Jaxtr raises $10 million, doubles users in one month

Jaxtr raises $10 million, doubles users in one month

Jaxtr, a service for dodging international calling fees using your phone, has raised $10 million in series A round led by August Capital.

It says it has doubled in size in the last month to a million users.

The Menlo Park, Calif. company (more detail from our… Continue Reading

LinkedIn’s service provider “recommendation” feature

LinkedIn’s service provider “recommendation” feature

LinkedIn, the social networking site for business professionals, has introduced a feature to let people find “recommended” service providers.

This move takes LinkedIn, the Sequoia Capital-backed Palo Alto start-up, beyond its insular focus on the business networking set, and brings it closer to a Yellow Pages… Continue Reading