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Ludlow Ventures has closed its second fund with $45 million

June 27th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

Ludlow Ventures, a young, early-stage venture firm in Detroit, has closed its second venture fund with $45 million in capital commitments, founder and managing partner Jonathon Triest tells us. Ludlow’s team, which includes partner Brett deMarrais and associate [...]

Cloudflare launches app development platform, announces $100M investment fund

June 27th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

Cloudflare launched a brand new app development platform today called Cloudflare Apps, and announced the $100 million Cloudflare Developer Fund, started by its investors to back some of the better ideas. The platform lets developers build apps that [...]

Fiverr launches a Pro tier and acquires video production marketplace Veed.me

June 27th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

Freelance marketplace Fiverr has for years worked on connecting buyers and sellers of online services that range from writing to design to programming to digital marketing. Today the company is launching Fiverr Pro, a new offering that highlights [...]

Online thrift store ThredUP is opening physical retail locations

June 27th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

ThredUP, the online secondhand clothing store that has raised over $130M in funding is going old school. The startup has announced they will be opening at least five brick and mortar retails stores by the end of the [...]

Box deepens partnership with Microsoft and turns its attention to AI and machine learning

June 27th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

When I spoke to Box CEO Aaron Levie last year at the Boxworks customer conference, I had to ask the obligatory machine learning question. Surely Box was of sufficient size with enough data running through its systems to [...]

Nootrobox is now HVMN and will sell biohacking products beyond nootropics

June 27th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

If none of what’s in the above headline makes sense, you probably weren’t following the biohacking trend for the last couple of years. But Silicon Valley is brimming with tech execs trying to become faster, stronger and smarter [...]

Feather launches a high-end furniture rental service for liminal living

June 27th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

Indeed, people already renting housing and lease cars, why not rent the furniture as well? Read More on Tech Crunch

Justin Kan’s video Q&A app Whale gets Tinder-style swipes in major redesign

June 27th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

Whale, the Q&A app backed by Twitch co-founder Justin Kan, has got a major update and refreshed design that makes it easier to discover video content on the service. The iOS-only app launched in October 2016, pivoting from [...]

Flip gets $2.2 million to grow its marketplace for long-term sublets

June 27th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

For anyone who’s ever wanted to break a lease, but felt trapped by their contract, Flip has the service for you. The company, which allows users to sign over their lease agreements to new tenants legally, has just [...]