Juicy
Hi there,
So our 2014 VC report is coming out in a couple of days. Couple of early highlights:
- A gargantuan year for VC investment. Yes - we're talking 2001 levels
- Seed venture investing continues to be on a tear
This year's report will be available for free on Thursday to the first 1000 people who sign up for it when it's released. Be sure to check the Thursday newsletter. Note: the report is usually only for paid subscribers.
We got that Juicero
So we'd noticed an uptick in search volume for Juicero a month ago on CB Insights. And then yesterday's big rumored news about the company's large stealth fundraising.
Any interest in reports about search trends on CB Insights? Let me know.
The Blurb
So far, the feedback has been positive, and the metrics have been good. So today, we blew it out. Let me know what you think.
Best,
Anand
@asanwal
P.S. The best VC in Lithuania, Nextury Ventures, is now also it's most well dressed. Eat. Sleep. Data. |
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The Blurb
A curated mix of articles on tech, media, what's next and recent news.
NEA goes big - very big. Mirror mirror on the wall, who is the largest VC of them all? Congrats to our amigos at NEA who are setting out to raise a $2.5B fund.
SEC
Sequoia's Zomato targets US. Indian company buys their way into the US as Zomato buys Urbanspoon from IAC for a rumored $50 million. Zomato is valued at $660 million and has been on an acquisition tear of late.
Zomato, YourStory.in, Zamato profile
Facebook explored Xiaomi investment. The private company worth more than Uber but which gets a lot less chatter got some interest from Zuck and team for an investment.
Reuters
Xiaomi's ambition. Want to understand the most valuable private tech company in the world. They're sort of the Apple meets Google meets Amazon of China. Got that?
Stratechery
A Keurig for juice. Juicero is reportedly raising $100 million from Kleiner, Campbells Soup, Google Ventures, Thrive Capital and Vast Ventures. They're supposedly creating the freshest juice in the world.
Business Insider, @cbinsights
Mercedes' self-driving car. If you've seen Google's self-driving car which is sort of a mix of a Smart car and a Fisher Price toy car and thought, I'd never sit in one of those, maybe Mercedes' prototype is more your style.
Bimzz
Saving democracy with the blockchain. Online voting remains a dream in the US but could the blockchain be the solution?
The Kernel
Cereal killer. High fructose corn syrup has been getting a bit of a blackeye for a while. A look at how big food is renaming the ingredient on packaging to make it disappear.
We Are Change
You got to know when to fold 'em. Game scientists have built an unbeatable algorithm for hold 'em poker. Now computers are solving problems without having complete information.
Nature
Want bread? Need to see your text messages. A Danish bakery started demanding to see your last 5 text message or phone numbers of your friends before selling you a loaf of bread. A Danish video that highlights the ridiculous permissions we give to app publishers.
The Guardian
The responsibility of software developers. The profession of software engineering has built the Orwellian future we now inhabit, and it's time to examine its priorities.
Jakewins
Don't talk to corporate M&A. Paul Graham of Y Combinator breaks down when you should chat with corporate development. The short answer is you shouldn't. "It's as if a chunk of genetic material from the old-fashioned robber baron business world got incorporate into the startup world."
Paul Graham
But if you are ready to sell. Here is the founder's guide to selling your company.
Justin Kan
Online advertising gift card. Daily Mail takes out full page ad to advertise programmatic ad purchases. Will give one dollar for each dollar spent.
Advertising Age
Ethical questions about investing in pot. Andrew Ross Sorkin of the NYT talks about the conundrum that public pension funds and endowments may be in surrounding their GPs investing in the industry. Bonus: features data from the best data company in the biz.
New York Times, CB Insights
Seeing your innards. A new machine can provide insanely detailed images of your bones and organs. For this article, you don't have to read. Just look at the pictures.
GE
A town with no wi-fi but lots of weirdos. In this West Virginia town, residents can't use cell phones, wi-fi or other kinds of modern technology. This has made it a hub for technophobes, and the locals ain't all that happy about it.
The Washingtonian
Nielsen Ratings are breaking TV. Technology, busier work schedules and original programming are changing consumer viewing habits, but Nielsen remains hopelessly antiquated.
Pajiba
Listen to Taylor Swift in peace. Harman has reportedly found a way to create different audio zones in a single vehicle without spillover of sound between spaces.
BBC
Lettuce bonanza. A Japanese indoor farm generates 100 times more lettuce per square foot than traditional methods. Big hyper-efficient indoor farms are on their way to Hong Kong, Mongolia, Russia and mainland China.
Web Urbanist
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