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At Basis Set Ventures merging venture capital and software development yields a $165 million new fund – TechCrunch

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At Basis Set Ventures merging venture capital and software development yields a $165 million new fund – TechCrunch

When Xuezhao Lan founded Basis Set Ventures, the goal was to use the technology to enable venture capital investments. From the earliest days when Lan hired former TechCrunch reporter John Mannes and then built the team with data scientist Rachel Wong, former Upfront Ventures partner Chang Xu, and former Vice President of Growth Sheila Vashee, … Read more

‘Borderlands’ developer Gearbox is merging with publishing giant Embracer

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'Borderlands' developer Gearbox is merging with publishing giant Embracer

This isn’t the only big thing. Embracer has also acquired Aspyr Media, which is best known for porting games to the Mac (including Borderlands) and consoles, as well as for publishing. The $ 100 million deal places Aspyr under Saber Interactive and is designed to help Aspyr acquire more licenses while leveraging Saber’s existing portfolio … Read more