Xobni raises $7M to battle Outlook’s email overload

Xobni raises $7M to battle Outlook’s email overload

Xobni, a plug-in that tries to improve email organization in Microsoft Outlook, has raised $7 million in a second round of venture financing.

Xobni’s most prominent feature is an inbox sidebar that shows profiles of people you’re corresponding with. By making related content (phone numbers, past… Continue Reading

Speed-dating site WooMe raises $12.5M more, enjoys $41M valuation

Speed-dating site WooMe raises $12.5M more, enjoys $41M valuation

WooMe, a video speed-dating site whose claim to fame is a speedy, no-frills interface and the ability to attract people who would never touch a traditional dating site (it calls itself an “introductions platform”), has raised a fresh round of capital to continue expanding.

NewTeeVee… Continue Reading

WooMe, searching for the needle in the dating haystack

WooMe, searching for the needle in the dating haystack

If you had a minute to speak with someone over a live video connection, could you decide whether you would date them? That’s the question for WooMe, a startup aiming to bring the world of speed dating online.

It launches a testing version today, but will… Continue Reading

Jott raises $5.4M for voice-to-text

Jott raises $5.4M for voice-to-text

Jott, the convenient voice-to-text service we reviewed favorably in March, has raised $5.4 million in its latest round of financing.

Jott, of Seattle, allows you to call a number, record a message, and then have that message translated into text and e-mailed to you or one… Continue Reading

The new behavior advertising upstarts: Aggregate Knowledge and Wunderloop

The new behavior advertising upstarts: Aggregate Knowledge and Wunderloop

The eye-opening performances claimed by new behavioral advertising start-ups Aggregate Knowledge and Wunderloop are sure to grab the attention from online retailers and publishers.

Take the little announcement by the nine-month-old Menlo Park company Aggregate Knowledge yesterday at DEMO: It drove more than 20 percent of all… Continue Reading