News tagged with tech startups
Kutcher invests in flat fee tech startup Dwolla
(AP) -- Actor Ashton Kutcher is among the early investors in Dwolla, an Iowa tech startup that lets users transfer money or pay for things through their smartphones or online for a flat fee of 25 cents per transaction.
Apr 11, 2012 |
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Celebrities pile into tech startups
Robert DeNiro co-owns restaurants and Jennifer Lopez sells perfume and clothes, but the most coveted job for multihyphenate celebrities these days is something a bit less glitzy and a lot more geeky - tech entrepreneur.
Mar 28, 2012 |
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Web startups analyze investment choices
Silicon Valley, birthplace of personal finance and investment heavyweights like Intuit, Financial Engines and Mint, is percolating with new startups that help people manage their money and portfolios online.
Jan 30, 2012 |
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Facebook co-founder unveils Asana productivity software
Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz unveiled his highly anticipated new company, a developer of software that aims to help people work more efficiently.
Nov 03, 2011 |
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Put a cork in the Internet bubble talk -- for now
(AP) -- It's starting to feel like a 1999 flashback. Internet companies - some of them profitable, some not - sense a golden opportunity and are lining up to go public this year.
Jun 17, 2011 |
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San Francisco lawmakers approve Twitter tax break
City lawmakers approved a tax break Tuesday to keep Twitter Inc. from fleeing San Francisco.
Apr 06, 2011 |
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Investors drawn to exploding social media
For every powerhouse like Google, there are dozens of Internet companies that flop. Still, a decade after the dot-com bubble that burst, there is no shortage of investors trying to get a piece of the next online blockbuster.
Jan 20, 2011 |
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Few Americans using location-based services: Pew study
Foursquare is one of the hottest tech startups around but few Americans are using it or similar location-based services, according to a report released on Thursday.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Nov 04, 2010 |
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Huge drop in clean-tech venture funding
Investments in clean-tech startups plummeted in the first quarter of 2009 compared with recent quarters, according to a report issued this week by Ernst & Young.
May 13, 2009 |
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