30 posts and columns on seed

Forget Trendy Coffee Beans — Now Seaweed Innovation Gets Techie Money

in Commerce on November 20, 2013 at 11:33 am PT

As they say in Silicon Valley: Move fast and break things — though, in this case, not the chips.
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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.

News Byte

Sold Is Sold to Dropbox (Yes, I Just Wrote That)

in Commerce on November 6, 2013 at 4:18 pm PT

Dropbox today has bought e-commerce middleman for consumers Sold, according to a post on Sold’s site. The service will no longer be accepting items, the Boston-based startup said. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Sold had only had a small round of seed funding from Google Ventures and Greylock Partners, among others.

Commercial Drone Platform Company Gets $10.7 Million From Andreessen Horowitz and Google Ventures

in News on May 15, 2013 at 4:30 am PT

Is hardware the new software?

Circa’s Matt Galligan on Building a Different Kind of News Reader (Video)

in Media on April 9, 2013 at 12:01 pm PT

Mobile news apps are hot. Summly just sold for a ridonkulous amount of money, for example. So what’s up with the “atomic bits” list-makers of the San Francisco?

Meet WeFunder, the Crowdfunding Platform for Would-Be Investors

in Commerce on March 19, 2013 at 8:05 am PT

A new way for small startups to raise money through crowdfunding, while giving the masses a way to become armchair investors.

Small Is Beautiful: Greycroft Partners Raises $175 Million in Third Fund

in News on November 26, 2012 at 3:54 am PT

The New York- and Los Angeles-based firm said it wants to make sure its does not get caught up in the froth.

Associated Content Founder Beatty to Helm TechStars Boulder Program

in News on November 20, 2012 at 8:00 am PT

A star to help potential stars.

Confirmed: Chris Dixon Becomes Seventh Investing GP at Andreessen Horowitz

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

So it is written, so it shall be done.

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

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

Every time a cash register rings, a VC gets his wings.

Making Sure the Next Zuckerberg or Gates Stays Put at Harvard

in News, January 27, 2012 at 3:40 pm PT

Sarah Lacy Debuts New Tech Site, PandoDaily — $2M+ in Funding and Guess Who’s Working for Her? (Video)

in Media, January 16, 2012 at 9:00 am PT

Saul Hansell Departs AOL to Be EIR at Betaworks

in News, November 8, 2011 at 1:57 pm PT

Reid Hoffman Talks About LinkedIn and VC Life and Gives Five Tips to Start-Ups (Video)

in News, August 18, 2011 at 10:28 am PT

FindTheBest’s Kevin O’Connor Talks About Comparison Engine, Now Running Hot on $6M in Funding (Video)

in Commerce, July 28, 2011 at 9:15 am PT

Lerer Ventures Considers New $50 Million Fund With Hippeau Addition

in News, February 8, 2011 at 10:17 am PT

Arianna Huffington on Her New AOL Job: "I Want to Stay Here Forever"

in Media, February 7, 2011 at 5:55 am PT

Password Manager LastPass Acquires Xmarks

in News, December 2, 2010 at 2:10 am PT

General Catalyst Heads West, to Find Some Young Men and Women to Fund

in Social, November 24, 2010 at 12:01 am PT

Socializing Vacation Rentals: The AirBnB Guys Speak!

in News, November 22, 2010 at 10:38 am PT

The Anti-EBay? Yardsellr Closes $5 Million Series A Round

in News, November 22, 2010 at 7:00 am PT

Video: Marc Andreessen Talks About the New $650 Million Fund Burning a Hole in His Pocket

in News, November 3, 2010 at 5:23 am PT

After Some Flashy Investing, Is Andreessen Horowitz's Next Move a Big New Fund?

in News, July 12, 2010 at 7:25 am PT

Yahoo Snaps Up Associated Content for $90 Million to Compete With AOL and Demand Media

in News, May 18, 2010 at 1:00 pm PT

Appolicious Signs Partnership to Integrate With Yahoo

in News, April 21, 2010 at 3:23 am PT