Hello, Brooklyn! You’ve Got Your Very Own VC Fund.
Charlie O'Donnell leaves First Round Capital and sets up shop across the bridge. (Don't worry, he'll stray out of King's County, too.)
GetGlue’s next iPad app aims to reinvent the TV guide
GetGlue announced a new $12 million round of funding Wednesday, and the company has big plans for the money: It plans to launch a new version of its iPad app in Q1 of this year that will be a personalized take on the TV Guide.
Reminder: It’s Really Easy to Pirate TV. Even Live Sports.
Today's reminder, courtesy of the NBA, the cable guys and Union Square's Fred Wilson.
SoundCloud Lands on the iPad, Waits for Other Music Services to Join It There
SoundCloud, the buzzy music-sharing service/utility, has arrived on the iPad, via a new free app. But other music services haven't found much use for the tablet so far.
Turntable Comes Clean About Funding. Next Up: Label Deals and More Users.
It's official: Turntable.fm has raised $7 million and has an iphone app. Neither of those developments are news, so let's get to the stuff that's not being talked about today, but should be.
Union Square Ventures Gives Turntable a Spin
Turntable.fm, the most-buzzed about Web music service not named Spotify, has a new high-profile backer. Next up, perhaps: Label deals.
Web Ad Pioneer Dave Morgan Adapts Simulmedia To TV’s Reality
The guy behind Tacoda and Real Media figured the TV industry was staffed by Luddites, and ready for disruption. Turns out he's the one changing plans.
Kickstarter Fesses Up: The Crowd-Sourced Funding Startup Has Funding Too
About $10 million in funding, it turns out. From some pretty high-profile folks, too: Union Square Ventures, Betaworks, and lots of angels you've heard of. For some reason, the company hasn't talked about them before. But that's over now, courtesy of a Wired profile.
Kickstarter Fesses Up: The Crowd-Sourced Funding Startup Has Funding Too
About $10 million in funding, it turns out. From some pretty high-profile folks, too: Union Square Ventures, Betaworks, and lots of angels you've heard of. For some reason, the company hasn't talked about them before. But that's over now, courtesy of a Wired profile.
Web Commenting Platform Disqus Raises $10 Million