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Founded Just 18 Months Ago, DraftKings Picks Up $24M for Fantasy Sports
DraftKings, where you can play fantasy sports for money on a daily basis (legally), has raised a $24 million Series B round led by Redpoint Ventures, with GGV Capital, Atlas Venture, and BDS Ventures, following a $7 million Series A round earlier this year. Founded just last year, DraftKings claims that 75 percent of people who signed up in 2012 were still active in 2013, driven by the continued promise of cash prizes.
Justin Kitch Talks About His New Learning Platform, Curious (Video)
Are you curious about Curious?Machinima, the YouTube Giant Looking for New Money, Is Also Looking for a New CEO
Machinima is really big, but it’s not a really big business yet. Allen DeBevoise says he wants to hire a replacement to change that.Caterina Fake’s Findery Launches Mobile App for Stories About Places
If it works well, the Findery app will interrupt users with notifications for delightful tidbits of information about the backstory, history, trivia and personal stories associated with nearby places.Former Twitter Platform Chief Sarver Joins Redpoint as Partner
Every time a bell rings, a VC gets his wingtips.News Byte
Benchmark, Redpoint Back Android Mod Startup Cyanogen Inc.
CyanogenMod, a startup created by Steve Kondik that creates customized software for Android smartphones, announced on Wednesday that it had raised $7 million from Benchmark Capital and Redpoint Ventures, and that it renamed itself Cyanogen Inc. Kondik, joined by Kirt McMaster, formerly of Boost Mobile, and coder Koushik Dutta, will soon launch a formal Cyanogen installer for Android phones inside Google’s Play store, and plan to continue building services and applications on top on the new software.News Byte