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| Jul 29, 2009 | SugarSync extends backup/sync/share service to Android, eyes netbook market | We’ve written before about Sharpcast and its creation, the SugarSync system that let users backup, sync, and share files from their computers and smartphones. VentureBeat writer Anthony Ha called it “the simplest and most usable sync servic... |
| Jul 29, 2009 | SugarSync extends backup/sync/share service to Android, eyes netbook market | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
We’ve written before about Sharpcast and its creation, the SugarSync system that let users backup, sync, and share files from their com... |
| Jan 15, 2009 | Sharpcast raises $10M for sync service SugarSync | Sharpcast, the maker of the SugarSync service for synchronizing your files across multiple devices, has raised a $10 million addition to its first round of funding.
I was super impressed when I tried SugarSync last March, because it was the... |
| Jan 15, 2009 | Sharpcast Raises $10 Million In Down Round For File Syncing | Sharpcast has raised a $10 million round from existing investors Sigma Partners, Draper Fisher Jurvetson and Selby Venture. This brings the total raised to $26.5 million. The round is described as a “Series AA,” which implies that it was do... |
| Mar 26, 2008 | BeInSync Acquired by Phoenix Technologies for $25M | BeInSync, an Israeli startup that provides software for the synchronization of files across computers and access them while on the road, has been acquired by Phoenix Technologies for an undisclosed amount (first reported here in Hebrew), al... |
| Mar 21, 2008 | SugarSync File Syncing Platform Launches – 50% for 2 Years for RWW Readers | In January, ReadWriteWeb brought you an exclusive look at SugarSync, the long awaited file syncing utility from Sharpcast, our 2006 Most Promising Web LittleCo. SugarSync is a software program that syncs files across multiple systems — i.e.... |
| Mar 19, 2008 | Sharpcast (Finally) Releases SugarSync for Synchronization of Data Across Devices | Sharpcast has been holding their heads down over the last four years working on a technology that promises to solve a basic need: that of accessing your files no matter which device you’re currently using.
Today Sharpcast finally takes the ... |
| Mar 11, 2008 | DropBox makes online file storage and sharing more simple | updated
DropBox, a Silicon Valley company that is trying to make online file storage and sharing more simple, has come of out of secret testing and is sending out invites for people to use it.
We’ve seen DropBox in use, and it’s a solid pro... |
| Jan 19, 2008 | Weekly Wrapup, 14-18 Jan 2008 | Here is a summary of the week’s Web Tech action on ReadWriteWeb. For those of you reading this via our website, note that you can subscribe to the Weekly Wrapups, either via the special RSS feed or by email.
Highlights this week: we covered... |
| Jan 16, 2008 | Exclusive: Sharpcast Launches SugarSync – Full Sync Between Web, PCs & Mobile | Today Sharpcast is launching an invite-only private beta of it’s much-anticipated Project Hummingbird product, with full public launch to follow this Spring. The product has been re-named SugarSync and with it you will be able to sync and b... |
| Aug 16, 2007 | The Y Combinator List | We visited the Y Combinator demo day in Mountain View today, where 19 start-ups showed off their products to a group of investors and other entrepreneurs. The start-ups have emerged after eleven weeks of work, so these are very early-stage ... |
| May 7, 2007 | Carbonite, online backup company, raises $15M | Carbonite, a Boston, Mass. company that offers an easy online backup service to consumers and small businesses, has raised $15 million more in a second round of financing.
The round was led by Menlo Ventures, and included 3i Group and Commo... |
| Mar 13, 2007 | Spanning Sync v1.0 Launches – Apple, Google Sync | Spanning Sync v1.0, an application that provides
two-way synchronization between Google Calendar and Apple iCal, has launched after seven
months of development – including a four-month beta period. As The
Unofficial Apple Weblog noted, Span... |
| Mar 7, 2007 | Sharpcast’s vision, starts with photo sync and share | Sharpcast, a Palo Alto company, is developing one of the more enticing software products around. Today it has released a notable photo feature, that shares, syncs and backs up your photos from multiple devices.
First, some background on Sha... |
| Mar 7, 2007 | Sharpcast Expands Sync Platform With Photos v1.0 | If you work or play from multiple computing devices – laptops, desktops and/or mobile phones, Sharpcast can be a killer productivity tool and an excellent way of keeping all kinds of files syncronized. In a very basic sense, it’s like IMAP ... |
| Feb 12, 2007 | Why online backup will never be free | [Editor’s note. Terence Pua is the latest entrepreneur to enter the online backup market. We think he’s crazy, because the industry is pretty crowded. We asked him to explain why he is doing this, and to provide an overview of the sector.]
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| Nov 20, 2006 | YouSendIt and MyFabrik add to file-sharing options | YouSendIt and MyFabrik are two of the many companies that let you easily share large files, such as videos or photos. They’ve raised venture capital recently, to help them survive the throng of competitors.
Have you ever had an outgoing or ... |
| Nov 7, 2006 | Web 2.0 Summit Launchpad | Read/WriteWeb’s Web 2.0 Summit coverage sponsored by Yahoo!
The Launchpad at the Web 2.0 Summit is a popular event, the venue is
packed. 13 companies have 5 minutes each. Here are some quick
impressionistic views of how it went….
In
the cha... |
| Nov 7, 2006 | The Web 2.0 Launch Pad | Our favorite event at the Web 2.0 Summit is the Launch Pad, where 13 new start-ups launch and give a five-minute presentation.
Richard McManus has a good, succinct review of the 13 companies, so we won’t duplicate.
We weren’t that inspired ... |
| Sep 11, 2006 | Sharpcast’s Desktop/Web Synchronization – Soon For All Types Of Files | In our post entitled Webified
Desktop Apps vs Browser-based Apps, Sharpcast CEO Gibu Thomas left a comment saying that his company fulfils the ‘webified desktop’ vision:
“At Sharpcast, we believe the right user experience is something close... |
| Aug 14, 2006 | Sharpcast aims to synch all your data | Oliver at MobileCrunch has a long post today about Sharpcast, currently a photo tool that synches data effortlessly across desktop, web and mobile interfaces. Each time you log in to any device your data is synched automatically across all ... |
| Jul 3, 2006 | The Supernova 12 | Over 100 startups applied to present their companies at the TechCrunch-sponsored Connected Innovators program at the Supernova conference last week. Twelve were selected and had a chance to launch their new products to an audience of hundre... |
| May 30, 2006 | Sharpcast Opens to the Public | Silicon Valley based Sharpcast, which closed a $13.5 million round of financing in early March (and $16.5 million total over two rounds), is now open to the public. The official announcement is tomorrow – Wednesday – but the site is open no... |
| Mar 8, 2006 | Sharpcast takes $13.5 million in Funding | Sharpcast, which I wrote about briefly after seeing their product at a recent conference, announced a big round of financing today – $13.5 million from Sigma Partners, Draper Fisher Jurvetson and Selby Venture Partners. The company is based... |
| Mar 8, 2006 | Sharpcast raises $13.5M to take on Microsoft, Yahoo & others | Sharpcast helps you manage and sync your data across any device — PCs, mobile phones, and so on. The Palo Alto company has just raised $13.5 million in a second round of funding led by Sigma Partners, and joined by existing investors Draper... |
| Feb 7, 2006 | A Taste of DEMO 2006 | DEMO 2006: 70 companies gather at a hotel in Phoenix, Arizona to compete head on for our attention. $15,000 buys you 5 minutes in front of 700 people, and a chance to make history (which is not recorded real time because the wifi is crushed... |
| Feb 6, 2006 | In synch with Sharpcast | Palo Alto start-up Sharpcast has its coming out party this week at Demo. The company’s service synchs data between your desktop PCs, mobile phones and other devices.
We get the feeling this space is going to heat up this year, what with Yah... |