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Private camera app Lapse secures £1.04 million seed investment led by Speedinvest

October 2, 2021October 10, 2021 GaryPageau Lapse

Lapse, a new private photo-sharing sharing startup based in London, England, has already garnered a £1.04 million seed investment led by Speedinvest. Mimicking the function of single-use film cameras, the app lets friends in group chats take photos together, but they must wait until the 36 photos “develop” the next day before they can view them. The app is currently... Read More

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PhotoShelter gets investment from Clearhaven Partners

September 30, 2021October 1, 2021 GaryPageau Photoshelter

PhotoShelter, Inc. announced it has received “a significant growth investment” of an unspecified amount from Clearhaven Partners, a software and technology-focused private equity firm based in Boston. The partnership “will drive innovation and growth of PhotoShelter’s cloud-based digital asset management solutions for brands and photographers,” the company said in a press release. Founded in 2005, PhotoShelter offers SaaS solutions enabling... Read More

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Activist investor Carl Icahn backs Xerox in bid for HP

November 15, 2019November 22, 2019 GaryPageau Carl Icahn HP, Xerox

Activist investor Carl Icahn, fresh from spoiling the merger between Xerox Corp. and Fujifilm, is now backing Xerox in a bid for HP Inc., according to an interview with The Wall Street Journal. The article states Icahn owns a 10.6% stake in Xerox and a previously undisclosed 4.24% position in HP worth roughly $1.2 billion. “I think a combination is... Read More

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Zyl raises $1.1 million seed round led by OneRagtime

September 14, 2019September 19, 2019 GaryPageau OneRagtime, Zyl

Zyl revolutionizes mobile photo experience and aims to reconnect its users through their memories With this round, Zyl aims to boost the development of its brand new version and reach 5 million users by the end of 2020. Paris, 12th September 2019 – Zyl, the mobile photo app that manages our memories, announces today a new 1.1 million dollars seed... Read More