Entries tagged "Betaworks"

Google has a problem, say search pros at Betaday

'Google has a problem, and it's not a technical problem,' said serial entrepreneur Keith Teare on a panel about real-time search at Betaday, an annual event hosted by Betaworks for its portfolio companies.

Real-time search brimming with deals

Twitter's deals with Microsoft and Google provide more proof that real-time search is hot. The Deal expects to see more deals involving search engines, real-time data and other content.

OneRiot finds $7M Series C

Real-time search engine OneRiot finds $7 million in a Series C that provides the latest sign that the real-time Web is heating up.

First Round hires nextNY's Charlie O'Donnell

Path101.com co-founder and nextNY founder Charlie O'Donnell joins First Round Capital as entrepreneur in residence as the firm expands its New York presence.

Betaworks' Borthwick on the Web of Things

The Web of Things is next, says John Borthwick, co-founder of New York's innovative Betaworks incubator and one of the first people to understand the power of the real-time Web.

Angel Ron Conway blesses real-time Web

Venerable Silicon Valley angel investor Ron Conway is focusing primarily on real-time data companies, like Twitter. His SV Angel LLC expects to invest in 50 companies over the next 18 months.

Twitter latest to go local, following M&A flurry

This has been the summer of location. AOL bought two hyper-local services, and MSNBC bought one. Now Twitter says it will add location detection to its popular service.

Twitter under attack from some developers too

While Twitter defends itself against another service attack on Tuesday, it's also taking hits from some developers who say the microblogging service plays favorites.

RRE's Jim Robinson on IPO-ready companies

In The Deal's new Behind the Money series on IPOs, shot on location at the NYSE Euronext, RRE Ventures' Jim Robinson IV talks about the high concentration of companies ready to go public.

Jeff Pulver on Twitter and the 'state of now'

140 Characters Conference organizer and Twitter investor Jeff Pulver tells The Deal why he thinks the 'state of now' matters in this episode of our Behind the Money online video show.

Calacanis: Wales a 'poser,' not an entrepreneur

Jason Calacanis blasts Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales for giving up on Wales' 'Google-killer' search business. Fight and fight and fight, Calacanis urges entrepreneurs in The Deal's Behind the Money video.

UserVoice raises $800K, led by Baseline Ventures

Ron Conway's Baseline Ventures, Founders Fund, Betaworks and Howard Lindzon are all backing UserVoice, which helps companies get customer feedback.

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