3/03/2014

TechFlash: Horowitz on Andreesen, life-saving rap; $320M Comcast-FreeWheel deal?

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March 3, 2014

Horowitz says Andreessen upsets him daily, explains how rap saved a life

Ben Horowitz and Marc Andreessen have had a long and sometimes feisty relationship and rap music can literally be a life-saver. Those are two interesting things learned as the publicity floodgates ope ...




Comcast in talks to pay $320M for FreeWheel

Comcast is close to a deal to buy Web video company FreeWheel Media for $320 million, accoding to several reports over the weekend.




Castlight Health hopes to raise up to $140M in IPO

Castlight Health updated its IPO filing on Monday with plans to raise sell shares at between $9 and $11 per share and raise up to $140 million.




Five9 hopes to raise up to $115M in cloud call center IPO

Cloud contact center software provider Five9 plans to raise up to $115 million in an IPO.




Y Combinator exec sees 'tipping point' at first female founder conference

Y Combinator's first Female Founders Conference brought almost 500 women together Saturday afternoon to hear tales of startup success and failure.




Wickr raises $9M, promises to keep messaging secret

Private mobile messaging service Wickr on Monday said it raised $9 million in Series A funding.




If Square puts itself on the block, expect no shortage of bidders

With Square reportedly cooling on earlier plans for an IPO this year, speculation is shifting to whether the San Francisco payments company might be acquired.




Uber launches car-sharing service in Tokyo — with taxis

Uber Technologies Inc. has brought its car-sharing service to Tokyo, but using licensed taxi drivers instead of private drivers.




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