Its investors include Flagship Capital Partners, Polaris Venture Partners, Flybridge Capital Partners, and Physic Ventures.

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Also participating in the deal are existing investors Sequoia Capital, Flybridge Capital and Union Square Ventures.

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The tips below are compiled from a panel featuring Kent Bennett (Bessmer Venture Partners), Sunil Dhaliwal (Battery Ventures), Matthew Witheiler (Flybridge), and Jack Young (QUALCOMM Ventures).

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Evening cocktail cruises aboard the Zoe Yacht are a particularly sophisticated way to watch dusk fall over the city, with a bartender creating perfectly blended mojitos while you and your friends enjoy 360-degree views of Istanbul's skyline from the yacht's raised flybridge.

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