Here’s a friendly, cloud-based alternative to the debt collector

Throughout history, debt collectors have been been hated by their community. It's a deeply unpleasant and tough job. So why not let a computer do the work?

Two guys from Singapore changing the way we take out loans

When loan sharks bite, they bite hard and often leave a nasty scar. But when you need cash and the bank is shutting you out, there's often no other option.

Aidil Zulkifli, a lawyer in Singapore, and Izati Ngaliman, who heads up the marketing side, founded Singapore-based LoanGarage in 2012 to solve this problem. The two founders are building the business with the goal of making loan sharks more transparent.

The cloud isn’t as safe as you think; is end-to-end encryption the answer?

Ensafer is one approach to cloud security. It’s a product for end-to-end encryption — that means your stuff, whatever it is, stayed encrypted through transporting, sharing, storing, etc.

Nimble CEO to Salesforce: We’re bringing a new brand of disruptive ‘social CRM’

Nimble, the startup that burst into the enterprise with the bold statement “customer relationship management sucks,” is going strong. Today, it announced a series of product updates that will help salespeople more effectively manage their contacts.

Professional investors with information overload have a new friend in BipSync

BipSync, a startup created by three Stanford graduate students, aims to simplify the process of gathering, retrieving, and analyzing information about investment opportunities.

Tubifi aims to take the pain out of making video with a whole lot of stock footage

Creating web video isn't easy, but Tubifi says it's found a way to make it cheaper.

Don’t like checking your mail? MailGapp may have your solution

MaillGapp is a small company that solves a small yet majorly annoying problem: coming away from your P.O. box empty handed.

If you need to sell to small businesses, Bizness CRM is a less spendy solution

Have you ever built a product that small businesses would love, but you're not sure which clients are your best targets?

Want to be smarter on the phone? CallApp’s 500 million phone numbers can help

Would you get better results from phone calls if you knew more about the people at the other end of the line?

Death to PowerPoint! This preso tool takes slides to sexier, more social heights

Where's the happy medium between a staid slideshow and an out-of-control Twitter wall at your keynote? Prezentarium wants to balance education with interactivity for speakers and educators.

Yammer, Jive, Microsoft Sharepoint are ‘blank pieces of paper,’ says Zeppelin

What if you could have all of your employees, cloud applications, documents, files, and customer data in one place? Zeppelin thinks it can actually capture them all in a jar.

Passwords are not enough, says startup making voice, motion, facial, & location verification for phones

We hear about "bring your own device" and protecting the enterprise cloud all day every day. But what about the consumer cloud, i.e.: half the applications on your phone. Passwords aren't safe enough, but perhaps using the wealth of available technology on a smartphone can help us more securely identify ourselves.

No more roaming: Truphone simplifies international phone service for travelers

Truphone aims to solve a problem common to international travelers: excessive roaming charges. The company has developed a prepaid SIM card, dubbed the Tru Sim, which lets you pay local data and voice rates.

For big-ticket items, social shopping needs more screen-sharing

ClickWithMeNow aims to making the experience of online shopping less solitary and more collborative.

FreshTag video chats start with a hashtag but they don’t end with privacy

Video chatting company FreshTag is sick of having to invite you to things. Can't you just anticipate what FreshTag wants and do it before it asks? Gosh, be a better user. That is, when it comes to video chats. The company set up a way to video chat without usernames or friend-invites, though it may not be the most private way to meet face-to-face online.