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Case’s $150M Rise of the Rest Fund Aims to Boost Flyover Startups

Xconomy

Author, investor, and AOL co-founder Steve Case today announced a new $150 million venture fund aimed at pumping investment capital into tech companies in so-called flyover states. Contributing to the fund is an impressive group of some of the most successful entrepreneurs in the country.

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L.A.’s Social Collaboration Work Tool ‘Incentive’ Raises $3.5M Total Seed Funding

Tech Zulu Event

million in seed round funding and clients that include NATO. All content – whether a wiki, blog, document, IM or video conversation – is centralized, making it accessible by every employee through a simple, intelligent search. Total Seed Funding appeared first on TechZulu. The startup is gaining momentum with $3.5

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Here’s How to Do PR on a Budget

Both Sides of the Table

In that article I talked about how PR drives: recruiting, employee retention, biz dev deals, funding and even M&A and that often “attribution” to your PR activities is unknown. Contrary to popular opinion I actually believe crowd-funding is best used after seed capital or venture capital. I have no money?

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Venture capitalists ‘like and subscribe’ to influencers

TechCrunch LA

First it was street-style photography, then came the launch of her popular fashion blog WeWoreWhat. million in funding from Rebecca Minkoff and other unnamed investors. Naturally, these were also the first business to get funded. million in funding to date, including a recent $3.6 focused fund.

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What is the Right Burn Rate at a Startup Company?

Both Sides of the Table

I was reading Danielle Morrill’s blog post today on whether one’s “ Startup Burn Rate is Normal. by Michael Woolf that is worth any startup founder reading to get a sense of perspective on the reality warp that is startup world during a frothy market such as 1997-1999, 2005-2007 or 2012-2014. Profitability.

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Illumina Accelerator Sees ‘Huge Impact in Genomics’ in New Startups

Xconomy

Illumina (NASDAQ: ILMN ), a San Diego-based company that was a pioneer in gene sequencing technology, founded the accelerator in 2014, along with Russian billionaire Yuri Milner.

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Biotech Roundup: Deals Gone Wrong, Ethical Red Flags & Bay Goodbyes

Xconomy

Merck also saw some expected fruits of its 2014 big-ticket acquisition of Cubist Pharmaceuticals wither away this week, as the Supreme Court wouldn’t reverse a decision that shaved years off the patent life of the top-selling antibiotic daptomyicin (Cubicin). ” The project leaders are seeking $100 million in funding.