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Peer-to-peer international courier service Grabr grabs $3.5 million

Songkick raises $15M to help artists sell more concert tickets and thwart scalpers

Lyft now lets business users customize their expense reports

The House Fund unveils Berkeley startup incubator and $2 million philanthropic round

Prenav raises $6.5 million to help companies inspect their properties using automated drones

Andreessen Horowitz backs $6.6 million round for optimization startup SigOpt

Tesla unveils new Model S sedan with larger battery and faster acceleration

Elon Musk announces Tesla announcement

Target plans to enhance offline-online shopping experiences

MediaBrix raises $6.5 million to make mobile ads more ’emotionally charged’

Data privacy startup Virtru secures $29 million

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EventBoard raises $13.5 million to make managing office meeting rooms less terrible

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