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bloon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (February 2014)

Vurb (http://vurb.com) - San Francisco, CA - Full-time (no remote)

Max Levchin funded, early-stage consumer startup - http://techcrunch.com/2013/02/20/contextual-content-engine-v...

We're working on search, browsing, and sharing, by connecting the services we use in a contextual way that's more usable, efficient, and social (e.g., no more having lots of windows/tabs open). We do this through unique UX/UI combined with search, machine learning, big data, and more.

Engineering Positions:

* JavaScript (node.js, backbone.js) - generalist / full-stack development

* Search / Data Science - search / classification / ranking, machine learning, recommendations, NLP, data crawling/processing

We're stealth but funded by Max, Drew Houston (Dropbox), Naval Ravikant (AngelList), Arrington (CrunchFund), and many others. If you're looking to join a small team that solves complex problems and is making something people will use daily, then come find out what we're up to.

jobs@vurb.com | angel.co/vurb

bloon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (January 2014)

Vurb (http://vurb.com) - San Francisco, CA - Full-time (no remote)

Max Levchin funded, early-stage consumer startup - http://techcrunch.com/2013/02/20/contextual-content-engine-v...

We're working on search, browsing, and sharing, by connecting the services we use in a contextual way that's more usable, efficient, and social (e.g., no more having lots of windows/tabs open). We do this through unique UX/UI combined with search, machine learning, big data, and more.

Engineering Positions:

* JavaScript (node.js, backbone.js) - generalist / full-stack development

* Search / Data Science - search / classification / ranking, machine learning, recommendations, NLP, data crawling/processing

We're stealth but funded by Max, Drew Houston (Dropbox), Naval Ravikant (AngelList), Arrington (CrunchFund), and many others. If you're looking to join a small team that solves complex problems and is making something people will use daily, then come find out what we're up to.

jobs@vurb.com | http://vurb.com/jobs | angel.co/vurb

bloon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (December 2013)

San Francisco, CA - Full-time (no remote) - Consumer early-stage, funded

Vurb (http://vurb.com) - Max Levchin funded startup - http://techcrunch.com/2013/02/20/contextual-content-engine-v...

We're working on search, browsing, and sharing, by connecting the services we use in a contextual way that's more usable, efficient, and social (e.g., no more having lots of windows/tabs open). We do this through unique UX/UI combined with search, machine learning, big data, and other fun technologies.

We're looking for people who are interested in:

* JavaScript (node.js, backbone.js) - generalist / full-stack development

* Search / Data Science - search / classification / ranking, machine learning, recommendations, NLP, data crawling/processing

* Mobile (iOS, Objective-C, Android) - development of native apps

We're stealth but funded by Max, Drew Houston (Dropbox), Naval Ravikant (AngelList), Arrington (CrunchFund), and many others. If you're looking to join a small team that solves complex problems and is making something people will use daily, then come find out what we're up to.

jobs@vurb.com | http://vurb.com/jobs | angel.co/vurb

bloon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2013)

San Francisco, CA - Full-time (no remote) - Consumer early-stage, funded

Vurb (http://vurb.com) - Max Levchin funded startup - http://techcrunch.com/2013/02/20/contextual-content-engine-v...

We're working on search, browsing, and sharing, by connecting the services we use in a contextual way that's more usable, efficient, and social (e.g., no more having lots of windows/tabs open). We do this through unique UX/UI combined with search, machine learning, big data, and other fun technologies.

We're looking for people who are interested in:

* JavaScript (node.js, backbone.js) - generalist / full-stack development

* Search / Data Science - search / classification / ranking, machine learning, recommendations, NLP, data crawling/processing

* Mobile (iOS, Objective-C) - development of native apps on iPhone/iPad and Android

* UX/UI Design - thinking outside the box on interactive and visual designs for web and mobile

We're stealth but funded by Max, Drew Houston (Dropbox), Naval Ravikant (AngelList), Michael Arrington (CrunchFund), and many others. If you're looking to join a small team that solves complex problems and is making something people will use daily, then come find out what we're up to.

jobs@vurb.com | http://vurb.com/jobs | angel.co/vurb

bloon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (October 2013)

San Francisco, CA - FULLTIME + INTERN (NO REMOTE) - Early-stage (0.5-2+% equity)

Vurb (http://vurb.com) - Max Levchin funded startup - http://techcrunch.com/2013/02/20/contextual-content-engine-v...

We're creating a better way for people to search, browse, and share on the Internet, by connecting the services we use in a contextual way that's more usable, efficient, and social (e.g., no more having lots of windows/tabs open). We do this through unique UX/UI combined with search, machine learning, big data, and other fun technologies.

We're looking for people who are interested in:

* JavaScript (node.js, backbone.js) - generalist / full-stack development

* Search / Data Science - search / classification / ranking, machine learning, recommendations, NLP, data crawling/processing

* Mobile (iOS, Objective-C) - development of native apps on iPhone/iPad and Android

We're stealth but funded by Max, Drew Houston (Dropbox), Naval Ravikant (AngelList), Michael Arrington (CrunchFund), and many others. If you're looking to join a small team that solves complex problems and is making something people will use daily, then come find out what we're up to.

jobs@vurb.com | http://vurb.com/jobs | angel.co/vurb

bloon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (September 2013)

San Francisco, CA - FULLTIME + INTERN - Early-stage (0.5-2+% equity)

Vurb (http://vurb.com), a Max Levchin funded startup - featured on TC this year - http://techcrunch.com/2013/02/20/contextual-content-engine-v...

We're creating a better way for people to search, browse, and share on the Internet, by connecting the services we use in a contextual way that's more usable, efficient, and social (e.g., no more having lots of windows/tabs open). We do this through unique UX/UI combined with search, machine learning, big data, and other fun technologies.

We're looking for people who are interested in:

* JavaScript (node.js, backbone.js) - generalist / full-stack development

* Search / Data Science - search / classification / ranking, machine learning, NLP, data processing/pipelining

* Mobile (iOS, Objective-C) - development of native apps on iPhone and Android

We're stealth but funded by Max Levchin, Drew Houston (Dropbox), Naval Ravikant (AngelList), Michael Arrington (CrunchFund), and many others. If you're looking to join a small team that solves complex problems and is making something people will use daily, then come find out what we're up to.

jobs@vurb.com | http://vurb.com/jobs | angel.co/vurb

bloon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (August 2013)

San Francisco, CA - FULLTIME + INTERN - Early-stage (0.5-2+% equity)

Vurb (http://vurb.com), a Max Levchin funded startup - featured on TC this year - http://techcrunch.com/2013/02/20/contextual-content-engine-v...

We're creating a better way for people to search, browse, and share on the Internet, by connecting the different online services we use together in a contextual way that's more usable, efficient, and social (e.g., no more having lots of windows/tabs open). We do this through unique UX/UI combined with search, machine learning, big data, and other fun technologies.

We're looking for people who are interested in:

* Mobile (iOS, Objective-C) - leading our development of native apps on iPhone and Android

* JavaScript (node.js, backbone.js) - generalist / full-stack development

* Search / Data Science - search / classification / ranking, machine learning, NLP, data processing/pipelining

We're stealth but funded by Max Levchin, Drew Houston (Dropbox), Naval Ravikant (AngelList), Michael Arrington (CrunchFund), and many others. If you're looking to join a small team that solves complex problems and is making something people will use daily, then come find out what we're up to.

jobs@vurb.com | http://vurb.com/jobs | angel.co/vurb

bloon Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (July 2013)

SEEKING FREELANCER - San Francisco or Remote

Vurb (http://www.vurb.com), a Max Levchin funded startup building a product for consumers - has openings for freelance / contract roles in the following areas:

* iOS / iPhone development - native Objective C development - you must have experience developing beautiful consumer products

* UX design - short-term projects on user experience design, helping evaluate customer metrics and making improvements to the overall product experience

* Marketing / community manager - engaging users, writing marketing copy, A/B testing messaging, etc.

If interested, please contact me with your resume, portfolio, availability, and rates.

Email us: jobs@vurb.com | http://vurb.com/jobs

bloon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (July 2013)

San Francisco, CA - FULLTIME + INTERN - Early-stage (0.5-2+% equity)

Vurb (http://www.vurb.com), a Max Levchin funded startup - featured on TC this year - http://techcrunch.com/2013/02/20/contextual-content-engine-v...

We're creating a better way for people to search, browse, and interact on the Internet, by connecting the different online services we all use together in a way that's more usable, efficient, and social (e.g., no more having lots of windows/tabs open to assemble the information you need). We do this through unique UX/UI combined with search, machine learning, big data, and other fun technologies.

We're looking for people who are interested in:

* Mobile (iOS, Objective-C) - leading our development of native apps on iPhone and Android

* JavaScript (node.js, backbone.js) - generalist / full-stack development

* Search / Data Science - search / classification / ranking, machine learning, NLP

We haven't launched but raised funding from Max Levchin, Drew Houston (Dropbox), Naval Ravikant (AngelList), Michael Arrington (CrunchFund), and many others

If you're looking to join a small team that solves complex problems and is making something people will use daily, then come find out what we're up to.

Email us: jobs@vurb.com | http://vurb.com/jobs

bloon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2013)

San Francisco, CA - FULLTIME + INTERN - Early-stage (0.5-2+% equity)

Vurb (http://www.vurb.com), a Max Levchin funded startup - featured on TC this year - http://techcrunch.com/2013/02/20/contextual-content-engine-v...

Our mission is to change the way people search and interact with online services, by connecting them together in a way that's more more usable, efficient, and social (e.g., no more having ten tabs open to assemble the information you need). We do this through unique UX/UI combined with search, machine learning, big data, and other fun technologies.

We're looking for people who are interested in:

* Mobile (iOS, Objective-C) - leading our development of native apps on iPhone and Android

* JavaScript (node.js, backbone.js) - generalist / full-stack development

* Search / Data Science - classification algorithms, search, machine learning, NLP

We haven't launched but raised funding from Max Levchin, Drew Houston (Dropbox), Naval Ravikant (AngelList), Michael Arrington (CrunchFund), and many others

We're all engineers (MIT, Cornell, Berkeley, CMU, Microsoft, Zynga...) If you're looking to get into an earlier stage startup that solves complex problems and is making something people will use daily, then come find out what we're up to.

Email us: jobs@vurb.com | http://vurb.com/jobs

bloon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2013)

San Francisco, CA - Full-time - Early-stage (0.5-2+% equity)

Vurb, a Max Levchin funded startup - featured on TechCrunch this year - http://techcrunch.com/2013/02/20/contextual-content-engine-v...

Our mission is to change the way people search and interact with online services, by connecting them together in a way that's more more usable, efficient, and social (e.g., no more having ten tabs open to assemble the information you need). We do this through unique UX/UI combined with search, machine learning, big data, and other fun technologies.

We're looking for people who are interested in:

* Mobile (iOS, Objective-C) - leading our development of native apps on iPhone and Android

* JavaScript (node.js, backbone.js) - generalist / full-stack development

* Search / Data Scientist - classification algorithms, search, machine learning, NLP

We're still in stealth but raised funding from Max Levchin, Drew Houston (Dropbox), Naval Ravikant (AngelList), Michael Arrington (CrunchFund), and many others.

We're all engineers (MIT, Cornell, Microsoft, Zynga...) If you're looking to get into an earlier stage startup that solves complex problems and is making something people will use daily, then come find out what we're up to.

Email us: jobs@vurb.com | http://vurb.com/jobs

bloon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (April 2013)

San Francisco, CA - Full-time - Early-stage (0.5-2+% equity)

Vurb, a Max Levchin funded startup - featured on TechCrunch this year - http://techcrunch.com/2013/02/20/contextual-content-engine-v...

Openings in the following areas:

  * Mobile (iOS, Objective-C) - lead development on iPhone and Android
  * JavaScript (node.js, backbone.js) - full-stack or frontend
  * Search / Data Scientist - classification algorithms, 
      search, machine learning, NLP

Our mission is to change the way people search and interact with online services, by connecting them together in a way that's more more usable, efficient, and social (e.g., no more having ten browser tabs open to assemble the information you need). We do this through unique UX/UI combined with search, machine learning, big data, and other fun technologies.

We're still in stealth but raised funding from Max Levchin, Drew Houston (Dropbox), Naval Ravikant (AngelList), Michael Arrington (CrunchFund), and many others.

We're all engineers (MIT, Cornell, Microsoft, Zynga...) If you're looking to get into an earlier stage startup that solves complex problems, then come find out what we're up to. Our office is near AT&T Park.

Email us: jobs@vurb.com | http://vurb.com/jobs

bloon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (March 2013)

San Francisco, CA - Full-time - Early-stage (0.5-2+% equity)

Vurb, a Max Levchin funded startup - just announced on TechCrunch!

Openings in the following areas:

  * JavaScript - development in the frontend, backend, or both
  * Mobile (iOS) - lead development of our native mobile platform
  * Search / Data Scientist - classification algorithms, 
      search, machine learning, NLP

* We were featured on TechCrunch last week - http://techcrunch.com/2013/02/20/contextual-content-engine-v...

Our mission is to change the way people search and interact with online services, by connecting them together in a way that's more more usable, efficient, and social (e.g., no more having ten browser tabs open to assemble the information you need). We do this through unique UX/UI combined with search, machine learning, big data, and other fun technologies.

We're still in stealth but raised funding from Max Levchin, Drew Houston (Dropbox), Naval Ravikant (AngelList), Michael Arrington (CrunchFund), and many others.

We're all engineers (MIT, Cornell, Microsoft, Zynga...) If you're looking to get into an earlier stage startup that solves complex problems, then come find out what we're up to. Our office is near AT&T Park.

Email us: jobs@vurb.com | http://vurb.com/jobs

bloon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (February 2013)

Vurb - San Francisco, CA (SOMA) - Full Time - Early-stage (0.5-2+% equity)

Looking for engineers in the following areas:

  * JavaScript (Backbone.js, node.js) - development in the frontend,
      backend, or both
  * Mobile (iOS) - lead development of our native mobile platform
  * Search / Data Scientist - classification algorithms, 
      search (e.g., ElasticSearch), NLP

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About us: we're changing the way people search and interact with online services in a way that's more more usable, efficient, and social (e.g., no more having ten browser tabs open to assemble the information you need). We do this through unique UX/UI combined with search, machine learning, big data, and other fun technologies.

We've been in stealth while we focus on building. We're funded by many notable investors (people on the boards of Yelp, Yahoo, Dropbox, etc.).

We're all engineers (MIT, Cornell, Microsoft, Zynga...) If you're looking to get into an earlier stage startup that solves complex problems, then come find out what we're up to. Our office is near AT&T Park.

Email us: jobs@vurb.com - please include your LinkedIn / GitHub profiles and a short blurb on what you're interested in and looking for in a startup experience - also check out vurb.com/jobs

bloon Snip.it acquired by Yahoo – site to shut down

Looks like the price was $10m + bonuses

http://techcrunch.com/2013/01/22/yahoo-buys-snip-it-10-milli...

bloon Snip.it acquired by Yahoo – site to shut down

Scoop.it and Clipboard are good alternatives. One of these services should work on an import function

bloon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (January 2013)

Vurb - San Francisco, CA (SOMA) - Full Time - Early-stage (0.5-2+% equity)

Looking for engineers in the following areas:

  * JavaScript (Backbone.js, node.js) - development in the frontend,
      backend, or both
  * Mobile (iOS) - lead development of our native mobile platform
  * Search / Data Scientist - classification algorithms, 
      search (e.g., ElasticSearch), NLP
  * User Interface/Experience - focus on delivering the 
      best UX/UI experience to our users

---

About us: we're changing the way people find information and interact with online services in a way that's more more usable, efficient, and social than options available today (e.g., no more having ten browser tabs open to assemble the information you need).

We've been in stealth while we focus on building. We're funded by many notable investors (people on the boards of Yelp, Yahoo, Dropbox, etc.).

We're all engineers (MIT, Cornell, Microsoft, Zynga...) If you're looking to get into an earlier stage startup that solves complex problems, then come find out what we're up to. Our office is near AT&T Park.

Email us: jobs@vurb.com - please include your LinkedIn / GitHub profiles and a short blurb on what you're interested in and looking for in a startup experience

bloon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (December 2012)

Stealth - San Francisco, CA (SOMA) - Full Time

About us: web / mobile - funded stealth, not a X-for-Y startup

Looking for: Engineers (Full-stack / Frontend or Backend) | Mobile (iOS) Developers | Search Engineers | Designers

---

We're a team of engineers and designers (MIT, Cornell, ex-Microsoft/Google/etc) working on technology that helps users access their favorite online services and accomplish tasks in a more usable, efficient, and social manner. Our goal is to make an essential utility that people use everyday.

We're funded by many notable investors (you've definitely heard of them - many are top 25 on AngelList). We haven't announced our product or funding anywhere so we can focus on building.

If you're looking to get into an earlier stage startup (more equity, ownership, ...) that solves complex problems, then come find out what we're up to.

We work mainly with JS (jquery and node.js). Mobile developers should be familiar with iOS/Android. We prefer designers have technical and UX backgrounds.

Curious? Send your portfolio (github, dribbble, resume, etc.) to [my username] at alum.mit.edu.

bloon Ask HN: Who Is Hiring? (November 2012)

San Francisco, CA (SOMA) - Full Time

Web / mobile - funded stealth, not your typical X-for-Y startup

* Engineers (Full-stack / Frontend or Backend) * Mobile Developers * Data Scientists (Search / NLP) * Designers

---

We're a team of engineers and designers (MIT, Cornell, ex-Microsoft/Google/etc) working on technology that helps users access their favorite online services and accomplish tasks in a more usable, efficient, and social manner. Our goal is to make an essential utility that people use everyday.

We're funded by many notable investors - several are in the top 25 (out of 100K+) people on AngelList. We haven't announced our product or funding anywhere so we can focus on building.

If you're looking to get into an earlier stage startup (more equity, ownership, ...) that solves complex problems, then come find out what we're up to.

We work mainly with JS (jquery and node.js). Mobile developers should be familiar with iOS/Android. We prefer designers have technical and UX backgrounds.

Curious? Send your portfolio (github, dribbble, resume, etc.) to [my username] at alum.mit.edu.

bloon Ask HN: Who Is Hiring? (October 2012)

San Francisco, CA (SOMA) - Full Time

Stealth, not your typical X-for-Y startup - consumer web / mobile

* Designers * Engineers (Full-stack / Frontend or Backend) * Mobile Developers * Data Scientists (Search / NLP)

---

We are an early-stage, funded startup fundamentally changing how people interact with online services. We combine UX/UI innovation with data algorithms to allow users to accomplish tasks in a more usable, efficient, and social manner. If you're interested in making a product that people will use everyday, then you should check us out!

We work mainly with JS (jquery and node.js) and HTML5. Mobile developers should be familiar with iOS/Android.

Curious? Send your portfolio (github, dribbble, resume, etc.) to [my username] at alum.mit.edu.

bloon Ask HN: Who Is Hiring? (September 2012)

San Francisco, CA (SOMA) - Full Time

Stealth, not your typical X-for-Y-type startup - consumer web / mobile

# Designers # Engineers (Full-stack / Frontend or Backend) # Mobile Developers # Data Scientists (Search / NLP)

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We are a funded startup fundamentally changing how people interact with online services. We combine UX/UI innovation with data algorithms to allow users to accomplish tasks in a more usable, efficient, and social manner. If you're interested in making a product that people will use everyday, then you should check us out!

We work mainly with JS (jquery and node.js) and HTML5. Mobile developers should be familiar with iOS/Android.

Curious? Contact [my username] at alum.mit.edu. Please including your portfolio!

bloon Ask HN: Who Is Hiring? (August 2012)

San Francisco, CA (SOMA) - Full Time

Stealth - consumer web and mobile

# Designers # Engineers (Full-stack / Frontend or Backend) # Mobile Developers # Data Scientists (Search / NLP)

---

We are a funded startup focused on improving how people fundamentally browse and interact with online services. We combine UX/UI innovation with data algorithms to allow users to accomplish tasks in a more usable, efficient, and social manner.

We work mainly with JS (jquery and node.js) and HTML5. Mobile developers should be familiar with iOS/Android.

Curious? Contact [my username] at alum.mit.edu. Including your portfolio is preferable!

bloon Fast Forward - Provisioned IOPS for EBS Volumes

Pure cost comparison:

Let's ignore the $0.10/GB-month vs. $0.125/GB-month storage pricing as it is negligible compared to IOP costs.

Standard EBS volumes average 100 IOPS with best effort bursting.

A provisioned EBS volume at 100 IOPS would cost $0.10/IOPS-month * 100 IOPS = $10/month

A standard EBS volume cost would be $0.10/1000000 IOP (an equivalent of $0.26/IOPS-month). The breakeven with the provisioned EBS occurs at 38% utilization (38 IOPS), meaning that provisioned EBS is cheaper above this point.

To match the performance of a 4 volume standard EBS RAID (400 IOPS), you would have a minimum fixed cost of $40/month/GB, vs. the current $0.40/month/4GB + variable IOP pricing.

Provisioned EBS makes sense for scenarios with sustained high IOPS utilization as you get consistent performance with possible lower total costs. For less IO-intensive loads, using a RAID of standard volumes will be more cost-effective.

bloon Betaworks has acquired the core assets of Digg

$500K is a steal for a well-known brand, and 2M-4M monthly US visitors (funny how Compete reports higher traffic vs. Reddit while Quantcast reports 1/4x the traffic of Reddit)

bloon Ask HN: Who Is Hiring? (July 2012)

San Francisco, CA (SOMA)- Full Time

JavaScript Engineers (Frontend, Backend, Search, Design) + Mobile (iOS)

Stealth - consumer web and mobile

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We are a stealth, funded startup focused on improving how people fundamentally browse and interact with online services. We combine UX/UI innovation with data algorithms to allow users to accomplish tasks in a more usable, efficient, and social manner.

We work mainly with JS (jquery and node.js) and HTML5. Mobile developers should be familiar with iOS/Android.

Curious? Contact [my username] at alum.mit.edu. Including your portfolio is preferable!

bloon Google launches Compute Engine

Pricing comparison: The smallest GCE instance (2.75 compute units, 3.75 GB) should be compared to the medium sized EC2 instance (2 units, 3.75GB memory).

That's $0.145/hr GCE vs. $0.16/hr EC2 vs. $0.077/hr EC2 (heavy reserved 1 yr full time), so the pricing is competitive with Amazon - especially given the extra 0.75 compute units.

The only unknown is whether the compute units are equivalent - the docs only say they are Sandy Bridge-based Intel CPUs.

bloon Ask HN: Who Is Hiring? (June 2012)

San Francisco, CA (SOMA) - Backend and/or Frontend + Design engineers - Full time

Stealth - consumer web and mobile

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We are a stealth, funded startup focused on improving how people fundamentally browse and interact with online services. Our new web-based experience combines UI/UX innovation with data algorithms to allow users to accomplish tasks in a more usable, efficient, and social manner.

We work mainly with JS (jquery and node.js) and HTML5. Mobile developers should be familiar with iOS/Android.

Curious? Contact [my username] at alum.mit.edu. Including your portfolio is preferable!

bloon How to write an email introduction

I would also point out that it's usually better for all parties (yourself included) if the intro is double opt-in.

bloon Ask HN: Who Is Hiring? (May 2012)

San Francisco, CA (SOMA) - Mobile / Front-end engineers, Full-stack (node.js) engineers - Full time / intern

Stealth - consumer web and mobile

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We are a unlaunched, funded startup focused on improving how people fundamentally browse and interact with online services. Our new web-based experience combines UI/UX innovation with data algorithms to allow users to accomplish tasks in a more usable, efficient, and social manner.

We work mainly with JS (jquery and node.js) and HTML5. Mobile developers should be familiar with iOS/Android.

Curious? Contact [my username] at alum.mit.edu. Including your portfolio is preferable!

bloon The startup world, ranked and visualized

Can you augment the data set with Angellist? There's more info there than on crunchbase for newer startups