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Influence Archive

Archives for January 2015

Technology
Giphy Nabs $17 Million to Expand Massive GIF DatabaseGiphy Nabs $17 Million to Expand Massive GIF Database
Technology
By Kurt Wagner
Technology
Investors Think Business Insider Doubled Its Value in Less Than a YearInvestors Think Business Insider Doubled Its Value in Less Than a Year
Technology

Business Insider could be Germany-bound.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
The App Install Ad Boom Helps Tune Raise $27 MillionThe App Install Ad Boom Helps Tune Raise $27 Million
Technology

Developers are plowing money into ads that are supposed to get their apps on your phone. Tune helps them figure out which ads work.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Startup Accelerator Techstars Raises $150 Million FundStartup Accelerator Techstars Raises $150 Million Fund
Technology
By Kurt Wagner
Technology
Bill Gates Worries About Machines Gaining Super IntelligenceBill Gates Worries About Machines Gaining Super Intelligence
Technology

Gates also reveals that he has two dogs, likes sauce on his BBQ and his big regret is not learning a foreign language.

By Ina Fried
Technology
Wall Street Gets What It Wanted From Marissa Mayer: Here’s the Yahoo Plan to Spin Off Rest of Alibaba StakeWall Street Gets What It Wanted From Marissa Mayer: Here’s the Yahoo Plan to Spin Off Rest of Alibaba Stake
Technology
Kleiner Perkins Leads $30 Million Investment in Tradesy, a Clothing Resale SiteKleiner Perkins Leads $30 Million Investment in Tradesy, a Clothing Resale Site
Technology

Tradesy’s product range covers $2700 Louis Vuitton purses and $50 Toms shoes.

By Jason Del Rey
Technology
Capital Gains: The Biggest Bitcoin Investment Yet, Expedia Buys Travelocity and MoreCapital Gains: The Biggest Bitcoin Investment Yet, Expedia Buys Travelocity and More
Technology

And SpaceX is now worth $10 billion, thanks to Google and Fidelity.

By Noah Kulwin
Technology
Invite-Only Dating App The League Raises $2.1 MillionInvite-Only Dating App The League Raises $2.1 Million
Technology

You’re not worthy.

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
Button Raises $12 Million to Make the App World as Interconnected as the WebButton Raises $12 Million to Make the App World as Interconnected as the Web
Technology

Button hopes that as more people buy stuff on phones, apps will be able to tap new audiences through direct links with other apps.

By Jason Del Rey
Technology
Mike Volpi, General Partner at VC Firm Index, Aims for More Enterprise Deals in 2015 (Q&A)Mike Volpi, General Partner at VC Firm Index, Aims for More Enterprise Deals in 2015 (Q&A)
Technology

This will be the year that companies start really learning from big data, Index partner Mike Volpi says.

By Arik Hesseldahl
Technology
Bitcoin Startup Coinbase Raises $75 Million From DFJ, the NYSE and Two BanksBitcoin Startup Coinbase Raises $75 Million From DFJ, the NYSE and Two Banks
Technology

The announcement comes as the bitcoin ecosystem faces turbulence amid a year-long slide in the value of the digital currency.

By Jason Del Rey
Technology
Planet Labs Gets $95 Million More to Photograph the Whole World Every DayPlanet Labs Gets $95 Million More to Photograph the Whole World Every Day
Technology

Planet Labs wants to take a daily picture of every angle of the earth at a resolution of five meters or less.

By Liz Gannes
Technology
Capital Gains: Soylent Gets Greener, Instacart Confirms $220 Million Round and MoreCapital Gains: Soylent Gets Greener, Instacart Confirms $220 Million Round and More
Technology

And Urbanspoon got bought for $50 million.

By Noah Kulwin
Technology
Lyft Seeking New Mega-Funding to Battle UberLyft Seeking New Mega-Funding to Battle Uber
Technology

One problem: It would be a very big round, and Uber has tied up many of the potential investors.

By Liz Gannes