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Start-up Raises $2 Million For Cloud-Powered VR / AR

By Daniel Laury | Portfolio Companies, portfolio company news, Virtual Reality | Comments are Closed | 24 November, 2017 | 0

Original Source: http://bit.ly/2jk9Bl1   November 21st, 2017 – 10:10am By Alexander Jones, Intern Staff Writer Californian tech start-up, GridRaster, has raised $2 million to progress development of its cloud-powered VR / AR solution. The funding comes from venture capital firms, including Unshackled Ventures, Lumia Capital, and NexStar Partners. GridRaster claims that its cloud computing optimization can render mobile VR and ARRead more

New app gives users access to hot events for free

By Daniel Laury | Portfolio Companies, portfolio company news, Uncategorized | Comments are Closed | 11 November, 2017 | 0

Original Source: http://bit.ly/2zAuq3l By: Zohreen Adamjee  POSTED: NOV 09 2017 08:20PM PST (FOX 11) – No reservation, no problem! There’s a new app out where you can get paid to party. On a Friday night they lined up for exclusive access to a top Hollywood dance class and competition through the app “Surkus.” No wait list…and instead of paying $55 forRead more

Sisense is a Visionary in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for BI and Analytics

By Daniel Laury | Big Data, Portfolio Companies, portfolio company news | Comments are Closed | 31 October, 2017 | 0

Original Source: http://bit.ly/2zalEuR “Net new buying in the market is being dominated by vendors that are focused on agility and ease of use for business users coupled with the ability to govern deployments and promote the responsible creation, distribution and use of analytic content created within the platform.” Gartner’s Magic Quadrant report on Business Intelligence andRead more

GridRaster gets seed funds from Exfinity, other VCs

By Daniel Laury | Portfolio Companies, portfolio company news, Virtual Reality | Comments are Closed | 10 October, 2017 | 0

Original Source: http://bit.ly/2wLWUVp Virtual reality start-up GridRaster will use the funds for product development and marketing Salman S.H. GridRaster is currently working with a select group of clients including Osterhout Design Group, Steel Wool Studios, telecom firms and other firms in industrial, aerospace, automotive and retail sectors. Bengaluru: GridRaster Inc. has raised $2 million in seed fundingRead more

See the cool kids lined up outside that new restaurant? This app pays them to stand there.

By Daniel Laury | Portfolio Companies, portfolio company news | Comments are Closed | 17 August, 2017 | 0

Original Source: http://wapo.st/2whg3kQ By Peter Holley August 16 at 2:43 PM A recent Surkus event in Los Angeles draws a crowd eager to sample food and mingle. (Surkus) Pretend for a moment that you’re walking through your neighborhood and notice a line of people wrapped around the block outside a newly opened restaurant. Local food bloggers haven’t written aboutRead more

Six Real-Life Scenarios In Which You May Actually Need Surkus

By Daniel Laury | Portfolio Companies, portfolio company news, tech news | Comments are Closed | 10 August, 2017 | 0

Original Source: http://bit.ly/2utuluZ The App That Lets You Hire Party Guests BY HADLEY TOMICKI · AUGUST 08, 2017 Surkus is a new app that allows you to hire people to fill a room. The idea is that you’ve got a party or event and want it to be attended with guests of a certain type. So Surkus allows you toRead more

Need Models for Your Party? There’s an App for That

By Daniel Laury | Portfolio Companies, portfolio company news, tech news | Comments are Closed | 10 August, 2017 | 0

Original Source: http://nyti.ms/2ut2lYj By BEN WIDDICOMBE AUG. 4, 2017 When the vibrating yoga pants were switched on, the party perked up considerably. “Oh, I like this,” said Briana Siaca, facing the floor in a downward dog pose, as electronic sensors pulsed along her legs. Ms. Siaca, 23, a two-time Miss New York runner-up with more thanRead more

Surkus, the app that pays you to party

By Daniel Laury | Portfolio Companies, portfolio company news | Comments are Closed | 14 July, 2017 | 0

Original Source: http://bit.ly/2sYGbfY Drinks are expensive, right? What if you were getting paid to buy those drinks? By Kimberly M. Aquilina Published : July 13, 2017 | Updated : July 13, 2017 Partying might not be the career your parents hoped you would have, but you might be able to earn a few bucks! Photo: Surkus NoRead more

Sisense is Named to Annual Forbes 2017 Cloud 100 List for the Second Consecutive Year

By Daniel Laury | Big Data, Portfolio Companies, portfolio company news | Comments are Closed | 13 July, 2017 | 0

Original Source: http://bit.ly/2sRRXIL July 11, 2017 12:16 PM Eastern Daylight Time NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sisense, disrupting the BI market by simplifying business analytics for complex data, is named to the Forbes 2017 Cloud 100 list, the definitive list of the top 100 private cloud companies in the world, published by Forbes in collaboration with Bessemer Venture Partners.Read more

Global Trust Group Leads Series A Investment Round for SURKUS

By Daniel Laury | Deals, Portfolio Companies, portfolio company news, tech news, Venture Capital | Comments are Closed | 13 June, 2017 | 0

Original Source: http://bit.ly/2rerPac LOS ANGELES – June 12, 2017 – PRLog — Surkus Inc. (www.Surkus.com) lead investor Global Trust Group (www.GlobalTrustGroup.com) is joined by CUI, EverBright Financial Group, Nan Fung Group, Opus Financial Group, NetEase Venture Fund, Head & Shoulders Financial Group and other investors in funding the Series A investment round for Surkus Inc. SurkusRead more

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