Rebecca Grant
VentureBeat
New York, NY, United States
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Bitcoin for idiots: An introductory guide
Drama, greed, controversy, conspiracy, crime, risk, theft, speculation, wealth -- such was the bitcoin in 2013. But what's really behind all the hype? Let's take a deep dive into the world of bitco... → Read More
Hampton Creek scoops up $23M for its incredible edible non-eggs
Hampton Creek has the audacious and just-a-little-bit crazy goal of replacing factory-farmed eggs with a plant-based alternative. The company is soaking up $23 million in new funding led by Horizon... → Read More
UrbanSitter raises $15M to help parents 'reclaim their spontaneity'
UrbanSitter, a service that connects families with qualified nannies, has raised $15 million in its second round of funding. → Read More
New digital currency has old-school backing -- from gold and silver
NoFiatCoin (XNF) is a digital currency backed by gold and silver bullion. The idea is to combine the benefits of digital currency with the relative security of precious metals. → Read More
Boxbee has a bigger, better vision for how city dwellers store their stuff
"Traditional storage is disorganized and unpleasant -- you have to own or rent a vehicle, drive to the unit, waste time finding whatever it is you are interested in, close up the unit and drive bac... → Read More
Square Cash unveils 'request' feature for collecting money over email
No longer must we operate in the realm of passive aggressive text messages and awkward conversations to get friends to pay up. → Read More
Bellabeat's device lets women track and analyze their pregnancy from home
Technology is invading our uteri, but in a good way. → Read More
Shopkick users have earned $25M in rewards, scanned 70M products, and viewed 4B offers
Shopkick is the most used real-world shopping app, with the most active users and time spent in the app per user per month. → Read More
Curious teaches you the basics of growing edible plants, Excel, and fine wine
The online marketplace for lifelong learning announced today that it has raised $15 million in its second round of funding. → Read More
Funding Daily: Happy Birthday, Darwin
Today is Charles Darwin's birthday, otherwise known as "International Darwin Day." You might be wondering how to celebrate today, as I was. → Read More
After saving people $416.5M in energy bills and 3.7B kilowatts, Opower files to go public
Opower has saved people $416.5 million on energy bills. Now the company is gearing up to stockpile some money of its own. → Read More
Whole Foods is 1 of 3 major deals Square announced in the past week
Square made a splash on Tuesday when it announced that Whole Foods would be using its iPad cash registers. Square has also signed deals with Uniqlo and Godiva. → Read More
Flickr cofounder launches 'email killer' Slack to the world
Slack emerged out of beta today and introduced a tiered pricing model. Slack is an internal communication tool for distributed teams. It aims to make people "less busy" by bringing all their commun... → Read More
FounderDating launches advisor matchmaking service for startups
Need an advisor? Search for a good match on FounderDating. → Read More
NIN Ventures publicly raising VC fund from the accredited investor 'masses'
NIN Ventures is a venture capital fund being raised and managed online. Its minimum threshold for investment is $100,000, which is significantly lower than traditional VC funds. → Read More
Cogo streams exclusive performances from celebrities raising money for good causes
Formerly known as Laffster, Cogo redesigned its platform to focus on quick fundraising campaigns and include a wider range of celebrities. For example, Jimmy Pardo, Zach Galifianakis, Jon Hamm and ... → Read More
iCitizen aims to strengthen American democracy with a mobile app
iCitizen has raised $3.3 million for its mobile app that tracks and monitors relevant information about elected officials, hot topics, and votes. → Read More
Leaning in: Levo League nabs $7M to grow its 'career cockpit' for women
"It's one thing to see numbers on a piece of paper: about retention, the wage gap, women asking for fewer promotions at work -- it's another completely to join the workforce and experience them." → Read More
And the winners are… Check out the victors from the Crunchies 2013!
20 categories, 20 winners. Congratulations, a weird monkey trophy is now yours. → Read More
NoWait lets you join restaurant wait lists from your phone
NoWait is rolling out its consumer app nationwide. The company has seated more than 29 million diners to date and claims that it reduces wait time from 90 minutes to 5 minutes. → Read More