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Google Ventures Backs Legal AI Startup Genie AI In Series A Funding For 'Most Risk-Aware' Technology (CORRECTED)
Thursday, October 24, 2024 - 10:06am | 592Editor’s Note: The headline and article have been corrected to clarify that Google Ventures is leading a Series A funding round in Genie AI. Google Ventures, the venture capital arm of Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL), is leading a Series A funding round in Genie AI, the world's...
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OpenAI Investor Vinod Khosla Works 80 Hours A Week, Will Use Peter Thiel's Anti-Aging Methods If They Work
Friday, December 1, 2023 - 10:27pm | 646OpenAI investor and Sun Microsystems co-founder Vinod Khosla said that even at 68, he works 80 hours a week and intends to do so for the next 25 years. What Happened: Khosla said he would even try and extend his life using Peter Thiel's anti-aging methods if they work, just so he can continue to...
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Neighborhood Social Media Platform Nextdoor Lands SPAC Deal With Khosla: What Investors Should Know
Tuesday, July 6, 2021 - 10:12am | 599A social media platform that connects people living in the same neighborhoods announced a SPAC merger to help fund expansion plans. The SPAC Deal: Nextdoor announced a deal with Khosla Ventures Acquisition Co. II (NASDAQ: KVSB) that values the company at a pro forma equity value of $4.3 billion. A...
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12 SPACs That Could Bring Impossible Foods Public
Saturday, April 10, 2021 - 9:46am | 798Impossible Foods is exploring options to go public either via traditional IPO or SPAC, according to Reuters. The company is one of the largest in the plant-based food market and a main competitor for Beyond Meat Inc (NASDAQ: BYND). Here are some of the SPACs that could bring Impossible Foods public...
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How Much Would Yahoo Pay for a Qwiki? (YHOO)
Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - 9:00am | 520Lightbank, Lerer Ventures and other investors have poured more than $10 million into Qwiki, an app that automatically merges photos, videos and music into one mobile movie. According to AllThingsD, this app has gotten the attention of Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO), which is currently discussing the...
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After Raising $10 Million From Investors, Is RingCentral Ready For Its IPO?
Thursday, September 8, 2011 - 2:01pm | 407Before answering, you might want to hear from someone that uses the service. Namely, Benzinga. We use RingCentral, and on the day we announced that Benzinga had received a $1.5 million investment from the founders of Groupon, the service went down. RingCentral attempted to make things right by...