Sculpteo, the 3D printing service, recently unveiled an app that allows you to design 3D objects, upload the design to the cloud, and then receive a ceramic creation of the design in…
Bessemer Leads $6 Million Investment in Piazza’s Q&A Educational Forum
Piazza, a question and answer sharing platform for students and professors, recently landed $6 million in Series A funding, led by Bessemer Venture Partners with participation from Kapor Capital and Felice Ventures.…
ThreatMetrix Acquires TrustDefender to Fraud-Proof the Cloud
As companies move data from behind firewalls and into the cloud and employees increasingly use their own mobile devices to access that data, security must adapt to meet the demands of a…
Synchronoss Acquires Miyowa, the Mobile Social Network Maker, for Up to $59 M
Automation software provider Synchronoss bought Miyowa, a mobile social network maker, $45.5 million in cash, plus earn outs of up to $13.5 million if performance targets are met over the next several…
Microsoft Awarded Patent for Walking Directions that Avoid Crime and the Cold
Microsoft was recently awarded a patent designed to provide walking directions that not only avoid crime ridden neighborhoods, but windy breezeways to boot. First discovered by Geekwire, the “Pedestrian route production” patent…