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There Just Might Be A Fitbit For Dogs
The Austin-based startup DogTelligent wants to make smart-dog collars that would use Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and your cellphone to track your dog's every movement. The company is looking to finance the project on Indigogo. [DogTelligent Looks To Fund Fitbit For Dogs: Texas Tech Pulse]
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The Battle Of The E-Commerce Startups: Bigcommerce Buying Austin Startup
Austin-based Bigcommerce is buying the startup Zing. The move is expected to help bring Bigcommerce's software off the web and into brick-and-mortar operations as well. Bigcommerce is currently in heated competition with Shopify. [Built In Austin]
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Spredfast and Pinterest Sync Up
You can now sync your Spredfast account to your Pinterest account. The connection will give users access to content publishing tools and analytics – you’ll even be able to schedule Pins. [Spredfast Develops New Tools to Deliver Success for Brands on Pinterest: Business Wire]
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Radio Personality Behind 'J.B. In The Morning' Gets $2M In Funding For Clever App
The app, called Ferris, allows users to create and edit videos taken on a smartphone. The real game-changer, however, is that the app also allows you to invite others to add their clips to your video -- thus allowing a video to go viral. What's more, one of the founders of the company is none other than J.B. from J.B. in the Morning. [Built In Austin]
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HomeAway Executive Staff Experiencing Massive Shakeup
The vacation rental marketplace HomeAway is shifting around their executive staff – in a major way. Some are said to be resigning, and other are getting new jobs in a major realignment of the company’s leadership structure. The CEO will become the President, the CPO will become the COO and so on. [HomeAway Shakes Up Executive Staff, Texas Tech Pulse]
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Your hometown newspaper is broke, but the newspaper of the Web just raised $10M
The Daily Dot, purveyors of all things cool on the web, raised $10 million in private funding from an unnamed source. The company plans on using the cash to expand hiring, develop more content and help build out the company’s in-house creative agency. [Built In Austin]
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Datical Raises More Money
The software maker Datical has raised $2.5 million in funding, bringing the company’s Series A to $5.9 million. The company makes tools that help companies manage databases. The funding is going to be used to expand product development and marketing. [Datical Snags $2.25 Million More in Funding, Silicon Hills News]
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