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No End-Zone Dance for Tumblr Investor Fred Wilson
You can count on it — when a deal works out spectacularly everyone involved will take credit for it. This behavior is particularly annoying to the entrepreneurs who put the sweat, blood, and tears into the Company.
– “Union Square Ventures’ Fred Wilson, one of Tumblr’s earliest investors, celebrating the Yahoo deal without celebrating
Yahoo Tumblrs for Cool: Board Approves $1.1 Billion Deal as Expected
Done (just like we said).
Time Machine! Tumblr’s David Karp in 2007, Age 21.
Back when he was 21, had 75,000 users and was raising $750,000.
Mind Games: Will Brain Power Be the Future of Play?
The search for a game-changer at a neurogaming conference this week in San Francisco.
Kitchensurfing Wants to Make Dinner at Your House, With Help From Union Square Ventures
A collaborative consumption startup that actually lets you consume.
YouNow, Web Video’s Live Amateur Hour, Bulks Up by Buying Blog TV
Live Web video can be one-to-one, or one-to-many, or something in between. YouNow takes the middle route, and that could be interesting.
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Like We Said, Hailo Raises $30M Led by Union Square Ventures
We reported in December that Hailo was raising $30 million at a $140 million valuation in a round led by Fred Wilson at Union Square Ventures in New York. Correction: It was actually Wilson’s partner John Buttrick. The taxi appmaker and venture capitalist disclosed the round today, saying that Hailo would soon enter markets in New York, Tokyo (home of another new investor, KDDI), Madrid and Barcelona.10gen Promotes Schireson to CEO Slot
Founder Dwight Merriman will be chairman.
Exclusive: Hailo Raising $30M at $140M Valuation for Epic NYC E-Taxi Throwdown With Uber
Hailo, the hot European taxi-hailing app, is raising a large round of funding as it prepares to do battle in the U.S. market, specifically in New York City.
Investors Plug Another $25 Million Into IPO-Bound Flurry
Flurry sees ongoing demand for its advertising and analytics services, as smartphones and tablets continue to be adopted worldwide.