1.
Dashmote
|
Tolstraat
129
A2.7,
1074
VJ,
Amsterdam
|
info@dashmote.com
UNDER
EMBARGO
UNTIL
26
MAR
2015
Media
Contact:
Lauren
Gilmore,
PR
Office:
+31
687
35
32
14
|
Lauren@dashmote.com
Press
website:
www.dashmote.lobulu.com
€4.5
MILLION
VALUATION
FOR
DASHMOTE,
DEBUTS
FIRST
FEATURE
By
Bundling
Internet
Services,
Dashmote
Reinvents
the
Way
People
Browse
the
Web
AMSTERDAM,
25
March
2015
–
Dashmote,
an
Amsterdam-‐based
tech
startup
that
integrates
specialized
services
and
bundles
that
information
for
its
users,
announced
today
the
company
valuation
and
beta
launch
of
its
image
search
feature.
Four
months
after
its
start,
the
company
raised
€450.000
of
pre-‐seed
financing,
with
a
post-‐money
valuation
of
€4.5
million
allowing
Dashmote
to
launch
its
first
feature
and
start
development
on
its
mobile
application.
Dashmote
is
on
a
mission
to
bring
inspiration
and
simplicity
into
everyday
routines.
By
transforming
the
way
people
use
the
web,
Dashmote
unlocks
creativity
and
cultivates
curiosity.
The
search
feature
allows
you,
the
user,
to
be
inspired
and
connected.
With
the
image
search
feature,
users
can
search
for
a
theme,
compare
all
images
on
one
webpage
and
share
selected
photos
instantly.
There
is
no
need
to
browse
different
image
sources
any
longer.
Key
features
of
the
image
search
include:
• Direct
access
to
multiple
image
sources
• Browse
sources
simultaneously
• Capture
photos
and
create
unique
mood
boards
based
on
selections
• Interconnected
with
social
channels
Dashmote’s
current
partners
include
major
parties
such
as
Getty,
Fotolia,
iStock,
Pixabay
and
Dreamstime.
In
the
coming
months,
Dashmote
expects
to
add
niche
services
and
tap
into
new
social
media
image
sources
such
as
Instagram,
Pinterest,
Tumblr
and
Flickr,
who
recently
joined
as
a
partner.
With
the
addition
of
three
employees
in
March,
Dashmote
now
has
a
creative
and
experienced
team
of
11
working
in-‐house
and
four
supplemental
freelance
developers
located
around
the
globe.
Currently
in
its
validation
stage,
the
company
is
able
to
realize
long-‐term
plans
and
features.
“The
Dashmote
team
is
passionate
and
ambitious.
The
creativity
and
risks
being
taken
to
create
a
product
that
inspires
its
users
have
allowed
the
company
to
expand
beyond
its
valuation.”
–
Dennis
z.s.
Tan,
Managing
Director,
Dashmote
To
join
Dashmote’s
beta
testing,
please
visit
www.betamote.co.
For
more
information
about
Dashmote,
visit
http://www.dashmote.com/info.
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2.
Dashmote
|
Tolstraat
129
A2.7,
1074
VJ,
Amsterdam
|
info@dashmote.com
About
Dashmote
Dashmote
is
an
intelligent,
intuitive
interface
that
gives
you
smart
access
to
the
web.
Dashmote
integrates
specialized
services
and
bundles
that
information
for
its
users.
Everything
you
need
in
one
place.
Founded
in
2014
in
Amsterdam,
it
is
the
brainchild
of
two
curious
rebels.
For
more
information,
visit
www.dashmote.com.
About
Dennis
z.s.
Tan
An
entrepreneur
since
age
15,
Dennis
z.s.
Tan
has
participated
in
the
creation
of
over
25
companies
and
is
an
active
speaker
among
the
community.
He
is
the
co-‐founder
of
multiple
entrepreneurial
groups
including
Dutch
Entrepreneurial
Student
Communities,
Erasmus
Centre
for
Entrepreneurs
Student
Association
and
involved
in
various
European
organizations
such
as
Think
Young
and
the
European
Confederation
of
Junior
Enterprises.
He
is
a
board
member
of
Lobulu
Holding,
KAJE
Notebooks
and
ECE
Students.
Dennis
studied
Economics,
Fiscal
Economics
and
Public
Administration
at
Erasmus
University
Rotterdam
and
studied
abroad
in
both
Asia
and
Northern
America.
He
is
an
active
philanthropist
having
participated
in
a
120km
peace
walk
across
Maasai
Land,
Africa.
In
his
free
time,
Dennis
enjoys
music,
art,
food
and
all-‐things
entrepreneurial.