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Life & fun · October 8, 2012

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Quickly look up info about startups, people, financial orgs

I was unhappy with the Crunchbase UI so I wrote a web app with a clean and minimal UI. I thought you guys would enjoy it. It's alphaish, but usable.

Quickly look up info about startups, people, financial orgs launched on October 8, 2012 with 10 votes, #119 of 487 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches.

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IO Insider is a web app for looking up information about startups, people, and financial organizations. It was created as an alternative to Crunchbase, with a focus on a cleaner and more minimal interface. The tool is designed for users who want straightforward access to startup and business data without unnecessary complexity. It is currently in alpha stage but functional.

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