Top 10 America’s Most Promising Companies In 2014

#1 Fuhu

Fuhu Sells the Nabi, an Android-based tablet for kids. The device includes parental controls and educational games that line up with national curriculum requirements from kindergarten through sixth grade. Fuhu Launches Game Changing Kids' Technology, Solutions and Experiences at 2014 CES. "We are invested in delivering custom experiences and solutions," said Jim Mitchell, CEO of Fuhu.

Fuhu products are more than just fun tech, they provide kids with the authentic experiences they have come to demand and parents with the confidence to let kids learn in new ways and assurance to let their kids explore, play and learn safely."  Next on the production line: the DreamTab, another kid-focused tablet that will include social networking and drawing lessons with DreamWorks characters like Shrek and Kung Fu Panda.

#2 Airpush

Airpush is a private, bootstrapped mobile advertising platform. It is known as one of the world’s largest mobile ad platforms with over 120,000 live apps utilizing its SDK. Airpush is based in Los Angeles, California with offices in Bangalore, India.

Airpush was founded in 2010 by company CEO and Interactive Advertising Bureau director Asher Delug. Airpush is a member of the Interactive Advertising Bureau.

#3 Suja

Suja - mission is to help you live a long, beautiful life. We’ve handcrafted two lines of delicious cold pressured organic juices that are 100% USDA Certified Organic and non-GMO. Suja Classic, packed with pure fruits and vegetables, is the convenient way to drink your daily nutrients and maintain your overall health. Our inspired Suja Elements line is epically refreshing, packed with vital nutrients, amino acids, omegas and antioxidants. With a wide range of cold pressured organic offerings, Suja has a juice for every lifestyle.

#4 Evolent Health

Evolent Health sells software and consulting services to help healthcare providers, like hospital systems, double as insurers. CEO Williams previously served as CEO and Chairman of The Advisory Board, a $2 billion healthcare consulting company with 2,500 employees.

#5 Lending Club

Lending Club is a US peer-to-peer lending company, headquartered in San Francisco, California. It was the first peer-to-peer lender to register its offerings as securities with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and to offer loan trading on a secondary market. Lending Club operates an online lending platform that enables borrowers to obtain a loan, and investors to purchase notes backed by payments made on loans. As of November 2013, Lending Club has originated over 3 billion USD in loans, and averages $7.8 million in daily loan originations.

#6 Smashburger

Smashburger is an American chain of fast casual burgers restaurants that originated in Denver, Colorado. Originally known as IconBurger, the new name refers to the process of smashing a ball of ground beef on a grill to "sear in the juices."

#7 uTest

uTest, Inc. is a venture-funded software and mobile app testing company based in Framingham, Massachusetts. The company was incorporated in August 2007 by founders Doron Reuveni and Roy Solomon with $2.3M in seed funding from Mesco Ltd. and the Massachusetts Technology Development Corporation (MTDC).In their most recent $17M D round of financing in December 2011, CEO Reuveni was quoted as saying that uTest is “...on track to be the first crowdsourcing company to file an IPO."

#8 AnchorFree

AnchorFree is a software company that provides a virtual private network (VPN) for secure web browsing. The company is led by David Gorodyansky, who founded the firm in 2005.The company has headquarters in Mountain View, California.

#9 Yodle

Yodle is an American company which sells online marketing, generally to small businesses. As of the end of 2013, the company has over 1,100 employees, and a 2012 annual income of $132.2 million. The company was founded by Nathaniel Stevens in 2005; the current CEO (Chief Executive Officer) is Court Cunningham, who joined the company in 2007. The company was previously called 'NatPal', but changed its name in 2007.

#10 HireVue

Operates an online platform for screening, recruiting and interviewing potential hires. Clients include Nike and JPMorgan. CEO Newman started the company as a 20 year-old undergraduate at Westminster College in 2004. Raised $25 million from Sequoia Capital and others in October 2013.

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Google Sells Motorola To Lenovo | Google Wants To Focus On Android & Smart Devices

Google Sells Motorola To Lenovo Net Worth : $2.91 Billion (USD)

Google CEO Larry Page says Google wants to focus on Android and believes Motorola will be “better served” by Lenovo in the “super competitive” smartphone market. Google will continue its investments in other hardware such as wearables and smart home devices.

Motorola Mobility was Google’s largest ever acquisition at $12.5 billion in 2012. Page says the decision was made because of the “super competitive” nature of the smartphone market. “Motorola will be better served by Lenovo—which as a rapidly growing smartphone business and is the largest (and fastest-growing) PC manufacturer in the world,” Page said today. “This move will enable Google to devote our energy to driving innovation across the Android ecosystem, for the benefit of smartphone users everywhere.”

Google spent $3.2 billion to acquire smart thermostat maker Nest and bought several robotics companies last year. Page made a point of noting that Google’s vision for smart devices like the Nest and Google Glass, its Internet-connected eyewear, remains a focus for the company.

Motorola sale doesn’t mean that Google isn’t interested in making hardware to run Android.Google will “retain the vast majority of Motorola’s patents, which we will continue to use to defend the entire Android ecosystem.” The company valued those patents and other developed technology at Motorola at $5.5 billion, according to a regulatory filing last year.

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Happy Pongal Tamil E-card Greetings 2014 | 2014 Pongal & Mattu Pongal Wishes

Pongal is a harvest festival celebrated with gusto by Tamilians across the world. In the southern state of Tamil Nadu, people indulge in four days of festivities, which starts from 14th of January and until 16th of January, every year. It is a special day for the farmers, as they reap the first crop of the harvest season. Sun God and Indra (God of Heavens) are worshipped during the festival. People from nook and corner of the country would come to Tamil Nadu, during the festive season, to celebrate Pongal with their loved ones back home. They exchange gifts (typically new clothes) and wishes (known as 'vazhthukkal' in Tamil) with each other. If you are looking for some warm wishes for your loved ones, then read the article. We have given some of the best wishes for Pongal.
Pongal Best Wishes

• As you joyfully celebrate the festival of Pongal and welcome the harvest season, this greeting is being sent your way, to wish you everything, which the occasion is meant to bring. Have a Happy Pongal!

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