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Banjo snags $16 mln Series B fundsBanjo said Thursday that it has closed $16 million in Series B financing. Balderton Capital led the round with participation from BlueRun Ventures and Vegas Tech Fund. Headquartered in Redwood City, Calif., Banjo is a social discovery app.
Land of milk and startupsINE Ventures is aiming to tap into Israel’s rich abundance of startups with a view to eventually relocating them to the U.S.
Apple buys VC-backed Topsy, gets rich Twitter dataApple’s latest deal is a Twitter partner that analyzes its data for insight into views on a range of topics
- Apple buys startup Topsy; gets rich Twitter data-Reuters
Apple Inc has acquired social media search and analytics startup Topsy, an unusual purchase for a hardware-focused company that has made few forays into social networking.
Scaling up: VCs with the biggest fund size increasesThe latest fundraising data from Thomson Reuters shows a smaller group of firms accounting for more of the overall pot
Student entrepreneurs: You can win a free ticket to our VC conference -- UpdatedWe want help five students working on startups by getting them in front of venture capitalists at our Venture Alpha West conference in Half Moon Bay, Calif., on Oct. 8-9. Send us a 300-word essay explaining why your startup is awesome. The five winners will get free passes to Venture Alpha West.
Under Ballmer's Reign at Microsoft, 41 VC-Backed Company AcquisitionsThe scorecard of Steve Ballmer's 13-year reign as Microsoft's CEO includes big deals, such as Skype and Yammer, but plenty of smaller transactions, too.
Under Ballmer's reign at Microsoft, here's the scorecard: 41 VC-backed company acquisitionsIncluded are big deals, such as Skype and Yammer, but plenty of smaller transactions, too
- Silicon Valley Venture Capital Index Rises For Fourth Straight Quarter
Venture capitalists in Silicon Valley express greater enthusiasm for future business conditions, according to a study of industry confidence. The Silicon Valley Venture Capitalist Confidence Index rose to 3.78 in the second quarter, the fourth quarter in a row of improvement. The index is published by University of San Francisco professor Mark Cannice. VCs cited an improving IPO market along with the investment opportunities they see with disruptive technologies.
If Only Google Glass Could See Into Its FutureAs Google Glass rolls out, everyone wonders if it will be the next big thing and should investors get in on the action