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Mobile Payment Platform Swiff Launches in Singapore; Targets Other Markets

YoungUpstarts

Earlier this year, I commented during the launch of UOB’s mobile banking iOS application that mobile payment options such as that offered by Square would be a boon to small business owners. Mobile Payment Now A Reality For Singapore Small Business Owners. Today, Swiff is unique in its ability to do so.”

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How to Plan Your Social Integration Strategy

mashable.com

Additionally, if your site has a user base in other markets like Europe, South America or Asia, you may also want to offer login through various international social networks like Vkontakte , Orkut , RenRen or Mixi to ensure your site appeals to global users. Today in Mobile. Top From Our Partners. Mobile Lists.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter March 2010 Edition

VC Cafe

Israel is the first country outside South America to implement a free trade agreement with the bloc. Brazil is Israel’s largest trade partner in Latin America. AMDOCS BUYS LEADING UK MOBILE COMPANY MX TELECOM.

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Why I Invested in Gogii (textPlus) – My First Ever Later Stage Deal

Both Sides of the Table

I invested in LA-based Gogii , one of the fastest growing, most exciting mobile social networking companies you’ve never heard of and maker of a product called textPlus. Scott Lahman , Zack Norman & Austin Murray were the three co-founders of JAMDAT, the most successful mobile 1.0 Sorry, moms. Zack is the creative talent.

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Startup Grind Turns the Tables on Mark Suster

Both Sides of the Table

He grew up in Colombia, South America. And we had these vans and mobile kegs in the back, and we would go to golf courses. Too many kegs, you don’t make enough money, too few, you have a lot of angry people chasing after you. ” “Okay, well you can be an operating partner or a venture partner.”

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Bitesize Monday: eToro, Covertix, Iway, Tawkon, Grouper….

VC Cafe

million from Mangrove Partners. Tawkon debuts its mobile phone radiation app on the Samsun Nexus S. Israeli start-up Iway Mobile and cellphone provider Cellcom brought to market the first in-car Internet navigation system – The Comodo. See previous coverage of eToro on VC Cafe. SohoOS raised $1.75 Watch this space.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

online.wsj.com

The company raised $45 million in venture capital from firms including DCM, Emergence Capital Partners and Bessemer Venture Partners, and built partnerships with AOL Inc., David Cowan of Bessemer Venture Partners has stuck with Mr. Dreymann. Mexico/Central America. South America. the previous year.