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US startup BEZALEL raising funds through crowdfunding for ARK portable wireless charger

Los Angeles, US-based startup BEZALEL launched a crowdfunding campaign via Kickstarter to raise $35,000 for the development a portable wireless charger for smart devices called ARK.

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London's Resource Guru bags $870K in seed funding

London-based team scheduling startup Resource Guru has raised $870,000 in a seed funding round led by Index Ventures to expand its workforce, product, and client base.

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US-based venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz to raise new $1.5B fund -Primack

California, US-based venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz is in the process of raising $1.5 billion for its new fund, according to Fortune LP whisperer Dan Primack.

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Inventus Capital closes $106M second fund to invest in US-India startups

Bangalore, India-based early-stage investment firm Inventus Capital Partners closed its second fund totaling $106 million to invest in digital services startups in India and the US.

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Yahoo Editor-in-Chief Jai Singh quits

Yahoo's Editor-in-Chief Jai Singh resigned from the company due to an unconfirmed reason, on the heels of the news that the company's chief operating officer has been fired.

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Yahoo COO Henrique De Castro leaves the company

Yahoo Chief Operating Officer (COO) Henrique De Castro is leaving the company tomorrow, January 16, according to a regulatory filing, but the exact reason for the departure is unclear.

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Canadian academic research platform Sciencescape closes $2.5M round

Ontario, Canada-based academic research startup Sciencescape closed $2.5 million in a recent funding round to make the process of going through mountains of research sources easier.

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US-based health consultation app First Opinion raises $1.2M in funding

US-based mobile health consultation app First Opinion raised $1.2M in funding from Greylock, Yuri Milner, Felicis Ventures, and 500 Startups to expland its consultants and workforce.

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ff Venture Capital secures $52M across two funds with one to invest in New York firms

New York, US-based institutional investor ff Venture Capital (ffVC) closed a total of $52 million for two funds, ff Rose and ff Rose Innovate, with the latter to focus on investments in New York.

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US-based call marketing firm Invoca secures $20M in Series C funding

California, US-based call marketing company Invoca raised $20 million in a Series C funding round led by Accel Partners for its workforce expansion and product development.

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Izzie Lerer's animal-focused news site The Dodo launches after $2M seed round

Isabel Lerer, the daughter of Huffington Post co-founder Ken Lerer, launched her new animal-focused news site The Dodo after securing $2 million in a seed funding round led by Lerer Ventures.

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Chinese app store Wandoujia lands $120 in funding led by SoftBank

China based mobile app distribution platform Wandoujia raised $120 million in a recent funding round led by SoftBank Corp, for the acceleration of its growth and development of its mobile search technology.

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Indian billing startup ChargeBee nabs $800K in Series A funding

Chennai, India-based billing startup ChargeBee raised around $800,000 in a Series A funding round from Accel Partners, bringing its total raised capital to $1.17 million.

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NBC Universal picks up minority stake in New York startup NowThis News

New York, US-based news giant NBCUniversal News Group announced a minority investment in mobile video news startup NowThisNews to co-produce original short news videos for social sites.

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French travel startup Evaneos bags $6M for European growth

Paris, France-based travel startup Evaneos raised $6 million from a Series B funding round led by XAnge Private Equity for its expansion to other European countries.

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