MobileMonday announces Peer Awards finalists

MobileMonday announces Peer Awards finalists

MobileMonday, the global organization for professionals in the mobile business, just announced a list of 20 finalists for its annual Mobile Peer Awards contest to be held in Barcelona on Feb. 16. The companies — including 12 early-stage startups and eight seed-stage startups — were selected by an international jury from a pool of 42 nominees, each representing a specific MobileMonday chapter from around the world.

In the early-stage category:

Addict Digital Media (Buenos Aires chapter): An… Continue Reading

Oxynade raises $1.33M for comprehensive European event listings

Oxynade raises $1.33M for comprehensive European event listings

Oxynade, a European startup whose technology can aggregate events listings across thousands of web sites, has raised $1.33 million (1 million euros) in a first round of venture funding.

The Ghent, Belgium company makes its search results available through a search engine called Happenr, which allows users to find events in a specific region or city in Europe. In addition to offering a listings site for European users, the company also makes its event data available… Continue Reading