Cloudera raises $6M more for serious data processing
Cloudera, a startup that helps companies process large amounts of data using an open source platform called Hadoop, has raised $6 million in a second round of funding.
The San Francisco company has an impressive founding team, including high-level folks from Facebook, Google, and Yahoo…. Continue Reading
Facebook’s CFO backs identity theft company, Debix
Debix, a young company that helps fight identity theft, has gotten financial banking from a group of investors, including Gideon Yu, a prominent Silicon Valley executive who is now Facebook’s chief financial officer.
Yu’s move is also significant because it comes at a time when… Continue Reading
Facebook’s Yu joins board of Vobile, a video fingerprint company
Gideon Yu, Facebook’s chief financial officer, has joined the board of directors of Vobile Inc., a startup that automatically identifies copyrighted video content on online video sites, the Wall Street Journal reports (subscription required).
Vobile offers a service called VideoDNA that monitors, tracks and manages… Continue Reading
Roundup: Yu’s wild ride, StumbleUpon, dot-bomb travails and more
Here’s the latest action:
The fast rise of Gideon Yu — Gideon Yu has reportedly become a junior partner at Sequoia Capital, one of Silicon Valley’s most respected venture capital firms. What a ride he’s had: He was a Yahoo treasurer until September of last… Continue Reading