Startup 50

Mobile50 is now open to challengers

Published by Jeff Vance on May 14, 2013 | Leave a response

The Mobile50 lineup is now open to challengers. If you see a mobile startup on this list that you (or a startup you know of) would like to challenge, please fill out the Startup Challenge form. For a more in-depth look at the startups currently in the Mobile50, sign up for Startup50 updates and you’ll receive the full Mobile50 report… Read more →

Startup Spotlight: MadeiraCloud seeks to tame AWS; closes Series A

Published by Jeff Vance on May 9, 2013 | Leave a response

Startup: MadeiraCloud What they do: Provide visual cloud management for AWS Headquarters: San Francisco, CA CEO: Daniel O’Prey. He was previously a systems analyst for Emerging Asia Capital and a lead developer at CoSpeed Founded: 2011 Funding: The company closed its Series A round yesterday, raising $1.5 million from Sequoia Capital. What I like about them: As cloud adoption barriers… Read more →

Startups shaking things up this week — Google Glass competitor, Big Data

Published by Jeff Vance on May 1, 2013 | 2 Responses

8 Upcoming Social Networks you Can’t Miss I just wrote a roundup of hot Social Media startups for CIO and looked at 50+ contenders in the process. A few of these I’ve seen, but a few are new to me. The social media landscape is such a land grab right now that there’s no way to keep up. Frankly, a… Read more →

Startup Spotlight: BetterCloud Brings IT Control to Google Apps

Published by Jeff Vance on April 26, 2013 | Leave a response

Startup: BetterCloud What they do: Provide a cloud management and security tool for Google Apps. Headquarters: New York, NY CEO: David Politis, who was previously SVP of SMB Solutions for Cloud Sherpas. Founded: 2011 Funding: In January 2013, BetterCloud closed a $5.05 million Series A round of funding from Flybridge Capital Partners, Greycroft Partners and TriBeCa Venture Partners, bringing total… Read more →

Startup Spotlight: Will MapR’s Big Data Platform Push Hadoop towards Maturity?

Published by Jeff Vance on April 11, 2013 | Leave a response

To prime the pump for my upcoming Hadoop Startups roundup for Datamation, today I’m digging into one of the contenders for that roundup, MapR Technologies. Hadoop is getting a lot of ink these days, and MapR believes that it can help push it into broader acceptance in the enterprise. Startup: MapR Technologies What they do: Provide a Hadoop/NoSQL Big Data… Read more →

Startup Spotlight: SWARM Mobile Brings Analytics to Brick-and-Mortar Retailers

Published by Jeff Vance on March 27, 2013 | Leave a response

Startup: SWARM Mobile Founded: 2012 Headquarters: San Francisco, CA CEO: Rudd Davis, who previously founded BNQT Media Group, an online sports property, which was sold to USA TODAY in 2008. After selling BNQT, Rudd led business development and oversaw the digital transformation of USA TODAY and ultimately took over their Travel Media Group. Funding: $1 million in angel funding. What… Read more →

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Upcoming CIO story: Hot Social Media Startups to Watch

Published by Jeff Vance on February 28, 2013 | Leave a response

Building on the success of my recent startup stories for CIO and Network World, my editor at CIO wants me to write a startup story about social media, “10 Social Media Startups to Watch.” I’ve include a questionnaire below, but you can also enter a nomination by visiting my Recommend a Startup page and filling out the form. This is… Read more →

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