The popular gene-editing system known as CRISPR/Cas9 has become an indispensable biological research tool, and it also holds profound therapeutic, environmental, ethical, and business implications. Now it has a cousin. Researchers at several institutions, including CRISPR/Cas9 pioneer Feng Zhang at the Broad Institute, have published a paper in the journal Cell describing a CRISPR system that … Continue reading “CRISPR Update Could Make Gene Edits Easier, Discoverers Say”
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Rising Tide Fund Aims to Get More Women Comfortable with Investing
A new Silicon Valley-based angel fund meant to get women more comfortable with investing officially launched today with support from the Kauffman Foundation. The Rising Tide Fund employs a collaborative investing model, with nine seasoned women angel investors serving as advisers to 90 women—all accredited investors—from across the United States, who will be non-managing members … Continue reading “Rising Tide Fund Aims to Get More Women Comfortable with Investing”
West Coast Biotech Roundup: Gilead, Conatus, Exelixis, and More
Those of you who thought that DreamWorks’ Shrek franchise ended in 2010 with Shrek Ever After may have been surprised when a new installment played out over the past week with the big green ogre re-imagined as a former hedge-fund-manager-turned biotech executive. Martin Shkreli, CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals, called down the wrath of the Twitter-verse … Continue reading “West Coast Biotech Roundup: Gilead, Conatus, Exelixis, and More”
StreamSets Obtains $12,500,000 Series A Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=31d2b11a-0306-4dd8-89ce-9e11698af1ca Date 9/25/2015 Company Name StreamSets Mailing Address 2 Bryant St. San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description Founded in 2014, StreamSets provides Continuous Ingest technology for the next generation of big data applications. Its enterprise-grade infrastructure accelerates time-to-analysis by bringing unprecedented transparency and processing to data in motion. Website http://www.streamsets.com Transaction … Continue reading “StreamSets Obtains $12,500,000 Series A Financing”
Auris Surgical Robotics Receives $149,549,998 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f7df0d11-e621-46f2-b0a9-a86198385ed2 Date 9/25/2015 Company Name Auris Surgical Robotics Mailing Address 125 Shoreway Road San Carlos, CA 94070 USA Company Description Auris Surgical Robotics, Inc. engages in the development of robotics technology for medical applications. The company designs novel dualarm microsurgical system for ophthalmic surgery. The company was incorporated in 2007. Website Undisclosed … Continue reading “Auris Surgical Robotics Receives $149,549,998 New Financing Round”
Snapcard Lands $305,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=03cd5baf-27f5-4748-90c2-ff284be83247 Date 9/25/2015 Company Name Snapcard Mailing Address 660 4th Street San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description SNAPCARD was founded in 2013 in order to help consumers spend their digital currencies. Since then we have been rethinking the way that merchants accept digital currency. It is our focus to help merchants … Continue reading “Snapcard Lands $305,000 New Round”
Din Receives $3,000,000 Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=40c69f9c-9706-4b0e-8a51-ff83bb717cd1 Date 9/25/2015 Company Name Din Mailing Address 1007 Howard Ave. San Mateo, CA 94401 USA Company Description Din Executive Chef Stephen Beaumier sets the week’s menu, drawing on his own creative inspiration and culinary collaboration with the world’s finest restaurants. Website http://www.din.co Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $3,000,000 Transaction Round … Continue reading “Din Receives $3,000,000 Seed Financing Round”
Surgical Robotics Serial Entrepreneur’s Stealth Startup Raises $149M
Most young companies that had raised close to $184 million over the last two years would be clamoring for press attention by now. But not Auris Surgical Robotics. The San Carlos, CA-based medical robotics company remained firmly in stealth mode as tech reporters learned via its SEC filing this week that it had raised $149.5 … Continue reading “Surgical Robotics Serial Entrepreneur’s Stealth Startup Raises $149M”
Exelixis Hires Three Veeps As Market Plans Loom For Two Drugs
San Francisco Bay Area biotech firm Exelixis (NASDAQ: [[ticker:EXEL]]) is bringing on board three new executives in anticipation of two drugs gaining FDA approval. The company, trying to turn around a bad run the past few years, as Xconomy wrote about in June, hired William Berg as senior VP of medical affairs, Jonathan Berndt as … Continue reading “Exelixis Hires Three Veeps As Market Plans Loom For Two Drugs”
Onshape Nabs $80M From Andreessen, Others for Mobile CAD Software
Hardware engineers designing and tweaking products with computer software have traditionally been chained to their desks. But like most industries, these employees are increasingly going mobile, using smartphones and tablets to complete their work. That requires new computer-aided design software that lives on the Web, allowing scattered colleagues to quickly share files and automatically update … Continue reading “Onshape Nabs $80M From Andreessen, Others for Mobile CAD Software”
AppDirect’s 4th Acquisition Brings IoT Scope To App Marketplace Maker
AppDirect, a growing San Francisco company that organizes marketplaces for Web-based software, said today it’s acquiring AppCarousel, which helps companies create app stores for connected cars, smartphones, and other elements of the Internet of Things. The acquisition, under undisclosed terms, adds to a recent growth surge for AppDirect, which announced a $50 million Series D … Continue reading “AppDirect’s 4th Acquisition Brings IoT Scope To App Marketplace Maker”
Premise Lands $50,000,000 Series C Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f893f04d-d6f2-4243-93cf-20554e46b295 Date 9/24/2015 Company Name Premise Mailing Address 185 Berry Street San Francisco, CA 94307 USA Company Description Premise maps truth from the ground up. We are a technology company building a global network to track macroeconomic and human development trends in real time. Website http://www.premise.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount … Continue reading “Premise Lands $50,000,000 Series C Financing”
CliniCloud Obtains $5,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=db01a77b-da45-447d-8615-478eb132c74a Date 9/24/2015 Company Name CliniCloud Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description CliniCloud was founded by Dr. Hon Weng Chong and Dr. Andrew Lin, two physicians who have been friends since medical school. They realized that today’s patients are starting to play a more active role in their … Continue reading “CliniCloud Obtains $5,000,000 New Financing Round”
Metabiota Garners $1,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f39c88e7-6e03-4149-8723-6c4bd1610e7e Date 9/24/2015 Company Name Metabiota Mailing Address 425 California Street 2nd Floor San Francisco, CA 94104 USA Company Description Metabiota aims to assess and respond to infectious disease threats through pathogen discovery, disease detection, and threat characterization. Our pioneering science begins in viral hot spots where we conduct endemic and epidemic … Continue reading “Metabiota Garners $1,000,000 New Funding Round”
Skillz Lands $15,000,000 Series B Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=cd4a1a6a-f551-4b99-a9a9-884498ecc3f6 Date 9/24/2015 Company Name Skillz Mailing Address 181 Fremont St. San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description Skillz games currently reach more than 25 million mobile gamers. Our offices are in Boston and San Francisco, and our team comes from companies like Google, Atari, and Electronic Arts. We’ve created award-winning video … Continue reading “Skillz Lands $15,000,000 Series B Funding”
Datiphy Lands $7,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=621ddf95-5665-41b1-81fd-d4efc000d98b Date 9/24/2015 Company Name Datiphy Mailing Address 2635 N. First Street San Jose, CA 95134 USA Company Description Founded in 2015 in San Jose, CA, the Datiphy platform fills the gaps that exist between point solution tools and glues various capabilities together to visualize your entire enterprise data lifecycle. Website http://www.datiphy.com … Continue reading “Datiphy Lands $7,000,000 New Funding”
Quintype Garners $3,250,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=27232906-f4d1-436e-be9b-dad829604f8b Date 9/24/2015 Company Name Quintype Mailing Address 127 N San Mateo Drive 2nd Floor San Mateo, CA 94401 USA Company Description Data is the life blood of modern business. Quintype uses artificial intelligence and state-of-the-art algorithms to revolutionize your complete digital media operation. Website http://www.quintype.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount … Continue reading “Quintype Garners $3,250,000 New Funding Round”
LiveLike Receives $118,000 Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=55875835-76d8-4758-a8b6-5024bfac90fa Date 9/24/2015 Company Name LiveLike Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description We build for and sell this application to broadcasters. Users as early as 2016 will be able to watch season-long games teleporting between stadiums, enjoying the sound of the crowd and the intensity of the field … Continue reading “LiveLike Receives $118,000 Seed Funding”
Homemade Lands $118,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=85d609d2-146e-4c28-9b0c-b6cb0d913d3a Date 9/24/2015 Company Name Homemade Mailing Address 1601 Willow Rd. Menlo Park, CA 94025 USA Company Description Homemade focuses on timing, scheduling, experience, payments, and reviews. We also provide our cooks with delivery in Manhattan and Brooklyn. Website http://www.gethomemade.co Transaction Type Accelerator Transaction Amount $118,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes The … Continue reading “Homemade Lands $118,000 Seed Funding Round”
Everyone Counts Gets $20M Vote of Confidence for Electoral Tech
San Diego-based Everyone Counts, founded to provide secure, software-as-a-service voting systems that eliminate the need for outdated voting machines or paper ballots, has raised $4 million from investors in a round led by Draper Associates, the venture firm based in Menlo Park, CA. The company also raised $16 million in a mezzanine debt round led … Continue reading “Everyone Counts Gets $20M Vote of Confidence for Electoral Tech”
Shkreli Implodes And Provides Hillary A Perfect Medicare Moment
It was already a good political time for Hillary Clinton to unveil her plan to control the cost of prescription drugs. Martin Shkreli made it perfect. As you’ve probably heard by now, the front-running Democratic candidate Clinton on Tuesday outlined about a dozen ways she would aim to alter the American healthcare landscape if elected … Continue reading “Shkreli Implodes And Provides Hillary A Perfect Medicare Moment”
Blue Jeans Network Obtains $76,500,000 Series E Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5cae9ca6-0ab9-47fb-99db-28bdb0128ce1 Date 9/23/2015 Company Name Blue Jeans Network Mailing Address 516 Clyde Ave. Mountain View, CA 94043 USA Company Description Blue Jeans Network was founded in November 2009 with a passion to make video communications easy. Starting from the ground up, Blue Jeans was built as a cloud-based conferencing service to enable … Continue reading “Blue Jeans Network Obtains $76,500,000 Series E Funding”
MathCrunch Garners New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e0aec17d-7bcf-4832-97e4-3c4c4d4c1d95 Date 9/23/2015 Company Name MathCrunch Mailing Address 642 Harrison Street San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description We’re serious about student learning and understanding. That’s why we hold students accountable for their own learning. Our pledge asks students to commit to learning and engaging with their tutor. Check out our pledge … Continue reading “MathCrunch Garners New Financing”
Amigobulls Garners Seed Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ced02aa9-6a20-4250-a9d1-7a1d2a17baa6 Date 9/23/2015 Company Name Amigobulls Mailing Address 2600 El Camino Real Palo Alto, CA 94306 USA Company Description Amigobulls Inc. is a financial media company that provides investors with the latest financial news backed by in-depth analysis. Our high-quality news, and independent analysis is backed by industry experts and contributing authors. … Continue reading “Amigobulls Garners Seed Round”
Allset Receives $1,500,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d38d3439-ebbd-4a4a-9475-a97bcf143d0e Date 9/23/2015 Company Name Allset Mailing Address 2670 Leavenworth St. San Francisco, CA 94133 USA Company Description Allset, a new app for improving the lunchtime experience for diners and restaurants alike, comes from the makers of Settle, a successful restaurant reservation and pre-ordering mobile app in Eastern Europe. Website http://www.allsetnow.com Transaction … Continue reading “Allset Receives $1,500,000 New Funding Round”
Zscaler Lands $25,000,000 Series D Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2973adb3-47e1-4977-8277-b1a39bed5c07 Date 9/23/2015 Company Name Zscaler Mailing Address 110 Baytech Drive San Jose, CA 95134 USA Company Description Zscaler’s modern cloud security platform enables businesses to embrace these innovations securely, while delivering a superior user experience. Just as cloud applications transformed the market for CRM, Zscaler is transforming the market for Internet … Continue reading “Zscaler Lands $25,000,000 Series D Financing”
Globality Secures $10,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1194303f-7b6c-458f-9c1d-ea435c1de5e1 Date 9/23/2015 Company Name Globality Mailing Address 8 Homewood Place Menlo Park, CA 94025 USA Company Description Glo | bal | i | ty : a condition in which the process of globalization is complete and a new “global reality” is emerging. Combining A.I. with domain expertise, we will change the … Continue reading “Globality Secures $10,000,000 New Funding Round”
Wal-Mart Stores Acquires PunchTab for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=eacd759f-5129-45e6-b3e6-6356408adbd7 Date 9/23/2015 Company Name PunchTab Mailing Address 2390 El Camino Real Palo Alto, CA 94306 USA Company Description Using PunchTab publishers, retailers and application vendors can deploy a tightly integrated reward program to their users in minutes with no development or marketing costs. Website http://www.punchtab.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed … Continue reading “Wal-Mart Stores Acquires PunchTab for Undisclosed Sum”
Tigo Energy Obtains $1,493,315 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=750e82f6-666b-430f-a408-bbd08a227dfc Date 9/23/2015 Company Name Tigo Energy Mailing Address 420 Blossom Hill Road Los Gatos, CA 95032 USA Company Description Tigo Energy increases output power, up-time, and reliability on existing and new solar installations, resulting in a faster return on investment and lower cost of ownership. Website http://www.tigoenergy.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction … Continue reading “Tigo Energy Obtains $1,493,315 New Funding Round”
Whoop CEO on New Funding, Name, & Why Fitbit and Jawbone are “B.S.”
Boston wearable device startup Whoop, which just raised $12 million and came out of stealth mode, is initially going after “elite athletes”—professional players in major sports leagues, college athletes, Olympians, and even the U.S. military. But founder and CEO Will Ahmed says the company’s technology—a wrist-worn strap that measures certain biometrics 24 hours a day … Continue reading “Whoop CEO on New Funding, Name, & Why Fitbit and Jawbone are “B.S.””
Whoop Wearable Brings 24/7 Performance Tracking to Elite Athletes
The noisy wearable device sector just got louder today with Boston startup Whoop leaping out of stealth mode with a $12 million Series B round. Whoop, formerly known as Bobo Analytics, had already quietly raised more than $9 million. Today, along with announcing the new money, it unveiled its wrist-worn strap that measures certain biometrics … Continue reading “Whoop Wearable Brings 24/7 Performance Tracking to Elite Athletes”
CoverHound Garners $33,300,000 Series C Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f242646c-688f-4bdd-8466-5fe13c98ae90 Date 9/22/2015 Company Name CoverHound Mailing Address 143 2nd St. 2nd Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description Instant, accurate rates with easy online access, backed by personalized service when you need it. Welcome to the CoverHound Insurance. Website http://www.coverhound.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $33,300,000 Transaction Round Series … Continue reading “CoverHound Garners $33,300,000 Series C Funding”
Fitcode Receives $1,800,000 Series A Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=413336ff-36bb-4dda-8180-ac50087b483a Date 9/22/2015 Company Name Fitcode Mailing Address Undisclosed Seattle, WA 94103 USA Company Description Ladies, let’s face it: Online denim shopping isn’t easy. Finding the perfect pair of jeans for your unique shape can feel nearly impossible … until now. Fitcode pairs you with great looking denim that doesn’t just fit—it … Continue reading “Fitcode Receives $1,800,000 Series A Round”
Arrayent Secures $11,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b2a45c2b-d74a-4f43-ad55-b3f13aafbd87 Date 9/22/2015 Company Name Arrayent Mailing Address 2317 Broadway St. Redwood City, CA 94063 USA Company Description The Arrayent Connect Platform is a Cloud and Embedded Platform for Connected Products that enables manufacturers, retailers, and service providers to connect consumer products to web and smartphone applications. Website http://www.arrayent.com Transaction Type Venture … Continue reading “Arrayent Secures $11,000,000 New Financing Round”
CloudFlare Secures $110,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=72ed726c-a2f6-4e07-93f7-e86eab441f16 Date 9/22/2015 Company Name CloudFlare Mailing Address 665 Third Street San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description CloudFlare is a cloud-based web application performance and security solution that uses the collective knowledge of the Internet to keep websites safe. CloudFlare is born from our experience in building Project Honey Pot, the … Continue reading “CloudFlare Secures $110,000,000 New Financing Round”
Perk.com Acquires AppRedeem for $2,502,372
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=eb71475d-fc62-45c5-9425-a60bb588cd88 Date 9/22/2015 Company Name AppRedeem Mailing Address 945 Bryant Street San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description AppRedeem was founded in 2010 by App Developers who designed a great new advertising platform for mobile app discovery, branding and monetization. We are constantly working towards building tools to help fuel the growth … Continue reading “Perk.com Acquires AppRedeem for $2,502,372”
Kickstarting Entrepreneurs in San Diego by Testing Market Demand
In the six or seven years since Kickstarter and Indiegogo launched their crowdfunding sites, the way entrepreneurs raise money to finance their endeavors has fundamentally changed. These two companies have become the gold standard for helping entrepreneurs get their startups off the ground. In the old days (before 2008), an entrepreneur would typically come up … Continue reading “Kickstarting Entrepreneurs in San Diego by Testing Market Demand”
Solar Mosaic Obtains $3,732,522 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0d072284-7d16-43eb-a573-7ab2c1d7e5ec Date 9/21/2015 Company Name Solar Mosaic Mailing Address 426 17th Street 6th Floor Oakland, CA 94612 USA Company Description We are a team of entrepreneurs, coders, finance experts and changemakers. We want to create a world that is powered by abundant clean energy sources and owned by people like me and … Continue reading “Solar Mosaic Obtains $3,732,522 New Funding Round”
Cruise Secures $12,500,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e6b3dfc0-a52f-4669-9fc1-8247813ef9f6 Date 9/21/2015 Company Name Cruise Mailing Address 54 Gilbert St. San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description Cruise has built the first highway autopilot system that installs on your existing vehicle. It uses sensors and advanced machine vision technology to keep you in your lane and a safe distance from the … Continue reading “Cruise Secures $12,500,000 Series A Funding Round”
Jaunt Obtains $65,000,000 Series C Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f1bb6282-2685-4071-9228-caedd2e62154 Date 9/21/2015 Company Name Jaunt Mailing Address 300 Hamilton Ave. 3rd Floor Palo Alto, CA 94301 USA Company Description Jaunt is a company developing technologies that capture and display 360 degree video content. Website http://www.jauntvr.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $65,000,000 Transaction Round Series C Proceeds Purposes This latest round … Continue reading “Jaunt Obtains $65,000,000 Series C Financing Round”
Aduro Lands New Berkeley Life Sciences Digs, with Room to Grow
In the wake of a notable IPO this year and a raft of partnership deals, Aduro Biotech (Nasdaq: [[ticker:ADRO]]) has snapped up full occupancy rights to a new four-story life sciences building just completed by Wareham Development at its 18-acre Aquatic Park Center in Berkeley. Aduro’s 84 employees are now packed into 25,000 square feet … Continue reading “Aduro Lands New Berkeley Life Sciences Digs, with Room to Grow”
West Coast Bio Roundup: Google/Insel, SeaGen, Avalon, Alector & More
It’s not specific to the West Coast, but anyone who needs to catch up on the week’s events should read the British Medical Journal’s re-analysis of a long-criticized study, dubbed Study 329, of the antidepressant paroxetine (Paxil) in an adolescent population. It took place in the 1990s, run by SmithKline Beecham (now GlaxoSmithKline). Paroxetine was … Continue reading “West Coast Bio Roundup: Google/Insel, SeaGen, Avalon, Alector & More”
Reality Check: Cancer Experts Discuss Hurdles Facing CAR-T Therapy
There’s a lot of excitement these days about a type of cellular immunotherapy known as CAR-T, a method of modifying peoples’ immune cells to fight cancer. But you could also fill a book listing all the problems its makers will have to solve—how to test, manufacture, and even the define the nature of these cancer-killing … Continue reading “Reality Check: Cancer Experts Discuss Hurdles Facing CAR-T Therapy”
Traveling Spoon Secures $870,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=48c7402c-e285-4ff5-b81c-11bc611022a8 Date 9/18/2015 Company Name Traveling Spoon Mailing Address 3347A 21st Street San Francisco, CA 94110 USA Company Description Traveling Spoon is like having a friend’s mom cook you a home cooked meal in every country you visit. Traveling Spoon connects travelers with local, vetted hosts to share the joy of a … Continue reading “Traveling Spoon Secures $870,000 New Financing Round”
Tascent Obtains $18,500,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7c9e3ba7-a50b-46e1-a814-12d6f1afc8d0 Date 9/18/2015 Company Name Tascent Mailing Address 475 Alberto Way Los Gatos, CA 95032 USA Company Description Tascent has 10 patents issued and multiple patents pending related to high throughput iris recognition and mobile multi-biometric platforms. Website http://www.tascent.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $18,500,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “Tascent Obtains $18,500,000 Series A Funding”
Penumbra Obtains $120,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c16d58d8-dda0-4185-8e2e-741078e643dd Date 9/18/2015 Company Name Penumbra Mailing Address 1351 Harbor Bay Pkwy Alameda, CA 94502 USA Company Description Penumbra, Inc. (NYSE: PEN) is a medical device company founded in 2004 with its headquarters in San Leandro, California. Penumbra develops and manufactures innovative and minimally invasive medical devices for patients who are at … Continue reading “Penumbra Obtains $120,000,000 New Financing”
Envoy App Secures $3,000,000 Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3ce2daa5-f0b0-46db-9a84-7a927900469d Date 9/18/2015 Company Name Envoy App Mailing Address 461 2nd Street San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Envoy is a simple and fast bug tracker and workflow manager. Features include: Case Management: Manage all support in one single location. Add, edit, assign, resolve and track progress on cases. Website http://www.envoyapp.com … Continue reading “Envoy App Secures $3,000,000 Seed Financing Round”
GitLab Garners $4,000,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3a0d82f2-f3b4-4412-a406-890c60cf68a4 Date 9/18/2015 Company Name GitLab Mailing Address 1233 Howard St. San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description We are part of a community that works together to create the best open source collaboration tools. Our Tanuki logo symbolizes this with a smart animal that works in a group to achieve a … Continue reading “GitLab Garners $4,000,000 Series A Funding”
Padlet Lands $1,200,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2a3dd648-8164-4778-8479-ac8d5f5072e0 Date 9/18/2015 Company Name Padlet Mailing Address 175 Acalanes Drive Sunnyvale, CA 94086 USA Company Description Drag and drop website collaboration tool Padlet is “the easiest way to put stuff on the internet” according to its founder. Over 300K monthly users from 197 countries create content on the site every month, … Continue reading “Padlet Lands $1,200,000 New Round”
Nurix Obtains $17,033,334 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=605cea9e-cb0a-41b5-a399-c49db62b7d87 Date 9/18/2015 Company Name Nurix Mailing Address 1700 Owens Street San Francisco, CA 94158 USA Company Description The company is focused on the discovery and development of small molecule inhibitors of ubiquitin ligases to treat a broad range of proliferative and degenerative diseases. Website http://www.nurix-inc.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount … Continue reading “Nurix Obtains $17,033,334 New Funding”