Mashape, growing Italians in Silicon Valley

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Channel: Forbes · 2011 · Science & Technology

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Augusto "Aghi" Marietti, 23, ceo of Mashape, explains how to face the challenge of Silicon Valley with an innovative Italian company focused on apps. Two days after  the interview, Mashape announced $1.5M in seed funding from a  group of investors, both institutional and angels. Among them, Jeff Bezos and Eric Schmidt's Innovation Endeavors, Erik Rannala (Admob, Heroku, 99design), Russell Siegelman (KPCB and Microsoft) and Rick Webb (TheBarbarianGroup).

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