11/19/2013

TechFlash: San Jose wins patent office; Hightail raises $34M

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November 19, 2013

Patent office to move into San Jose City Hall

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will establish a permanent Silicon Valley presence in San Jose's City Hall building, ending a long drama that included delays due to federal budget cuts.




Hightail lands $34M to help take on Box, Dropbox

Hightail CEO Brad Garlinghouse has raised $34 million in new funds to help in his competition against the likes of Box and Dropbox.




Dropbox seeks $8B valuation in $250M fundraise

Dropbox is reportedly looking to vault its valuation to $8 billion with a new $250 million round of fundraising that could close in the next few weeks.




Bain leads $40M funding of revenue management startup Aria Systems

Aria Systems, a San Francisco provider of online recurring revenue management software services, has raised $40 million in a fourth round of funding led by Bain Capital Ventures.




Uber links with PayPal, giving riders new payment option

Uber car-service clients can pay their fare using PayPal starting today in the U.S., France, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands.




At Play-i, robots teach kids to code

Using robots to teach young kids to code may seem like an esoteric, science fiction-tinged Silicon Valley goal.




Yub spins out with $12M to boost, track in-store sales

Yub spun out of TrialPay on Monday with $12 million in funding to help boost online efforts aimed at driving consumers to purchases in bricks-and-mortar stores.




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