2/27/2014

TechFlash: Ben Horowitz' rap playlist; WhatsApp deal puts 2013 exits in new light

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February 27, 2014

MC Tic Toc (aka VC Ben Horowitz) drops a rap playlist, gets props from Nas

Influential venture investor Ben Horowitz isn't a Silicon Valley rap-music dilettante, his rapper friend Nas says.




WhatsApp sale tilts perception of 2013's banner exit year

Here's a fact from a new report that puts 2013 in a new light: Facebook is paying more for WhatsApp than the collective value of 78 percent of the global tech exits with announced valuations last year ...




Sales software provider ClearSlide raises $50M

ClearSlide, a sales communication software startup that is expanding into analytics, raised $50 million in a big Series C round.




Nok Nok Labs raises $16.5M to make passwords passe

Nok Nok Labs, a startup working on alternatives to passwords for ID authentication, has raised $16.5 million in Series B funding.




Accel founding partner James Swartz gives $10M to Carnegie Mellon

James Swartz, a founding partner of venture capital firm Accel Partners, gave $10 million to Carnegie Mellon University, his alma mater, to help fund its business programs.




Square buys BookFresh as it seeks to expand services to merchants

Square said Wednesday that it bought San Francisco-based startup BookFresh as the San Francisco payments company expands its offerings to merchants.




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