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Wired: Ingk Labs out on the town at Webutante Ball
At Webutante Ball, Geeks Come Out of Their Cubicles to Party NEW YORK — If you’re at the top of the internet food chain now, chances are that part of your attraction to and success in the industry stems from the fact you weren’t the most “popular” kid at your high school prom. Or maybe...
Ingk Labs Acquisition of ORCA Heralds the Arrival of the PayPal Killer
Payz Combines the Best of PayPal, iTunes, Amazon FPS, Google Checkout, and Facebook Credits for the Ultimate in Frictionless Commerce NEW YORK—February 22, 2012—Ingk Labs has announced the acquisition of ORCA, a payments and related transactions platform for e-commerce initially funded by Metamorphic Ventures, KPG Ventures and prominent angels including Geoff Judge, Roger Ehrenberg, and...
GigaOM: Ingk Labs buys payment platform ORCA to create PayPal rival
Ingk Labs, an IP accelerator in New York City, has purchased payment platform ORCA Inc. and will use it to power a new PayPal competitor called Payz. ORCA, formerly known as OneTXT, was backed by Metamorphic Ventures, KPG Ventures and individual investors Geoff Judge, Roger Ehrenberg, and John Frankel. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. ORCA, also...
Wall Street Journal: ‘Angel’ Investors Exist Outside Tech Elite, Too
Many “angel” investors, who put their own money into small start-ups at a very early stage, previously worked at technology icons that are known for minting millionaires, like Google Inc. and PayPal. But Silicon Valley’s angel-investor scene is far from homogenous, new data show. AngelList, a San Francisco start-up that connects accredited investors with companies...
VentureBeat: Ingk Labs rescues technology behind SwapThing to build the next eBay (exclusive)
Proving that one man’s trash is another’s treasure, New York-based incubator Ingk Labs has salvaged an e-commerce patent gem from a defunct startup. It hopes to use that second-hand technology to corner the online-bartering market and take on eBay and Amazon. Ingk Labs rescues undervalued intellectual property (IP) from dying startups, and then brings its IP...
Former Jupiter Research CEO Gene DeRose Joins Ingk Labs Advisory Board
Celebrated Technology Industry Tastemaker to Provide Expert Counsel for Growing Ingk Labs Portfolio NEW YORK—October 24, 2011—Ingk Labs has announced that Gene DeRose, longtime CEO and co-founder of the groundbreaking research and media firm Jupiter Research, has joined the company as an advisor. A distinguished technology industry tastemaker and trend-spotter, DeRose will draw on...
Ingk Labs Appoints Scott Neslund to Advisory Role
Moxie Interactive President to Provide Strategic Counsel to New York City-Based IP Accelerator NEW YORK—September 27, 2011—Ingk Labs has announced the appointment of Scott Neslund to its board of advisors. A seasoned media executive who has successfully engineered many corporate turnaround initiatives, Neslund will provide counsel to the growing stable of portfolio ventures at...
ActiveCause Assets Assimilated Into Ingk Labs Portfolio
Social Responsibility Platform for Workforce Giving to Provide Foundational Technology for Forthcoming IP Acceleration Projects NEW YORK—September 13, 2011—Ingk Labs has announced that the company has assumed control of the corporate assets formerly held by ActiveCause, a social-responsibility services company that folded earlier this year. ActiveCause was best known as the developer of Workforce Giving,...
Ingk Labs Names Lorenzo Thione as New Partner
Co-Founder and Architect of Powerset to Bolster Ingk Labs Investment and Development Efforts NEW YORK—September 5, 2011—Ingk Labs announced that Lorenzo Thione has accepted an appointment to the Ingk Labs executive team, joining the company’s founding partners in an independent role that will help guide the development of the firm’s IP rescue roadmap. With a...
Ingk Labs Unveils New York City Development Center
Innovative IP Accelerator Convenes Brain Trust at State-of-the-Art Silicon Alley Facility to Rescue Underleveraged Assets from the IP Graveyard NEW YORK—August 23, 2011— Ingk Labs has announced the opening of its new development center on Fifth Avenue at the heart of New York City’s Silicon Alley. The new office will serve as a think-tank...
Ingk Labs Breaks New Ground With IP Acceleration Effort
Company Unveils Proprietary Approach for Rescuing Underleveraged Assets from the IP Graveyard NEW YORK—August 8, 2011—Ingk Labs has announced the strategic re-positioning of the firm to capitalize on opportunities for growth within the social graph. A natural step in the firm’s journey to remain at the forefront of technology-based investment and development, the company...
