Re-Targeter Magnetic Raises $5 Million First Round
Just when you were wondering what the next big thing in online advertising would be after demand-side platforms, one possible answer is firm…
TweetDeck Raises Another $3 Million For Its ‘Real-Time Browser’
Less than a year after taking a $2 million investment, desktop and mobile Twitter app Tweetdeck has gone back to its investors for a $3 mill…
Personalized Talk Radio Service Stitcher Closes $6 Million Second Round
Stitcher, a service that lets talk radio listeners move programs to their mobile devices, has completed a $6 million second round funding.…
Enterprise Microblogging Startup Yammer Raises $10 Million
Yammer has raised $10 million in a second round of funding led by Emergence Capital; serial angel investor Ron Conway, along with existing…
Online Financial Service Credit Karma Raising $2.5 Million Second Round
Credit Karma, a site that lets users get free access to their credit scores in exchange for receiving targeted ads, has raised $1.5 million…
Real-Time Searcher Scoopler Raises Seed Round From Ron Conway, Others
No wonder serial investor Ron Conway talked up Scoopler during his panel at the 140Conf last week — he’s an investor in the real-time searc…
@140Conf: Conway, Lindzon And Sabet Talk Twitter’s Valuation And Future Investments
“Twitter is worth more than a billion dollars,” insists Ron Conway. Conway, a Twitter investor and board member, Spark Capital’s Bijan Sabet…
FitOrbit Brings a Personal Trainer to Your iPhone
For iPhone users, wading through a sea of fitness and weight-loss applications can be confusing and time-consuming — and, much like adhering to the latest diet craze, it’s often hard to stick with using the application once you download it. Los Angeles-based startup Global Fitness Media on Monday is launching FitOrbit — the iPhone app rolls out later this week — a fitness training web service that lets you select a real-life personal trainer over the web who customizes a seven-day nutrition and exercise plan just for you. Read More about FitOrbit Brings a Personal Trainer to Your iPhone
Sequoia Rings the Alarm Bell: Silicon Valley Is in Trouble
Silicon Valley’s smartest investor, Sequoia Capital, is telling its companies to tighten their belts. Super-angel Ron Conway is telling his portfolio of startups to batten down the hatches, cut jobs, and get ready for the worst. The credit crunch is hitting tech land like the proverbial Category 5 hurricane. Continue Reading
Ron Conway: More Reasons To Go All Angel
Lately we’ve been discussing the many reasons why taking smaller, angel-sized investments instead of larger venture capital stakes often makes more sense for startups in a wobbly, exit-bereft market like the current one.
Today, Ron Conway, the well-known founder of the Silicon Valley-based Angel Investors LP fund, now associated with Baseline Ventures, weighs in with his own assessment of the benefits of the “all angel” investment path.
A former semiconductor executive who went on to co-found Altos Computer Systems, Anchor Intelligence and, most recently, SNOCAP, Conway took up angel investing in 1998. He’s seen his share of both hits and duds, but among the investments that earned Conway his “super angel” status are Google(s GOOG), Digg, PayPal(s EBAY), and Ask Jeeves (now Ask.com(s IACI)). He is also an advisor to Facebook. In other words, Conway knows what he’s talking about. So, if you’re seeking funding, you’d do well to consider his advice, dished out below the fold. Read More about Ron Conway: More Reasons To Go All Angel