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BostInno Business Wrap: Brightcove & Kinvey, Ubersense, Yottaa, iRobot, iOS 6, Runkeeper & More

September 21, 2012

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Happy Friday everyone. It’s been business as usual in Boston over the past week. The biggest headlines are coming out of Cupertino as the iPhone 5 hits retail shelves today. With the latest iPhone comes Apple’s latest operating system, iOS 6. Coming on the heels of the iPhone were announcements by Samsung, RIM, Microsoft and HTC all with smartphones of their own. But much as we loving reporting on revolutionary smartphones on the west coast, there’s also plenty happening in The Hub. As always, a number of Boston startups are pulling in millions in venture capital funding, like UberSense and Daily Grommet. It was also Boston’s birthday but not to be outshined was iRobot who celebrated their mind-of-its-own vacuum Roomba’s birthday too. Also underway in the Greater Boston startup realm is the Lean Startup Challenge. Keep an eye out for the 20 prospects vying for $35K. Keep another eye out for the collaborative efforts of Brightcove and Kinvey. Not interested? Don’t worry, there’s plenty more. We hope you enjoy the 23 business headlines in this week’s wrap and as always, have a great weekend.

Daily Grommet Raises Series B, Led by Pinterest Investor Rakuten

Web Optimization Startup Yottaa Releases Updated & Expanded Product

Ubersense’s $1.1 Million Seed Round Comes From Atlas Venture, Google Ventures & Boston Seed

Why iRobot Acquired Evolution Robotics: CEO Colin Angle Explains

Meet Baxter: A Robot With ‘Common Sense’ [Video]

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Brightcove & Kinvey Partner to Make Content Rich Apps Easier to Build

Officials Stop Hotel From Giving Free Booze to Customers Checking In

iRobot’s Roomba Turns 10 Years Old This Week [Infographic]

Lean Startup Challenge Announces the 35 Companies Competing for Over $20K

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Smarterer Moves Beyond Just Verifying Skills, Into Improving Them