Viddy adds 5.5M users in 11 days, signs on celebrity investors and partners

April 23, 2012 11:07 AM Jennifer Van Grove

Fresh after receiving a vote of confidence from Silicon Valley venture firms and rocketing to fame through Facebook, social video application Viddy is getting the red-carpet treatment from Hollywood.

Singers Shakira and Jay-Z and actor Will Smith join other high-profile …

Business intelligence startup Domo pulls in another $20M

January 31, 2012 9:00 PM Dylan Tweney

Dylan Tweney

Domo, which is building a dashboard for real-time business intelligence, has landed another $20 million without even trying.

The funds come from Silicon Valley-based Institutional Venture Partners, which also invested in Domo founder Josh James’ previous startup, Omniture. It brings …

Needle sales chat gets big name retailer, looks for new funding (exclusive)

September 13, 2011 8:00 AM Meghan Kelly

Meghan Kelly

Needle, a crowdsourced sales chat service, announced it has partnered with retailers SkullCandy and Under Armour.

Online shopping has become a staple of our consumer life. Sites like Amazon and eBay reported positive third quarter financial earnings, with Amazon reaching …