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Get ready for a rash of tech IPOs beginning with Facebook

Dealbook has an interesting article out this morning entitled Share Rules Could Push Offering by Facebook.  The success of secondary markets for private company shares like those traded in Sharespost may actually f0rce leading startups like Facebook and Twitter to go public.
A surging shadow market in the privately held shares of Facebook is making [...]

Kapitall raises more capital, invests in growth

Kapitall, an innovative investing platform that combines a gaming interface, announced a significant fund raise yesterday tallying over $7m.  Kapitall’s Series A lead investors include Bendigo Partners, a fintech private equity firm started by former E*Trade President and COO Jarrett Lilien, media investor Strauss Zelnick, partner in ZelnickMedia Corp., and Stamford, CT based ES & [...]

Seeking Alpha taps the funding jar — 5 reasons why

As reported yesterday, Seeking Alpha, the largest aggregator of financial content from blogs, asset managers and investment newsletters, raised another round of funding yesterday.  The raise of $7 million represents a B round financing from existing investors, Accel and Benchmark, along with new investor DAG.
There’s been speculation about what Seeking Alpha’s going to do with [...]

SkyGrid: Case study on ad-supported investment media

Is the elusive “Bloomberg for the masses” attainable?  Of course, most do-it-yourself investors cannot afford the cost of thousands of dollars per month for these expensive terminals.  But, what about making a platform free for subscribers and monetizing the platform via advertising? That’s exactly what SkyGrid is attempting.  Until recently, SkyGrid charged $6000 per seat/year [...]