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Another VC Is Born: Well-Known Internet Exec Ben Ling Joins Khosla Ventures

Kara Swisher in News on May 23 at 11:00 am PT

The former Google, Facebook and Badoo exec is the second high-profile Silicon Valley operating exec the VC firm has hired of late.

Jawbone Hires Microsoft’s Mindy Mount as President to Turbocharge Ops

Kara Swisher in Media on May 23 at 10:00 am PT

A new leader for the high-profile gadget maker.

Yahoo Hires Longtime McKinsey Exec DeVine to Head Global Ops

Kara Swisher in News on May 23 at 9:18 am PT

Exec ho! A new big hire at Yahoo.

Accel’s Breyer Leads Forbes Midas List of Top Tech Investors Again, While Kleiner’s Doerr Leads in Media Scrutiny

Kara Swisher in Media on May 8 at 9:12 am PT

It’s hard being — and staying — king of the VCs.

Jon Rubinstein Joins Board of Qualcomm, as Mobile Chipmaker Ups Its Silicon Valley Cred

Kara Swisher in Mobile on May 6 at 1:05 pm PT

The longtime mobile exec is a high-profile appointment.

Former Groupon President and COO Solomon Joins Accel Partners

Kara Swisher in News on April 30 at 12:50 am PT

Every time a bell rings, a VC gets its wings.

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Matrix Partners Adds Two New EIRs

Kara Swisher in News on April 2 at 8:06 am PT

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.

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Mango Health App That Games Taking Meds Launches With Target Partnership

Kara Swisher in Mobile on April 2 at 5:30 am PT

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.

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WSJ’s Worthen Joins Sequoia as Head of Content

Kara Swisher in Media on March 25 at 4:48 pm PT

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.