http://betabeat.com Just another WordPress.com site Wed, 22 May 2013 00:27:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png http://betabeat.com http://betabeat.com/2012/06/everything-you-want-to-know-about-the-spring-2012-class-of-techstars-for-demo-day-slideshow/zambrano_1314243408_38/#comments Wed, 13 Jun 2012 17:39:06 -0400 http://betabeat.com/2012/06/everything-you-want-to-know-about-the-spring-2012-class-of-techstars-for-demo-day-slideshow/zambrano_1314243408_38/ http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/zambrano_1314243408_38.jpg CEO Diego Zambrano first came up with the idea for Bondsy--a social network built for sharing, bartering, and selling things with friends--five years ago when he decided to move to the U.S. from Brazil. The mobile-first product sounds sort of like the lovechild of Path, Zaarly, and Craigslist. Users can snap a photo and post an item they want to make available, but payment doesn’t have to be monetary. Since Bondsy focuses on transactions only with your friends or friends of friends, users can feel comfortable offering payment like buying you dinner, dogsitting, or help with a move. Just tap a “Want” button and fill out a prompt that says, “I’m willing to...” explained Mr. Zambrano. Every offer is a private message to the owner of the item. Mr. Zambrano, who was once sued by the government of Rio de Janeiro for critiquing its penitentiary system with a fake prisoner's blog, said he sees a number of use cases, including parents who want to give away baby clothes.



Pre-Demo Day Investment: Investors have already signed up for this new twist on collaborative consumption. Yesterday, Bondsy announced a round of financing led by Thrive Capital*, with participation from Betaworks, Chris Dixon, GroupeMe’s Jared Hecht and Steve Martocci, and more. The size of the round wasn’t disclosed, but according to a SEC filing, the company raised a $754,466 equity round last month.
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]]> CEO Diego Zambrano first came up with the idea for Bondsy--a social network built for sharing, bartering, and selling things with friends--five years ago when he decided to move to the U.S. from Brazil. The mobile-first product sounds sort of like the lovechild of Path, Zaarly, and Craigslist. Users can snap a photo and post an item they want to make available, but payment doesn’t have to be monetary. Since Bondsy focuses on transactions only with your friends or friends of friends, users can feel comfortable offering payment like buying you dinner, dogsitting, or help with a move. Just tap a “Want” button and fill out a prompt that says, “I’m willing to...” explained Mr. Zambrano. Every offer is a private message to the owner of the item. Mr. Zambrano, who was once sued by the government of Rio de Janeiro for critiquing its penitentiary system with a fake prisoner's blog, said he sees a number of use cases, including parents who want to give away baby clothes.



Pre-Demo Day Investment: Investors have already signed up for this new twist on collaborative consumption. Yesterday, Bondsy announced a round of financing led by Thrive Capital*, with participation from Betaworks, Chris Dixon, GroupeMe’s Jared Hecht and Steve Martocci, and more. The size of the round wasn’t disclosed, but according to a SEC filing, the company raised a $754,466 equity round last month.
*Disclosure.

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