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Nest Labs to Introduce Partner Developer Program

Mike Isaac in Product News on September 25, 2013 at 5:00 pm PT

Nest Labs, makers of the Nest smart thermostat, announced on Wednesday that it plans to introduce a Web application programming interface in 2014, ultimately giving outside companies and app makers the chance to integrate with Nest’s products in new (and mostly unforeseen) ways. Nest’s first partner, home-automation company Control4, is a natural fit. Expect the open call for partners to begin early next year.

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Dataminr Closes $30 Million Round

Mike Isaac in Social on June 12, 2013 at 9:02 am PT

Dataminr, one of the more noteworthy startups to comb through and analyze Twitter data, raised 30millioninitsthirdventureround,thecompanyannounced.Theround,ledbyVenrockandInstitutionalVenturePartners,bringsDataminr’stotalfundsraisedto30 million in its third venture round, the company announced. The round, led by Venrock and Institutional Venture Partners, brings Dataminr’s total funds raised to 30millioninitsthirdventureround,thecompanyannounced.Theround,ledbyVenrockandInstitutionalVenturePartners,bringsDataminr’stotalfundsraisedto46.5 million. Dataminr scans the hundreds of millions of tweets sent daily, using algorithms to pinpoint new, noteworthy and otherwise important tweets from influential sources. The company services clients ranging from finance firms on Wall Street to government agencies, among others.