Categorie: sonar

Social Discovery App Sonar Gets New Investment From Bing Fund, Announces It Via Vine

Bing, Fundings & Exits, mobile, social, sonar, Startups, TC

sonar-bingSonar, a social discovery service (and TechCrunch Disrupt alumni) which was among the top apps at last year’s SXSW in Austin, is today announcing new investment from  Bing Fund. This angel fund and incubator program from Microsoft was publicly revealed this summer, allowing Microsoft to partner with entrepreneurs, which can then receive subsidies to use Bing APIs in their applications, as well as access the technologies developed by Microsoft Research.

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Bizzabo Secures $1.5 Million To Ramp Up Its Social Conference App

apps, Ban.jo, Bizzabo, crowdvine, Europe, Eventasaur, Fundings & Exits, Highlig.ht, intro, Lanyrd, mobile, Oleapark, Omyconf, presdo, Schmooze, Shpare, social, sonar, Startups, TC

Screen Shot 2012-07-31 at 12.56.47Bizzabo, which provides a free self-service platform for event/conference organisers and a free app for attendees on iPhone and Android, has secured $1.5 million in funding to open a U.S. presence, hire and expand. Investors include Israeli figures such as Kaedan Capital Group; Gigi Levy; Prof. Yair Tauman; the AfterDox angels group and additional American and European angel investors. Pre-seed round investors (all Angels) also participated in the current round.

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From Disrupt Battlefield Runner-Up To Veterans Of Proximity-Based Social, Sonar Tells All

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sonarlogoMy first-ever Disrupt was a year ago, almost exactly. I had just started working for TechCrunch and Disrupt NYC 2011 was my initiation, of sorts. I had heard of Disrupt before — but witnessing the Battlefield first-hand, from the front row no less, is a totally different beast.

Every uncertain moment or slip-up during a presentation left me worried, and each triumphant joke or wondrous moment made me clap as loud as the folks in the back. Looking back on that time, a handful of startups are still locked safely away in my memory, the most prominent of all being Sonar.

That’s because the second I heard the concept, I knew it would be a big deal. Considering a host of new apps on the market that do similar things, like Highlight and Crowded Room, I was right. But as Disrupt NYC 2012 (tickets here) draws nigh, I couldn’t help but wonder what life has been like for Brett Martin and his social proximity company since launching on the main stage just a year ago.

I set out on a mission to find out the answer, and Brett Martin was kind enough to oblige.

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Just In Time For SXSW, Social Discovery Service Sonar Arrives On Android

apps, recommendations, social, social discovery, sonar, Startups, TC

droid-peopleSocial discovery service (and TechCrunch Disrupt alumni) Sonar has some big news today, and just in time for SXSW: it’s arriving on Android. According to founder Brett Martin, support for the Android platform has long been users’ most frequent request for the service.

But that’s not the only thing that’s new. Along with the Android launch, the company is also making a slight, but important shift, in terms of how it will show its users recommended people nearby.

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Just In Time For SXSW, Social Discovery Service Sonar Arrives On Android

apps, recommendations, social, social discovery, sonar, Startups, SXSW2012, TC

droid-peopleSocial discovery service (and TechCrunch Disrupt alumni) Sonar has some big news today, and just in time for SXSW: it’s arriving on Android. According to founder Brett Martin, support for the Android platform has long been users’ most frequent request for the service.

But that’s not the only thing that’s new. Along with the Android launch, the company is also making a slight, but important shift, in terms of how it will show its users recommended people nearby.

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