Google, Apple and other tech firms in Silicon Valley will be charged $1 each time their commuter shuttles will utilize the city's bus stops, Reuters reported.
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US firm ShareThrough scores another $17M in funding for native ads
San Francisco, US-based in-feed native ad exchange ShareThrough raised another $17 million in combined debt and equity financing in a round led by Floodgate and North Bridge Venture.
Chartio bags $2.2M additional funding from Avalon Ventures
Chartio, a provider of cloud business intelligence for developers and businesses, has received $2.2 million in additional financing from Avalon Ventures which led the Series A round for the company in 2011.
San Francisco HR platform Zenefits raises $15M in funding
San Francisco, US-based insurance broker Zenefits raised $15 million in funding to improve the development, sales, and marketing of its product that makes administrative tasks easier.
Former NBA star David Robinson starts venture capital firm to impact the community- report
Former NBA star, philanthropist and venture capitalist David Robinson told Forbes Contributor Dan Schawbel that he formed Admiral Capital Group to be able to impact the community.
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San Francisco, California-based open-source app deployment project Docker bagged $15 million in a new funding round from Greylock Partners and Insight Venture Partners to help developers build applications faster.
Pimco's Chief Executive and Co-Chief Investment Officer and long viewed as heir to Co-Founder Bill Gross, Mohamed El-Erian will be leaving the world's largest bond fund manager in mid-March, Reuters reported.
Kansas City, Missouri-based troubled data storage firm IceWEB Inc plans to sell equity securities to raise capital increase sales of its products and services in order to continue its operations.
New York, US-based technology media firm TechMedia Networks (TMN) is acquiring Waltham, Massachusetts-based lead-generation business BuyerZone for an undisclosed amount to gain access to an e-commerce market.
CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity company backed by private equity, said it had evidence that linked the Russian government to cyber espionage campaigns on numerous Asian, European and American companies, Reuters reported.
Perth, Australia-based gold mining and mineral exploration firm Saracen Mineral Holdings acquired Western Australia's unloved Thunderbox gold mine from Russian giant Norilsk in a deal valued at $20 million.
The D and the Golden Gate casinos in Las Vegas, Nevada will be accepting Bitcoins to pay for goods and services beginning on Wednesday, January 22, RT reported.
Smartphone pioneer BlackBerry Ltd announced its intention to divest most of its real estate holdings in Canada through sale-leaseback and vacant asset sales in an effort to turnaround its fortunes.
Former ACT chief executive officer (CEO) Richard Ferguson and Cramer Development CEO and founder Josh Cramer separately invested undisclosed sums in Coraville, Iowa-based education startup Higher Learning Technologies (HLT).
