Apptio Lands $45 Million Series E From Janus Capital

Total capital raised $136 million. Could an IPO be next?
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Led by Andreessen Horowitz, Payments Startup Dwolla Raises $16.5 Million

Payments startup Dwolla announced Tuesday it raised a $16.5 million round led by Andreessen Horowitz, with AH partner Scott Weiss to join Dwolla’s board. Former investors USV, Thrive and Village Ventures also participated in the round. Dwolla has built its own payments network, circumventing the usual fees associated with ACH networks (long used by credit card companies), charging 25 cents per money transfer.

Shapeways Raises $30M for 3-D Printing Led by Andreessen Horowitz’s Chris Dixon

Some 10,000 people are selling 1,000,000 designs on Shapeways to 150,000 customers.
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Predictive Data Startup Infer Raises $10M From Redpoint

Infer, a Palo Alto, Calif., startup that makes data-focused business apps to help companies target their best potential customers, said it has raised $10 million in a Series A funding led by Redpoint Ventures. Andreessen Horowitz, Social+Capital Partnership, Sutter Hill Ventures and angel investors also participated in the round. Infer, which is profitable, mines a range of data to determine those with the highest propensity to buy. Along with the funding for its “predictive customer scoring model,” Satish Dharmaraj of Redpoint Ventures will join the company’s board.

Big-Name VCs Form “Glass Collective” to Back Google Glass App Makers

Google Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz and Kleiner Perkins agree to look together at companies building on Google Glass.
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What I’d like to see is Marla Zuckerberg and Mary Jobs and Joann Bezos.

Margit Wennmachers of Andreessen Horowitz, talking about the talent war and the firm’s efforts to recruit women

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Payments Startup Balanced Raises $2 Million

Balanced, a startup that focuses on bringing payments systems to network-based companies like Airbnb and Kickstarter, announced Tuesday that it raised $2 million in venture capital. Andreessen Horowitz participated in the round, along with CollabFund and a number of current and former Facebook employees. The ten-person startup had already raised $1.4 million in funds from Ashton Kutcher, Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky and Reddit CEO Yishan Wong, among others.

Sorry, Gotta Take This Call. It’s … Tip-Off Time for the Dallas Mavericks.

A partnership between the Web app configuring service IFTTT and ESPN will allow people to get emails, push notifications and more to alert them to news from their favorite sports teams.
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IFTTT Raises $7M Led by Andreessen Horowitz