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Lyft gets prettier, Uber integrates with Facebook
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Wimdu, an online marketplace for accommodations, announced Wednesday that it has raised $90 million from Rocket Internet and Read More
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Groupon clone Dealfind finds $31 million
Dealfind, a local daily deals site based in Toronto, announced Monday that it has secured $31 million in Read More
Trisse co-founder and CEO Tyler York shared an interesting insight with me recently: VCs don’t invest in food. Read More
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Why Microsoft needs Skype: Windows Phone 7
So we’re still mere hours into the post-apocalyptic world where Skype has been acquired, not by Google nor Read More
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What you need to know – 03/16/11
Online education company 2tor raised a $32.5 million Series C round led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation Read More
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Verizon iPhone: now this is a battle
Verizon announced Tuesday that, as long expected and highly anticipated, it has partnered with Apple to offer the Read More
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Groupon raising reported $950 million round
[Update at 16:15 PST Tue Dec 28: Groupon creator and CEO Andrew Mason has confirmed via Twitter that Read More
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Acquisition roundup: Heroku, Etacts, & Movity
Three Y Combinator companies have enjoyed three healthy exits in the past two weeks, as first pointed out Read More
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eBay acquires brands4friends for $200 million
EBay announced Monday morning that it has acquired Germany’s largest online shopping club, brands4friends, for €150 million (approximately Read More
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Xing acquires Amiando for $13.6 million
Professional business network Xing announced this week that it has acquired Amiando, an online event registration and ticketing Read More
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Kleiner Perkins values Twitter at $4 billion?
Remember when it was a big deal to see rumors that Twitter was raising a $50 million round Read More
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Playdom to exclusively use Facebook Credits
Playdom, the social gaming startup sold to Disney earlier this week, has signed a five-year contract for the Read More
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NexTag buys Wize to upsize review quantity
Comparison shopping site NexTag has acquired Wize, a product recommendation research engine. Terms of the deal remain undisclosed. Read More