Get out the champagne–Facebook, the social titan with a valuation of some $50 billion, has acquired Groupon, the Read More
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What you need to know – 04/01/11
It’s April Fool’s Day–so be very careful what you read today… Bessemer Venture Partners closed Read More
Multichannel video game retailer GameStop on Thursday announced its acquisition of Spawn Labs, a peer-to-peer game streaming technology Read More
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GameSalad secures $6 million from Steamboat
GameSalad, developer of a free game creation tool, announced Thursday that it has raised $6.1 million in Series Read More
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MegaZebra rakes in millions for social gaming
Social gaming developer MegaZebra has raised a multi-million-euro investment from Doughty Hanson Technology and previous backer Kizoo Technology Read More
Qwiki, the rich media site that seeks to “forever improve the way people experience information,” on Thursday announced the Read More
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What you need to know – 03/31/11
Open app marketplace Appia secured a $10 million investment from Venrock. Yuri Milner of Digital Sky Technoligies Read More
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Yuri Milner creates new fund, bets on Spotify
Looks like Yuri Milner wondered recently what would be better than DST Global. DST Global 2! The investment Read More
Haven’t heard as much gaming startup funding news recently, but just because the market is cooling domestically doesn’t Read More
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Startups court investors at AngelPad Demo Day
AngelPad, a mentorship program founded by a group of ex-Googlers, just hosted a demo day at its office Read More
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Adap.tv raises $20 million for ad network
Online video advertising company Adap.tv announced Tuesday that it has closed $20 million in Series C financing led Read More
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What you need to know – 03/29/11
Adap.tv, the platform that makes buying and selling video advertising simple and efficient, closed $20 million in financing Read More
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Amazon zips your files and songs to the cloud
Amazon on Monday night took the wraps off a compelling new cloud drive available immediately to all Amazon Read More
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What you need to know – 03/28/11
Aerohive Networks, provider of controller-less Wi-Fi and cloud-enabled networking, raised an additional Series D round of $25 million Read More
Not to pull a Benedict Arnold on my beloved professional field of digital journalism, but someone needs to Read More