Internet News 08MAR17

Startups:

• Localytics – Localytics is the leading mobile engagement platform. They give companies the insights and tools they need to improve their mobile app acquisition, engagement and retention efforts.
• Gobi – A communication app that lets you connect with your community. Share moments in collaborative stories. Create private groups with friends. Join public groups of your interest.
• Virta – Virta is an online specialty medical clinic that reverses type 2 diabetes without medications or surgery. Virta remote monitor everything you eat and suggest accordingly.
• KFit- KFit gets you into the best fitness studios, classes and gyms in your city. Get access to unlimited group fitness classes and activities with just one monthly membership. Transform your workouts.Never get bored. Discover new ways to move.
• Wheelys – An all-in-one coffee cart, packed with all you need to make $$$ selling coffee from a coffee bike. Wheelys Inc is a chain of mobile cafés and shops that enables small people to start their own businesses.
• Wrapify – The world’s first crowdsourced advertising platform that allows marketers and advertisers to create, manage and scale advertising campaigns on consumer vehicles.
• Tylko – A platform for The Best Shelf for Modern Interior. The perfectly-fitted, long-lasting shelf at a fair price. Free delivery and no-questions asked returns for 100 days.
• Indigo Fair – Indigo Fair is on a mission to revolutionize the way retailers shop for their stores. They take all the pain out of buying for store owners. Retailers can come to Indigo Fair to find unique and exciting products from hundreds of makers all in one place.
• Spacer – Self storage marketplace – Save upto 50% renting storage space in your neighbourhood. Storage for your boat, caravan, car or household items locally across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and throughout Australia.

Updates:

• Tinder – Tinder launches Tinder Select, a members-only version of the app.
• Instagram – Instagram Stories launches geostickers.
• Amazon – Amazon Prime launches in Mexico.
• WordPress – WordPress.com now lets you write and collaborate in Google Docs.
• Twitter – Twitter’s Moments get their own analytics.

Mergers, Acquisitions & Investments:

• Amazon AWS – Amazon’s AWS acquired meeting productivity startup Do to expand Chime.
• Localytics – Boston-based Localytics, a mobile engagement platform, acquires Berlin’s Tapglue.
• Gobi – Gobi raises $500K to take on Snapchat live Stories feature.
• Kfit – KFit buys Groupon Singapore to continue its pivot to e-commerce.
• Google – Google is acquiring data science community Kaggle.
• Instacart – Instacart raises $400 million at a $3.4 billion valuation to deliver groceries on-demand
• Wrapify – Wrapify raises $3M from Avery Dennison to pay you to wrap your car in ads.
• Spacer – Spacer acquires Roost to grow its peer-to-peer parking empire.

Quick Highlights:

• Microsoft – Microsoft is closing the social network so.cl.
• Uber – Uber CEO Travis Kalanick is looking for a COO.
• CNN – CNN launches dedicated virtual reality journalism unit.
• Pinterest – Pinterest brings its visual search technology to the web.
• BritBox – British TV streaming service BritBox launches in U.S.
• Facebook – Facebook is making its cross-device Atlas data available to more advertisers.
• Google AMP – Google-led Accelerated Mobile Pages project expands in Asia, with support from Baidu.