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- eBay sells majority Skype stake for USD1.9bn
- eBay is selling a 65% majority stake in internet call service Skype for USD1.9bn in a deal that values the firm at USD2.75bn. A consortium of investors led by technology-focused investment firm Silver Lake is buying the shares. eBay is retaining a 35% stake in the firm. ...
- Articles 2009-08-31
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- eBay reportedly selling Skype to Andreessen Horowitz, others
- eBay reportedly has reached a deal to sell its Skype VoIP calling unit to a consortium of private equity and venture capital firms that will be announced later today, according to the New York Times. Andreessen Horowitz, the venture firm recently started by Netscape founder Mark Andreessen, is reportedly...
- News items 2009-09-01
- Andreessen, Madrona and others back Apptio with $14 million
- Apptio founder Sunny Gupta doesn't hesitate when asked what he wants to accomplish with his latest software startup. The 39-year-old entrepreneur just lays it out, clearly stating a mission to build a very, very large enterprise software company in Seattle.And now Gupta has the "gas in the tank" to do it. Apptio...
- News items 2009-08-19
- Marc Andreessen Becomes Gigantic Angel
- Marc Andreessen announced on his blog that he and his investing partner Ben Horowitz have funded an investment pool to the tune of $300 million for the purpose of investing in technology start-ups. The investment philosophy of the new firm, Andreessen-Horowitz, more closely resembles the behavior of...
- Blog posts 2009-07-06
- Andreessen Could Join Bid For Skype, Says TechCrunch
- Marc Andreessen's new Andreessen Horowitz venture capital firm could be among a group bidding for Skype, the Internet phone company that eBay plans to spin off, TechCrunch reports. Citing "a source close to the deal," Michael Arrington says that Andreessen and Index Ventures, an early Skype investor, could be two...
- News items 2009-08-28
- Skype About to Be Sold to Investor Group, Including Andreessen's New Firm: Report
- Skype is finally about to be sold by Ebay to an investor group, which includes Andreessen Horowitz, the new VC firm headed by Marc Andreessen, reports NYT, citing sources. The deal will be announced tomorrow, it says. by Rafat Ali
- External links 2009-09-01
- A browser war veteran turns wannabe
- By Carmi Levy, Betanews Marc Andreessen is a brilliant guy. His Mosaic browser, which eventually morphed into Netscape, introduced us all to the concept of surfing and ushered in the Internet as we know it. His new way of looking at online services -- which seems ho-hum today but was...
- News items 2009-08-18
- eBay Sells Skype, Which is Worth $2.75 Billion
- Update: The announcement has been made. Some details from the press release:eBay signed a definitive agreement to sell its Skype in a deal valuing the business at $2.75 billion. The buyer, who will control an approximately 65 percent stake, is an investor group led by Silver Lake and includes Index...
- News items 2009-09-03
- EBay, Skype Settle IP Suits With Joltid, Sans Index Ventures
- eBay Nov. 6 settled lawsuits with Joltid Limited and Joost N.V. in a $1.9 billion deal that gives Skype ownership over all software previously licensed from Joltid and paves the way for a group of investors to acquire the majority of the company. Joltid and Skype founders Niklas Zennstr?m and...
- News items 2009-11-06
- Founders Win Battle Over Skype Sale
- BURLINGAME, Calif. -- The founders of Skype have agreed to settle their lawsuit over eBay's sale of the Internet telephony service. The online auction company sold majority control of Skype to a group of private investors in September, but founders Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis filed several lawsuits alleging unauthorized...
- News items 2009-11-06
- Legal threat to Skype spin-off is resolved
- A legal dispute that had threatened the spin-off of Skype from online auction group Ebay was resolved yesterday, capping an effort by the two European entrepreneurs who founded the world's biggest internet calling service to elbow their way back into a position of influence at the company. Niklas Zennstrom and...
- News items 2009-11-08
- As Skype Sale Nears, Why eBay Shareholders Should Be Mad
- If you are an eBay shareholder it is time for your to get mad for the sheer incompetency of the management. First they paid the top dollar for Skype back in 2005, making billionaires out of Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis. And, now instead of waiting for an opportune time...
- News items 2009-09-01
- EBay spins off Skype in $2B US deal
- Online retailer eBay Inc. is spinning off its Skype internet phone division in an over $2 billion US deal with an investor group that includes the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. EBay said Tuesday it was selling 65 per cent of Skype to a group led by investment firm Silver...
- News items 2009-09-01
- My Thoughts on the Skype Settlement: Winners & Losers Scorecard
- The final results are in: eBay and private investors led by Silver Lake Partners have struck a deal with Skype founders and JoltID, the technology company controlled by Skype founders Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis. They are also transferring the ownership of intellectual property needed to make sure that Skype...
- News items 2009-11-06
- RockMelt Web Browser Faces Uphill Climb
- Posted by: Douglas MacMillan on August 14 Netscape co-founder Marc Andreessen is busy making dozens of small bets on startups in his $300 million venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. RockMelt may emerge as one of his most intriguing investments, because of both his history as a pioneer in Web browsing...
- News items 2009-08-14
- Opsware Inc. Chairman Marc Andreessen to Keynote ThinkEquity Partners Growth Conference; CEO Ben Horowitz Will Also Present
- SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Opsware Inc. (Nasdaq:OPSW), the leading provider of data center automation and utility computing software, announced today that its co-founder and Chairman Marc Andreessen will keynote the ThinkEquity Partners Growth Conference next week in San Francisco, California. The keynote address will take place at 12:00 p.m. PT on...
- Research articles 2004-09-15
- Good Data Raises $2.5 Million For Cloud-Based Analytics
- Czech startup Good Data has raised $2.5 million in Series C funding from Andreessen Horowitz, General Catalyst Partners and other undisclosed investors. This brings the startup's total financing to $7 million. in addition, Tim O'Reilly, who is an investor in Good Data, has joined the startup's board. Good Data, which...
- News items 2009-10-14
- eBay set to hang up on Skype?
- eBay is expected to announce today that it has reached a deal to sell its internet telephone service, Skype, to a group of private investors, the New York Times reported on Monday. The investment group will reportedly include Andreessen Horowitz, a venture capital group launched in July by Marc Andreessen,...
- News items 2009-09-01
- eBay sells 65% stake in Skype for $1.9bn
- Online auction house eBay offloads majority stake in internet telephony group Skype to investment consortium Online auction house eBay has sold a 65% stake in Skype to an investment consortium that includes the founder of Netscape, in a deal that values the internet telephony group at...
- News items 2009-09-01
- Skype's Independent Future
- In his Tuesday blog post outlining eBay's agreement to sell 65% of Skype, Skype President Josh Silverman called the deal "a new chapter" for the popular Internet calling service. So, what's next for Skype? Skype's management won't change, according to people familiar with the situation. That means Silverman, who joined...
- News items 2009-09-01
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