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Snapchat Lands $13.5 Million in Round Led By Benchmark Capital

Snapchat, the popular photo and video message app known for messages that disappear after a short time, has raised a $13.5 million round of venture capital funding in a round led by Benchmark Capital, at an implied valuation of $60-70 million according to a report in The New York Times. The company says its users send more than 60 million photos a day. (Correction: The original headline on this item said Bessemer Ventures. Sorry about that.)


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I feel sorry for Peter Thiel. Did he really want flying cars? Flying cars are not a very efficient way to move things from one point to another. On the other hand, 20 years ago we had the idea that information could become available at your fingertips. We got that done.

— Bill Gates, in an interview with Wired magazine’s Steven Levy