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Accel’s Breyer Leads Forbes Midas List of Top Tech Investors Again, While Kleiner’s Doerr Leads in Media Scrutiny
It’s hard being — and staying — king of the VCs.
Jon Rubinstein Joins Board of Qualcomm, as Mobile Chipmaker Ups Its Silicon Valley Cred
The longtime mobile exec is a high-profile appointment.
Former Groupon President and COO Solomon Joins Accel Partners
Every time a bell rings, a VC gets its wings.
News Byte
Matrix Partners Adds Two New EIRs
Matrix Partners has added two new entrepreneurs in residence, Kevin Barenblat and Mihir Shah. Barenblat founded social music app SpotDJ and Context Optional, a social marketing software startup which was bought by Adobe. Shah was the former CEO of mobile advertising platform Tapjoy, and also worked at social app firm RockYou and QuinStreet, a performance marketing firm. Both will focus on cloud, mobile, consumer Internet and ad tech at the Silicon Valley venture firm.News Byte
Mango Health App That Games Taking Meds Launches With Target Partnership
San Francisco-based Mango Health — a new mobile app aimed at allowing people to manage their personal health by tracking medications and nutritional supplements they take — is launching after a 16-week pilot program and a strategic deal with retail giant Target. The app rewards users with gift cards or allows them to make charitable donations for correctly following their medical regimens by using game design principles. Consumers can also check for interactions between medications, supplements and foods, and get dosage reminders. Mango has raised $3.1 million in seed funding from venture firms First Round Capital, Floodgate and Baseline Ventures, as well as angel investors Mark Pincus and Keith Rabois.News Byte
WSJ’s Worthen Joins Sequoia as Head of Content
Longtime Wall Street Journal reporter Ben Worthen is joining Sequoia Capital as head of content to work with its startups, including on improving its blogs, social media and video. The Silicon Valley venture firm confirmed the move by Worthen, who has covered tech for 13 years, most recently focused on enterprise software.Jerry Yang Is Back (And Investing More Than Ever)
Frankly — and I would know — the Internet pioneer also seems better than ever.
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Smartphone Math Doesn’t Add Up
For every winner, there has to be a loser. Smartphone sales have defied gravity in recent years, but there’s no defying simple math.Menlo Ventures’ Pishevar and Goldman’s Stanford to Found Sherpa, a Startup Aimed at Making New Startups
Can the pair carry the load for new companies?