Chronicled Lands $1,400,000 New Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=20c75d10-98e6-406f-af0a-04482d9889ed Date 9/11/2015 Company Name Chronicled Mailing Address 609 Mission San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description Our network of sneaker experts, retail, and brand partners are adding tamper proof Smart Tags to every pair of authentic sneakers. Smart Tags give each sneaker a digital presence on the Internet. Now anyone can … Continue reading “Chronicled Lands $1,400,000 New Round”

Coinalytics Garners Seed Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=78bbba10-d0bf-437c-a583-13379735f025 Date 9/11/2015 Company Name Coinalytics Mailing Address Undisclosed Palo Alto, CA 94108 USA Company Description A highly distributed network of nodes provides truthful data in real-time and provides full visibility into the blockchain with zero effort. An advanced machine learning engine mines invaluable information from pseudonymous data with sparse features. Website … Continue reading “Coinalytics Garners Seed Funding”

Ardica Technologies Obtains $1,055,000 New Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ab3b5846-6f29-4e07-a989-7425cfc566bd Date 9/11/2015 Company Name Ardica Technologies Mailing Address 2325 3rd St. San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Ardica Technologies provides the lightest and longest lasting fuel cell heat and power solutions for consumer, commercial, and military markets. Website http://www.ardica.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,055,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds … Continue reading “Ardica Technologies Obtains $1,055,000 New Funding”

Pulsar Vascular Receives $9,494,200 New Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=70d06dad-601f-4443-bc4c-ad23af75833a Date 9/11/2015 Company Name Pulsar Vascular Mailing Address 4030 Moorpark Ave. San Jose, CA 95117 USA Company Description Pulsar Vascular, Inc. is an early stage medical device company specializing in the design and development of innovative medical devices for the endovascular treatment of neurovascular disorders. Website http://www.pulsarvascular.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction … Continue reading “Pulsar Vascular Receives $9,494,200 New Round”

skyTran Lands Series A Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2484d6f0-97ba-4988-9835-cb63daf46fd1 Date 9/11/2015 Company Name skyTran Mailing Address NASA Research Park Building 14 Moffett Field, CA 94035 USA Company Description skyTran, a NASA Space Act company, headquartered at the NASA Ames Research Center near Mountain View, California, is a patented, high-speed, low-cost, elevated Personal Rapid Transportation (PRT) system. Website http://www.skytran.us Transaction Type … Continue reading “skyTran Lands Series A Round”

Crossbar Secures $34,180,000 New Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=fecfe200-acfd-4b7b-8d69-f723498cb3c7 Date 9/11/2015 Company Name Crossbar Mailing Address 3200 Patrick Henry Drive Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA Company Description Crossbar is a dynamic start-up company focused on delivering solutions that will dramatically enhance the global memory storage industry. Backed by top tier investors, we have assembled an expert team of leading financial, … Continue reading “Crossbar Secures $34,180,000 New Financing Round”

IBM Acquires StrongLoop for Undisclosed Sum

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c8c8d815-9d2f-4ba4-8d0d-af3b712f1b05 Date 9/11/2015 Company Name StrongLoop Mailing Address 107 South B Street San Mateo, CA 94401 USA Company Description StrongLoop Node is our supportable distribution of Node.js intended for production use. It is backed by support plans priced competitively, for wherever you might be in your development lifecycle Website http://www.strongloop.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “IBM Acquires StrongLoop for Undisclosed Sum”

Aviatrix Obtains $10,000,000 Series A Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e7f50a15-1773-46ca-9ca9-2aff96a4c953 Date 9/11/2015 Company Name Aviatrix Mailing Address 4555 Great America Pkwy. Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA Company Description Aviatrix is a cloud networking pioneer based in Santa Clara, CA. Enterprises use Aviatrix to build hybrid clouds easily. Built from the ground up for AWS and Azure, Aviatrix offers simple networking for … Continue reading “Aviatrix Obtains $10,000,000 Series A Financing Round”

Abra Lands $12,000,000 Series A Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=194a610b-d4cb-4878-8d70-673d126a0ee1 Date 9/11/2015 Company Name Abra Mailing Address Undisclosed Mountain View, CA 94041 USA Company Description Abra is the world’s first digital cash, peer to peer money transfer network. Abra Tellers represent a global, shared network of consumers helping each other easily deposit and withdraw cash from the Abra app anywhere in … Continue reading “Abra Lands $12,000,000 Series A Financing”

NoviFlow Obtains $9,000,000 Series A Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=37cb7ed9-1d73-4fc6-b9ed-b501cb1ea5e6 Date 9/11/2015 Company Name NoviFlow Mailing Address 440 N Wolfe Road Sunnyvale, CA 94085 USA Company Description NoviFlow develops high performance Ethernet switches compliant with the latest OpenFlow protocol and designed to address two key needs of initial SDN deployments: the capacity to handle large numbers of flows and network scalability. … Continue reading “NoviFlow Obtains $9,000,000 Series A Funding”

Crossbar Obtains $35,000,000 Series D Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=fecfe200-acfd-4b7b-8d69-f723498cb3c7 Date 9/11/2015 Company Name Crossbar Mailing Address 3200 Patrick Henry Drive Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA Company Description Crossbar is a dynamic start-up company focused on delivering solutions that will dramatically enhance the global memory storage industry. Backed by top tier investors, we have assembled an expert team of leading financial, … Continue reading “Crossbar Obtains $35,000,000 Series D Financing Round”

Fintech Startup Fundbox Nabs $50M for Small Business Financing Option

Financial technology company Fundbox, which automates advance payments to small businesses based on their outstanding invoices, announced today it has raised $50 million in an equity funding round led by a new investor, Spark Capital Growth. San Francisco-based Fundbox bills its service as a solution for a common problem among small businesses—a cash flow crunch. … Continue reading “Fintech Startup Fundbox Nabs $50M for Small Business Financing Option”

West Coast Biotech Roundup: Tandem, Pathway Genomics, Denali & More

Now that Labor Day is over, the innovation-driven life sciences editors at Xconomy can pass along the really important news—Billboard magazine’s final Songs of the Summer chart. As you may know, Billboard tracks the most popular ear candy from Memorial Day through Labor Day—and the official 2015 “Song of Summer” is…Jamaican singer OMI’s version of … Continue reading “West Coast Biotech Roundup: Tandem, Pathway Genomics, Denali & More”

EverCharge Obtains $1,361,525 New Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8508908a-8a08-4b6e-9451-6ce48260abef Date 9/10/2015 Company Name EverCharge Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description EverCharge’s power management technology maximizes a building’s potential by significantly increasing the number of EVs that can charge at a given site before costly infrastructure upgrades are needed. Website http://www.evercharge.net Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount … Continue reading “EverCharge Obtains $1,361,525 New Financing”

Fundbox Lands $50,000,000 New Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=989b683e-8b39-4d57-a2ee-83e34060c248 Date 9/10/2015 Company Name Fundbox Mailing Address 785 Market St. San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description Our mission is to deliver business owners and freelancers the peace of mind they need to focus on their work instead of worrying about gaps in their cash flow. Our company’s headquarters is located … Continue reading “Fundbox Lands $50,000,000 New Financing Round”

ThredUP Obtains $81,000,000 Series E Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ad2188e1-2d83-4d37-924e-edb80cab0cce Date 9/10/2015 Company Name ThredUP Mailing Address 580 Market St 4th Floor San Francisco, CA 94104 USA Company Description We started thredUP in January, 2009 mainly because as football loving, bike riding, beer drinking men we couldn’t be caught dead at a clothing swap. That, and the whole absurdly inefficient $2B … Continue reading “ThredUP Obtains $81,000,000 Series E Financing”

Chain Secures $30,000,000 New Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c60ea846-4c47-4abb-8d08-edc4a13589e5 Date 9/10/2015 Company Name Chain Mailing Address 292 Ivy Street San Francisco, CA 94102 USA Company Description Chain partners with leading organizations to build blockchain networks that transform markets. Website http://www.chain.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $30,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Chain’s new strategic investors will form a Blockchain … Continue reading “Chain Secures $30,000,000 New Funding”

Adesto Technologies Receives $12,386,475 Series E Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5f55bb1d-e188-48d8-9f23-f04464d34df3 Date 9/10/2015 Company Name Adesto Technologies Mailing Address 1250 Borregas Avenue Sunnyvale, CA 94089 USA Company Description Adesto Technologies was founded in 2006 by a team of experienced semiconductor memory developers. The company’s mission is to turn CBRAM technology into a platform of memory solutions that spans from the lowest cost, … Continue reading “Adesto Technologies Receives $12,386,475 Series E Financing Round”

Ingenu Plans Nationwide Wireless Network for Internet of Things

San Diego’s On-Ramp Wireless has shed its skin. The startup that was founded in 2008 and raised $77 million to advance its low-power, wireless networking technology for utility power grids and other industrial applications has a new identity, new CEO, and a bigger, more ambitious strategic focus on the Internet of Things (IoT). As the … Continue reading “Ingenu Plans Nationwide Wireless Network for Internet of Things”

Discern Group Garners $20,000,000 Series A Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1c9c3f98-0ad1-4a67-9641-26f2031d23a5 Date 9/9/2015 Company Name Discern Group Mailing Address 100 Pine Street San Francisco, CA 94111 USA Company Description DISCERN is a SaaS-based solution delivering premium data and personalized signals within a powerful business framework. Website http://www.discern.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $20,000,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes … Continue reading “Discern Group Garners $20,000,000 Series A Funding Round”

LE TOTE Receives $12,585,137 New Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=cf24443e-485a-4f74-ac59-8fbb40a1a9b8 Date 9/9/2015 Company Name LE TOTE Mailing Address 3130 20th Street San Francisco, CA 94110 USA Company Description LE TOTE is a fashion discovery platform that connects brands with consumers through a rental model. We offer access to UNLIMITED boutique style apparel and accessories for only $49 a month. Website http://www.letote.com … Continue reading “LE TOTE Receives $12,585,137 New Funding”

EaseCentral Garners $2,100,000 Seed Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=fc6ff82f-3300-4723-a88e-a61fb8e598a8 Date 9/9/2015 Company Name EaseCentral Mailing Address 1084 Howard St. San Francisco, CA 94108 USA Company Description EaseCentral enables agents to easily set up and manage HR and benefit administration on behalf of their clients. Third-party implementation is simply not needed. Our team is equipped to train insurance agents and their … Continue reading “EaseCentral Garners $2,100,000 Seed Funding Round”

Primus Power Lands $25,000,000 Series D Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=71765f7c-b590-4a1c-936b-a76e7552f89d Date 9/9/2015 Company Name Primus Power Mailing Address 3967 Trust Way Hayward, CA 94545 USA Company Description Primus Power is a leader in low-cost, grid-scale energy storage solutions with a scalable, distributed system that economically serves multiple storage applications including transmission capacity, renewable energy integration and frequency regulation. Website http://www.primuspower.com Transaction … Continue reading “Primus Power Lands $25,000,000 Series D Financing Round”

GrubMarket Obtains $10,091,269 New Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1e801873-594a-4bd4-a9ee-adcf853ded45 Date 9/9/2015 Company Name GrubMarket Mailing Address 8371 Central Ave. Newark, CA 94560 USA Company Description GrubMarket is an easy-to-use online farmer’s market offering fresh, high quality food from local vendors. Our mission is to change the world by making it easy for certified local food producers, of any scale, to … Continue reading “GrubMarket Obtains $10,091,269 New Round”

Shots Secures $4,000,000 New Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=65b1d367-7918-4247-8849-bb0915630b7b Date 9/9/2015 Company Name Shots Mailing Address 580 Howard Street San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description Shots is a mobile application that allows its users to stay connected with their friends. This application is recommended for iPhones or Android devices, and it builds a safe and positive global community for … Continue reading “Shots Secures $4,000,000 New Funding”

Eden Obtains $2,000,000 New Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b667447a-59db-4412-855f-c5a7c5407ed8 Date 9/9/2015 Company Name Eden Mailing Address 739 Bryant Street San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Eden was born out of a powerful frustration faced by our families and friends related to technology at the home. Due to the proliferation of consumer devices, rise of e-commerce, and emergence of the … Continue reading “Eden Obtains $2,000,000 New Financing”

Entefy Garners New Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6a322092-1015-4e69-b1a9-f66366f2e3af Date 9/9/2015 Company Name Entefy Mailing Address 395 Page Mill Road Palo Alto, CA 94306 USA Company Description Entefy aims to be a single application that goes across multiple media platforms, such as e-mail, text, voice, video, social, search and storage into one entity. Website http://www.entefy.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction … Continue reading “Entefy Garners New Financing Round”

Trunomi Receives $3,000,000 New Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4a6ac83a-b64e-462b-a23a-ff50cd57aa4f Date 9/9/2015 Company Name Trunomi Mailing Address 100 W Rincon Ave. Campbell, CA 95008 USA Company Description Trunomi solves KYC and unlocks new revenues and efficiencies with technology to easily create and securely manage the consent to use customer personal data. Website http://www.trunomi.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $3,000,000 Transaction … Continue reading “Trunomi Receives $3,000,000 New Funding”

Flextronics International Acquires NEXTracker for $330,000,000

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=37504613-e9fe-47ea-82d0-cb91e41f2bf4 Date 9/9/2015 Company Name NEXTracker Mailing Address 6200 Paseo Padre Parkway Fremont, CA 94555 USA Company Description NEXTracker offers a significant breakthrough in horizontal tracking, with lower costs, better performance and more flexibility for solar power plants. Website http://www.nextracker.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount $330,000,000 Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes M&A Terms … Continue reading “Flextronics International Acquires NEXTracker for $330,000,000”

Paxata Receives $18,000,000 Series C Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=78f5e1d6-7ef8-47b8-bc4a-e0161590d4b1 Date 9/9/2015 Company Name Paxata Mailing Address 811 Hamilton St. Redwood City, CA 94063 USA Company Description Paxata’s Adaptive Data Preparation platform is generally available and delivered to customers worldwide through our multi-tenant cloud. Website http://www.paxata.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $18,000,000 Transaction Round Series C Proceeds Purposes Paxata will … Continue reading “Paxata Receives $18,000,000 Series C Funding”

How to Succeed in the Second Digital Era

Blockbuster. Borders. The U.S. Postal Service. These once-dominant entities, and many more, have all been victims of disruptive tech. Although it’s too early to sound the death knell for taxis, it’s also too late to say that ridesharing companies like Uber and Lyft are a flash in the pan. The disruptive change they represent is … Continue reading “How to Succeed in the Second Digital Era”

For CFO Krognes, Neurosci Startup Denali Taps Genentech Again

Denali Therapeutics of South San Francisco, CA, said Tuesday it has brought on Steve Krognes as chief financial officer. Krognes comes from Genentech, where he was CFO and a member of the firm’s executive committee since 2009. Denali launched in May with a huge cash commitment from its backers and three Genentech alumni: chairman Marc … Continue reading “For CFO Krognes, Neurosci Startup Denali Taps Genentech Again”

Inclusion in Tech Entrepreneurship: Meritocracy or Myth?

We’ve been hearing a lot about how the high-tech industry has been working to recruit more underrepresented minorities and women into its ranks, without much early success. Less than 2 percent of the employees at Facebook, Google, and Twitter are African-American, according to the companies’ Equal Employment Opportunity reports for 2014, released earlier this year. … Continue reading “Inclusion in Tech Entrepreneurship: Meritocracy or Myth?”

GSK Deepens Ties With Electro-Stim Startup SetPoint in $15M Funding

When GlaxoSmithKline started up a venture fund a few years to invest in electronic medicines—treatments that use electrical impulses, rather than manmade chemicals or protein drugs, to impact disease—a startup called SetPoint Medical was its first investment. A few years later, with SetPoint nearing a key clinical trial, the British drugmaker has deepened its ties … Continue reading “GSK Deepens Ties With Electro-Stim Startup SetPoint in $15M Funding”

San Diego Developer Offers Perks for Tech Elite, Lands GoPro Outpost

Can a sleek tech campus with “concierge” services reverse the gravitational pull that Silicon Valley seems to exert on San Diego tech startups? Maybe. GoPro (NASDAQ: [[ticker:GPRO]]), the digital camera maker based in San Mateo, CA, is expanding its suburban San Diego outpost—moving over 100 employees into a renovated and amenity-laden campus just 400 feet … Continue reading “San Diego Developer Offers Perks for Tech Elite, Lands GoPro Outpost”

9 Frothy Tech Sectors of 2015: Food Delivery, Fintech, Drones & More

There’s a point at which a technology market or sector feels overhyped and saturated. Sometimes it’s when the first $1 billion valuation is announced—or when venture capital starts flowing so freely that it seems due diligence is an afterthought. And it’s definitely when media start calling tech businesses “Uber for (fill in the blank).” In … Continue reading “9 Frothy Tech Sectors of 2015: Food Delivery, Fintech, Drones & More”

Okta Receives $75,000,000 New Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7ff8eefd-3e14-4a8c-8349-c43404195102 Date 9/8/2015 Company Name Okta Mailing Address 301 Brannan Street 3rd Floor San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Your cloud applications are no longer tactical point solutions, they are the backbone of your business. Now there’s a way to quickly and easily transform these applications from independent silos into a … Continue reading “Okta Receives $75,000,000 New Round”

Rhumbix Obtains $6,130,000 New Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=fdfc946c-23ca-4cd4-8f30-5bb027358cdd Date 9/8/2015 Company Name Rhumbix Mailing Address 444 Townsend St. San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description We build products that make crews better at their most important work. Rhumbix empowers foremen and work crews by providing daily feedback on performance. Results from each workday are captured to track progress and … Continue reading “Rhumbix Obtains $6,130,000 New Funding Round”

Bindle Chat Lands $2,500,000 New Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d36b032b-a793-40c3-b48b-937efce0c907 Date 9/8/2015 Company Name Bindle Chat Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94108 USA Company Description Bindle is a group communication app for iPhone and Android, which addresses the major pain points of group texting and email chains. Features include custom notifications, GIF search, in-line private messages & more. Website http://www.bindlechat.com … Continue reading “Bindle Chat Lands $2,500,000 New Funding”

Sindeo Receives $549,996 New Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=901b2290-5977-4609-9247-63df00e23b5c Date 9/7/2015 Company Name Sindeo Mailing Address 1 Union Street San Francisco, CA 94111 USA Company Description Sindeo is a San Francisco startup on a mission to bring the mortgage industry into the modern world – making it faster, simpler, and more personalized. Website http://www.sindeo.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount … Continue reading “Sindeo Receives $549,996 New Round”

Uber Garners $1,200,000,000 New Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=fb8d7f1e-3711-4a57-9c2a-dfebd45b5d62 Date 9/7/2015 Company Name Uber Mailing Address 1455 Market St. 4th Floor San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description The company has created a mobile application that allows users to request car service to pick them up wherever they are located. Website http://www.uber.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,200,000,000 Transaction … Continue reading “Uber Garners $1,200,000,000 New Funding”

Netskope Receives $75,000,000 Series D Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=123d8aa8-8635-468d-8c11-38e97aab38d5 Date 9/4/2015 Company Name Netskope Mailing Address 4984 El Camino Real Los Altos, CA 94022 USA Company Description Netskope is the cloud app analytics and policy company. Only Netskope eliminates the catch-22 between being agile and being secure and compliant by providing complete visibility and enforcing sophisticated policies in cloud apps. … Continue reading “Netskope Receives $75,000,000 Series D Financing”

trueAnthem Secures $1,600,000 New Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=96eb1b8c-27a8-443f-a1d0-79757e9d3fb2 Date 9/4/2015 Company Name trueAnthem Mailing Address 25 Taylor St. San Francisco, CA 94102 USA Company Description Social sharing is good. Social influencing is better. Our platform helps you harness the power of influence and earned media to drive real results. Website http://www.trueanthem.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,600,000 Transaction … Continue reading “trueAnthem Secures $1,600,000 New Round”

Lenda Receives $450,000 New Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=65949893-707d-43e7-a66e-89be3b9316d6 Date 9/4/2015 Company Name Lenda Mailing Address 123 10th St. San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description Lenda (formerly GoRefi) allows homeowners to complete their home loan online – starting with a 30-second custom rate quote. Just like completing your taxes, buying airfare, or trading stocks, you can now complete the … Continue reading “Lenda Receives $450,000 New Funding”

Wrap Media Obtains $12,700,000 Series B Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=06227e31-a946-4816-8f23-c800f22689a9 Date 9/4/2015 Company Name Wrap Media Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94108 USA Company Description Founded in 2014 by entrepreneur Eric Greenberg, Wrap is a mobile-first storytelling and commerce platform that delivers app-like user experiences in bite-sized pieces through the mobile web. Website http://www.wrap.co Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount … Continue reading “Wrap Media Obtains $12,700,000 Series B Financing”

Research In Motion Acquires Good Technology for $425,000,000

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2d4a031b-53d0-41f5-b654-13561e18545a Date 9/4/2015 Company Name Good Technology Mailing Address 430 N. Mary Avenue Sunnyvale, CA 94085 USA Company Description Good Technology is a leader in enterprise wireless handheld computing software and services, delivering critical corporate information to the handhelds users choose, over the networks they prefer. Website http://www.good.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction … Continue reading “Research In Motion Acquires Good Technology for $425,000,000”

West Coast Biotech Roundup: Amgen, Grizzlies, Topol, Faraday & More

As biotech ended its worst market month since the recession, it was fitting that one of the week’s best stories was about bears. Grizzlies, to be precise. Grizzlies are oh-so-Western, so of course we were intrigued, and even better, the story involves a West Coast biotech company. The Wall Street Journal broke news this week … Continue reading “West Coast Biotech Roundup: Amgen, Grizzlies, Topol, Faraday & More”

Scripps Enrolls 4,000+ in Scanadu Trial of Device for Vital Signs

In the five years since it was founded, Mountain View, CA-based Scanadu has been blessed with a groundswell of support from some pretty diverse groups—ordinary folks, elite investors, Web innovators, and even Trekkies. Now the company gets to bask in the reflected glow of San Diego’s prestigious Scripps Translational Science Institute (STSI). In a statement … Continue reading “Scripps Enrolls 4,000+ in Scanadu Trial of Device for Vital Signs”

Silver Peak Systems Secures $2,361,600 New Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=88c726f9-4d63-4335-9969-16a0af921ece Date 9/3/2015 Company Name Silver Peak Systems Mailing Address 2860 De La Cruz Blvd. Santa Clara, CA 95050 USA Company Description Silver Peak is a privately held company that develops enterprise-class network appliances for the re-centralization of branch office infrastructure. Website http://www.silver-peak.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,361,600 Transaction Round … Continue reading “Silver Peak Systems Secures $2,361,600 New Financing Round”

Silver Peak Systems Garners $7,053,371 New Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b309394f-1669-4985-9c01-44fc3fdf68ab Date 9/3/2015 Company Name Silver Peak Systems Mailing Address 2860 De La Cruz Blvd. Santa Clara, CA 95050 USA Company Description Silver Peak is a privately held company that develops enterprise-class network appliances for the re-centralization of branch office infrastructure. Website http://www.silver-peak.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $7,053,371 Transaction Round … Continue reading “Silver Peak Systems Garners $7,053,371 New Financing”