Grovo brings its bite-sized web training videos to the iPhone and iPad

If you’ve got a few free minutes, you can finally start learning how to use Basecamp, Asana, or plenty of other online services from just about anywhere thanks to Grovo’s new iOS app.

15 startups graduate from DreamIt Ventures’ NYC summer class

It’s only the beginning of August, but it already feels like summer is ending in New York City.

Hublished’s webinar discovery platform could actually make you care about webinars

I’ve never said the word webinar as many times in a single day as I did when I talked with the folks from Hublished.

EquaMetrics raises $4.5M seed round for DIY trading algorithms

EquaMetrics has closed $4.5 million in funding for its platform that helps investors with no programming experience create their own trading algorithms.

LearnVest Planning simplifies personal financial help with a 7-step “Action Program”; raises $16.5M

Few startups have been as laser-focused on making sense of your finances as New York City-based LearnVest Planning.

Joor raises $15M to give fashion wholesale a more modern look

Joor is an online marketplace for wholesale fashion buying. It works with some of the biggest names in fashion to simplify how they do business.

Citymaps, an ambitious Google Maps competitor with a social twist, launches on the iPhone

Taking on Google, Apple, or Nokia in the maps space as a small startup is a little crazy. But that isn’t stopping Citymaps, a high-reaching service that has mapped every city in the U.S. and includes a full-fledged social network that lets you share maps with friends.

PayPal’s NYC Battle Hack winners put virtual money in physical objects

There could be (virtual) gold in them there hills — actually, in just about any physical object.

Sprint to bring its cell phone service to all 277 NYC subway stations

Cell phone and data service is slowly being added to New York City’s subway system. Now Sprint has committed to bring its service to every single station.

Maker’s Row nets $1M to get more companies building products in the U.S.

Marker’s Row, a New York City-based startup that helps connect businesses, suppliers, and factories in the U.S., has raised $1 million in seed capital.

Dash nabs $700K to let you pay your bar tab with your phone

If you’ve ever forgotten to pick up your credit card from a bar after a night out, you know how frustrating it can be. New York City’s Dash wants to make sure that never happens again.

Stayful launches real-time bidding platform for boutique hotel rooms

Stayful has built a bidding platform that allows travelers and independent boutique hotel owners to negotiate room prices in real time.

Smart ‘creative tech’ marketplace Grand St. opens up to all

Grand St., an online marketplace for buying “creative technologyâ€? products, has taken down its invite-only wall so anyone on the web can check out and buy their products.

New York City gets its own top-level domain, letting businesses identify with its massive brand

With its new top-level domain, New York City wants to help business capitalize on one of the strongest brands in the world.

Latest Google offer: Free museum, zoo, and attraction tickets

Secretive Google division Niantic Labs usually works on apps that meld our real and virtual worlds, including the massive global game Ingress. Now it’s using another of its signature apps to get you out of your smartphone and into some of the nation’s most-visited attractions.

Killer music app Songza debuts paid version with no ads for $1 a week

Songza, one of the most underrated online music services, has added a paid option for ad-free streaming.

TechStars NYC’s 2013 Demo Day: Shopping advice for parents, gourmet recipe deliveries, and more

The past few months have been rocky for TechStars NYC, but you couldn’t tell by looking at the startup accelerator’s diverse Spring 2013 cohort.