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Today's Fresh Blogs...| Clips: Josh Kopelman's bad break |
| Published: September 25, 2007, 6:36 pm |
| Tags: Clips, First Round Capital, Josh Kopelman, Venture Capital |
| you were wondering why First Round Capital VC Josh Kopelman has been walking around in a sling, here's your explanation. Embedded, above, is the video Kopelman posted of him breaking his shoulder trying to indoor skydive in Las Vegas. Beware: The mishap occurs around :90 seconds in, and it's totally not for the squeamish. But if you can stand it, |
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| Xobni: Email startup takes on filmmaking |
| Published: October 1, 2007, 6:38 pm |
| Tags: Clips, First Round Capital, Paul Graham, Rob Hayes, Xobni, Y Combinator |
| A note to venture capitalist Rob Hayes of First Round Capital. Remember the cash you plunked down on Xobni, the party-throwing email startup? This is where your money's going.Email startup Xobni ("inbox" spelled backwards) has released a short film aimed at recruiting new engineers to join their team. Filmed with a clear nod towards Reservoir |
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| Party Report: Much love to Web 2.0 |
| Published: October 17, 2007, 6:45 pm |
| Tags: Aaron Patzer, Adroll, Bay Partners, Brooke Hammerling, David Weekly, Don Clark, Eric Chin, Eve Phillips, Feature, First Round Capital, James Hong, Jared Kopf, Josh Kopelman, Mike Jung, Panorama Capital, Party Report, Robin Wolaner, Stewart Alsop, Venture Capital |
| where Mike Jung of Panorama Capital and Eric Chin of Bay Partners brought together alums from their Alpha dinners in Woodside for a drink special. Spotted: First Round Capital director Howard Morgan, who spoke briefly about his investment into the Zero-G airlines. (He's been on three of those flights already!) The crowd was full of founders. |
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| Nerdspotting: The moneymen at The Lobby |
| Published: October 25, 2007, 6:33 pm |
| Tags: August Capital, Bay Partners, Conferences, David Hornik, David Sze, Eric Chin, First Round Capital, Greylock Partners, Jeff Clavier, Josh Kopelman, Mike Brown, Mike Jung, Nerdspotting, Panorama Capital, Softtech, The Lobby |
| conference host and August Capital partner David Hornik, of course. Also photographed on the scene: Greylock's David Sze, SoftTech's Jeff Clavier, Foundation Capital's Mike Brown, Panorama Capital's Mike Jung, and Bay Partner's Eric Chin. Hats off to First Round Capital's Josh Kopelman, who is using his entrepreneurial skills to cash in |
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| Openads Raises $15.5M In Series B Funding |
| Published: January 16, 2008, 1:13 pm |
| Tags: News, Accel Partners, Finance, First Round Capital, Mangrove Capital Partners, O Reilly Alphatech Ventures, Openads |
| Index Ventures, Mangrove Capital Partners, First Round Capital and O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures. The company will use the funds for development of products and expansion of its staff to support its publisher clientele. The firm delivers billions of ads daily in over 100 countries worldwide. We are excited to be working with Accel Partners. |
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| Gigya Gets $9.5M In Series B |
| Published: March 12, 2008, 12:41 pm |
| Tags: News, Benchmark Capital, First Round Capital, Gigya, Mayfield Fund, Widget Distribution Network |
| of a $9.5 million Series B round of financing led by Mayfield Fund. This was in addition to an investment made by Benchmark Capital and First Round Capital. The firm will use the funds to continue its rapid growth, including the enhancement of its core Wildfire technology, its pay-per-install widget distribution network, as well as the |
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| Structural Change Is Always a Good Theme to Invest In |
| Published: June 25, 2008, 12:17 pm |
| Tags: Web 2 0 News Amp 038 Ideas, Dfj Gotham, First Round Capital, Union Square Ventures |
| What are venture capitalists looking for? If you are a startup entrepreneur looking for funding, it’s always a good idea to know what investment themes a VC is interested and tailor your pitch to those themes. Yesterday morning, I saw presentations from three venture firms Union Square Ventures, DFJ Gotham Ventures, and First Round |
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| myYearbook Scores $13M |
| Published: July 30, 2008, 10:30 am |
| Tags: News, Finance, First Round Capital, Internet Advertising News, Myyearbook, Norwest Venture Partners, Social Media Marketing, Social Networking, Us Venture Partners, Venture Capital |
| Venture Partners and First Round Capital also participated. myYearbook, a social network for teens, was launched in 2005 and so far, it's received $18.6 million in funding. According to comScore, the site is the leading online community for teens and the fastest growing social networking site in the U.S. Hitwise reports 384% year-over-year |
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