Expensify raises $1M for online expense reporting
Expensify, a startup that offers tools for expense reports that “don’t suck,” announced today that it’s now possible for companies to add a customized, branded version of Expensify to their own websites.
For example, Expensify used their new application programming interface (API) to build an Expensify application for Salesforce, so you can track your expenses through a CRM tool that you already use. That application is a finalist in the Salesforce Cloud Computing Challenge; the winner… Continue Reading
Bleacher Report’s sports fan journalism gets $3.5M boost
Bleacher Report, a site for “fan-journalism” about professional sports, has raised $3.5 million in a second round of funding.
I’m not a huge sports guy, but I was pretty impressed by the site when it launched in February. At the time, co-founder Dave Nemetz argued Bleacher Report was very different from the existing discussion forums or promotional blogs for teams and players. The site’s design is quite polished, and the top articles, at least, live up… Continue Reading
Bleacher Report gives the spotlight to fan-journalists
Bleacher Report, a site that features fan-written sports articles, has raised a first round of venture funding.
Co-founder Dave Nemetz won’t disclose the exact amount, but he confirms that the funding — led by Hillsven Capital — is in the “single-digit millions.”
We’ve covered other sports news sites in the past, but Nemetz says the competition falls into three broad categories: discussion forums, sites devoted to promoting particular athletes or teams and aggregators of blog posts and… Continue Reading