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Straight Shot alum BuyNow raises $355K round, may open NYC office
BuyNow Worldwide, an Omaha-based startup, has raised $355,000 in seed funding from Foundry Group’s Angels and Invest Nebraska. Founder and CEO Shaz Khan told SPN the funds will help reach more publishers and advertisers to increase BuyNow’s reach, maybe open a New York office and help rebrand the startup’s image. BuyNow is a mobile-commerce app…
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Straight Shot startup to be featured in Omaha’s metroMAGAZINE
Omaha-based startup BuyNow recently announced a publisher partnership with ALH Publications, Inc. and metroMAGAZINE, which are also based in Omaha. BuyNow is a mobile commerce application that allows consumers to instantly purchase an item pictured in an advertisement by texting a keyword provided within the ad. Shaz Khan, founder and CEO of BuyNow, will be…
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Straight Shot reveals inaugural class of seven startups, three from Omaha
The Omaha startup community just grew by four startups, or seven if you’re counting three local companies you’ve likely never heard of before today. The new names and faces behind them—14 founders in all—make up the inaugural class of Straight Shot, Dundee Venture Capital’s new startup accelerator. “We think we have a diverse group (and)…