Top Stories from the YC World – 1/30/15-2/05/15
YC for Hardware
From Venture Capital to Accelerators, the Different Ways to Fund Startups – Geoff Ralston on KQED Forum
The Hot Software Niche in Search of a New Name – Inc. talks to Ambition (YC W14)
Launches
YC W15: Smarking Drives Big Data to Parking Industry
Airbnb, Product Hunt and Meadow win Crunchies
Shoptiques, (YC W12) grabs a spot on Forbes’ 2015 list of America’s Most Promising Companies
Pebble (YC W11) has now sold over 1 million smartwatches
Fundraising
AnyPerk (YC W12), A Platform For Delivering Perks To Employees, Raises $8.5M In Series A Funding
Legal Tech Startup Casetext (YC S13) Raises $7 Million Series A Round Led By Union Square Ventures
Clothing Rental Startup Le Tote (YC S13) Lands $8.8M In Series A Funding