CapLinked, an L.A.-based startup backed by investors Peter Thiel, Dave McClure, and David Sacks, among others, is launching new monthly subscription accounts to users of its proprietary platform, which connects privately held companies with accredited investors. The company, which has signed up more than 100,000 users, who currently use the service at no cost, will charge [...]

Last week, I mentioned how much I like the brand Cherry, a San Francisco-based startup whose app allows users to order a car wash, wherever their car is parked, for $29. Yet the attraction goes beyond the name. I think the company –which officially launched today, backed by $750,000 in seed funding from PayPal co-founder Max Levchin, Square [...]