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Cobble Raises $3M to Solve Every Couples Dilemma: What Should We Do?

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Swipe right is no longer reserved just for dating apps. Cobble, the decision-making app for couples, makes use of the simple and elegant swipe right UX feature to help couples discover and decide on what activities, events, shows, or movies to attend/watch. Cobble is a spin-off of the date night blog, idk tonight, and has already recorded +200K swipes on its platform since its launch earlier this year. The app is initially focused on those who are in committed relationships with plans to expand to the broader market of friends and groups. AlleyWatch caught up with CEO and Chief Editor Jordan Scott to learn more about the inspiration for spicing up date night, the company’s geographic expansion plans, and recent round of funding.

The AlleyWatch May 2019 US Venture Capital Funding Report

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Today, I take a look at the state of venture capital and seed funding during the month of May nationally, where over $8.8B was invested into US startups. Analyzing some publicly available data from our friends at CrunchBase, we break down the aggregate statistics for all funding deals by stage of funding (Seed, Series A, Series B, and Series C+) […]

NYC Startup Payfully Just Raised $300K To Be to the Go To For Any Airbnb Host

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Managing Airbnb rentals can be a burden. On top of making your house look perfect for guests and all the maintenance that goes with that, you need to make sure that you are being paid promptly. In the current model, there is an inevitable lag between stays and payments. Thankfully, Payfully is giving you the […]

3 X 2 Founder Advice On Winning (And Getting Funded)

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I was honored to talk to the latest cohort at Ari Horie’s Women’s Startup Lab accelerator in Menlo Park recently. As we closed a discussion of early stage investing I offered up three high level pieces of advice on achieving startup success. This was based on my observations of shared winning behaviors of startups I have had the privilege […]