Tinder Explores Video, Acquires Video Startup Wheel
Tinder announced an agreement to acquire Snapchat-style video startup Wheel.
Tinder announced an agreement to acquire Snapchat-style video startup Wheel.
As part of an effort to boost the beacon market, Norwegian startup Unacast announced a US$5 million Series A financing round, with European VC firm Open Ocean Capital leading the round. VC firm Investinor co-lead the round.The funding brings the company’s total funding to US$6.6 million. Investment will be used to maintain the #1 position as the maturing proximity industry grows to 400 million sensors in the next years.
Portada sat down with Sergio Carrera, former general manager for US operations at Editorial Televisa, about his new venture Waleteros.com, a pre-paid debit card with services that could be game-changing for the large amount of underbanked Latinos in the United States.
Undertone, a company that creates digital advertising solutions for brands, has announced the acquisition of argentinian Sparkflow, an all-in-one platform for cross-screen rich media advertising. The transaction accelerates Undertone’s core capability of bringing unique, high impact formats to market and simplifies the process of building cross-screen advertisements, opening up new creative possibilities for marketers and agencies.The acquisition signifies Cygnus Capital, venture capital firm focused on digital economy, first important achievement.