Subject: Partner at Andreessen Horowitz to Work Full-time at Bitcoin Startup
From: "Katie Mouallek | Trusted Insight" <[email-masked]>
To: "Hunter" <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2015 15:03:06 +0000
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Hi Hunter,

Here's what's happening in Venture Capital
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Alibaba Invests $200M in Snapchat

The investment would value Snapchat at $15B, what does this mean for the future of the company and the customers?
Watch (https://thetrustedinsight.com/webinars/670/?utm_source=GP+Trusted+Insight+Newsletters+%26+Updates&utm_campaign=b0fdb89ffd-VC_to_GP_13_March_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_cb5b02aee3-b0fdb89ffd-325125525)

SaaS company, Zuora Raises $115M (https://thetrustedinsight.com/news/show_news/saas-company-zuora-raises-115m/?utm_source=GP+Trusted+Insight+Newsletters+%26+Updates&utm_campaign=b0fdb89ffd-VC_to_GP_13_March_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_cb5b02aee3-b0fdb89ffd-325125525)

Cloud-based subscription software, Zuora, raised $115 million in Series F funding led by Wellington Management Company LLP, Blackrock Inc, Premji and Passport Capital, bringing the total it has raised to $250 million. Read more » (https://thetrustedinsight.com/news/show_news/saas-company-zuora-raises-115m/?utm_source=GP+Trusted+Insight+Newsletters+%26+Updates&utm_campaign=b0fdb89ffd-VC_to_GP_13_March_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_cb5b02aee3-b0fdb89ffd-325125525)

Partner at Andreessen Horowitz to Work Full-time at Bitcoin Startup (https://thetrustedinsight.com/news/show_news/partner-at-andreessen-horowitz-to-work-full-time-at-bitcoin-startup/?utm_source=GP+Trusted+Insight+Newsletters+%26+Updates&utm_campaign=b0fdb89ffd-VC_to_GP_13_March_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_cb5b02aee3-b0fdb89ffd-325125525)

Following $116M funding round, Balaji Srinivasan, founder of bitcoin company 21 Inc. and partner at Andreessen Horowitz, will now work full time for the startup. Read more » (https://thetrustedinsight.com/news/show_news/partner-at-andreessen-horowitz-to-work-full-time-at-bitcoin-startup/?utm_source=GP+Trusted+Insight+Newsletters+%26+Updates&utm_campaign=b0fdb89ffd-VC_to_GP_13_March_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_cb5b02aee3-b0fdb89ffd-325125525)

PayPal Buys CyActive and Establishes Cyber Security Center in Israel (https://thetrustedinsight.com/news/show_news/paypal-buys-cyactive-and-establishes-cyber-security-center-in-israel/?utm_source=GP+Trusted+Insight+Newsletters+%26+Updates&utm_campaign=b0fdb89ffd-VC_to_GP_13_March_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_cb5b02aee3-b0fdb89ffd-325125525)

"PayPal, which is slated to split from eBay later this year, did not disclose financial details but Israeli media have said the acquisition was worth $60 million." Read more » (https://thetrustedinsight.com/news/show_news/paypal-buys-cyactive-and-establishes-cyber-security-center-in-israel/?utm_source=GP+Trusted+Insight+Newsletters+%26+Updates&utm_campaign=b0fdb89ffd-VC_to_GP_13_March_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_cb5b02aee3-b0fdb89ffd-325125525)

Ellen Pao Takes the Stand in Kleiner Perkins Case (https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/news/show_news/ellen-pao-takes-the-stand/?utm_source=GP+Trusted+Insight+Newsletters+%26+Updates&utm_campaign=b0fdb89ffd-VC_to_GP_13_March_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_cb5b02aee3-b0fdb89ffd-325125525)

After weeks of testimonies claiming Pao is 'sharp-elbowed', poorly spoken, and territorial, Ellen Pao has the chance to defend herself in the $16M case. "Because so much of the debate about Pao’s performance at the firm has to do with her personality and her relations with her coworkers, her ability to win over the jury could have a strong influence on the outcome of her case." Read more » (https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/news/show_news/ellen-pao-takes-the-stand/?utm_source=GP+Trusted+Insight+Newsletters+%26+Updates&utm_campaign=b0fdb89ffd-VC_to_GP_13_March_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_cb5b02aee3-b0fdb89ffd-325125525)

Peter Thiel Becomes a Part-time Partner at Y Combinator (https://thetrustedinsight.com/news/show_news/peter-thiel-becomes-a-part-time-partner-at-silicon-valleys-y-combinator-venturebeat/?utm_source=GP+Trusted+Insight+Newsletters+%26+Updates&utm_campaign=b0fdb89ffd-VC_to_GP_13_March_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_cb5b02aee3-b0fdb89ffd-325125525)

"If you sensed a bit of an issue given the fact that Thiel remains involved with Founders Fund, well, there could be one, but Y Combinator intends to prevent it." Read more » (https://thetrustedinsight.com/news/show_news/peter-thiel-becomes-a-part-time-partner-at-silicon-valleys-y-combinator-venturebeat/?utm_source=GP+Trusted+Insight+Newsletters+%26+Updates&utm_campaign=b0fdb89ffd-VC_to_GP_13_March_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_cb5b02aee3-b0fdb89ffd-325125525)

Caisse des Dépôt's War with Uber (https://thetrustedinsight.com/news/show_news/caisse-des-depots-war-with-uber-bloomberg-business/?utm_source=GP+Trusted+Insight+Newsletters+%26+Updates&utm_campaign=b0fdb89ffd-VC_to_GP_13_March_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_cb5b02aee3-b0fdb89ffd-325125525)

"The company, Transdev, is Uber’s single biggest competitor... co-owned by two French companies—Veolia Environnement, a public utility company, and Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations, a state-owned bank, it’s lobbying hard to contain the disruption to the $11 billion global taxi market." Read more » (https://thetrustedinsight.com/news/show_news/caisse-des-depots-war-with-uber-bloomberg-business/?utm_source=GP+Trusted+Insight+Newsletters+%26+Updates&utm_campaign=b0fdb89ffd-VC_to_GP_13_March_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_cb5b02aee3-b0fdb89ffd-325125525)

Meanwhile, Lyft Raises $530M in Fight with Uber (https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/news/show_news/lyft-raises-530m-in-fight-with-uber/?utm_source=GP+Trusted+Insight+Newsletters+%26+Updates&utm_campaign=b0fdb89ffd-VC_to_GP_13_March_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_cb5b02aee3-b0fdb89ffd-325125525)

"Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten led a $530 million round of funding for Lyft in a deal that closed this week. The financing, which also included new investor Fortress Investment Group , values three-year-old Lyft at more than $2.5 billion." Read more » (https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/news/show_news/lyft-raises-530m-in-fight-with-uber/?utm_source=GP+Trusted+Insight+Newsletters+%26+Updates&utm_campaign=b0fdb89ffd-VC_to_GP_13_March_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_cb5b02aee3-b0fdb89ffd-325125525)

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