Andreessen Horowitz Invests $15M In Text Annotation Start-up Rap Genius
Here’s an investment out of left field, but not really. Andreessen Horowitz is dropping $15 million into startup Rap Genius. It’s not just about rap, though. Think of it as “crowdsourced explanations of lyrics and historical texts.” Here’s what the firm had to say by way of Rap Genius’ blog: I’m delighted to announce that Andreessen Horowitz [...]
Read MoreNewME Accelerator Start-up AgLocal Raises $1 Million from Andreesen Horowitz and Other Angels
Spring 2012 NewME Accelerator graduate Naithan Jones’s start-up AgLocal has raised $1 million in funding. The funding comes from NewME sponsor Andreessen Horowitz, Midwest VC firm OpenAir Equity Partners and other angels including partner at Lux Capital, John Fohr; former CEO of Zave Networks,Thad Langford; founder of Leap2 and AdPredictive, Dan Carroll; partner at Tradebot Ventures, Andy O’Hara; and Matt Watson, founder of [...]
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