr founder David Karp showed up yesterday to christen his company’s new office in Richmond, Virginia. At the opening celebration, the popular blogging platform’s founder spoke extensively about the startup’s plans for the future — plans that definitely set it apart from the product-focused startup scene on the West Coast and plans that will make […] Continue reading →

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How a Digital Bible Became a Breakout Business

Posted on January 14, 2011 by admin

This post is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark as a new part of the Spark of Genius series that focuses on a new and innovative startup each day. Every Thursday, the program focuses on startups within the BizSpark program and what they’re doing to grow. No matter what your religious persuasions are, it’s hard to […] Continue reading →

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