Renkoo: Turns out, buying someone a cocktail is popular online activity

Renkoo: Turns out, buying someone a cocktail is popular online activity

Renkoo, the Silicon Valley start-up that is lets you do social planning online, has picked up an extra $6 million in their second round of venture investing.

Renkoo, of Redwood City, allows the users of its site to send invites to plan and organize events. You can see our previous coverage of Renkoo here, where we discussed its early use of “Comet” technology that allows a “persistent” connection to facilitate communication when needed.

Aside from being a… Continue Reading

Renkoo launches event service — in time to schedule holiday cocktails

Renkoo launches event service — in time to schedule holiday cocktails

Renkoo, a Redwood City start-up that has worked in secrecy for a year on a more interactive version of Evite’s event service, has launched.

Evite is the big player in this industry. Renkoo pitches itself as “Evite done right,” seeking to incorporate Web 2.0 features. It has been testing its product with a select group of users for months. Several other start-ups are in the invitation/event management race, including the trio in San Francisco: Skobee, Socializr… Continue Reading