StileEye Launches Visual Fashion Engine to Let Consumers Window Shop the Web
The web is now an endless repository of images and visuals that startups, enterprises, and academics are increasingly looking…
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.
Kiip Partners With Interpublic to Get Brands On Board With Mobile Rewards
Jan 16, 2013
Kiip, a mobile rewards network that ties virtual in-app achievements with real world rewards, announced today that it has entered…
VenueSeen Opens Up API, Allows Brands to Build Custom Instagram Campaigns
Jan 16, 2013
BetaKit covered the launch of VenueSeen Campaigns, an Instagram campaign management platform from the Columbus, OH-based startup…
360 Incentives Adds $7.65M To Scale Channel Marketing & Incentives Platform
Jan 15, 2013
Today Whitby, ON-based 360 Incentives, an on-demand incentives management services provider for manufacturers, announced that…
Answer Underground Adds Verified Answers, Looks to Be Quora for Study Groups
Jan 15, 2013
When students get stuck finding a solution to a question on their own, their first instinct directs them to where most of us…
Rentify Adds £2M, Looks to Be UK’s Go-To Property Letting & Management Tool
Jan 14, 2013
UK-based Rentify, a property management tool for landlords, recently announced that it has secured a £2 million Series A funding…
Chartburst Launches Crowdsourced Platform to Put Musicians in Front of Record Labels
Jan 14, 2013
Today UK-based Chartburst, a crowdsourcing platform for music lovers to vote and get their favorite indie music into the hands…
CHNL Adds Daily Deals, Looks to Be the One Content Aggregator to Rule Them All
Jan 11, 2013
With the plethora of social networks that a person logs into daily, from checking Facebook to keeping up with Twitter, LinkedIn,…
Textbook Price Comparison Tool Slugbooks Expands Beyond U.S., Launches in Canada
Jan 11, 2013
San Francisco-based Slugbooks, a textbook price-comparison platform that aims to help students save money, today announced…
VenueMob Adds $450K From Singtel to Scale Venue Marketplace Across Asia
Jan 10, 2013
Melbourne, Australia-based Venuemob, a platform that enables users to search for places to hold their events, announced recently…
Crowdfunding Platform CircleUp Raises $5.5M for 5 Packaged Food Companies
Jan 10, 2013
Crowdfunding has gotten mass appeal thanks to platforms like Kickstarter and Indiegogo, however San Francisco based CircleUp,…
Jobs Marketplace Vestiigo Acquired By Talentlab to Expand Recruiting Footprint
Jan 9, 2013
Today Toronto-based Vestiigo, a startup that connects pre-screened job candidates with opportunities at up-and-coming companies…
Storefront’s Marketplace Makes Pop Up Shops a Reality for Online Retailers
Jan 9, 2013
Pop up retail shops can be a way for brands and retailers, both big and small, to gain significant exposure, boost sales, and…
Chartboost Adds $19M To Take Ad Networks Out Of The Equation For Mobile Game Developers
Jan 8, 2013
Today San Francisco-based Chartboost, a platform that enables developers to cross-promote their games to reach new users, announced…
Health Catalyst Adds $33M To Scale Big Data Solution For Hospitals
Jan 8, 2013
Today Utah-based Health Catalyst, providers of healthcare data warehousing solutions, announced it closed a $33 million in…