Sequoia Leads $12.5M Funding Round for Thumbtack Local Services Marketplace

Founded in 2009, Thumbtack has been working at the local marketplace problem for a while.
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Jawbone Hires Microsoft’s Mindy Mount as President to Turbocharge Ops

A new leader for the high-profile gadget maker.
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Yahoo Tumblrs for Cool: Board Approves $1.1 Billion Deal as Expected

Done (just like we said).
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Riverbed CEO Kennelly Joins Board of Startup Nimble Storage

Another director with public company experience.
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Eventbrite Hires CFO in Expansion of Top Exec Ranks

In its first C-level hire from outside the company, Eventbrite has brought in experienced finance exec Mark Rubash as CFO.
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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.

Series Seed, an Open Source Set of Investment Documents, Moves to GitHub

A set of simpler documents for early-stage funding makes a big move.
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Exclusive: PayPal Co-Founder Levchin Launches New Payments Startup, Affirm

He’s back, and this time the well-known entrepreneur wants to give you a digital charge card.
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10gen Promotes Schireson to CEO Slot