Meraki rolls out free WiFi throughout San Francisco
Meraki, the Google Mafia-run company which builds WiFi repeaters that lets residents surf the Web for free, now says it aims to spread its WiFi network across the entire city of San Francisco.
The company’s offering has proven popular in testing, with more than 40,000 people using Meraki’s WiFi connections in its initial two-square mile pilot test in San Francisco. People learn about the service through word of mouth, or by seeing Meraki’s “Free the Net”… Continue Reading
Pontis, a marketing software developer, raises $15M
Pontis, a Glil Yam, Israel developer of software that helps phone carriers and cable companies market various services to their customers, has raised $15 million in financing.
Sequoia Capital led the funding round, which included existing backers Evergreen Venture Partners and Accel Partners.
From the statement:
Pontis offers an Integrated Marketing Systemâ„¢, a comprehensive system for defining, executing and analyzing targeted marketing offers. With Pontis, mobile, cable, IPTV and fixed-line carriers are increasing revenues and customer loyalty… Continue Reading
Sequoia bets on Stardoll, a site for little girls
Stardoll, a site where young girls can create and dress up celebrity dolls of themselves or others, is not your classic Silicon Valley high-tech sort of investment.
Yet Sequoia has invested $6 million in the Stokholm company, Stardoll told us yesterday. It is the latest example of how Sequoia is betting on niche consumer Web sites that don’t show any particularly amazing technology, but where their innovation is in market execution; they just do one thing… Continue Reading