12/19/2013

TechFlash: Record year for drone, robot funding; Violin projects profit in 2015

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December 19, 2013

VCs placed record bets on future of drones, robots in 2013

It was a record year for funding and acquisitions in drones and robots with Amazon's unmanned delivery plans and Google's BigDog robotic buy this month putting an exclamation point on the trend.




Violin Memory, after shakeup, projects profit in 2015

Days after firing its CEO amid huge stock-price losses, Violin Memory sent a holiday message of hope to investors that predicts a profit by 2015.




How Rap Genius' technology is helping startups avoid lawyer fees

Until a few years ago, clients calling Silicon Valley attorney Ted Wang with complex legal questions had few options other than paying him about $200 an hour to hit the books and find an answer.




Datameer raises $19 million for data analytics expansion

Datameer, the San Mateo company that makes online self service tools for analyzing data, has raised a $19 million Series D round of venture capital led by Next World Capital, a San Francisco growth...




SeatGeek buys ticket rival Fansnap, shuts it down

Online ticket startup SeatGeek has acquired FanSnap from Wize Commerce and shut it down.




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