111 posts and columns on angel

Grokker Gets $5.5 Million to Build Out Expert Video Network — Here’s Founder Lorna Borenstein (Video)

in Media on December 2, 2013 at 2:48 pm PT

Trying to intro passions to the passionate.
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Yves Behar’s “Smart” Lock Startup August Raises $8 Million

in News on November 19, 2013 at 7:00 am PT

Open sez-VCs.

Reddit Co-Founder Alexis Ohanian Needs No Permission (Video)

in Media on October 18, 2013 at 7:07 am PT

The serial entrepreneur talks about his new book, “Without Their Permission.”

Good Eggs Nabs $8.5 Million from Sequoia and Others for Local Farm-to-Fridge Effort (Video)

in Commerce on September 26, 2013 at 12:02 pm PT

Founder Rob Spiro talks about getting sustainable food to consumers.

Yahoo Paid $60M to $70M for Rockmelt — Will Dump Browser and Use Tech to Better Deliver Its Media and Mobile Properties

in Social on August 2, 2013 at 10:29 am PT

Big money for tech that essentially failed to find customers.

Former Facebook Exec Ali Rosenthal Joins MessageMe as COO

in Mobile on July 16, 2013 at 12:39 am PT

Can the mobile app that lets you communicate better on a smartphone break out with new exec?

News Byte

Outbrain Exec Guttman Hired to Oversee SoftBank’s $51 Million NY-Focused Startup Fund

in News on July 15, 2013 at 12:00 pm PT

Josh Guttman, who has most recently been an exec at content discovery platform Outbrain, has become a partner at Softbank Capital to manage its New York-focused startup fund. Guttman, who is an active angel investor in the region, will oversee the $51 million fund that the venture firm recently announced that will be aimed at high-growth opportunities in social, e-commerce, digital media and software-as-a-service startups in New York. (You can read a sharp post Guttman recently penned for AllThingsD on native advertising here.)

Equifax Buys Identity Protection Startup TrustedID for About $30 Million

in Commerce on July 8, 2013 at 1:15 pm PT

The data giant picks up a well-respected Silicon Valley ID protection firm.

Khosla’s Keith Rabois Talks About Going From Internet Ops to VC-Land (Video)

in News on June 21, 2013 at 9:50 am PT

A view from the not-so-cheap seats.

Every Business Cliche Ever, in One Excellent Toast From Super Angel Chris Sacca

in Media on June 3, 2013 at 6:27 am PT

You’ve heard every one of these before, but not like this. Some eye-level fruit to start out your week, from the guy behind Lowercase Capital.

Another VC Is Born: Well-Known Internet Exec Ben Ling Joins Khosla Ventures

in News, May 23, 2013 at 11:00 am PT

Predictive Data Startup Infer Raises $10M From Redpoint

Mango Health App That Games Taking Meds Launches With Target Partnership

Actually, Amazon Paid About $150 Million for Goodreads

in Media, March 29, 2013 at 11:32 am PT

Everybody’s a Curator: Flipboard’s Mike McCue Talks About New Version of Social Magazine (Video)

in Media, March 26, 2013 at 6:01 pm PT

Jerry Yang Is Back (And Investing More Than Ever)

in News, March 19, 2013 at 9:39 pm PT

Menlo Ventures’ Pishevar and Goldman’s Stanford to Found Sherpa, a Startup Aimed at Making New Startups

in News, February 10, 2013 at 6:07 pm PT

Interview: Keith Rabois Talks About Sexual Harassment Claim, Becoming a “Distraction” at Square and What’s Next

in News, January 25, 2013 at 3:15 pm PT

Go West, Young Geek: Chris Dixon on Why He Became a Silicon Valley VC at Andreessen Horowitz, and More! (Video)

in News, January 25, 2013 at 10:32 am PT

Tasty: FoodyDirect Gets $3M, as Former Goldman Tech Banker Turns Entrepreneur

in Commerce, December 17, 2012 at 11:01 am PT

Along With Flickr, Mail and Homepage, Yahoo’s Board Will Also Get a Refresh (and SuperPoke Dude!)

in News, December 13, 2012 at 8:05 am PT

Cloud Media Start-Up Plizy Raises $4 Million From Atlas

Confirmed: Chris Dixon Becomes Seventh Investing GP at Andreessen Horowitz

in News, November 19, 2012 at 3:00 pm PT

New York Techie Chris Dixon in Talks to Be Next Partner at Andreessen Horowitz

in News, November 17, 2012 at 4:54 pm PT

Yahoo’s Marissa Mayer in Talks to Join Jawbone Board

in Media, October 18, 2012 at 11:59 am PT