HealthTap is a company that connects doctors with patients through an Interactive Health Network and mobile apps. HealthTap has raised $24 million in Series B funding led by Khosla Ventures with participation from existing investors Mayfield Fund and Mohr Davidow Ventures.
Keith Rabois is the former chief operating officer at Square that left the company after sexual misconduct claims. Now Rabois is going to be a venture capitalist at Khosla Ventures. “I love Khosla Ventures’ vision and passion for assisting the next generation of entrepreneurs,” stated Rabois in a statement. “The Khosla team encourages entrepreneurs to be bold. And the team’s legendary work ethic ensures that entrepreneurs will receive the best possible assistance.”
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Keith Rabois is the former chief operating officer of Square that stepped down amidst a sexual harassment scandal. Rabois had denied the accusations and said that the offer by the employee’s lawyer to settle for millions “felt like a shakedown.” The name of the employee that is suing him, but we do know that he ended up getting a job at Square with the help of Rabois’ recommendation.
Square chief operating officer Keith Rabois will be stepping down from the San Franciso based payments company. It not known why Rabois is stepping down, but rumor has it that him and Square founder Jack Dorsey had multiple disagreements. Rabois said this in a statement:
Mobile payments company Square is getting close to raising about $200 million in a round of funding led by Rizvi Traverse Management according to The New York Times. Square would have a valuation of $3.25 billion, which is double what they were worth about a year ago.
Keith Rabois, the chief operating officer of Square, was interviewed by BusinessInsider and the answers he gave were slightly controversial. Especially when asked about whether he believes that the desktop based browsing was dying. “So for example, which is going to be more important to the future of society: a website with www-dot-url or one of these? [pulls out his iPhone].”
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Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) acquired Slide about a year ago for $182 million. Now Slide is being shut down so Slide founder Max Levchin is leaving Google.
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ZeroCater is a startup that plans to help you plan lunchtime for you office by handling the logistics around it. The company recently announced $1.5 million in funding. Previous investors include StartFund (SV Angel and Yuri Milner) and Y Combinator.
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