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Rackspace Considers Going Private As Acquisition Speculation Fades

Rackspace is considering taking the company private, according to a report by TechCrunch on Wednesday, an option that has gained “sufficient traction” among the company’s board. Continue reading

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Cybersecurity Startup Hexadite Receives $2.5 Million Seed Funding as Security Threats Rise

Hexadite announced today that it received $2.5 million in seed funding from YL Ventures and former Microsoft Corporate Vice President Moshe Lichtman, who is a general partner at Israeli venture capital firm Israel Growth Partners. The company was founded by Eran Barak, Idan Levin and Barak Klinghofer; all are privateā€¦ Continue reading

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Designer-Focused Website Builder Webydo Closes $7 Million Funding Round

Webydo, a website builder focused on helping web designers automatically convert designs into hosted HTML5 websites, closed a $7 million Series B funding round on Saturday, bringing its total funding to $9.7 million. Continue reading

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The IPO Road: GoDaddy’s Years-in-the-Making Preparation for Wall Street

Once known for its commercials made to appeal more to NASCAR fans than to techies, GoDaddy has upped its seriousness leading up to a new Initial Public Offering. It turns out that the tactics that helped it become one of the largest hosting companies in the world needed an update, and the past few years have seen GoDaddy reassess and reinvent itself to become IPO-ready. Continue reading

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GoDaddy IPO, Add $400 Million Please

You probably have read that GoDaddy is going public in a $100 million IPO. I scratched my head. My first thought was $100 million can’t be right. After pawing through the 260-page SEC filing, my thoughts were confirmed. I also came up with some interesting facts about GoDaddy. Continue reading

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