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| Dec 22, 2015 | A Look at 9 Key Exits in DC Tech This Year | Throughout 2015, the D.C.-area — a region and business scene typically not known for providing a substantial return-on-investment (ROI) for influential tech investors — pushed well over a billion dollars into funders' pockets. But that mark... |
| Nov 19, 2015 | These 6 DC tech exits since 2014 were worth nearly $2 billion | One of the measures of a tech business community’s health is its list of recent acquisitions.
Is the ecosystem growing businesses that are attracting the interest of larger companies?
For the District, some of its biggest acquisitions have ... |
| Aug 20, 2015 | How To Run Remote Teams Effectively | Guest author Hugo Messer is the CEO of Ekipa and a global IT staffing expert.
When compared to office-dwelling counterparts, managing a remote team has always been a challenge. But at least these days, modern technology helps the cause more... |
| Jun 23, 2015 | Trustify: an Uber for private investigators | There’s an Uber for alcohol, an Uber for security, an Uber for dog-walkers, and seemingly an Uber for nearly everything. Now, there’s an Uber for private investigators, too.
Launching initially for those in Washington, D.C., Trustify is the... |
| Jun 23, 2015 | Trustify: an Uber for private investigators | 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!
There’s an Uber for alcohol, an Uber for security... |
| Nov 15, 2014 | Adding The Easy Button To Conference Calls | Isabella Chiu Contributor
Editor’s note: Isabella Chiu is a sophomore at Harvard College studying linguistics and computer science.
We’ve all experienced the painful execution of conference calls with the uncomfortable dialing of codes, nev... |
| Oct 6, 2014 | First-ever DC TechDay is all about momentum | The inaugural DC TechDay was a conversation starter, with fledgling and well-established startups presenting alongside each other, hailing visitors and exchanging thoughts. Up to 3,000 visitors filed into the National Building Museum to wat... |
| Sep 26, 2014 | AddThis cofounder becomes Expa entrepreneur-in-residence | Hooman Radfar, cofounder of the Vienna, Va.-based social bookmarking website AddThis, announced he will become the first entrepreneur-in-residence (EIR) at startup studio Expa.
There, reports TechCrunch, he will work alongside two other soc... |
| Sep 11, 2014 | DC’s Speek Launches “Speek for Business” | This morning, D.C. startup Speek announced that it has launched a new product called “Speek for Business”. Core features of this new product include the ability to share screens for online meetings and collaboration. With this new offering,... |
| Apr 10, 2014 | Crystal Tech Fund Announces Its First 6 Investments and Opens DC Office | Today, the headquarters of Paul Singh’s Crystal Tech Fund opened in Crystal City, a neighborhood five minutes from DC. They also announced their first six portfolio companies, who will be working out of the space:
Speek: A conference callin... |
| Mar 3, 2014 | 9 Ways Startup CEOs Can Help Their Teams Avoid Burnout | In startups, it’s often all hands on deck, all the time.
Unfortunately, not all members of your staff have the same level of commitment you do—and burnout is a very real phenomenon. And as a leader, it’s not only your job to make sure your ... |
| Mar 3, 2014 | Speek Raises $5.1M in Series A |
Conference calling startup Speek has raised $5.1 million in Series A funding.
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According to published reports, confe... |
| Mar 3, 2014 | Speek Raises $5.1M in Series A Funding | Speek, an Ashburn, Virginia-based provider of free and visual web and mobile conference calling solutions, raised $5.1m in Series A funding.
Backers included 500 Startups, actor, director, and producer Edward Norton, Crystal Tech Fund, CNF ... |
| Mar 3, 2014 | DC Startup Speek Raises $5.1 Million in Series A Funding | Today, DC-based Speek announced $5.1 million in Series A funding to help the company develop its online conference calling product, as well as boost its marketing and sales efforts.
The round included $2.7 million in previously raised conve... |
| Mar 3, 2014 | Speek Raises $5.1 Million Series A To Replace Outdated Conference Calling Solutions | Conference calling startup Speek, which offers online and mobile tools that make it easier to jump on calls regardless of which device you have on hand, and then do more on calls once connected, is today announcing $5.1 million in Series A ... |
| Feb 18, 2014 | Entrepreneurial Lessons Learned From Watching House of Cards | Building a company from a startup into a business is crazy hard work. I founded my startup Speek two years ago. We now have around $3 million in venture funding, 19 employees, and are post-revenue. One thing I’ve learned in Speek’s quest to... |
| Jan 21, 2014 | How To Talk Nerdy And Influence People | If you are a startup founder, product manager, user experience designer or otherwise playing any role that may influence a product in any way, shape, or form, you need to get familiar with BJ Fogg's Behavior Model.
I have made it my mission... |
| Jan 20, 2014 | 11 Stellar Startup Giveaways: Your Ultimate Schwag Inspiration Guide | Startup Schwag. It's the perfect symbiosis. You give person X something necessary to his/her life, person X gives you free advertising. Unfortunately, this practice has become such common practice, that (like all marketing) entrepreneurs mu... |
| Jan 6, 2014 | 10 DC Startups Destined to Breakout in 2014 | In case you missed it, Tech Cocktail is more region specific than ever. Atlanta, Austin, Boise, Chicago, Dallas, DC, Miami, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, NYC, and San Francisco have gotten their own dedicated pages with their own design, their ow... |
| Dec 31, 2013 | So You Want To Be A (Guest) Writer? | In my capacity as co-founder and CTO of Speek, where we are busy making free conference calls fast and easy, I do a significant amount of guest writing for major publications. I write this weekly column for Tech Cocktail (you can sign up to... |
| Dec 10, 2013 | 25 Warning Signs That You Might Be An Entrepreneur | The line between insanity and entrepreneurship is razor thin (and at times, non-existent). Envisioning a world that no one else sees can accurately describe both camps. In an effort to build this alternate reality, entrepreneurs forfeit man... |
| Nov 12, 2013 | Why Teleconference Technology Is Still In The Middle Ages | Imagine clicking a single link to have a phone conversation with any person or group, on any Internet-connected device, anywhere in the world.
That’s the aim of Speek, a teleconference company that considers the tedious process of dialing p... |
| Nov 11, 2013 | Startups Don’t Need PR Firms | If you have a PR firm on retainer as a seed stage startup (even, in most cases, if you are Series A funded), you're doing it wrong.
At Speek, where we're making the conference call fast and easy, we see press placements as part of a broader... |
| Nov 3, 2013 | Q&A: Is it better to start up alone, or with a team? | Starting up can be a lonely adventure. But some of the most successful startups today are founded by a team.
Aside from cases where there’s a pressing need for a technical co-founder, does starting up in teams up your chances of success — o... |
| Oct 25, 2013 | ANNOUNCING the 5 Finalist Startups at Tech Cocktail Celebrate | Over the last 10 months, we've examined thousands of startup applications where hundreds were selected to participate at their local Tech Cocktail Mixer. Tech Cocktail readers and event attendees selected their favorites at each event, acco... |
| Oct 25, 2013 | The Hottest Startup in the Nation Is… | Today, at our Tech Cocktail Celebrate national startup competition and conference in downtown Las Vegas, the title of hottest startup in the nation was awarded to Maxwell Health!
Maxwell Health provides health care software and a concierge ... |
| Oct 14, 2013 | Hardware Every Young Startup Should Invest In | Guest author Scott Gerber is the founder of the Young Entrepreneur Council.
The early stages of a startup can seem like the exact wrong time to invest in hardware of any kind. But certain technology is worth the upfront cash. (And quite a f... |
| Oct 4, 2013 | 12 Very Good Reasons Your Startup Should Join Microsoft BizSpark Today | This post is sponsored by Microsoft BizSpark, the title sponsor of our Tech Cocktail New York City mixer. We thank them for their support!
You've got a lot going against you starting your own venture. There's a dozen other companies trying ... |
| Sep 17, 2013 | 11 Ways Your Startup’s Workspace Matters | Guest author Scott Gerber is the founder of the Young Entrepreneur Council.
Your startup’s office environment isn’t just the physical space you inhabit. Small, large or shared, it’s what you do within that space that can influence everythin... |
| Aug 16, 2013 | Speek Raises $1.1M | Speek, an Ashburn, VA-based provider of a conference call solution, raised $1.1m in bridge financing in advance of its Series A.
The round was led by existing investors (which include 500 Startups, CNF Investments, Valhalla Partners, Middle... |
| Aug 16, 2013 | Funding roundup - week ending 8/16/13 | Apsalar, Looker, StyleSeek, Arkami, Cyvera, Roombeats, AnsibleWork, Sosh and Fab all raised money
Seed Stage
Intuitive site search engine Swiftype raised $1.7 million in seed funding from Andreessen Horowitz Seed, NEA, Kleiner Perkins, and ... |
| Aug 14, 2013 | DC-Based Speek Announces $1.1 Million in Funding | Today, DC-based conference call startup Speek announced $1.1 million in funding.
The investment came from a variety of angels, including Stewart Allen, CTO of AddThis; Michael Chasen, cofounder of Blackboard and founder of SocialRadar; Timo... |
| Aug 14, 2013 | Funding Daily: Let's stay online | 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!
Today was a big day for outages. Both The New Yor... |
| Jan 16, 2013 | Fear and Loathing at CES 2013 | True story: I once took a wrong turn at the Las Vegas Convention Center and ended up smack dab in the middle of a South Indian bazaar which featured such prized items as secondhand quilts/iPad covers with pictures of your kids screen-printe... |
| Dec 26, 2012 | 13 Startup Headlines You Will Undoubtedly Read in 2013 | The lines between entrepreneurialism and wizardry are blurry, for future gazing is a superhuman competitive advantage possessed by both. Mastering the current business landscape is a skill in it of itself, but predicting where its headed ma... |
| Dec 19, 2012 | I Got 24 Problems But a Seed Round Ain’t One | My startup Speek just raised a large seed round – over $1.2 million large. 500 Startups came in first and really kicked things off for us. After a few more months of work, we got some really great angels and VCs in on our deal. We got a bit... |
| Dec 12, 2012 | Speek.com Announces $1.2M Seed Round |
WASHINGTON, DC, Conference calling platform announced it has secured a $1.2 million round in seed-stage funding.
>> Click here for more funding data on Speek.com
>> To export Speek.com funding data to PDF and Excel, click he... |
| Dec 11, 2012 | Speek Receives $1.2M In Seed Stage Funding For VoIP Service That Replaces The Antiquated Conference Call Experience | Speek has received $1.2 million in early stage investment for its VOIP service that replaces the antiquated conference call experience of calling a 10-digit number and entering a pass code. Investors were not disclosed. Previous investors h... |
| Dec 11, 2012 | Funding Daily: Hungry, hungry hippos | It is safe to say that everybody loves food. Whether you are a health nut, a hedonist, a home baker, or a delivery-prone bachelor, the startup community is coming up with services for your every need. Food startups make up a major part of t... |
| Dec 11, 2012 | Conference Call Startup Speek Raises $1.2 Million | Today, DC startup Speek announced $1.2 million in seed funding to grow their online conference call product.
Speek users can create conference calls with a URL (http://speek.com/YourName) rather than a phone number and pin. Only the organiz... |
| Dec 11, 2012 | Speek.com Raises $1.2M in Seed Funding | Speek.com, a Dulles, VA-based provider of conference calling solutions, has raised $1.2m in seed funding.
The round was jointly led by unnamed early-stage venture funds.
Founded by CEO John Bracken and CTO Danny Boice, Speek provides a free... |
| Dec 11, 2012 | Funding Daily: Hungry, hungry hippos | 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!
It is safe to say that everybody loves food. Whet... |
| Dec 6, 2012 | Hiring Is a Dog from Hell | We got Speek off the ground using a hive of moonlighters, freelancers, contractors, interns, sweat-equity employees, and founders. It was a bear, but it was what we had to do.
Once we’d raised a little cash, it became time to establish a fu... |
| Nov 13, 2012 | Speek Receives Venture Capital Funding | Speek, Inc., a Dulles, Virginia-based provider of a visual conference platform, has received a venture capital investment from Piedmont RIA‘s Militello Capital.
The amount of the deal remained undisclosed.
Led by John Bracken, CEO, Danny Bo... |
| Oct 31, 2012 | A tool for effortless conference calls | (MoneyWatch) I spend a lot of time on conference calls, and getting on the call is often the most difficult part of the meeting. There's a number to dial and a passcode to enter. Some callers get the host and attendee passcodes confused, wh... |
| Sep 13, 2012 | Speek Raises $100K in Funding from the CIT GAP Funds | Speek Inc., a Sterling, Va.-based provider of alternative solutions to conference calls for both web and mobile users, has raised $100k in funding from the CIT GAP Funds.
The company intends to use the funding to build out its product and a... |
| Aug 14, 2012 | Who is DC’s Hottest Showcasing Startup? [August Poll] | Earlier this year, Tech Cocktail mixed together a couple hundred DC-area tech enthusiasts with a dozen local startups at the Shadow Room as part of Social Media Week. Well DC, we're coming back – this time to Artisphere. As part of next wee... |