Former Yahoo Security Head Somaini Lands at Cloud Startup Box

One of three high-profile hires for the IPO-bound startup.
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Security Firm Endgame Lands $23 Million From Paladin Capital

Girding for cyberwar.
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Father and Son Peer Into the Future of Tech

Ray Kurzweil and his son, Ethan, are both Silicon Valley futurists — though they have different ways of tackling what they perceive is coming next.

Don’t Look Now, but Box’s Last Funding Round Just Got Bigger

Total capital raised: $312 million.
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Go West, Young Geek: Chris Dixon on Why He Became a Silicon Valley VC at Andreessen Horowitz, and More! (Video)

If you can make it here, you’ll make it anywhere.
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Confirmed: Chris Dixon Becomes Seventh Investing GP at Andreessen Horowitz

So it is written, so it shall be done.
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New York Techie Chris Dixon in Talks to Be Next Partner at Andreessen Horowitz

Every time a cash register rings, a VC gets his wings.
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News Byte

MindBody Banks $35 Million for Small-Biz SaaS

MindBody raised $35 million in venture funding, the company announced Thursday morning, in a round led by Institutional Venture Partners. Catalyst Investors and Bessemer Venture Partners, two existing investors in the company, also participated in the round. Founded in 2001, MindBody sells client management software to health and wellness industry clients, serving 20,000 clients across more than 80 countries. The company has raised upward of $23 million to date.

eBay Buys Hunch