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What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Social Networking

Both Sides of the Table

I recently spoke at Caltech at the Caltech / MIT Enterprise Forum on “the future of social networking,&# the 30-minute video is here and the PowerPoint presentation is here on DocStoc ). What are the big trends that will drive the next phase of social networks? And so it goes with social networking. The Past (1985-2002).

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Cisco intends to acquire Kenna Security

HPA

Since the Series A in 2011, HPA has been an investor in Kenna Security. We’d like to thank the current HPA Deal Lead Chris McGowan , who also served on the board of advisors as the company quickly grew. The acquisition is expected to close in Cisco’s fourth quarter of fiscal 2021.

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10 years, 10 moments with Gabriela Gandel

Impact Hub

After 10 years of leading the Impact Hub Network , Gabriela Gandel will move into a new role on our global board of the Impact Hub Association in 2022. When I joined the ‘Hub Network’ back in January 2011, I had no idea I’d still be here 10 years later, but I knew it was the right place for me to be!

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Vista Equity takes minority stake in Canada’s Vena with $242M investment

TechCrunch

The round follows $25 million in financing from CIBC Innovation Banking last September, and brings Vena’s total raised since its 2011 inception to over $363 million. Vena , a Canadian company focused on the Corporate Performance Management ( CPM ) software space , has raised $242 million in Series C funding from Vista Equity Partners.

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Fraud prevention platform Sift raises $50M at over $1B valuation, eyes acquisitions

TechCrunch

The company has over several hundred customers, including Twitter, Airbnb, Twilio, DoorDash, Wayfair and McDonald’s, as well a global data network of 70 billion events per month. Sift was founded out of Y Combinator in 2011, and has raised a total of $157 million over its lifetime. Image Credits: Sift.

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Behind the Scenes: Building an Angel Experience You Will Never Forget

Angel Capital Association

The conference also includes multiple networking opportunities each day for you to meet and engage with these influential leaders, so be sure to register and mark your calendar for the angel event of the year. Angela sits on the boards of the Angel Capital Association, Crowd Supply and TIE Oregon.

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Can social and e-commerce transform the future of the open web?

TechCrunch

The strategy here is simple: Continue opening up larger swaths of the internet to open-source innovation outside of the walled-garden platforms developed by Amazon and Facebook. In 2011, the company expanded to build themes for online stores. Even at the board level, we honestly asked if we should even be doing this.