TechFlash: Bay Area cash flows to Seattle as local investor preps $100M fund

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Silicon Valley VC cash keeps flowing to Seattle: Smartsheet raises $35M Seattle startup Smartsheet announced a $35 million funding round led by a Silicon Valley VC firm, the fourth announcement of this size with Valley investors this year. Attention Seattle startups: Columbia Pacific Advisors announces $100M fund Seattle-based Columbia Pacific Advisors announced a $100M fund on Monday, thanks to Amazon's acquisition of ComiXology earlier this year. Use Twitter? Now easier to buy stuff from Amazon Is it a feature for the "extremely lazy?" Amazon and Twitter create "Add it now, Buy it later" feature, #AmazonCart. Amazon, Google battle in same-day shipping fight in L.A. Google and Amazon are battling it out for same-day delivery supremacy in Los Angeles. If Bill Gates keeps selling Microsoft stock, he won't have any left by 2018 Bill Gates is on track to divest all of his stock in Microsoft by 2018. Get on that bike Pronto: Seattle Bikeshare announces big partnership Seattle's first bike-share program unveils name and announces Alaska Airlines as the latest sponsor as it gets ready to roll this September. More jobs! Verizon Wireless hiring 141 in Western WA Verizon Wireless is looking to hire 141 people to work in its Western Washington stores. National Tech News Back 9 Links: Startup language has gone insane Bitly CEO is not a consensus kind of boss 'Anti-Aereo' founder warns wrong Supreme Court decision could lead to crappier television What Nirvana 'selling out' teaches us about Oculus VR and the next generation of startups 3 big questions for David Karp and Tumblr

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