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January 26, 2012 - HelloWallet, a provider of personalized financial guidance, today announced it has secured $12 million in Series B funding. Chicago-based Morningstar, Inc. invested $6.75 million and DC-based TD Fund (TDF) invested $4 million. Existing investors and new investors also participated in the round.
January 17--ePals Corporation (TSX-V: SLN), an education media company and leading safe social learning network, and the Smithsonian’s Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation are happy to announce the 15 student winners of their international K-12 Invention Challenge.
January 17, 2012—Washington, DC —Today, FedBid, Inc., which operates the FedBid online marketplace at www.FedBid.com, announced that it has received the first investment made by the Revolution Growth fund, which was launched in December 2011 by Steve Case, Ted Leonsis and Donn Davis. Revolution Growth is now the largest investor in FedBid.
January 12, 2012--Clearspring, provider of the largest platform for sharing online content, AddThis, announced today that it has brought on industry vet Lee Hoffman as senior vice president of sales.
January 9, 2012--BrainScope® Company, Inc. today announced the addition of Daniel J. Moore, President and CEO of Cyberonics (NASDAQ: CYBX) as a member of its Board of Directors, and Bill Koppes, Vice President, Commercial Product Development and Manufacturing, to its management team.
January 6, 2012 — Extend Health, Inc. today announced that it has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed initial public offering of its common stock
January 6, 2011 — LivingSocial today announced the winners of its second annual Dealie Awards. LivingSocial's salute to those who live socially, the 2011 Dealie Awards recognize those merchants whose offers most delighted our members throughout the year.
January 2011 - Miraval Resort & Spa and Hay House USA announce the much-anticipated release of the resort & spa’s first cookbook, Mindful Eating (Hay House, May 2012). The cookbook represents the number one guest-requested amenity at the acclaimed property.
January 4, 2012 -- Zipcar, Inc. (Nasdaq: ZIP), the world's leading car sharing network, today announced a relationship with Barclays Capital under which Zipcar has issued a new series of variable funding notes pursuant to its asset backed securitization (ABS) facility in the principal amount of up to $50 million, increasing the total availability of ABS funding lines to $100 million. The terms of the new series of ABS notes represent a modest improvement on the terms of the currently outstanding series of ABS notes.
December 21, 2011- LivingSocial, the online and mobile source for great values, today announced the creation of Hungry Academy – an intensive boot camp program that will provide up to two dozen dedicated people with the programming skills necessary to not just create software, but also build successful consumer and merchant products.
December 20, 2011 — As part of their charitable mission to give away 1 free subscription for every 5 sold, online financial guidance company HelloWallet announced today that they have donated 20,000 free subscriptions to community organizations that serve families in need across the country in 2011 and that they will give away more than 40,000 in 2012 based on the deals they have recently signed. HelloWallet finds families in need through partnerships with nonprofit organizations Emerging Markets, One Economy, and Co-Opportunity, along with numerous others.
December 20, 2011 -- LivingSocial today announced the addition of 15 new markets to its roster, making finding new favorites and saving a bundle easier than ever. Families across eight new markets now have access to LivingSocial's great families deals each week, while residents and visitors in seven additional markets can now more easily explore new neighborhoods through LivingSocial's daily deals.