Meeker invests in Plaid, Delta tightens animal rules, Salesforce keeps growing




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Summary: A Plaid farewell Famed venture investor Mary Meeker has made her final deal on behalf of Kleiner Perkins — $250 million to Plaid, which reportedly puts the value of the San Francisco company at $2.65 billion. Plaid makes developer tools that help power financial apps and services, including Venmo, Coinbase and Acorns Grow. Meeker cut ties with Menlo Park’s Kleiner Perkins in September and will begin raising funds next year for a new firm.