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Why Andreessen Horowitz changed its mind on Oculus VR
Andreessen Horowitz stands to make a fortune from Oculus VR, but it originally didn't want to invest. FORTUNE -- When I talk to Silicon Valley types about Facebook's (FB) two recent mega-acquisitions,...
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Silicon Valley venture backs Google Glass
It was classic Sergey Brin. Dressed in sports shorts, an exercise shirt and blue Crocs, the Google co-founder showed up riding an elliptical bicycle, and as he does these days, wearing Glass, Google’s...
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Andreessen Horowitz buys into bitcoin boom
Andreessen Horowitz is buying into the growing market for bitcoins. The prominent Silicon Valley venture capital firm co-led by Marc Andreessen, the Netscape co-founder, is investing about $20 million...
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Nas is mentoring college grads who have ‘grit,’ thanks to startup Koru
FORTUNE — Josh Jarrett has spent a lot of time thinking about grit. It’s the entire premise of his startup, Koru. Alongside CEO and co-founder Kristen Hamilton, Koru seeks out recent college graduates...
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Imgur emerges from the shadows
By now we know that the Internet has its own culture, with sometimes-confusing norms, ethics, modes of communication, and a language peppered with acronyms, hashtags, gifs, and memes. Whats less...
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Rap Genius gets name change, $40 million funding
Rap Genius, the website with crowdsourced footnotes about everything from song lyrics to Shakespeare’s sonnets,is changing its name to Genius.com and getting $40 million infunding. The news, announced...
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Sources: Gaming firm Machine Zone worth at least $3 billion in mega-round of...
Machine Zone, a gaming startup based in Palo Alto, Calif., is in the midst of closing a large round of funding which values it at $3 billion or more, according to sources familiar with the situation....
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Andreessen Horowitz’s power play
By Semil Shah, contributor Andreessen Horowitz recently announced that it will cover $50,000 of the $150,000 that each Y Combinator (YC) startup receives from Yuri Milners Start Fund. That works out to...
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More listicles on the way? Buzzfeed secures $50 million investment
BuzzFeed has confirmed it raised $50 million from venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, an investment in the listicle-loving website as it aims to broaden its original content and international...
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Two notes on BuzzFeed’s new cash
BuzzFeed last night announced a $50 million round of funding from Andreessen Horowitz, at a reported valuation of $850 million. A couple of things to note: 1. This deal follows an acquisition offer...
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What eBay and other tech splits say about the future of cloud computing
Few words raise more consternation than this time is different. Yet in the world of enterprise tech today, times are different and they are likely to stay that way for a while. Its not everyday that...
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Stack Exchange, a site for software developers, raises $40 million
The shortage of technical talent for U.S. companies grows more dire by the day. That's why tech startups are offering increasingly over-the-top perks to new hires--equity is no longer enough--and...
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Brainstorming with Marc Andreessen
Internet pioneer Marc Andreessen is one of America’s most active venture capitalists. He also is one of its most influential, rarely mincing words when it comes to everything from technology to...
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Facebook’s former top lawyer joins Andreessen Horowitz
Ted Ullyot, Facebook’s top lawyer before stepping down in 2013, has joined venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz as its first partner to focus on policy and regulatory affairs. Ullyot originally...
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Zenefits worth $4.5 billion in massive new funding round
Zenefits is growing so fast that it has to onboard new employees in bulk: 150 at a time, once per month. Since the San Francisco software startup’s mission is to simplify the busy work of human...
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Reddit bans groups over harassment, raising questions of censorship
Online forum Reddit said Wednesday that it has banned five groups dedicated to ridiculing gays, the obese and blacks as part of an effort to curb some of the abuse that the site has notoriously...
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Andreessen Horowitz: Why we’re not in the next tech bubble
Earlier this month, around 100 institutional investors gathered at the Rosewood Hotel in the heart of Silicon Valley, for the annual limited partner meeting of venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz....
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Mayvenn raises $10 million for its hair extension empire
Earlier this week, I spent 15 minutes chatting with famed Silicon Valley investor Ben Horowitz about women’s hair extensions. The unorthodox conversation came about because on Friday, Oakland,...
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Great leaders aren’t born. But they’re not made, either.
When I read the first draft of The Internet Is My Religion, the new book by NationBuilder founder and CEO Jim Gilliam, I was blown away by its honesty and what it revealed. I had known Jim for quite...
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Silicon Valley startups go farming
Silicon Valley, often accused of following the herd, is doing that quite literally when it comes to startups building technology for farmers. Some of the most well known venture capitalists and...
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