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Time Machine! Tumblr’s David Karp in 2007, Age 21.
Back when he was 21, had 75,000 users and was raising $750,000.
Kitchensurfing Wants to Make Dinner at Your House, With Help From Union Square Ventures
A collaborative consumption startup that actually lets you consume.
Voices
Antiques Try Out New Home Online
If there’s anything that’s hard to sell on the Web, Jean-Michel Frank armchairs from the 1930s and George III mahogany sofas from the 18th century might seem to be near the top of the list. But some prominent venture capitalists are betting they have the answer for high-end antiques.See, the Facebook Exchange Is a Big Deal — For the Ad Tech Guys
Citing a 300 percent increase in revenue since it started working with Facebook this summer, Triggit raises $7.4 million.
News Byte
Motivational App Lift Closes $2.5 Million Round
Lift, the personal motivational mobile app that helps users set and achieve goals for themselves, closed a $2.5 million Series A investment round, the company announced Tuesday. The round was led by Bijan Sabet of Spark Capital, who will join the board of the six-person start-up, reuniting with former Twitter board member and co-founder Evan Williams, whose Obvious Corp. has also invested in the company. Also involved in the round are SV Angel, Adam Ludwin from New York VC firm RRE and, appropriately enough, motivational speakers Tony Robbins, Tim Ferriss and David Allen.Amazon’s Jeff Bezos Among Backers Pumping $6M Into Photo-Editing Start-Up Aviary
Spark Capital, Bezos Expeditions and other strategic investors have poured another $6 million into Aviary, a photo-editing tools company.
Group Commerce Raises Funding to Expand Its Deals Platform to Europe
Group Commerce, which has developed a platform that helps publishers sell Groupon-like offers, has raised $21 million in a third round of funding to expand to Europe.
Eye to Eye
JOBS Act Could Kickstart Both Entrepreneurs and Equity Ownership
Considering that the new JOBS Act makes crowdfunding so much easier, what sorts of things do you see coming out of the grass roots?
News Byte
Foursquare Co-Founder Naveen Selvadurai Leaving
Foursquare co-founder Naveen Selvadurai is leaving the company, three years after launching the check-in service. Sevaldurai says he’s “not sure about my exact next steps” but will remain on the company’s board. Foursquare investor Spark Capital is reportedly buying employee stock, and Selvadurai and co-founder Dennis Crowley have previously sold shares in an earlier funding round. Gigaom’s Om Malik reported Selvadurai’s departure earlier.News Byte