VENTURE CAPITAL POST

According to Bloomberg's Billionaire Index, the selloff of technology shares caused the wealthiest men in Silicon Valley to lose USD11.5 billion.

Small businesses can now apply for fast-approved business loans following the announcement of Kabbage which has taken in USD270 million more on its credit facility, reported Venture Beat.

Risanamento has announced on Wednesday that the company would sell eight of its properties in France to Chelsfield and The Olayan Group while company shareholder Luigi Zunino was offered one property, reported Reuters.

State Bank of India has announced raising USD750 million to USD1 billion worth of overseas investments through bond sales, reported ET.

E-book soundtrack platform Booktrack takes in USD3 million in Series A funding, said a report from TechCrunch.

Moot.it, an online forum site, announced changing its name to Muut and has taken in new funding valued USD770000, reported TechCrunch.

Mars Inc. announced on Wednesday that it would acquire the pet care brand names of Procter&Gamble in a deal valued USD2.9 billion, reported Reuters.

Hashtag #RejectedIceCream trends Twitter after @midnight tweeted a poll on possible ice cream names that were rejected in the market.

On Monday night, Dancing With the Stars contestants were made to switch partners that resulted to no one being voted off.

A Thai insurance company has posted an ad on YouTube that is now going viral on multiple social media outlets.

NASA Curiosity rover's capture of a photo in Mars showing a mysterious bright light ignited speculations from alien enthusiasts but was further explained by NASA's engineer to be a "glinty rock".

The UConn Huskies bagged the victory in the NCAA Championships scoring 60 to 54 against Kentucky, reported CBC Sports.

Social media platform Twitter has come up with the "new you" theme to be able for old users in the coming weeks, said a post on the social media's blog.

Microsoft said that an update to the Windows 8 would be released soon with added features to easily use the OS, reported Rappler.

A nine month old baby was charged with attempted murder along with his parents, a move shedding light on the dysfunctional justice system of Pakistan, NBC News reported.