A San Francisco customer service and marketing startup called Intercom, which targets software companies, has raised $35 million in a Series C financing round as it attempts to distinguish itself in a crowded market. Intercom says it has developed a way to combine sales, marketing, product, and support systems into one platform. The company offers … Continue reading “For Streamlining Customer Service, Intercom Raises $35M”
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BluDiagnostics Gets Shot at Silicon Valley VCs After WI Pitch Contest
BluDiagnostics is still a three-person startup that hasn’t raised any outside capital, but it will soon have a chance to scoop up some serious cash in California. The Madison, WI-based healthtech company on Tuesday night won the second annual “Pressure Chamber” pitch contest organized by the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce. The event was held … Continue reading “BluDiagnostics Gets Shot at Silicon Valley VCs After WI Pitch Contest”
Velostrata Lifts Veil On New Hybrid Cloud Model, Raises $14M
San Jose, CA-based startup Velostrata emerged from stealth mode today with $14 million in hand and a new option for businesses that are wary of storing their data in the Web-based servers of the “public cloud.’’ Velostrata’s software makes it possible for companies to tap into the computing power available from that shared Web-based infrastructure, … Continue reading “Velostrata Lifts Veil On New Hybrid Cloud Model, Raises $14M”
MoneyStream Secures $500,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=74a476d6-3683-412c-8f3e-33c5bb5ecc4c Date 8/26/2015 Company Name MoneyStream Mailing Address 10 Jackson St. Los Gatos, CA 95030 USA Company Description MoneyStream aggregates banking, bill pay, record keeping, payment scheduling and cash flow management into a single online service and displays it via a visual cognitive calendar, and informs consumers on how much money will … Continue reading “MoneyStream Secures $500,000 New Funding”
Velostrata Garners $14,000,000 Series A Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=332d9b58-3731-4280-8a81-3e1b220d5271 Date 8/26/2015 Company Name Velostrata Mailing Address 2880 Zanker Road San Jose, CA 95134 USA Company Description Velostrata’s unique technology decouples compute from storage – providing the first real-time hybrid cloud solution that streams production workloads to and from the cloud in minutes, leaves the storage on-premises, and optimizes performance end-to-end. … Continue reading “Velostrata Garners $14,000,000 Series A Round”
Zero Motorcycles Obtains $7,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9d09fefa-ed81-49d1-b6aa-536799074281 Date 8/26/2015 Company Name Zero Motorcycles Mailing Address 380 El Pueblo Road Scotts Valley, CA 95066 USA Company Description Zero Motorcycles is the next step in motorcycle evolution and represents the ultimate electric motorcycle technology. Website http://www.zeromotorcycles.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $7,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes … Continue reading “Zero Motorcycles Obtains $7,000,000 New Funding”
PBworks Lands $600,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=143f7399-73f6-4919-bad8-5b70a74265b6 Date 8/26/2015 Company Name PBworks Mailing Address 1 Waters Park Drive San Mateo, CA 94403 USA Company Description PBworks is the world’s largest provider of hosted business and educational workspaces. We host over one million, serve millions of users per month, and 96% of PBworks business users would recommend PBworks to … Continue reading “PBworks Lands $600,000 New Funding Round”
Intercom Garners $35,000,000 Series C Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a6faa2c8-6d21-405d-8065-61f2b62093fc Date 8/26/2015 Company Name Intercom Mailing Address 149 9th Street San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description Intercom is a customer relationship management and messaging tool for web app owners. Website http://www.intercom.io Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $35,000,000 Transaction Round Series C Proceeds Purposes The company, which saw revenues grow … Continue reading “Intercom Garners $35,000,000 Series C Round”
RackWare Secures $1,739,680 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f38a12dd-5272-4945-a1d1-6e0f3df1cee3 Date 8/26/2015 Company Name RackWare Mailing Address 1900 McCarthy Blvd. Milpitas, CA 95035 USA Company Description RackWare has developed a series of enterprise solutions to bring “intelligence and automation to the cloud.” The RackWare Management Module (RMM) helps businesses scale across private, public, or hybrid cloud environments, without changing applications. Website … Continue reading “RackWare Secures $1,739,680 New Financing Round”
MOCACARE Receives $2,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d2ee5773-9bd4-437d-8981-6f9589ad91eb Date 8/26/2015 Company Name MOCACARE Mailing Address 887 Federation Way Palo Alto, CA 94303 USA Company Description MOCACARE’s mission is to improve the quality of life for its users by creating solutions that bring together the very best in health, technology, science, and comfort. Website http://www.mocacare.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction … Continue reading “MOCACARE Receives $2,000,000 New Financing Round”
PreNav Obtains $1,200,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7d80565b-ffbc-407d-88f6-999e56272813 Date 8/26/2015 Company Name PreNav Mailing Address 887 Industrial Rd. San Carlos, CA 94070 USA Company Description PreNav develops next-gen hardware and software for drones (multi-copters). We enable precise navigation in complex environments, e.g. near-ground, indoors, or around structures, while avoiding obstacles like trees and buildings. Website http://www.prenav.com Transaction Type Venture … Continue reading “PreNav Obtains $1,200,000 Seed Financing”
Fluxx Obtains $10,200,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=de76d81e-09a6-4f0b-ba01-aeca80c65e96 Date 8/26/2015 Company Name Fluxx Mailing Address 575 Sutter Street 1st Floor San Francisco, CA 94102 USA Company Description Our mission is to develop software that enables a transparent, accessible, and more connected grants management ecosystem, allowing more vital resources to flow to the people and organizations working to make the … Continue reading “Fluxx Obtains $10,200,000 Series A Funding”
Providence Medical Technology Obtains $12,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1278c4ed-af5d-499a-886e-c8620407c531 Date 8/26/2015 Company Name Providence Medical Technology Mailing Address 3650 Mt. Diablo Ave. Lafayette, CA 94549 USA Company Description A privately-held medical device company developing minimally invasive solutions addressing the $1 billion worldwide cervical spine market. Commercializing the DTRAX platform of minimally invasive posterior cervical implants and instruments to treat cervical … Continue reading “Providence Medical Technology Obtains $12,000,000 New Financing”
ZeroStack Garners $5,600,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8cfb2f27-203b-4e15-a455-d58444a06794 Date 8/26/2015 Company Name ZeroStack Mailing Address 201 Ravendale Drive Mountain View, CA 94043 USA Company Description ZeroStack delivers the industry’s first complete, scale-out private cloud that converges compute, storage, networking and management services. With ZeroStack, customers can drastically reduce time to value for IT, and lower software, hardware and operational … Continue reading “ZeroStack Garners $5,600,000 Series A Funding”
BlackRock Acquires FutureAdvisor for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=598730bf-5f2f-492f-a039-7a08539c9a83 Date 8/26/2015 Company Name FutureAdvisor Mailing Address 580 Market St. San Francisco, CA 94104 USA Company Description FutureAdvisor takes academically researched portfolio management principles and applies them to your situation. Our recommendation algorithms are based on these principles and academic works. Website http://www.futureadvisor.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round … Continue reading “BlackRock Acquires FutureAdvisor for Undisclosed Sum”
Becton Dickinson Company Acquires Cellular Research for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d511a616-ffb7-4c2c-a19b-e338ba1fa5ec Date 8/26/2015 Company Name Cellular Research Mailing Address 3183 Porter Drive Palo Alto, CA 94304 USA Company Description Cellular Research, Inc., is a new biotechnology research and development company founded in 2011 by innovators from Silicon Valley and Stanford University. Our mission is to revolutionize life science research by enabling high … Continue reading “Becton Dickinson Company Acquires Cellular Research for Undisclosed Sum”
ServiceMax Obtains $82,000,000 Series F Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7383182c-f0a4-4c82-8071-c905dd96249a Date 8/26/2015 Company Name ServiceMax Mailing Address 3875 Hopyard Rd. Pleasanton, CA 94588 USA Company Description ServiceMax is the complete field service software solution helping companies of all sizes manage contracts, scheduling, and parts, while also providing solutions for social, portals, and analytics — all delivered in the cloud to any … Continue reading “ServiceMax Obtains $82,000,000 Series F Funding Round”
With $24M Series B, Avegant Prepares to Launch Video Player Headset
Avegant, a Redwood City, CA-based tech startup with roots in Ann Arbor, MI, announced this week that it has raised $24 million in Series B funding. Lian Luo, a Chinese mobile gaming company, led the round, with participation from the Bunting Family Fund and returning investors Intel Capital and NHN Investments. Avegant’s lead consumer product … Continue reading “With $24M Series B, Avegant Prepares to Launch Video Player Headset”
Private Code Academies Stake Their Claims in San Diego
Private “coding academies”—vocational schools that provide accelerated training for software development jobs—have begun to sprout in San Diego. The newest arrival, Origin Code Academy, is recruiting students for its first class on Sept. 21, and says it is the first coding education provider in San Diego “to guarantee its students a software development job within … Continue reading “Private Code Academies Stake Their Claims in San Diego”
Cargo Chief Secures $10,017,593 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=43916542-d9e1-4344-8954-4545fec546b6 Date 8/25/2015 Company Name Cargo Chief Mailing Address 1060 La Avenida Street Mountain View, CA 94043 USA Company Description Cargo Chief is a sophisticated freight broker whose mission is to partner with carriers, brokers, load boards, aggregators and consolidators of trucking services to offer the best value in trucking for our … Continue reading “Cargo Chief Secures $10,017,593 New Funding Round”
Nok Nok Labs Secures $8,000,000 Series C Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ff462f80-07bd-4d87-b6ee-95917a985776 Date 8/25/2015 Company Name Nok Nok Labs Mailing Address 4151 Middlefield Road Palo Alto, CA 94303 USA Company Description Nok Nok Labs is backed by veterans of the security industry from PGP, Netscape, PayPal & Phoenix and have deep experience in building Internet scale security protocols and products. Based in Palo … Continue reading “Nok Nok Labs Secures $8,000,000 Series C Round”
BlueData Lands $20,000,000 Series C Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2ae0e69a-1dd1-4210-b489-bad0f7ad13c8 Date 8/25/2015 Company Name BlueData Mailing Address 148 Castro Street Mountain View, CA 94014 USA Company Description BlueData is a company building the next-generation fast and secure big data private cloud for enterprises. We simplify big data infrastructure and eliminate complexities involved with big data deployments. In essence, we democratize big … Continue reading “BlueData Lands $20,000,000 Series C Financing”
Coursera Obtains $49,500,000 Series C Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=afc616f8-3357-4140-a432-be765f8024ea Date 8/25/2015 Company Name Coursera Mailing Address 1975 W El Camino Real Mountain View, CA 94040 USA Company Description We offer high quality courses from the top universities, for free to everyone. We are changing the face of education globally, and we invite you to join us. Website http://www.coursera.org Transaction Type … Continue reading “Coursera Obtains $49,500,000 Series C Funding Round”
Constellation Pharma Plots IPO Run As Genentech Passes on Buyout Deal
For all the hoopla that surrounds option-to-buy deals in biotech, the “buy” part is really just an option. Sometimes such deals lead to an acquisition, and sometimes they don’t. Case in point: Constellation Pharmaceuticals, which is plotting a new course after longtime partner Genentech decided against buying the company, Xconomy has learned. Keith Dionne, the … Continue reading “Constellation Pharma Plots IPO Run As Genentech Passes on Buyout Deal”
Versant Walks Biotech “High Line” With a New Manhattan Incubator
Versant Ventures is about to launch its latest biotech incubator. And it’s picked the emerging New York life sciences scene as its home. This morning, Versant, the San Francisco Bay Area VC firm, is announcing the formation of what’s being called “Highline Therapeutics.” Named after the elevated walkway and park that runs along the lower … Continue reading “Versant Walks Biotech “High Line” With a New Manhattan Incubator”
In New York, A Digital Health ‘Mashup’ Builds A Startup Army
[Corrected 8/24/15, 12:40 pm. See below.] The booming field of digital health means different things to different people. Even the president of StartUp Health, a New York-based firm that wants to help build 1,000 digital health startups—yes, literally—acknowledges his company is a little tough to define. “We’ve had a challenge with how people bin us … Continue reading “In New York, A Digital Health ‘Mashup’ Builds A Startup Army”
Cavendish Kinetics Receives $36,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=71fdbf47-ac99-4794-94bc-ad361c71b66f Date 8/24/2015 Company Name Cavendish Kinetics Mailing Address 2960 North 1st Street San Jose, CA 95134 USA Company Description Cavendish Kinetics is a fabless semiconductor IP company developing embedded Non-Volatile Memory technology for standard CMOS processes. Website http://www.cavendish-kinetics.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $36,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes The … Continue reading “Cavendish Kinetics Receives $36,000,000 New Financing”
SoFi Obtains $1,000,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a2331a83-b897-4fea-9ed6-de59088948f8 Date 8/24/2015 Company Name SoFi Mailing Address 1 Letterman Drive Building San Francisco, CA 94129 USA Company Description Founded in 2011, SoFi is building an innovative marketplace to fix finance – starting with the broken $1T student loan industry. Today, SoFi connects alumni borrowers and investors to refinance private and federal … Continue reading “SoFi Obtains $1,000,000,000 New Round”
Vurb Secures $2,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c2ae44d0-b846-4db7-b152-35717299d137 Date 8/21/2015 Company Name Vurb Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94104 USA Company Description Vurb connects you with the right web app at the right time. Whether you’re planning, doing research, or simply creating a list of things – Vurb intelligently surfaces the best information for you and suggests where … Continue reading “Vurb Secures $2,000,000 New Round”
Orbus Therapeutics Lands $32,500,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d6f84c41-c34e-433d-b261-bcdac3c66b48 Date 8/21/2015 Company Name Orbus Therapeutics Mailing Address 1043 Via Tornasol Palo Alto, CA 95003 USA Company Description Orbus Therapeutics is dedicated to developing products that treat rare diseases for which there are few, if any, effective therapies. Website http://www.orbustherapeutics.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $32,500,000 Transaction Round Series A … Continue reading “Orbus Therapeutics Lands $32,500,000 Series A Funding”
Zipcar Acquires Local Motion for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c09647ad-1894-42c2-9a8b-0fc3b1aa78ab Date 8/21/2015 Company Name Local Motion Mailing Address 15 North Ellsworth Avenue San Mateo, CA 94401 USA Company Description Local Motion is the first company to graduate from the Lemnos Labs hardware incubator program. The startup manufactures a module that can be installed in any vehicle to make it more shareable. … Continue reading “Zipcar Acquires Local Motion for Undisclosed Sum”
West Coast Biotech Roundup: Adaptive, Synthorx, USC v. UCSD, 23andMe
The West Coast, according to the self-aggrandizing myth, is a place of re-invention, non-conformism, un-convention. You see this box, man? Our brains are over here, thinking outside of it. It’s all good. Just ask Don Draper. Sometimes it just leads to a new Coke commercial, at least in Mad Men’s retelling of the tale, but … Continue reading “West Coast Biotech Roundup: Adaptive, Synthorx, USC v. UCSD, 23andMe”
Carbon3D Gains Google’s $100M Backing for 3-D Printing Tech
[Updated 8/20/15, 5 p.m. See below.] Is Carbon3D the next step in 3-D printing? Google seems to think so. Google Ventures led a $100 million round in the San Francisco-based company, which has developed a method of “printing” objects from a liquid resin using a photochemical process that it says is based on a a character … Continue reading “Carbon3D Gains Google’s $100M Backing for 3-D Printing Tech”
Grand Rounds Doctor Matching Service Raises $55 M
San Francisco-based Grand Rounds, which helps patients find the best doctors for their specific ailments, announced today it has raised $55 million in a Series C financing. The money comes from existing investors including Venrock and Greylock, along with an undisclosed new investor described as a “global mutual fund.” Grand Rounds was founded in 2011 … Continue reading “Grand Rounds Doctor Matching Service Raises $55 M”
Api.ai Lands $3,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6df2e949-d878-46fa-b3c2-17df80605ab7 Date 8/20/2015 Company Name Api.ai Mailing Address 443 Waverley St. Palo Alto, CA 94301 USA Company Description The Api.ai platform lets developers seemlessly integrate intelligent voice command systems into their products to create consumer-friendly voice-enabled user interfaces. Api.ai is also the company behind Assistant, a first of its kind conversational assistant … Continue reading “Api.ai Lands $3,000,000 New Financing”
Gauss Surgical Garners $3,304,917 Series A Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b4922d1c-5f91-4584-82bf-1a1cae4fa660 Date 8/20/2015 Company Name Gauss Surgical Mailing Address 334 State Street Los Altos, CA 94022 USA Company Description Gauss Surgical is developing a mobile vision-based platform for accurate, realtime measurement of surgical blood loss. Website http://www.gausssurgical.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $3,304,917 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes … Continue reading “Gauss Surgical Garners $3,304,917 Series A Financing”
Mode Receives $7,500,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=597993fc-f889-465e-8c75-27efcdced607 Date 8/20/2015 Company Name Mode Mailing Address 1235D Howard Street San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description Mode makes data analysts more productive by enabling them to easily share and discover each other’s work. Mode works with languages analysts are already familiar with — SQL, R, and Python — and records … Continue reading “Mode Receives $7,500,000 New Funding Round”
Bright Cellars Lands $1,800,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=bccbf379-010f-403c-b2ef-3e5dfb9f71e7 Date 8/20/2015 Company Name Bright Cellars Mailing Address Undisclosed Cambridge, MA 94107 USA Company Description We have a passion for wine, and our goal is to help our members discover the fantastic world of wine. Website http://www.brightcellars.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,800,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes … Continue reading “Bright Cellars Lands $1,800,000 New Financing”
Vicarious Lands New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=bc519e12-2204-40b1-aaba-43999dd4a080 Date 8/20/2015 Company Name Vicarious Mailing Address 4 Union Square Union City, CA 94587 USA Company Description As the first step towards building intelligent machines, we are developing a vision system that understands the contents of images and videos the way humans do. Website http://www.vicariousinc.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount … Continue reading “Vicarious Lands New Round”
R2 Semiconductor Lands $1,995,299 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=293512f4-f94a-4a53-b244-6b0b0c389473 Date 8/20/2015 Company Name R2 Semiconductor Mailing Address 1277 North Borregas Ave. Sunnyvale, CA 94089 USA Company Description R2 Semiconductor is a power management company whose industry-changing IP serves market needs ranging from low-power wearables to high-voltage power via low-voltage transistors. Website http://www.r2semi.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,995,299 Transaction … Continue reading “R2 Semiconductor Lands $1,995,299 New Funding Round”
castAR Secures $15,000,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ba1e2165-94c9-4904-b4ad-8e59d4a462c8 Date 8/20/2015 Company Name castAR Mailing Address 278 Hope Street Mountain View, CA 94041 USA Company Description Bridge the digital and real worlds together and move around naturally through this blended environment while you work or play. Check out the video below to see castAR in action. Register for our developer … Continue reading “castAR Secures $15,000,000 Series A Financing Round”
AdRise Receives $4,423,458 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1f40914d-76e3-4bd7-b8aa-c77ebbf77f01 Date 8/20/2015 Company Name AdRise Mailing Address 560 Mission Street San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description AdRise develops for free branded apps for all of the major Connected TV platforms and generates revenue from advertising and subscription revenue. We support Connected TV platforms such as Samsung, Roku, Western Digital, Xbox, … Continue reading “AdRise Receives $4,423,458 New Round”
Carbon3D Obtains $100,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7645a7e0-efde-4025-b0c0-db3bec3fea7c Date 8/20/2015 Company Name Carbon3D Mailing Address 312 Chestnut Street Redwood City, CA 94063 USA Company Description By bringing a fresh perspective to the challenges of 3D printing, we are committed to advancing the industry beyond basic prototyping to true 3D manufacturing. Website http://www.carbon3d.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $100,000,000 … Continue reading “Carbon3D Obtains $100,000,000 New Funding”
Skycatch Lands $22,046,202 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=55ea2c0a-e898-4a18-8a57-e4e9778500e7 Date 8/20/2015 Company Name Skycatch Mailing Address 524 Third Street San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description Skycatch is a team with a diverse array of backgrounds but a common passion getting your ideas off the ground. We’ve grown quickly; within the last year we have added staff with deep expertise … Continue reading “Skycatch Lands $22,046,202 New Financing”
Grand Rounds Receives $55,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=24b944b2-61c5-479d-9c98-e5cb008ff706 Date 8/20/2015 Company Name Grand Rounds Mailing Address 360 3rd Street San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Grand Rounds is a provider of expert second opinions and access, enabling people to receive the quality care they need from the top medical specialists in the world. By creating a “virtual clinic” … Continue reading “Grand Rounds Receives $55,000,000 New Round”
Vet24seven Obtains $1,200,000 Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=906f3032-d34f-4d59-a0a4-f0535ff9ee5e Date 8/20/2015 Company Name Vet24seven Mailing Address 473 Sapena Ct. Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA Company Description Vet24seven provides animal owners with veterinary consultations via their mobile device from veterinary practices in the Vet24seven Network. Vet24seven brings veterinarians directly to clients via the more than 1.5 Billion smart devices worldwide. Website … Continue reading “Vet24seven Obtains $1,200,000 Seed Financing Round”
Rise Acquires HealthyOut for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=211cdd27-dd2b-49fd-a68b-d8bb0eb37bca Date 8/20/2015 Company Name HealthyOut Mailing Address 1761 Vallejo San Francisco, CA 94123 USA Company Description Low carb, under 600 calories? We’ve got you covered. Quickly find a healthy restaurant dish by calories & points, nutrition tags like heart healthy or gluten free, cuisines and more. Website http://www.healthyout.com Transaction Type M&A … Continue reading “Rise Acquires HealthyOut for Undisclosed Sum”
AlienVault Gets $52M to Expand Threat Intelligence Reach
AlienVault, which markets security services to fit within modest company budgets, announced today it has raised $52 million in a Series E funding round led by a new investor, Institutional Venture Partners. That brings San Mateo, CA-based AlienVault’s fundraising total close to $116 million. Trident Capital, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, GGV Capital, and other … Continue reading “AlienVault Gets $52M to Expand Threat Intelligence Reach”
Veracyte Names New CMO As It Builds Out Lung Diagnostic Business
Diagnostics firm Veracyte (NADSAQ: [[ticker:VCYT]]) has named Neil Barth as its new chief medical officer. Barth founded an oncology clinic in Orange County, CA, and has served previously as CMO of the diagnostic companies Agendia and Ambry Genetics. The new hire comes as South San Francisco, CA-based Veracyte tries to build momentum for its Percepta … Continue reading “Veracyte Names New CMO As It Builds Out Lung Diagnostic Business”
USC Makes Federal Case Out of Dispute Over Alzheimer’s Study
In a surprising turn of events, the University of Southern California has moved a bitter legal dispute with UC San Diego over a prestigious Alzheimer’s disease research program to federal court—and replaced the law firm that was handling its case. Lawyers for USC filed a notice of removal of the dispute to federal court on … Continue reading “USC Makes Federal Case Out of Dispute Over Alzheimer’s Study”