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The Stanford ties to Latin America’s startup renaissance
The houses along the tree-lined blocks of Josina Avenue in Palo Alto, with their big back yards, swimming pools and driveways are about as far removed from the snarls of traffic, sputtering diesel engines, and smoggy air of South America’s major metropolises as one can get. But it was in one of those houses, about…
Base10’s debut fund is the largest ever for a Black-led VC firm
Adeyemi Ajao, the co-founder and managing director of Base10 Partners, was surprised to hear his firm’s $137 million fund was the largest debut to date for a black-led venture capital…
Tuenti Launches Zero Cost Data Tied To Its Social Network (With PRISM-Free Privacy)
You might not have heard of Spanish social network Tuenti, but it was acquired by Telefonica back in 2010 for $99 million and has garnered over 14 million users. Since…
Tuenti, Telefonica’s Answer To Facebook And Twitter, Opens Up To Users Worldwide
Tuenti, a Spanish social network with 13 million users that the carrier Telefonica majority-acquired back in 2010 for $99 million, is today kicking off a global launch — the first…
Is Telefonica eyeing Tuenti? Or it is the same old rumour?
[Spain] Is Telefonica buying Tuenti, the leading Spanish social network – or not? The subject comes up regularly in Spain. And so it was that “Telefonica is rumored to be…
So Is Telefonica Buying The Spanish Facebook, Or Not?
[Spain] Is Telefonica buying Tuenti, the leading Spanish social network – or not? The subject comes up regularly in Spain. And so it was that “Telefonica is rumored to be…
Tuenti, Spain's leading social network, switches on local for a location-based future
Madrid-based Tuenti, sometimes called the Facebook of Spain, has been around for four years now. It’s a very well funded company that, despite a huge growth in user numbers and…
Tuenti, Spain's Facebook, Switches On Location Features
Madrid-based Tuenti, sometimes called the Facebook of Spain, has been around for four years now. It’s a very well funded company that, despite a huge growth in user numbers and…
Tuenti is #1 downloaded app in the Spanish iPhone App Store
[Spain] We covered Tuenti, Spain’s leading youth social network, quite recently when they outnumbered Facebook and Google in pageviews in Spain. Today, Tuenti has done it again. Only 4 days…