{"id":5336,"date":"2013-07-15T09:24:49","date_gmt":"2013-07-15T16:24:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/?p=5336"},"modified":"2018-11-25T18:32:22","modified_gmt":"2018-11-26T02:32:22","slug":"news-for-week-of-july-15-jonathan-wu-announces-touchofmodern-raises-3m-in-series-a-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/news-for-week-of-july-15-jonathan-wu-announces-touchofmodern-raises-3m-in-series-a-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"News For Week of July 15: Rob Mancabelli announces that BrightBytes raises $2.5M in Series A funding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Check out\u00a0<a title=\"Founders Network\" href=\"http:\/\/www.foundersnetwork.com\/\">Founders Network<\/a>\u00a0members making headlines in this week\u2019s member news roundup. Founders Network offers peer mentorship for over 300 tech startup founders. To learn more about FN, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foundersnetwork.com\/\">www.foundersnetwork.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/967945885.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-4440\" src=\"http:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/967945885-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"Rob Mancabelli- BrightBytes'\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/967945885-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/967945885-32x32.jpeg 32w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/967945885-64x64.jpeg 64w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/967945885-96x96.jpeg 96w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/967945885-128x128.jpeg 128w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/967945885.jpeg 184w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Rob Mancabelli announced that\u00a0BrightBytes raised<a href=\"http:\/\/contentgems.com\/i_urls\/70209680\"> $2.5M in Series A<\/a> funding, led by ed-tech-focused venture capital firm\u00a0Rethink Education. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brightbytes.net\/\">BrightBytes<\/a>\u00a0provides the first SaaS-based data analytics platform that measures and links technology use in education to learning outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MicahBaldwin.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-3596 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MicahBaldwin-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"Micah Baldwin, Graphicly\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MicahBaldwin-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MicahBaldwin.jpeg 184w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Micah Baldwin announced that TMT Investments\u00a0has <a href=\"http:\/\/contentgems.com\/i_urls\/69792236\">invested $350K<\/a> in Graphicly. <a href=\"http:\/\/graphicly.com\/\">Graphicly<\/a>\u00a0is a platform for publishers which offers work flow integration, self-<wbr><\/wbr>publishing, digital distribution, conversion, and promotion for digital content.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/428768482.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-5145 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/428768482-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"Amir Tarighat\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/428768482-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/428768482-32x32.jpeg 32w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/428768482-64x64.jpeg 64w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/428768482-96x96.jpeg 96w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/428768482-128x128.jpeg 128w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/428768482.jpeg 184w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Amir Tarighat&#8217;s startup Equametrics was the featured app on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/video.cnbc.com\/gallery\/?play=1&amp;video=3000181672\">CNBC<\/a>. Equametrics\u00a0builds Rizm, which is a web-based application that allows users to create, backtest, simulate, and launch complex trading algorithms.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/25d02ab.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-3951\" src=\"http:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/25d02ab-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"Erik Duisenberg, Founder AudioTag\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/25d02ab-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/25d02ab-32x32.jpeg 32w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/25d02ab-64x64.jpeg 64w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/25d02ab-96x96.jpeg 96w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/25d02ab-128x128.jpeg 128w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/25d02ab.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Congrats to Erik Duisenberg for AudioTag\u00a0being selected to compete for GLOBIE award as the 2013 Most Innovative New Product. AudioTag\u00a0builds technology which allows Broadcasters and Content Producers to connect to their audience, at the point where interest is highest.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/void09.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-4244\" src=\"http:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/void09-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"Ron J. WIlliams Knodes\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/void09-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/void09-32x32.jpeg 32w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/void09-64x64.jpeg 64w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/void09-96x96.jpeg 96w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/void09-128x128.jpeg 128w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/void09.jpeg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Ron Williams&#8217; startup Knodes was on stage at the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/contentgems.com\/i_urls\/70149687\">New York Tech Meetup<\/a>. <a href=\"http:\/\/knod.es\/\">Knodes<\/a>\u00a0makes your social media networks searchable (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and Foursquare) so that you can get the right message to the right person, or get the right person to answer whatever question you might have.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Richard-White.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1961\" src=\"http:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Richard-White-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Richard White, Co-founder and the CEO of UserVoice\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Richard-White-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Richard-White-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Richard-White.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Richard White&#8217;s startup UserVoice has amped and expanded the <a href=\"https:\/\/contentgems.com\/i_urls\/70190774\">UserVoice Analytics <\/a>suite to better suit customers&#8217; needs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uservoice.com\/\">UserVoice<\/a>\u00a0creates simple customer engagement tools that help companies understand and interact with their customers more positively and build customer.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you are interested in learning more about our approval process, please click\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.foundersnetwork.com\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<footer>\n<div id=\"socialButtons\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Check out\u00a0Founders Network\u00a0members making headlines in this week\u2019s member news roundup. 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