Occipital acquires 3D-scanning startup ManCTL to explore future of computer vision

Occipital develops computer-vision products, and the acquisition of ManCTL will make it easier to create 3D models of the real world.

SimpleRelevance raises $1M for tech that gives emails a personal touch

Impersonal, mass emails are easy to dislike and ignore, which is why SimpleRelevance has raised $1 million. SimpleRelevance's platform gathers customer data and then personalized emails to specifically target individuals.

TechStars NYC’s spring 2013 class targets religion, pet lovers, and parents

TechStars NYC just announced its latest class of startups, and it seems to be the most diverse collection of companies we've seen for the popular accelerator.

It’s big, it’s beautiful, it’s a slide deck! Haiku Deck uses $3M to create appealing presentations

While technology helps us share information in new, creative ways, some people just can't let go of the slide presentation. Haiku Deck has some new cash to help people get funky with their slide decks.

Got an ecommerce idea? This startup has a shipping API to help you out

Shipping is a pain in the ... you know what. We don't have to spell that out. You know it. Here's a way to solve your problems with computer!

TechStars cofounder Brad Feld buys a home in Kansas City, will give startups free housing & Google Fiber

Feld has been bewitched by the promise of Google Fiber, and soon he's going to give the gift of super-fast Internet speeds to a few lucky startups in KC.

4 guys, 48 states, 1 epic road trip to awaken entrepreneurship across America

#IM48 is a road trip for people with ideas. Four guys, spending four months traveling across America to put on events that encourage people to bring to life their ideas.

These are the people making NYC tech rock

You gave us your top Silicon Alley tech influencers, now here's the cream of the crop.

TechStars, FounderFuel, & YC startups to get free customer support from Desk.com (exclusive)

Salesforce’s Desk.com has partnered with notable incubators Y Combinator, TechStars, 500 Startups, FounderFuel, and more to give a ton of startups six months of free software designed to help with customer service and support.

As we wrote when Desk.com launched …

Microsoft’s Bing Fund will give online startups cash, advice, and discounts

Microsoft's newest incubator, the Bing Fund, will invest $50,000-$100,000 in early-stage startups, through standard convertible notes. It will also provide mentorship, office space, and more.

TechStars NYC’s Spring 2012 Demo Day: From interactive movies, to the death of bookkeeping

It’s graduation day for startup accelerator TechStars NYC’s Spring 2012 cohort — though from the vibe at Webster Hall, it feels more like we’re at a rock concert.

The Spring class kicked off in March with 13 companies chosen from …

Incubators matter: The average Y Combinator company is worth $45.2M

Does it matter whether your fledgling company spends a stint in an incubator? Does it ever! Forbes‘ recent ranking of incubators around the country found that the average Y Combinator company is worth $45.2 million. Just try doing that on …

An alternative to incubators: the co-working space

If you’re a startup, you’ve probably considered joining an incubator. But residency can be competitive and the requirements stiff. TechStars and Y-Combinator are well-known incubators that offer funding, mentorship, and access to a community of venture capitalists and anointed digerati …

Kinect hacking at a whole new level: Here are the finalists for the Kinect Accelerator

Today, Microsoft is announcing eleven finalists in the ultimate Kinect hacking showdown: a spot in a TechStars-backed accelerator just for Kinect-based ideas.

Kinect hacks have been something we’ve been keeping an eye on for a while, and it turns out …

How the quiet Adam Rothenberg become number two at hot startup incubator, TechStars NY

“The thing I remember about Adam was that he was always there,” says Caren Maio, founder and CEO of the real-estate startup Nestio. One night Maio was freaking out about finances when Adam Rothenberg, director of Techstars NY, wheeled his …

Loyalty startup CrowdTwist grows revenue 3200% with Sony & Pepsi as clients

Consumer loyalty platform CrowdTwist, one of the graduates from TechStars NY’s first class, has announced a huge revenue growth of 3,200 percent year over year.

CEO Irving Fain once complained to me that his company didn’t get much screen time …