It’s not that long since some (although by no means all) music industry people were wondering whether digital music distribution was being commoditised…
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WeChat: ‘A portal, platform and even a mobile operating system’
If you’re interested in the evolution of messaging apps into platforms for media, we recommend a reading of a new blog post by Connie Chan, partner at VC firm Andreessen […]
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VC firm Andreessen Horowitz outlines 16 tech trends for 2015
For a deeper dive into some of the themes influencing Silicon Valley investors this year, spend some time reading the “16 Things” series of blog posts by VC firm Andreessen Horowitz.
It lays out “a few of the things we’ve been observing or thinking about”, from virtual reality to “sensorification of the enterprise”. Among the themes most relevant to Music Ally are crowdfunding, which the company thinks will go “mobile and mainstream” in 2015.
“With smartphones in our pockets, we not only have access to crowdfunding platforms whenever we want, but to the crowd that comprises the various social circles of our lives — from family to school, work, and the region we live in,” it suggests.
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Industry analyst Benedict Evans’ questions about mobile
Another take on the future for mobility? “Apple and Google both won. Apple now sells around 10% of all the 1.8bn (and growing) phones sold on Earth each year and […]
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Reddit raises $50m with plans to give 10% to its community
Online community Reddit has closed a $50m Series B funding round that includes investment from VC firms Andreessen Horowitz and Sequoia Capital. Oh, and individual celebrities like Snoop Dogg and […]
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BuzzFeed raises $50m in new funding
Expect plenty of ’27 reasons why BuzzFeed is worth $850m’ headline tomfoolery today, after the social news juggernaut announced a new $50m funding round. The round – yes, it values […]
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Twitter rival App.net raises $2.5m in new funding
One year on from its launch, the App.net social network has announced a $2.5m funding round from VC firm Andreessen Horowitz as it continues to build its own social graph for other developers to build apps on.
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Pinterest raises $200m in new funding round
Pinterest raised $100m of funding in May 2012, but now it has sealed a new $200m round from VC firms Valiant Capital Management, Andreessen Horowitz, Bessemer Venture Partners and FirstMark Capital.
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Rap Genius website raises $15m from Andreessen Horowitz
Rap Genius, a website that crowdsources explanations for rap lyrics, has received an investment of $15m from Andreessen Horowitz.
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Rap Genius website raises $15m from Andreessen Horowitz
Rap Genius, a website that crowdsources explanations for rap lyrics, raises $15m from venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz.
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Foursquare raises another $50m for expansion
Social location service Foursquare has closed a new funding round for $50 million, led by Andreessen-Horowitz with participation from O’Reilly AlphaTech Ventures, Union Square Ventures and Spark Capital…