<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Gigaom]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[http://gigaom.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Carmel DeAmicis]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[http://search.gigaom.com/author/carmeldee88/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Yik Yak raises funding to face a surprising competitor: Twitter]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[Yik Yak has reportedly raised a whopping $62 million in venture in a round led by none other than Sequoia. This funding round matters because it brings the previously ignored company front and center in Silicon Valley.]]></html><thumbnail_url><![CDATA[https://i1.wp.com/gigaom2.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/money-war-generic.jpg?fit=440%2C330&quality=80&strip=all]]></thumbnail_url><thumbnail_height><![CDATA[329]]></thumbnail_height><thumbnail_width><![CDATA[440]]></thumbnail_width></oembed>