Monthly Archives: January 2015
Microsoft Profit Falls Despite Success in Cloud, Surface
Price cuts to two of Microsoft’s core lines of business, Windows and Xbox, contributed to shrinking margins in the last three months of 2014, according to the company’s most recent earnings. The results were nonetheless in line with analyst estimates … Continue reading
Google aims to expand reach with space and wireless carrier plans
Google has never been shy to announce an ambitious and audacious plan. The company has taken on self driving cars, flying delivery vehicles and the recently pulled Glass experiment, to name a few. But Google’s latest multi-billion dollar initiatives run … Continue reading
Box Hopes It Has Timing Right for Long-Awaited IPO
“Timing is everything” is a piece of wisdom with a number of applications. One of them, of course, is the public markets, something that Box and its CEO Aaron Levie know well by now. After originally registering with the SEC … Continue reading
The Exit Report: Etsy, Shopify, BlackBerry
IPO Etsy, an online marketplace for vintage and handcrafted items like typewriters and jewelry, is reportedly looking to raise $300 million, and could do so within the next few months. If it does, it would be the biggest public stock … Continue reading
Public transit app Moovit grabs $50m Series C
Seed North Technologies, a mobile app incubator started by Digg founder Kevin Rose, has raised $5 million in seed funding from Redpoint Ventures, Greylock Partners, Google Ventures, and True Ventures. The San Francisco-based incubator currently boasts two apps: Tiiny, a … Continue reading
Augmedix raises $16m to bring Google Glass to doctors
Seed Percolata, an in-store sensor and retail analytics platform, has emerged from stealth mode to secure $5 million in seed financing from Andreessen Horowitz, Google Ventures, Foundation Capital, and Menlo Ventures, among others. In addition to the sensors that track … Continue reading
The Exit Report: Box, QuickFire Networks, Wit.ai
IPO After filing with the SEC back in March, online data storage company Box has updated its IPO registration documents and begun its roadshow. When it lists on the NYSE later this month, the company is expected to sell 14.4 … Continue reading
Samsung Banks on Internet of Things at CES
The International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), which wraps up this Friday in Las Vegas, features a whole range of products and no shortage of innovation. The overriding theme emerging from this year’s show appears to be connecting everyday items to … Continue reading
FabFurnish Company Profile
Between Flipkart, Snapdeal, and Quikr, India is already home to several high-flying e-commerce companies with impressive valuations. The list figures to grow in the coming years as investor sentiment remains high for a country with a talented workforce, stable government, … Continue reading
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