Click Forensics, a leading provider of online advertising and audience verification solutions, today announced that it recently closed a $6 million Series C funding round led by Austin Ventures with participation from Sierra Ventures and Shasta Ventures. The funding will help support Click Forensics as it expands development and marketing of new offerings designed to help brand advertisers and agencies verify online audiences and optimize investments for display advertising campaigns.
Austin-based aDealio.com announced that they’re expanding service from their Austin roots to the Dallas market. The flash buying meme is definitely hot, with several companies in this market being based in Austin and over 100 nationwide. What remains to be seen is who can scale, innovate, and survive a crowded market. Regional expansion is certainly the first piece of that puzzle. But it’s not just a matter of turning on a new page to a [...]
The Austin Technology Incubator (ATI) announced today that Cindy R. WalkerPeach, Ph.D has taken on the role of director for the bioscience segment of the organization. Bioscience is one of four stated focus areas for the ATI, the other three being IT, wireless, and clean energy. Dr. WalkerPeach comes from Asuragen and Ambion, two companies founded by Dr. Matt Winkler, who is himself an incredibly accomplished biosciences entrepreneur. I’m a fan of tech diversity, and [...]
RGB Networks, the leader in network video processing, has taken three screen delivery to the next level with today’s acquisition of RipCode, Inc., a privately held developer of solutions for mobile IP video. RGB will incorporate RipCode’s technology into its Video Multiprocessing Gateway (VMG) enabling video service providers to cost-effectively deliver services to their subscribers on TVs, PCs and mobile devices. “As video service providers consolidate their headends and build converged delivery networks, they require [...]
Rapidly growing social commerce startup Spreadsy today announced the success of its official launch in Austin, TX and partnership with the most popular local website in Austin, Do512. Like other websites in the quickly expanding “group buying” space, Spreadsy offers consumers significantly discounted daily deals from popular local businesses such as restaurants, spas, and fitness clubs. However, Spreadsy does one better: it marries the proven model of “group buying” with the concept of social commerce [...]
uShip, the global online transport marketplace, today announced the acquisition of boxby.co.uk, the UK’s first web site to offer a transport exchange for couriers. The transaction provides UK house removal firms and eBay couriers access to more delivery jobs, helping them run full and more efficiently as they battle rising fuels costs and VAT increases. The http://boxby.co.uk site will remain active throughout the incorporation of key uShip processes and functionality. Boxby co-founder Sandra Patterson will [...]
Disclaimer: I am an investor in Sparefoot, and they were in the 2009 Capital Factory program where I am a Managing Director. In early 2009, the founders of Sparefoot (then called Homstie.com) had a vision of allowing people with extra storage space in their homes to make a match with people who wanted to store things. It was a way to bypass the traditional self-storage providers, and create a mutually beneficial relationship between people who [...]
Linux Against Poverty is hosting their 2nd annual Install Fest tomorrow at Union Park, which will conclude their drive to put computers in the hands of Austin area children who currently don’t have a computer or internet access at home.
Normally, I use this space to talk about a (hopefully) fresh software venture or other, or a new tech trend that has caught my attention in recent weeks. However, this time I want to share a slightly different subject that starts with a recent catch-up meeting I had with Bijoy Goswami, Bootstrap founder and Austin evangelist, where we were talking about mapping and roots.
The idea of office hours for venture capital organizations is catching on, and DFJ Mercury in Houston is holding theirs next week. If you’re an entrepreneur in Houston, consider a visit with DFJ. If you’re unfamiliar with DFJ Mercury, they recently provided early stage funding for Macheen, and Graphicl.ly.
