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1Mby1M Deal Radar 2010: Clickfree, Toronto
Clickfree makes and sells automatic digital storage products for consumers that are designed to be user friendly and “less work than a toaster.” The company has benefited greatly from increased consumer awareness of the need for a digital backup strategy, played out in blog postings, how-to articles, and chat rooms across the Internet. >>>
1Mby1M Deal Radar 2010: BullionVault, London, UK
BullionVault is an online, person-to-person platform for buying, selling, and storing gold directly from the gold exchange. Before 2003, the private investor in gold was unable to trade in large bar “good delivery gold” – the bullion product traded by professionals and the one that offers the lowest trading costs and the highest degree of safety. BullionVault opened the professional bullion market and good delivery bullion bars to retail participation. >>>
1Mby1M Deal Radar 2010: 3dcart, Tamarac, Florida
Deal Radar continues its coverage of all things e-commerce with 3dcart, a software provider that supplies programming, technical support, templates, SSI certificates, and other products and services needed to sell products online. The software is integrated with all major shipping carriers (USPS, UPS, FedEx, DHL) and several major accounting packages (QuickBooks, Mas90, Peachtree). >>>
1Mby1M Deal Radar 2010: BrightEdge, San Mateo, Californi
BrightEdge is a search engine optimization (SEO) platform and a developer of on-demand software that aims to help companies grow revenue from organic searches in a measurable and predictable way. BrightEdge released its platform earlier this summer after three years in stealth mode. >>>
1Mby1M Deal Radar 2010: LendingClub, Redwood City, California
LendingClub removes banks from the lending process by providing a platform that enables consumers to secure fixed-rate loans and investors to capture the spread on consumer debt. Since 2007, investors have earned a net annualized return of over 9.5%, and borrowers have obtained loans at rates 20%–30% below marketplace alternatives. It’s an approach that has become increasingly popular as Americans, including entrepreneurs seeking funding, find themselves unable to get the loans they need in the poor economy. >>>
1Mby1M Deal Radar 2010: Blacksocks, Zurich
Blacksocks is an e-commerce site that delivers high-end socks for men by “sockscription.” Customers can select the quantity and frequency to receive socks automatically or order individual pairs from a selection of five styles: calf-length business socks, business light (made from a lighter cotton), knee socks, sport socks, or cashmere socks. The company also carries ski socks. >>>
The 1M1M Deal Radar 2010: Merkle ,Baltimore,Maryland
Merkle, an independent marketing agency, builds custom databases that analyze information and translates that information into marketing intelligence. The company offers the full services of a traditional agency but bases its approach on tools for quantitative measuring and testing to help clients get a better return on their marketing investment. >>>
The 1M1M Deal Radar 2010: Gigamon , Milpitas, California
Following on Friday’s coverage of network forensics with Solera Networks, today’s post profiles Gigamon, which develops data access solutions to enhance network monitoring of data centers, service provider, and enterprises. >>>
