HopIn Launches WebNote, a Gesture-Based iPad Browser & Bookmarking App
With mobile browsing accounting for almost 10 percent of all web browsing, companies like HopIn, a San Francisco-based startup,…
Humayun Khan
Humayun Khan is a Senior Writer and Analyst at BetaKit. A marketing graduate with honors, Humayun's work experience spans the fields of consumer behaviour with noted contributions in an academic paper published in the Journal of Consumer Psychology and market research consulting having coordinated projects for a major financial services client at Decode Inc. More recently he was involved in business strategy as a Business Analyst for an equipment rental outlet and prior in the National Marketing Department at Ernst & Young LLP. He is passionate about emerging and disrupting technology and its ability to transform and create entirely new industries.
February 21, 2013
Euclid Adds $17.3M to Scale ‘Google Analytics for Offline Retailers’ Platform
Dubbed the Google Analytics for brick-and-mortar retailers, Euclid, a shopper analytics platform, announced today that it has…
February 20, 2013
Moment.me Launches Android App, Aggregates Digital Content Into ‘Moments’
With plenty of apps and tools out there to help users share what they’re up to via text, photos, or videos, Moment.me is…
February 12, 2013
Nextdoor Adds Another $21.6M, But Can it Meet the Hyperlocal Challenge?
Nextdoor, a social network for neighborhoods that has been growing steadily since its launch, announced today that it has…
February 6, 2013
iFood Nabs $2.6M from Movile, Companies Look to Take Just Eat to Lunch
Movile, a Latin American mobile entertainment company, announced today that it is investing $2.6 million in Brazil’s GrubHub-like…
February 5, 2013
Influitive Acquires Engagio, Aims to Engage Advocates By Tapping Into the Social Web
Today, Toronto-based Influitive, a B2B advocate marketing platform, announced that it has acquired another Toronto-based startup Engagio,…
January 29, 2013
Belly Launches Belly Bites to Entice Potential Customers With Local Rewards
Today Chicago, IL-based Belly, a customer loyalty and rewards program, announced the launch of Belly Bites, a free sample program…
January 25, 2013
Umano’s Voice Actor-Powered Text-to-Speech Platform Adds an Android App
With the wide proliferation of content available on the web, San Francisco-based Umano is looking to add its own spin to how…
January 10, 2013
Crowdfunding Platform CircleUp Raises $5.5M for 5 Packaged Food Companies
Crowdfunding has gotten mass appeal thanks to platforms like Kickstarter and Indiegogo, however San Francisco based CircleUp,…
December 6, 2012
AppFirst Adds $8.7M in Series B Funding for Application Monitoring Dashboard
Today NYC-based AppFirst, providers of cloud-based enterprise application performance monitoring (APM) solutions, secured $8.7…
November 28, 2012
Engagio Launches Search & Discovery Features to Be “Google for Online Comments”
Today Toronto-based Engagio announced a revamp of its online comment and discussion aggregator to now include both search and…
November 28, 2012
AgilOne Launches Big Data Platform to Help Predict Customers’ Next Moves
Today Mountain View, CA-based AgilOne launched its cloud-based predictive marketing intelligence platform to allow marketers…
November 27, 2012
Scan Launches Version 2.0 to Engage 90% of People Who Don’t Use QR Codes
According to eMarketer, over 90 percent of Americans haven’t used a QR code in the past year. Despite the low adoption…
November 15, 2012
OpenTable Founder Launches Glyder, a Mobile-First SMB Marketing App
Startup Glyder believes that small business owners don’t always have time to go home after they close their restaurant,…
November 14, 2012
Continuuity Adds $10M Series A to Help Developers Build Big Data Apps
Today Palo Alto, CA-based Continuuity, a big data application platform, announced the closing of a $10 million Series A funding…