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SideCar is announcing this morning that it’s raised a Series A round of $10 million led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and Google Ventures. Like other peer-to-peer marketplaces for ride-sharing, SideCar has a platform for connecting drivers with passengers looking to get around. It’s released mobile apps for iOS and Android that lets users virtually flag down one of these drivers, and alerts drivers when there are potential passengers in their area.

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DataStax, provider of the Big Data platform that powers mission-critical enterprise applications, today announced the completion of a $25 million C round of funding led by Meritech Capital Partners, with participation from existing investors Lightspeed Venture Partners and Crosslink Capital.

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Jeremy Liew shares tips for founders around how to estimate what a realistic price might be when selling a company.

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Virtual Instruments announced $27.5 million in Series D funding co-led by Next World Capital and General Catalyst Partners with continued participation from existing investor Lightspeed Venture Partners.

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Duck Duck Moose, the startup behind a series of educational apps for children, is today announcing having closed on $7 million in Series A funding led by Sequoia Capital and Lightspeed Venture Partners, with participation from Stanford University.

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Barry Egger talks Big Data and how it can fix lists in his latest column for Forbes.

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The initial public offering has long been the ultimate goal of successful entrepreneurs. But now the decision to go public is much more difficult–and riskier–than it used to be. This article examines the current state of the IPO and includes commentary from Peter Nieh.

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As a part of Lightspeed Venture Partners’ Summer Fellowship Program, we bring in influential speakers from around the valley each week to share their insights, lessons learned, and tips with our teams. This year, one of those alumni, Pinterest CEO Ben Silbermann, was generous enough to share his advice with our teams and fellow alumni.

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Revel Touch, a company that helps retailers, publishers, and brands create sleek shopping experiences on mobile platforms, has raised $10 million in funding led by Foundation Capital and Lightspeed Venture Partners.

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With the growth in popularity of Big Data on the scene, it is no surprise that venture capitalists are now turning their attention to the field. Existing companies are realizing the value of the data ore they possess. But while companies are seeing more value in their data, they may not have the needed knowledge or funds to develop ways of getting those desired nuggets with the size and complexity of Big Data. Here is where investors come into play, and here are some of the most active investors in Big Data.

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