The 411: 08/09 – 11/09

It’s been quite a while since we’ve posted anything as we’ve been crazy busy. That’s a good reason right? Here is what’s been going on with Looxii:

Working on Looxii Beta

We recently closed a round of funding, which is probably the biggest news. This funding makes it possible for us to continue to completely devote ourselves to rolling out the beta app. The app itself is going to feature many more data sources and give businesses – and individuals – an extremely simple means of interacting with, and making sense of, the massive amount of information floating around on the social web. Look for that in January.

Interview with Gravity Free Radio

Back in October we had the privilege to sit down with Stephanie Frost of Gravity Free Radio for an interview about our experience with Shotput Ventures. Sanjay Parekh was also on hand to talk about SPV from the investors’ perspective. Definitely worth a listen if you’d like to learn more about SPV, Looxii or Atlanta startups. [more…]

Post Demo Day World

As you may know, Looxii is part of the inaugural class of Shotput Ventures. This past Monday was the program’s demo day and all eight Shotput companies presented to an audience of 120+ investors, entrepreneurs, and members of the press. The experience within the accelerator was nothing short of amazing. While Daniel and I have a good deal of experience rapidly producing apps and presenting to decent-sized audiences, we’ve never done these things within the context of a business. [more…]