UK equity-based crowdfunding platform Seedrs announced that it is crowd-raising GBP500,000 using its own site to reach out to European investors and startups outside of the UK.
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VC sentiment in Silicon Valley hit the highest level since the 2008 recession - report
Valuation results in 3Q13 showed a noticeable increase over 2Q13, including the greatest difference between up and down rounds in over six years. The software industry was especially strong, not only valuation-wise, but also in the number of deals.
Malaysian tycoon Vincent Tan mulls over MOL Global IPO
Billionaire and Friendster Inc. owner Vincent Tan is reportedly looking to list his online payments company MOL Global Pte., and has been eyeing a dual listing in the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange and either in Hong Kong or Singapore.
Social network Bubbly in talks over possible acquisition
Singapore-based mobile social network for voice Bubbly is in talks with interested partners, including one gaming company, over a possible acquisition, according to the firm's chief executive officer.
CharityBuzz raises USD100 million for good causes
New York-based online auction site CharityBuzz has raised USD100 million in funding for good causes such as UNICEF, Breast Cancer Research Foundation, St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, by auctioning off time and possessions of famous people.
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Waze has released a new feature wherein its users are able to listen to voice navigation provided by celebrities due to its partnership with Universal Pictures.
Travel startup GetYourGuide, whose platform streamlines the booking of vacation excursions, rolls out to the U.S Market having successfully launched in Europe, having garnered over 210,000 European mobile users in just a month.
Former Bang with Friends app is rebranded and relaunched as Down after a trademark dispute with Zynga. They have also launched on Android and has re-adjusted their approach instead of just hookups.
NBC Universal is close to getting a minority stake in a new company being formed by technology journalists Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher whom runs AllThingsD from sources whom are familiar with the situation.
Micro-blogging site Twitter reportedly enabled Perfect Forward Security (PFS) across its mobile site, website and API feeds.
Yahoo's USD 1 billion convertible bond offer and USD 5 billion stock buyback authorization was made to protect the company's stock price, writes Stephen Gandel on Fortune's Term Sheet.
Online auto-shopping company TrueCar Inc is thinking of going public next year, according to sources.. TrueCar Inc offers free pricing information from over 6,000 car dealers.
The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Friday, including Microsoft, Comcast, Green Dot, Goldman Sachs and others.
My Little Paris, a French subscription service a city guide has been acquired this week by Aufeminin. Multiple sources indicate that the transaction was valued at USD 90 million (EU 66.7 million).
