TechFlash: Most active VCs and best funded startups of 2013; View's $100M round

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January 7, 2014

Andreessen Horowitz topped 500 Startups in 2013 Silicon Valley deals The ranking of the most active venture investors in Silicon Valley and the Bay Area depends on which lens you use to examine 2013. Pinterest, Palantir drew the most VC funding in Bay Area in 2013 Two venture-backed companies that went to the funding well twice last year raised the most venture money in Silicon Valley and the Bay Area in 2013. Smart window maker View raises $100M from Madrone View, the company whose smart windows dim on demand, raised $100 million in a huge new funding by Madrone Capital Partners, a private equity firm associated with Walmart's heirs. Mashable raises $13M led by Updata Partners Mashable has announced that it has raised $13.3 million in an equity investment round, according to CNN. Palo Alto Networks buys startup with NSA roots Security company Palo Alto Networks' bought Morta Security, a two-year-old malware detection startup run by former National Security Agency and U.S. Air Force employees. It's Palo Alto Networks' first... More founder & funder news Takeaways from Feld, Wilsons' first investment stories Forbes editor slams Evan Spiegel's 'antics' Shutterstock's Jon Oringer's take on the image business (and 7 random facts about the billionaire CEO) (Video) Can FSU field startups like it does BCS Champions? News flash: Hot CEOs make more dough!

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