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…
Stray Boots Adds $2M, Looks to Gamify Local Tours With Mobile Scavenger Hunts
NYC-based Stray Boots is out to prove that there’s more than one way to get around in a city with its mobile-guided urban…
YPlan Adds $1.7M, Launches in the UK to Be the “HotelTonight for Events”
Although some people like to plan out their social activities well in advance, whether weeks or months ahead, UK-based YPlan…
Science-Incubated Fresh Dish Adds $500K, Launches Meal Delivery Service
For people who might not have time to grocery shop or lack inspiration when cooking after work, Santa Monica, CA-based Fresh…
Spark’s “Smart Lights” Product Lets People Control Lights With a Smartphone
Minneapolis, MN-based Spark is looking to enable a ‘smart lights’ revolution with a small piece of hardware that sits between…
120K Users Strong, Shiftgig Wants to Be the LinkedIn for the Service Industry
Before starting a full-time 9-5 career, most people start with part-time jobs to work their way through school or get some…
500 Startups-Backed Repairy Looking to Tackle CRM for Auto Repair Shops
There are already a number of CRM tools out there for small businesses, but there are increasingly niche solutions for specific…
Slush Conference Startup Winner FishBrain Looks to Scale Niche Social Network
As the trend shifts from one-size-fits-all approaches to social networks to more niche tools, Swedish startup FishBrain is…
Team Banking Startup Holvi Adds Funding in Advance of 2013 European Launch
Finland-based online banking startup Holvi, which BetaKit covered earlier in the year, announced today that it has raised…
With 50K Monthly Users, WhenIWork Wants to Be Go-To Shift Scheduling Platform
Small business owners already have a great deal on their minds when it comes to their daily business operations, and Minnesota-based…
ShiftHub Set to Launch Version 2.0 to Tackle Shift Scheduling for SMBs
Toronto-based ShiftHub launched its platform in beta in February 2012 to give SMBs in industries like dining and retail a…
Call Management Tool RingRevenue Adds $3.25M to Optimize Call Centers
How big of a problem is shopping cart abandonment, when consumers ditch an online purchase right before completing it? According…
biNu Raises $4.3M, Adds biNu Credits to Monetize Cloud Platform for Feature Phones
Mobile phone adoption has grown to six billion people globally, with five billion users still in emerging markets, according…
SumAll adds $6M, Brings Funding Total to $7.5M for SMB Analytics Platform
BetaKit covered NYC-based data analytics startup SumAll when the company launched its SumAll Traffic tool and more recently…
Cap That Adds $2.3M, Instagram Integration to Turn Video & Images Into Products
Los Angeles-based Cap That wants to help anyone create a piece of custom merchandise based on a video or photo, and today the…