Entries tagged "Ron Conway"

Real-time search brimming with deals

Twitter's deals with Microsoft and Google provide more proof that real-time search is hot. The Deal expects to see more deals involving search engines, real-time data and other content.

OneRiot finds $7M Series C

Real-time search engine OneRiot finds $7 million in a Series C that provides the latest sign that the real-time Web is heating up.

Angel Ron Conway blesses real-time Web

Venerable Silicon Valley angel investor Ron Conway is focusing primarily on real-time data companies, like Twitter. His SV Angel LLC expects to invest in 50 companies over the next 18 months.

Ronny Conway joins Andreessen Horowitz

Ronny Conway, the son of venerated angel investor Ron Conway, is joining Andreessen Horowitz as an associate. Co-founded by Netscape founder Marc Andreessen, the VC firm raised $300 million recently.

UserVoice raises $800K, led by Baseline Ventures

Ron Conway's Baseline Ventures, Founders Fund, Betaworks and Howard Lindzon are all backing UserVoice, which helps companies get customer feedback.

Test prep service Knewton gets $6M

Bessemer Venture Partners led the round, with Series A investors Accel Partners, First Round Capital and Reid Hoffman participating.

Twitter co-founder responds to Google rumor

Twitter co-founder Biz Stone says the goal is a profitable independent company but also says "sometimes we talk."

Bitly's $2M validates Betaworks model

Bitly, which shortens URLs for use over Twitter, etc., is the first spinout for Betaworks, a firm that incubates and invests in Web 2.0 startups.

Party like it's 2009, says Y Combinator

The Silicon Valley seed-stage firm holds its spring demo day and raises its first fund with outside investors including Sequoia Capital and Ron Conway.

OMGPOP (Iminlikewithyou) raises $5M

Bessemer Venture Partners led the round, which brings the total raised by the social gaming site to $6.5 million.

Video: Meet Dan Porter, Iminlikewithyou's grownup

In this episode of The Deal's Behind the Money, Iminlikewithyou's Dan Porter talks about what it's like to be the resident grownup at Iminlikewithyou.

Video: Jon Stewart takes off on Twitter

"The Daily Show"'s Twitter Frenzy sketch is must-see video for anyone who uses Twitter -- or who invests in it.

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