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Schilling used gold coins as collateral for 38 Studios bank loan
Former Red Sox star pitcher Curt Schilling, whose 38 Studios video game company is on the brink of collapse, in February used 3,200 gold coins, worth about $5 million, as collateral for a bank loan.
Diffbot raises $2M from Dayton, Ito, Bechtolsheim and others
Diffbot, a developer of visual-based content extraction technology, has raised $2 million from a pool of investors that include Sky Dayton, Andy Bechtolsheim, Joi Ito and others.
Recorded Future raises $12m for predictive aggregation [with explanatory videovideo]
Recorded Future, a news and social media content aggregator, has raised $12 million in venture capital, led by Balderton Capital.
Badgeville secures $25 million to grow gamification
Gamification platform Badgeville closed a $25 million Series C round of venture financing, led by InterWest Partners with participation by prior investors.
KPCB's Meeker on mobile, investments and more [with full presentation]
Mary Meeker, the KPCB analyst whose Internet insights are mandatory reading, spoke today at the D10 conference. Her presentation is embedded below, but here are a few takeaways.
THQ reshuffle puts Naughty Dog's Rubin as president
THQ has named Naughty Dog co-founder Jason Rubin as president, effective immediately. The game company, which has proposed a stock split, also announced the departure of Danny Bilson.
Curt Shilling's 38 Studio lays off all 400 employees
38 Studios, the video game company founded by former Boston Red Sox pitching start Curt Schilling, has laid off its entire staff of nearly 400 employees and is in debt to Rhode Island.
AOL investor urges replacement board members [with copy of the letter]
Hoping to persuade shareholders to vote out several of AOL's current board members, investor Starboard Value on Friday issued a letter to stockholders urging them to consider its three nominees.
Parker and Fanning's Airtime secures $25m, acquires Erly
Airtime, the mysterious startup founded and financed by digital media all-stars, closed a reported $25 million third round of financing and acquired fellow KPCB startup Erly.
Kony raises $15 million for app development platform
Kony Solutions, creator of a mobile app development platform, said on Wednesday it has landed $15 million in its third round of funding, led by Insight Venture Partners.
