Stockpiling

Gillibrand Sets a Personal Best, Tops $3 M. in First Quarter

This morning, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand emailed supporters to celebrate her record-breaking first-quarter, in which she raised more than $3 million dollars.

“I couldn’t wait to thank you,” wrote Gillibrand, who is up for re-election again in 2012, before she resumes the usual six-year schedule. “Our campaign just closed its books for the FEC filing period Read More

Dinner Conversation

Jay Jacobs Says Donors 'Upbeat' for Obama Re-Elect

Jay Jacobs didn’t hear any complaining from the die-hard Democrats who attended President Obama’s $30,800 dinner in Harlem on Tuesday night.

“People can grumble all they want up until the president walks in a room,” said Jacobs, who chairs the state Democratic committee, in addition to being a high-profile party fundraiser. “Believe me, it’s unbelievable Read More

Fundraising

Parse.ly Raises $800,000

Parse.ly, the New York-based company that endeavors to personalize users’ web experiences, today announced that it has raised $800,000 from  Blumberg Capital, ff Asset Management, Scott Becker, Don Hutchison, Jeffrey Greenblatt and Jon Axelrod.

The site invites users to prioritize their reading according to their expressed interests. An interest — Philadelphia, for example Read More

Fundraising

Postling Nabs $350,000 in Seed Funding

Postling, a New York startup that organizes people’s social media for them in one place, and send users daily email updates about the goings-on in their social media lives, has raised $350,000, according to TechCrunch. The transaction was facilitated by angel investing forum AngelList.

Postling works in super-cool New York shared workspace General Read More