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This Week in VC with Farb Nivi, Founder of Grockit

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And the broader question of whether VC’s will continue to invest in the Twitter ecosystem. Users leave messages for each other through BlockChalk mobile app. Mobile gifting service. Founded in 2009 in Los Angeles by Michelle Crames. Estimated 15mm downloads to date. OTHER DEALS: 1. BlockChalk. Company still in beta.

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This Week in VC with Om Malik & Paul Jozefak

Both Sides of the Table

Venture Capital funds: the different between “closed funds&# (which typically have a 10-year time horizon) and “evergreen funds&# which re-invest profits back into the fund. An investment doesn’t guarantee your product will suddenly be on the investor’s price sheet. DST invested $180mm last fall.