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The recently surffaced "scouting" affair may remind some of the scene in Casablanca when Captain Renault, feigning horror before the Gestapo, says aloud to Rick: “I’m shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here!”

It’s crunch time for Groupon, and analysts can’t seem to agree on how the company can save itself from extinction.

After roughly a decade as a seed-stage investor, Paternot has jumped back in to the world of startups with Slated, a months-old, still-in-beta online platform that hopes to aggregate an elite pool of investors with unfunded film projects that already have something going for them. The company will soon seek between $5 million and $10 million toward that goal, too

Moments ago, at a Wired business conference in New York, Twitter CEO sent a clear message to attendees: Twitter has an effective business model, dammit.

San Diego, Calif.-based telehealth provider Independa has raised a $750,000 convertible note funding to add to $1.6 million the company had raised from Miramar Venture Partners and City Hill Ventures, along with individual investors, last September. At the time, the company had also received $200,000 in debt financing from Silicon Valley Bank. The company is […]

If you’re still wondering whether or not these are frothy times, ask recruiters how much they’re being paid to connect startups with talent.

If some venture capitalists have issues with the brazen style of the 34-month-old, Sand Hill Road firm Andreessen Horowitz, just wait. The firm’s six GPs have just committed to dedicate half of the income from their venture careers to charity.

Bullpen Capital, a young, Sand Hill Road firm comprised of three former operators, is looking to raise between $35 million and $50 million for its second fund, says cofounder Duncan Davidson.There's some reason to think it may get it.

TheFind, a Mountain View, Calif.-based online search destination for shoppers, has added Scott Silverman to its board. Silverman most recently co-founded iFeelGoods. TheFind, founded in 2006, has raised $26 million over the years, including from Lightspeed Venture Partners and Redpoint Ventures. PRESS RELEASE: TheFind, an eCommerce innovator, announced today the addition of Scott Silverman to […]

Thanks to astute deal-making, a strong point of view, and a long and savvy relationship with social media, Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures [USV] is widely recognized as one of the most influential venture capitalists in the country. His influence is about to be tested.