TechFlash: Women angel investors; Wash. VC activity; Alibaba author interview

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He called her 'too cute' to be an entrepreneur: Why female angels matter Arry Yu overcame harassment by a male mentor, stood up in front of all-male angel groups and managed to raise funding for her startup, in part, by targeting a growing number of female angels. Washington VC activity plummets – here's why the sky isn't falling Venture capital reports released this week painted a stark picture of the venture capital climate, but the numbers could signal a needed market correction. No one knows Amazon's biggest rival better than this man Duncan Clark met Jack Ma 17 years ago. Now Alibaba is worth $200 billion. Chasing eBay, Craigslist: OfferUp eyes more than $14 billion in 2016 transactions Bellevue mobile sales platform company OfferUp said it will surpass $14 billion in transactions this year. Kirkland biotech Prevencio looks to raise $20M round Prevencio is now raising $2 million in a convertible note that it plans to roll into a $20 million round later this year. Like Amazon, Vulcan and other companies also help house the homeless Mary's Place, a nonprofit, hopes other landlords will come forward with offers to let them use their buildings to shelter people. National Tech News S.F. will require Uber, Lyft drivers to get business licenses, sparking anger and confusion DigitalGenius' AI technology is good for bad customer experiences Did Apple accidentally reveal plans to rebrand its desktop and laptop OS?

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