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• Michael Mignano helped turn Spotify into a leading podcast platform. What will he do at a large VC firm?
• Facebook Megastar Nas Daily Raises $11 Million For Virtual Education Startup ‘Nas Academy’

  Nuseir Yassin, the Facebook megastar who rose to fame for creating 1,000 minute-long videos under the moniker Nas Daily, has raised $11 million in funding for Nas Academy, a one-year-old, Masterclass-like venture featuring various courses taught by digital creators.

  
• HQ Trivia Confirms $15 Million Funding Round At $100 Million Valuation

  The app's founders said that they will use new funds to hire more engineers to handle the technical complexities that can arise from having millions of players using the platform concurrently.

  
• Vine 2 Posts First Tweet, Takes Input From Past Vine Users

  The sequel app to Vine, V2, tweeted its first tweet and starts talking to former Vine users about how the new video app will function and make money.

  
• Mic Raises $21 Million In Fresh Funding Amid Rollout Of 9 Content Brands
• Millennial-Focused Finance Network Cheddar Lands $10 Million In Funding