SecondMarket Launches A Bitcoin Investment Trust For Accredited Investors
TechCrunch As Bitcoin, the math-based currency that enthusiasts say could revolutionize online transactions, becomes more mainstream, its supporters have been looking for ways to make it more accessible to investors. Today SecondMarket, a platform where privately-held...
Russian Health Advice Site VitaPortal Merges With Local Medical Platform ZdorovieOnline
TechCrunch Sept 26 A spot of consolidation in the Russian online health services space today. Health advice portal VitaPortal, which raised a $2 million Series A last October from Prostor Capital and Esther Dyson, has merged with ZdorovieOnline.ru, a smaller medical...Foundry Group invests $5M in Twin Cities tech startup
Minneapolis – St.Paul Business Journal Sept 26 Tech startup LeadBrite has closed on a $5 million round of financing led by prominent venture firm Foundry Group. LeadBrite will use the Series A round to boost its staff and invest in product development, CEO Clay...
Academia.edu raises funds to build a Facebook for scientists
CNet The startup hopes to overhaul how researchers publish papers, making them freely available to all and substituting social-network success for the traditional peer-review process that scientific journals use today to ensure quality. Academia.edu, an Internet...