11/20/2013

TechFlash: Google backs Latino accelerator; Lytro raises $40M

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November 20, 2013

Google partners with Manos Accelerator to support Latino entrepreneurs

When most people hear "immigrants in Silicon Valley," they most likely think of Indian or Chinese engineers or entrepreneurs at big tech companies and startups across the region. Seldom do they think of Latinos as being a significant force in the technology world.




Lytro raises $40M to expand on focus-later photography

Lytro, the startup that developed technology that lets photographers shoot first and focus later, said on Wednesday it raised $40 million in new funding.




Draper, Fisher won't be investment partners in DFJ's next fund

Tim Draper and John Fisher are stepping back from the Menlo Park venture capital firm they founded three decades ago.




Apartment List raises $15 million for rental search

Apartment List, a fast growing apartment search engine, has raised a $15 Million Series A investment round led by Matrix Partners.




Shopkick, Macy's to use Apple's iBeacon in stores

Shopkick and Macy's are trying out some new technology this holiday season that reminds shoppers to turn on the startup's app when they walk into one of the giant retailer's stores.




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