Tag Archives: Union Square Ventures

About 611 days ago Blogging and Social Media | Internet and Online Business

What Will Twitter’s Latest Corporate Shake-up Mean?

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Twitter has experienced another leadership change, this time losing two members from its board. The two investors, Fred Wilson, a principal at Union Square Ventures, and Bijan Sabet, a general partner at Spark Capital, had championed the company since the beginning. “Bijan Sabet and Fred Wilson both played important and greatly appreciated roles in our success,” Twitter told AllThingsD.  “Both saw what Twitter could become before most anyone else. We look forward to their continued input as both investors in the company and passionate users of the product.” READ MORE »

About 615 days ago Apps | Innovation | Internet and Online Business

Turntable.fm Raises $7 Million in Round

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Turntable.fm, an online music service, caught on this summer as a way to share and discover music online. On Wednesday the New York-based company announced that it has raised $7 million dollars in a founding round led by Union Square Ventures. The company announced that it  also released a version of its product for the iPhone. READ MORE »

About 644 days ago Apps | Innovation | Internet and Online Business

Social Education Start-up Skillshare Raises $3.1M

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Social media is an excellent way to share links and news items, but thanks to Skillshare, users can now teach each other specific skills they’re good at, such as cold calling, making Chinese dumplings, fundraising, painting, getting a profile in the New York Times, and even seducing women. Really. READ MORE »

About 645 days ago Blogging and Social Media | E-Commerce | Gaming | Internet and Online Business | Location-based services

What Does a Missed Investment Opportunity Look Like?

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We’ve all heard stories about the friend or uncle or co-worker who could have invested in, say, Apple long before the company hit big–the sad tales of missed opportunity and phantom millions. What’s it like, though, for the angel investors and venture capitalists who have the same would-have-could-have-should-have regrets about some of the most recognizable start-ups in the tech universe? Business Insider decided to ask eleven otherwise successful investors all about it. READ MORE »

About 695 days ago Apps | Blogging and Social Media | Internet and Online Business | Location-based services

Foursquare Raises Additional $50M

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A new round of venture financing has netted location-sharing app builder Foursquare an additional $50 million, putting the company’s current valuation around $600 million. The fund raising, in the works since March, was supported by original investors O’Reilly AlphaTech Ventures and Union Square Ventures, as well as others such as Spark Capital. Foursquare CEO and one of the founders of the company, Dennis Crowley, says that the money will be used for expanding its employee roster, particularly overseas as the company is “seeing huge international pick-up.” READ MORE »