Venture
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Airbnb raises $555 million in new funding led by Google
Home-sharing giant Airbnb has raised $555 million in new funding, stockpiling cash as it continues to battle regulators around the country and postpone an IPO. Airbnb disclosed the funds in a document […]
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VC firm CRV speaks out against Donald Trump, F-word and all
In further proof of Silicon Valley’s hate affair with Donald Trump, venture capital firm Charles River Ventures has just redesigned its website to read “F*ck Trump” on its home page. Tell […]
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Google Ventures CEO Bill Maris steps down
Happy birthday, Alphabet. Now say goodbye to one of your top executives. Bill Maris, CEO and founder of Google Ventures (now known as GV), has said he’s leaving the company […]
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Silicon Valley VC launches startup to spawn more startups
Veteran Bay Area investor Robert Ackerman, who has been funneling money into Silicon Valley companies for years, is trying a new way to back startups. He’s launching his own startup. A startup […]
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Slack invests in 11 startups in effort to create the ‘future of work’
San Francisco-based Slack may still be a young startup itself, but that hasn’t prevented the corporate chat platform from playing VC and placing bets on a handful of smaller up-and-coming companies. […]
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Apple’s first reality TV show auditions are open
You might as well move to the edge of your seat now, because Noah in L.A. is about to start coding. App development may not seem like the most exciting topic to […]
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House passes startup-friendly bills as part of ‘innovation initiative’
Tuesday was a good legislative day for Silicon Valley. The House passed two bills designed to make it easier for startups to raise funding, pushing full steam ahead on the “Innovation Initiative” spearheaded […]
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After scandal, Zenefits slashes own valuation by more than half
Scandal-plagued startup Zenefits sucked it up and took a major hit on Thursday — announcing it would willingly cut its $4.5 billion valuation down to $2 billion. The unusual move is […]
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Kleiner Perkins closes two new funds at $1.4 billion
Storied Sand Hill Road venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers has reportedly closed $1.4 billion in new funds. The funds include a $400 million fund for early-stage investments […]
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Pinterest purchases mobile keyboard company Fleksy
Pinterest said Wednesday that it purchased mobile keyboard company Fleksy as part of an effort to improve how the social bookmarking site runs on smartphones and tablets. The San Francisco […]
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