Signal raises $1.8 million, Crowdfunding totals $16.2bn over 2014 and is set to reach $34million by the end of 2015.
We follow up on the Ellen Pao case causing a stir in Silicon valley, Martha Lane Fox leads a petition to create a digital public space and open up the internet to more people. And Jay Z gathered his superstar musician friends to promote Tidal.com, creating the first artist owned music platform.
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Further Reading
Media monitoring startup Signal raises $1.8m [Tech City News]
London’s Kreos joins online auction house €42m round [Tech City News]
The crowd raises $16.2bn in 2014 [Tech City News]
Martha Lane Fox launches Change.org petition for a digital public space [Tech City News]
Will it be a tech election? [BBC News]
Jay Z’s Tidal Is Great for Artists, But Maybe Not for Fans [Wired.com]
Tidal: Fighting the wrong enemy [Tech City News]
Tech sites lead on April Fools gags [BBC News]
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