Posted on: December 28, 2009 by PEHub AdministratorNo Comments »
Kakai Inc., a Santa Clara, Calif.-based e-book startup from Chegg.com co-founder Osman Rashid, has raised $7.5 million in VC funding, according to a regulatory filing. Andreessen Horowitz led the round, and PaidContent reports that individual backers include Josh Kopelman and Ron Conway. The company previously raised just over $1 million in seed funding. www.kakai.com
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Georges van Hoegaerden commented on the post, Why Facebook is Killing Silicon Valley 7 minutes ago
So really Steve, the title of your articles should have read: “How VCs are killing Silicon Valley”, and I’d wholeheartedly agree. Especially since their thesis determines what can be discovered (Einstein).
Georges
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