Aurora Feint raised $3 million from Intel Capital and The9, bringing the mobile gaming company’s total funding to Read More
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Zynga: Fun and monetization are synonymous
First, a panel; second, a presentation; third, a fireside chat: Dean Takahashi, lead GamesBeat writer for VentureBeat, just Read More
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Zynga may have paid $6M for Bonfire Studios
Social gaming giant Zynga in late September sold $6.3 million in equity, according to an SEC Form D Read More
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Who owns location: Facebook or Google?
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) handed Facebook a powerful weapon in the location wars Wednesday: a Read More
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Software valuations average nearly $80M
As software and biotechnology transactions take up an increasing percentage of overall venture capital investment and deal activity, Read More
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Zynga buys Bonfire Studios in Dallas
Zynga, the ever-growing social gaming snowball, has acquired Dallas-based Bonfire Studios for an undisclosed amount. Upholding precedent, Zynga Read More
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The Social Network reels in $23 million
The Social Network, a David Fincher-directed film about the dramatic founding of Facebook, opened at #1 its debut Read More
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Mobile guru David Ko leaves Yahoo! for Zynga
David Ko, who just stepped down as Yahoo!’s Senior Vice President of Audience, Mobile, and Local (North America), Read More
Eventbright founder and CEO Kevin Hartz just finished his keynote address at Vator Splash, which has drawn in Read More
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Geomium launches London location startup
[Article updated to reflect regional availability of application.] The (very) short list: Booyah, Facebook Places, Foursquare, Google Latitutude, Read More
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Zynga’s Mark Pincus: “We are data junkies”
Mark Pincus, CEO and founder of Zynga, the hottest social gaming startup on Facebook, just stepped off the Read More
One of the most common criticisms of VC investors making seed investments is something that has become known Read More
As Facebook continues to push the envelope when it comes to privacy issues, a new startup has set Read More
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How do you compensate key executives?
Since both startups and buyouts depend in large part on extraordinary performance by managers, one principal aim of Read More
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Sequoia backs digital textbook Inkling
This is not your parent’s textbook. Inkling announced Friday the launch of its digital textbook platform and a Read More