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just.me
Just.me, a Palo Alto, Calif.-based mobile/social startup from TechCrunch co-founder Keith Teare, has raised around $2.73 million in Series A funding, according to a regulatory ...
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duckduckgo
Union Square Ventures has invested in new search engine company DuckDuckGo. The firm’s Brad Burnham announced the news today in a blog post. Burnham didn’t say how much ...
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The Climate Corp (aka weatherbill)
WeatherBill has changed its company name to The Climate Corporation and has appointed former US senator Byron Dorgan to its board of directors. The Climate Corporation combines ...
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swype
Nuance Communications Inc. is paying $102.5 million to buy venture-backed Swype, Reuters reported Friday. Swype’s technology allows users to drag their finger across smart ...
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blekko
Blekko, a Redwood Shores, Calif.-based Internet search engine, has raised $30 million in new VC funding. Yandex (Nasdaq: YNDX) led the round, and was joined by MLC Private Equity ...
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lookout
Andreessen Horowitz led a $40 million investment in Lookout Mobile Security, joining investors Khosla Ventures, Accel Partners and Index Ventures, VCs that also participated in ...
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10gen
10gen, developer of the MongoDB on-relational database, has raised $20 million in new VC funding. Sequoia Capital led the round, and was joined by fellow return backers Flybridge ...
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ribbit
Updated: Ribbit croaks, just three years after $105m BT deal We saw that coming a mile away since the announcement of the acquisition. Good exit, good try, move on. Posted on ...
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airbnb
Andreessen Horowitz, DST Global, and General Catalyst have poured $112 million into online property rental company Airbnb, bringing the total raised by the company to $119.8 ...
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turntable
After speaking with sources involved in the financing, we can confirm that term sheets were indeed signed yesterday (the deal is so fresh the money has yet to hit Turntable.fm's ...
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mobotap
MoboTap, a San Francisco-based developer of the Dolphin web browser, has raised $10 million in Series A funding. Sequoia Capital led the round, and was joined by Matrix Partners. ...
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backtype
Twitter has acquired the analytics platform company BackType. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. BackType has raised $1.32 million in funding since its 2008 founding, ...
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zynga
Zynga Inc., a San Francisco-based social gaming company, has filed for a $1 billion IPO. Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs are serving as lead underwriters. The company reports $90 ...
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likealittle
Andreessen-Horowitz Adds Jeff Jordan As General Partner, Leads $5M+ LikeALittle Series A In conjunction with the news, A-H is also announcing Jordan’s first investment: a ...
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rockmelt
Accel Partners, Khosla Ventures and Andreesen Horowitz have joined together in a $30 million round for RockMelt, the developer of a Web browser that integrates Facebook and other ...