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Jeremy Lin, Women in VC, and the Bigotry of Pattern MatchingInvestor Chris Yeh says Jeremy Lin is a prime example of how we ignore data and give in to stereotypes -- not just in sports, but also in business.
- Facebook’s Unsung Heroes
Thursday's guest columnist looks back at the VCs who first saw Facebook's potential.
- peHUB First Read
Today's peHUB First Read includes some gems: The greatest headline in the history of the written word, more troubles for News Corp., and Star Wars' true value.
- peHUB Second Opinion 2.10
Google can't predict where tech will lead society, Kim Jong-un assassination rumors and Kleiner Perkins new fund to focus on startups selling cloud services all in second opinion.
- Inspirato Packs on More Cash
Institutional Venture Partners provided Inspirato, the Colorado-based luxury travel site, with $20 million in funding, the VC announced Tuesday. Todd Chaffee, a GP with IVP, will join the company’s board as part of the deal. The Denver based site for vacation property leasing also said it plans to add at least 180 new properties in 2012. Last October, Inspirato received $17.5 million in a deal led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Beyers.
- Glori Energy Takes on $20M Series C
Glori Energy, the sustainable oil recovery system developer, has taken a $20 million Series C round that was led by Gentry Venture Partners. Advantage Capital Partners joined Energy Technology Ventures (a GE, NRG Energy and ConocoPhillips joint venture), GTI Ventures, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB), Oxford Bioscience Partners, Malaysian Life Sciences Capital Fund, and The Omzest Group on the transaction and Piper Jaffray served as placement agent.
- San Francisco-based AppDynamics Inks $20M
AppDynamics, a San Francisco-based maker of application performance management software, has raised $20 million in Series C financing. New investor Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers led the round, which also included participation from founding investors Greylock Partners and Lightspeed Venture Partners. The money will go toward growth efforts.