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Meet Stitch Fix, the Personal Shopping Service That Mixes Data With a Human Touch
Silk blouse in your size and a statement necklace, coming right up.
Ad Campaign Manager Marin Software Files for $75M IPO
The unprofitable company has raised about $100 million from backers including Benchmark Capital.
Q&A: Randall Stross on the World of Y Combinator
Y Combinator leader Paul Graham calls Stross’s book “remarkably accurate.”
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K-12 Education Start-Up Edmodo Raises a Quick Series C
After raising $15 million in a round led by Greylock Partners’ Reid Hoffman and Benchmark Capital’s Matt Cohler late last year, Edmodo has now already added another $25 million led by NEA’s Tony Florence. Edmodo counts eight million registered users, which include each of its K-12 schools and districts, which also now compose a larger superset of teachers who congregate by subject area community on the site.Sequoia Set to Lead $500M Valuation Round for Instagram
The popular photo-sharing app seems to have figured out at least one way to mint money.
How Will the JOBS Act Affect Tech IPOs?
The JOBS Act makes it easier for some companies to stay private, reduces regulatory burdens associated with U.S. IPOs, and may move away from secondary markets for private companies.
Edgy Location-Sharing App Maker Highlight Raises Seed Funding
Highlight, a buzzy iPhone app that takes location-sharing to the next level, has raised funding.
Glassmap and Highlight Take on the Next Frontier of Location Sharing: Doing It All the Time
New location-sharing apps promise to provide more value to users than ever — but they will surely teeter awfully close to the edge of creepy for many people.
Reid Hoffman and Matt Cohler Team Up to Give Edmodo $15M
Edmodo, which helps K-12 teachers and schools create private social networks for their classrooms, has raised $15 million.
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