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David Yu

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Name: David Yu

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Facebook Inc

Facebook’s first investor Peter Thiel makes London friends with $6M TransferWise deal

Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures has committed $6 million to TransferWise, a London-based start-up founded by Taavet Hinrikus, who was Skype’s first employee.It was established in east London’s Tech City in 2011 and uses peer-to-peer networks to transfer ... [Published Business Matters Magazine - May 14 2013]

Entities: TransferWise, Peter Thiel, Facebook Inc, London

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Facebook's first investor backs Tech City startup

Earlier investors in TransferWise include PayPal founder Max Levchin, Betfair’s former CEO David Yu, and owner of Le Monde Xavier Niel. TransferWise has raised $7.3m since it launched two years ago. ... [Published Business Zone - May 14 2013]

Entities: TransferWise, Startup, David Yu, Facebook Inc

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 3 reports

PayPal

Peter Thiel leads $6M round for fintech upstart Transferwise

PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel is, to put it mildly, a prolific investor. These days it feels like his main focus is on cleantech, but he also still has an eye for the financial technology (fintech) sector, as evidenced by the investment his Valar Ventures ... [Published GigaOM - May 14 2013]

Entities: TransferWise, Peter Thiel, Max Levchin, PayPal, David Yu

First reported May 04 2013 - Updated May 04 2013 - 1 reports

RetroN 5 interview on the ultimate retro console – Reader’s Feature

A reader talks to one of the minds behind Hyperkin’s RetroN 5 console and discovers how it aims to revolutionise retro gaming.RetroN 5 – the console that plays everythingWith the recent announcement of the RetroN 5 console and the waves it’s making I ... [Published Metro.co.uk - May 04 2013]

Entities: David Yu, Gaming, Social Media, Video Games

First reported Apr 22 2013 - Updated Apr 22 2013 - 1 reports

Betfair Group Ltd

Betfair board not a seller at 880p a share

If you are a long-suffering Betfair ( LON:BET ) shareholder wondering at what price you should cash out, 880p a share seems the absolute minimum. That’s the level which the board of Betfair has considered, and rejected, according to an announcement ... [Published Proactiveinvestors United Kingdom RSS feed - Apr 22 2013]

Entities: Betfair Group Ltd, David Yu, Gerald Corbett, Matt Carter

First reported Apr 18 2013 - Updated Apr 18 2013 - 1 reports

Paul Yu (4-17-13)

FLOWERY BRANCH - Paul Yu, 55, passed away following a sudden illness on Wednesday, April 17, 2013.He was born June 3, 1957, in Taipei, Taiwan, the son of Rita Lin of Braselton. He was the chef and owner of Yu's Chopstix in Braselton. He was a loving husband, ... [Published MainStreet Newspapers - Apr 18 2013]

Entities: Paul Yu, Brian Rhodes, David Yu

First reported Apr 17 2013 - Updated Apr 17 2013 - 1 reports

Mississippi

I Dreamt of a City’s Beauty and Alien Human Peace

I had a dream last night where I approached SF from Sausalito at night on the water. I was in a pick up truck with Xeni Jardin of Boing Boing and as we came over hill I was suddenly in a sea kayak at water level. The sun started hitting the city ... [Published Firedoglake - Apr 17 2013]

Entities: Mississippi, David Yu, Xeni Jardin, Bomb

First reported Apr 15 2013 - Updated Apr 15 2013 - 1 reports

Betfair in play as CVC sizes up bid

Online betting exchange Betfair ’s ( LON:BET ) troubled and eventful stint as a publicly quoted company could be cut short by a bid from the private equity sector. CVC Capital, the company that owns Formula One, has confirmed it has had discussions ... [Published Proactiveinvestors United Kingdom RSS feed - Apr 15 2013]

Entities: CVC Capital Partners, Betfair Group Ltd, Richard Koch

First reported Mar 05 2013 - Updated Mar 05 2013 - 1 reports

TransferWise now lets people make foreign-currency money transfers from their debit card

Estonian-British startup TransferWise , which offers a low-cost foreign-currency money transfer service, is today adding a feature that lets users make payments straight from their debit card. This essentially makes the whole process of transferring ... [Published The Next Web - Mar 05 2013]

Entities: TransferWise, Debit Card, Transfers

First reported Dec 09 2012 - Updated Dec 09 2012 - 1 reports

Dixons staff find reasons to be cheerful

The collapse of Comet has brought its rival some festive cheerDixons head office staff will begin fanning out across the country this week, to help with the Christmas rush at tills and call centres. As board directors and payroll clerks take up the company ... [Published Observer - Dec 09 2012]

Entities: Betfair Group Ltd, George Osborne, Taxes, David Yu, United Kingdom

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Facebook's first investor backs Tech City startup [Published Business Zone - May 14 2013]
Facebook’s first investor Peter Thiel makes Lon... [Published Business Matters Magazine - May 14 2013]
Peter Thiel leads $6M round for fintech upstart... [Published GigaOM - May 14 2013]
Peter Thiel leads $6M round for fintech upstart... [Published GigaOM - May 14 2013]
Peter Thiel leads $6M round for fintech upstart... [Published GigaOM Network - May 14 2013]
Peter Thiel leads $6M round for fintech upstart... [Published GigaOM Network - May 14 2013]
High School Report: Bainbridge doubles up on state [Published Kitsap Sun - May 09 2013]
RetroN 5 interview on the ultimate retro consol... [Published Metro.co.uk - May 04 2013]
Games Inbox: Watch Dogs special editions, Retro... [Published Metro.co.uk - Apr 30 2013]
Betfair board not a seller at 880p a share [Published Proactiveinvestors United Kingdom RSS feed - Apr 22 2013]
Paul Yu (4-17-13) [Published MainStreet Newspapers - Apr 18 2013]
I Dreamt of a City’s Beauty and Alien Human Peace [Published Firedoglake - Apr 17 2013]
Betfair former director in talks with CVC over bid [Published Telegraph - Apr 15 2013]
Betfair in play as CVC sizes up bid [Published Proactiveinvestors United Kingdom RSS feed - Apr 15 2013]
TransferWise now lets people make foreign-curre... [Published The Next Web - Mar 05 2013]
Dixons staff find reasons to be cheerful [Published Observer - Dec 09 2012]
Espoir d'un aboutissement de la première affair... [Published PR Newswire - Oct 15 2012]
Hoop op eerste succesvolle uitspraak ooit in IC... [Published PR Newswire - Oct 12 2012]

Blogs

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Peter Thiel leads $6M round for fintech upstart... [Published GigaOM - May 14 2013] PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel is, to put it mildly, a prolific investor. These days it feels like his main focus is on cleantech, but he also still has an eye for the financial technology (fintech) sector, as evidenced by the investment his Valar Ventures ...
Peter Thiel leads $6M round for fintech upstart... [Published GigaOM - May 14 2013] PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel is, to put it mildly, a prolific investor. These days it feels like his main focus is on cleantech , but he also still has an eye for the financial technology (fintech) sector, as evidenced by the investment his Valar Ventures ...
Peter Thiel leads $6M round for fintech upstart... [Published GigaOM Network - May 14 2013] PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel is, to put it mildly, a prolific investor. These days it feels like his main focus is on cleantech , but he also still has an eye for the financial technology (fintech) sector, as evidenced by the investment his Valar Ventures ...
Peter Thiel leads $6M round for fintech upstart... [Published GigaOM Network - May 14 2013] PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel is, to put it mildly, a prolific investor. These days it feels like his main focus is on cleantech , but he also still has an eye for the financial technology (fintech) sector, as evidenced by the investment his Valar Ventures ...
I Dreamt of a City’s Beauty and Alien Human Peace [Published Firedoglake - Apr 17 2013] I had a dream last night where I approached SF from Sausalito at night on the water. I was in a pick up truck with Xeni Jardin of Boing Boing and as we came over hill I was suddenly in a sea kayak at water level. The sun started hitting the city ...

Press Releases

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Espoir d'un aboutissement de la première affair... [Published PR Newswire - Oct 15 2012]
Hoop op eerste succesvolle uitspraak ooit in IC... [Published PR Newswire - Oct 12 2012]