Groupon was started to make it easier for people to enjoy the great things in their community. Each day, Groupon features something cool to do at an unbeatable price. It offers these daily deals through the power of collective buying. The deals are localized by city---there's a different Groupon site in different major markets around the country. They do everything they can to offer a "too good to be true" experience from the moment you buy a Groupon to the day you use it.
Echo Global Logistics is a leading provider of technology-enabled business process outsourcing, serving the transportation and logistics needs of its clients. Echo's proprietary web-based technology, dedicated service teams and robust procurement power enables its clients to see significant transportation savings while receiving best-in-class service.
MediaBank was founded on a single principle – data should be easy to use. Valuable information was once locked in a complex system only able to be extracted through hours of laborious manual input, but MediaBank knows there must be a better way to buy and understand advertising. MediaBank is an industry leader committed to combining the latest technologies and media applications for enhanced functionality. MediaBank has been and remains at the forefront of the move to electronic media procurement and management, offering leading-edge industry tools that streamline purchasing and allow for advanced analytics.
Sprout Social allows businesses to efficiently and effectively manage & grow their social presence across channels and turn social connections into loyal customers. The web application integrates with Twitter, Facebook Pages, Yelp, LinkedIn, FourSquare and other networks where consumers are engaging with businesses and brands. In addition to communication tools, Sprout Social offers contact management, competitive insight, lead generation, analytics and more – all in a package that’s intuitive and easy to use.
Where I've Been is a leading travel social network, dedicated to enabling members to chart their past, present and future travel plans while discovering destinations for their next adventure. Launched in 2007, Where I've Been has quickly grown to more than 9 million registered users who have contributed nearly a half a billion global travel intents via Where I've Been's innovative, interactive map. Where I've Been's destination site and platform have been built around its proprietary back-end software, which allows users not only to capture their travel history and intentions, but also to share their maps and profile with their social networks.
Poggled is a social utility focused around providing people with similar tastes a great value and a great time at local bars. Consumers benefit by leveraging Poggled's negotiated deals to find destinations where a great time is all but guaranteed. Bars and brands benefit by having access to Poggled's business intelligence and marketing services.
InnerWorkings is a leading global provider of managed print and promotional solutions. With proprietary technology, an extensive supplier network and domain expertise, InnerWorkings procures, manages and delivers print and promotional products to companies across a wide range of industries. The more than 8,000 suppliers in InnerWorkings' network have been selected among thousands more potential suppliers worldwide – based on their ability to effectively serve InnerWorkings' clients on the criteria of price, service and overall quality. Drawing on the expertise of this certified supplier network makes InnerWorkings' solutions far more effective than traditional methods and enables them to fulfill up to 100% of the print and promotional procurement needs of their clients.
Watermelon Express ('WMX') is the world's first cross-platform interactive educational application publishing platform. WMX's content-agnostic publishing solution delivers interactive, social and adaptive educational apps on smart phones (iPhone, Android), tablets (iPad, Kindle), desktop (Windows, Mac) and web. Watermelon Express partners with some of the biggest educational publishers and creates an interactive learning experience around the content in form of apps. Apps are available for standardized tests including GRE, GMAT, LSAT, MCAT, SAT, CFA and K-12 subjects such as Algebra and Organic Chemistry.
Betterfly matches people who want to learn, look and feel better with the people - not companies - who can help them. Conceived as a solution to the frustrations people experience when trying to find the right tutors, coaches, stylist, etc., Betterfly is the first website of its kind to focus solely on individuals. The Betterfly platform allows service providers to create customizable and robust mini-websites where they can showcase their qualifications and services, provide real-time availability and set pricing options. Users can then easily browse and compare Betterists in over 1,000 different services and book appointments directly on the site.
Pawngo was created to offer a fast, secure & online alternative to the traditional brick and mortar pawn shop. It provides a user-friendly web-based service for people to get cash fast in times of need. Users submit their valuables as collateral and receive a private loan based on real time pricing data. Pawngo prides itself on being the most reliable and convenient web based platform for getting consumers the cash they need.
60mo allows small businesses to track income, monitor spending, create and stick to a budget, and forecast for the future. With 60mo you'll get a financial dashboard, forecasting software tool, and a budgeting software tool rolled into one. 60mo demystifies the process of managing your business by providing nearly real-time integrations with your bank account and credits cards, automatically categorizing transactions that you import, and reconciling them with your accounting software's data. 60mo's proprietary forecasting engine allows you to create a custom set of projections for your financial dashboard.
Chicago-based Fooda is America's premier provider of services to captive audiences. Fooda has a large network of top local businesses and provides its services to groups such as schools, corporations, organizations, and residential communities. Fooda provides its services via on-site locations as well as mobile and web-based technology.
Zaarly is a proximity based, real-time buyer powered market. Buyers make an offer for an immediate need and sellers cash in on an infinite marketplace for items and services they never knew were for sale.
Qwiki was co-founded by entrepreneur Doug Imbruce and Internet industry pioneer Dr. Louis Monier (founder of AltaVista). The company’s technology transforms data into interactive, rich media narratives, delivering an "information experience.” Qwiki debuted in September 2010 at the TechCrunch Disrupt Conference, where it won the TechCrunch Disrupt Cup.
DoubleDutch provides location-based networking & discovery enterprise applications that connect employees, customers, and communities. Some of the Company’s clients include Cisco, HP, GQ, TED, Universal Music Group, and Arizona State University.
DealsGoRound is the world's first secondary marketplace for the daily deal industry. DealsGoRound brings together savvy spenders in cities across the US and Canada to re-sell and buy past daily deals. The web and mobile applications empower consumers with flexibility and security in their daily deal purchases, while also providing the opportunity to seize missed savings opportunities