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Led by Greylock, Social App MessageMe Raises $10 Million

MessageMe, the mobile application that offers free text, photo and video messaging between smartphones, announced Tuesday that it had raised a $10 million round led by John Lilly of Greylock Partners — who will join the board of MessageMe makers LittleInc Labs — with participation from existing investors Andreessen Horowitz, True Ventures, Social+Capital and others. The company said it currently has more than five million users on its service.

Yahoo Tumblrs for Cool: Board Approves $1.1 Billion Deal as Expected

Done (just like we said).
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Apptio Lands $45 Million Series E From Janus Capital

Total capital raised $136 million. Could an IPO be next?
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Google Glass, Workday and “WTF, Firefox OS?” — 10 Things You Need to See on AllThingsD This Week

A convenient roundup of the Top 10 stories that powered AllThingsD this week.
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Seven Questions for Workday CEO and Greylock Partner Aneel Bhusri

Catching up with one of Silicon Valley’s busiest people.
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Rally Soars 27 Percent in Market Debut

And there are more offerings headed to the launchpad.
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Wealthfront Gets $20M More for Online Investment Management

Wealthfront manages $170 million worth of assets, with an average account of $80,000.
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New Funding Puts Domo’s Value at $310 Million

A lot of people betting a lot of money on Josh James.
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Josh James’s Domo Raises $60 Million Series B From GGV, Greylock, Others

A list of investors that reads like a who’s who among venture capital.
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