Much anticipated TV clip sharing app WhipClip launches to the public
WhipClip, an app that allows users to find and legally share television clips on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Pinterest and via email and SMS, has launched to the public after several months of private beta. The company has raised $20 million since its January 2014 founding and was started by Demand Media co-founder Richard Rosenblatt. The app has partnerships with television networks including Comedy Central, ABC, CBS, FOX, VH1, A&E and Lifetime, Bloomberg, OWN and truTV, as well as music companies including Universal Music Group and Sony Music. It is currently just available for iOS, but will soon be available on Android too. [WhipClip Launch]
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Online-ordering startup ChowNow gains $10M, 2 new execs
Online-ordering and restaurant-marketing startup ChowNow has closed a $10 million financing round, according to a company statement. The company, which offers restaurants a platform through which customers can place orders, plans to direct the funds toward new hires and a new suite of products. [Built In LA]
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HONK raises $12M, after bringing on 20,000 tow trucks within months of its launch
Honk, a roadside assistance app company, has just raised a $12 million Series A round. The app lets users order tow trucks at a discount, without paying an annual subscription fee like a AAA kind of service would require. Via HONK users can order tow, tire change, jump start, fuel, or lock out services on demand and the company has over 20,000 trucks participating. Honk claims most service trucks arrive in 15 to 30 minutes and customers see the final price before they order. Since launching in November 2014, Honk has raised $13.8 million in total. [Built In LA]
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Yelp is expanding its on-demand services including flowers orders via BloomNation
Already in the on-demand restaurant reservation business, Yelp is expanding its on-demand ordering options to now include services like booking tee times on golf courses, arranging spa appointments and ordering flowers via BloomNation. The partnership with Yelp, should help BloomNation expand its reach greatly, as according to Quantcast, 106 million people in the US visit Yelp each month. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. BloomNation is an online marketplace for local florists. [You Can Now Order Flowers, Manicures And Legal Advice Through Yelp: Forbes]
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Dollar Shave Club went viral with razor delivery. Now it wants to fix men’s hair.
Dollar Shave Club has 1.7 million customers for its razor subscription service and now it wants to expand its offerings further with men’s hair products. In April DSC will launch Boogie’s, a new line of hair styling products. Boogie's won’t be a subscription service, rather a bottle of hair product will costs $10. Interested customers can use DSC’s website “Boogie's Match” quiz to find which hair product is right for them. DSC aims to simplify hair products with its matching quiz, simple pricing and a straightforward product naming scheme. [Dollar Shave Club went viral with razor delivery. Now it wants to fix men’s hair: Fast Company]
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