Facebook adds new Camera app to focus on mobile users
Facebook, perhaps needing to refocus attention away from its stock problems, is launching an Instagram-like iPhone photo app called Camera. And yes, Facebook is buying Instagram for $1 billion, but...
View ArticleGoPro files for initial public offering
GoPro plans to conduct an initial public offering of its stock, according to a press release from today. The San Mateo-based company makes a range of durable cameras that are typically mounted on the...
View ArticleDigital health startup Castlight files for $100 million IPO
In the latest sign that investors are betting on technology to improve health care, Castlight Health, a San Francisco startup, filed Monday for a $100 million initial public offering. Castlight’s aim...
View ArticleGrubHub lets restaurants pay more for higher ranking
Our laziness is GrubHub’s good business — though maybe not for the restaurants who use it. GrubHub, which filed for its initial public offering late last week, and sister site Seamless take a 13.5...
View ArticleZendesk hoping for $150 million in IPO
The San Francisco-based customer-service software startup Zendesk is going public. In Securities and Exchange Commission paperwork filed today, Zendesk is seeking to raise $150 million. It’s hoping...
View ArticleDating site Zoosk files for $100 million IPO
Online dating site Zoosk filed plans to raise $100 million in an initial public stock offering, the second Mid-Market startup to file for an IPO in as many weeks. The six-year-old company has served...
View ArticleThe Alibaba IPO: a primer
Amid a market climate in which tech industry darlings have postponed going public seemingly indefinitely, Alibaba is one of the most anticipated tech IPOs of the year. The Chinese company’s IPO filing...
View ArticleAlibaba’s Jack Ma in documentary, podcast
With Alibaba’s IPO the big news of the day, potential investors are probably researching Jack Ma, the man behind China’s Internet powerhouse. They may want to check out “Crocodile in the Yangtze,” a...
View ArticleZendesk’s IPO off to strong start; Valley breathes sigh of relief
Zendesk made a strong debut on the New York Stock Exchange Thursday, bringing relief to a skittish market. The San Francisco company, which provides cloud-based customer support services, priced its...
View ArticleBain Capital to acquire Blue Coat of Sunnyvale for $2.4 billion in cash
In a sign of increasing anxiety over corporate data hacks, Blue Coat Systems in Sunnyvale said it will be acquired by private equity giant Bain Capital for $2.4 billion in cash. The deal represents one...
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