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TechFlash: VC Aileen Lee on $1B tech 'unicorns,' their lack of diversity

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January 13, 2014

VC Aileen Lee on $1B tech 'unicorns,' their lack of diversity

Venture investor Aileen Lee says women executives are almost as hard to find at Silicon Valley's top-valued venture-backed companies as unicorns.




SVForum starts New Year with new home, new CEO

SVForum moved its headquarters back to downtown San Jose and completed a six-month hunt for a new CEO.




'Post ad tech' business Turn raises $80M in funding

Turn, a nine-year-old company that calls what it does "post ad tech," has raised about $80 million in Series E funding.




Uber car attacked by Paris cab drivers on strike

An Uber driver and two technology company executives found themselves in the middle of a violent riot led by hundreds of Parisian taxi drivers near the city's Charles-de-Gaulle Airport Monday morning...




GCT Semiconductor officially drops IPO plans

GCT Semiconductor, which had been expected to go public nearly two years ago, officially withdrew its plans for an IPO on Friday.




Facebook pays $15M for link-sharing service Branch

Social network giant Facebook is paying $15 million to buy link-sharing conversation service Branch Media and subsidiary Potluck, according to The Verge.




Path raises $25M more

Path, the social networking company that bills itself as ideal for close friends and family, is starting 2014 off on a high note by announcing it has raised $25 million in venture capital from a raft...




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