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Late last month, BoomTown posted about a huge venture funding effort by the high-profile and even more highly designed social media reading app for the Apple iPad, Flipboard. Today, its co-founder and CEO Mike McCue confirmed the $50 million round at an eye-popping $200 million valuation, in a wide-ranging interview at the start-up’s Palo Alto, Calif., HQ. http://allthingsd.com/20110414/exclusive-flipboard-confirms-50-million-funding-at-200-million-valuation/

Exclusive: Flipboard Confirms $50 Million Funding at $200 Million Valuation - Kara Swisher

http://techcrunch.com/2011/02/02/google-tried-to-buy-path-for-100-million-path-said-no/ Yesterday we reported on Path’s new $8.5 million venture round, led by Kleiner Perkins and Index Ventures.

Google Tried To Buy Path For $100+ Million. Path Said No.

If that headline looks familiar to you, you’re probably remembering our story about Google offering to buy Path for $100+ million from earlier this year. http://techcrunch.com/2011/07/21/google-tried-to-buy-color-for-200-million-color-said-no/

Google Tried To Buy Color For $200 Million. Color Said No.