955 Dreams Inc.

http://www.955dreams.com/

Last activity: 18.04.2013

Probably Closed

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Overview

Location

United States, California, Livermore

Employees

11-50

Total raised

$3.25M

Founded date

2010

Funding Rounds 1

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Mentions in press and media 17

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Mar 5, 2013	Score Tickets To Free, Paid And Even Sold-Out Events With Applauze By Band Of The Day’s 955 Dreams	Answering “What should I do this weekend?” just got a whole lot easier. 955 Dreams is following up its hit Band Of The Day with the launch of Applauze. The app helps you discover nearby events, then RSVP or buy tickets even if they’re sold ...
Jun 19, 2012	Mobile Ads Are An Ugly Nightmare. 955 Dreams…Of A World Where They’re Beautiful	“I don’t want to talk about whether ads are good or bad. I just want to make good ads. Good for apps, good for users.” That’s from Kiran Belubbi, founder and CEO of 955 Dreams which today added the most gorgeous mobile ads I’ve ever seen to...
Jan 26, 2012	955 Dreams closes $3.25M seed round	955 Dreams, the next-generation mobile publishing company, raises $3.25M seed round from 500 Startups, m8 Capital, Kapor Capital, Felicis Ventures, and CrunchFund. Mountain View, CA: January 26th, 2012 955 Dreams Inc., a next generation mob...
Jan 26, 2012	“Dreamy” mobile startup closes “hefty” $3.25M seed round	We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today! 955 Dreams, a mobile publishing startup, has seal...
Jan 26, 2012	955 Dreams Raises $3.25 Million Seed Round, Launches “Band Of The Day” On iPad	955 Dreams, the startup behind Apple’s iPhone App of the Year Runner Up “Band of the Day,” is today releasing the new tablet-optimized version of the app for the iPad. In addition, the company announced it has closed on a $3.25 million roun...
Jan 26, 2012	955 Dreams Closes $3.25M Seed Funding	955 Dreams Inc., a Mountain View, CA-based mobile publishing company, has closed a $3.25m seed funding. The round was led by 500 Startups, and m8 Capital, with participation from Kapor Capital, Felicis Ventures, and CrunchFund. The company ...
Sep 16, 2011	955 Dreams Brings Elegance, Disruption To Music Discovery With Band Of The Day	955 Dreams is on a roll. They’ve released five iOS apps so far, and all five have been featured by Apple as an “App of the Week”. Band of the Day is the latest one, earning the distinction this week. And the app earns the title. I’ve been t...
May 3, 2011	955 Dreams Set To Rock The iPad Again With "On The Way To Woodstock"	A couple months ago, we noted that a company called 955 Dreams was playing the iPad like jazz with their hot app, The History of Jazz. Now they’re back again with another musically-themed iPad app. And it’s far out, man. On The Way To Woods...
Apr 8, 2011	The Seven Most Interesting Startups At 500 Startups Demo Day (TCTV)	500 Startups first Demo Day sprint is over and people are trickling out their rankings lists of the 23 startups, or “little monsters” as co-founder Dave McClure calls them. McClure, with a background in marketing, has a unique curator’s eye...
Apr 7, 2011	Two Days in Silicon Valley: An inside look at 23 startups from Dave McClure’s Demo Days	I’ve been thinking a lot about passion lately — passion for ideas, teams, the shared pursuit of common goals. More and more, I believe passion is the critical differentiator between really good, and great, teams. And, at the end of the day,...
Apr 6, 2011	22 startups debut at 500 Startups Demo Day	Startups for students to startups for moms, social to commerce to visual to mobile: it's all here Today and tomorrow, 500 Startups is hosting its spring demo days, where all eyes are on 22 just-now-launching or soon-to-be-launching startups...
Mar 5, 2011	955 Dreams Plays The iPad Like Jazz	“The shallow experience for a user has to be very interesting. The deep experiences have to be profound.” That statement, which is profound itself, is how 955 Dreams co-founder Kiran Bellubbi approaches app creation. And so far, that approa...
Feb 10, 2011	500 Startups Announces First Class Of New Incubator Program	Six months ago 500 Startups, the angel fund headed by Dave McClure, started investing in dozens of startups — they’re now up to around 90 investments. And today the fund is announcing an incubator program similar in many ways to Y Combinato...
Feb 10, 2011	Dave McClure’s 500 Startups opens an incubator	Updated with the complete list of companies 500 Startups, the early-stage firm founded by iconoclastic investor Dave McClure, is getting into the startup incubation business with its new 500 Startups Accelerator. Incubators, where young com...
Feb 10, 2011	488 To Go? Dave McClure’s 500 Startups Unveils New Incubator with 12 Startups	Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints 500 Startups, the early stage investment fund founded by PayPal alum and startup guru Dave McClure, today took the wraps off its long-rumored Mountain View, CA-based startup a...
	Applauze and the New App-Commerce	Applauze Founder Kiran Bellubbi’s take on Mobile UX is, “Your first experience has to be efficient, the second one useful and third one profound.” Our first experience with Applauze (in July 2013) simply blew us away: Our second experienc...

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FAQ about 955 Dreams Inc.

When was 955 Dreams Inc. founded?

955 Dreams Inc. was founded in 2010.

How much funding has 955 Dreams Inc. raised?

955 Dreams Inc. has raised $3.25M in total across 1 funding round.

What has the press written about 955 Dreams Inc.?

Parsers VC has collected 17 articles mentioning 955 Dreams Inc., among them “Score Tickets To Free, Paid And Even Sold-Out Events With Applauze By Band Of The Day’s 955 Dreams” (Mar 5, 2013) and “Mobile Ads Are An Ugly Nightmare. 955 Dreams…Of A World Where They’re Beautiful” (Jun 19, 2012).

Is 955 Dreams Inc. still active?

955 Dreams Inc. is probably closed: its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Apr 18, 2013.