Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8ac20c8c-547c-4f56-b84d-7d80264caf20 Date 7/10/2015 Company Name Electric Cloud Mailing Address 35 S Market St. San Jose, CA 95113 USA Company Description Growing from this foundation of build expertise, Electric Cloud’s product suite — ElectricAccelerator, ElectricCommander and ElectricInsight — now improves development productivity and product quality by accelerating, automating and analyzing the entire software … Continue reading “Electric Cloud Receives $4,244,999 New Round”
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Clara Foods Garners $1,700,000 Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9cba4abf-2064-47c0-a5a5-7fd6184f2b49 Date 7/10/2015 Company Name Clara Foods Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Clara Foods aims to provide an un-compromised egg by taking the chicken out of the equation. We’re bringing an egg white to the table that is produced completely animal-free, uses less land and water inputs, … Continue reading “Clara Foods Garners $1,700,000 Seed Funding”
Splunk Acquires Caspida for $190,000,000
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3ba68405-2b94-4116-aa5c-1a5149547e08 Date 7/10/2015 Company Name Caspida Mailing Address 2225 E. Bayshore Rd. Palo Alto, CA 94303 USA Company Description Do you know what cyber threat may be lurking in your network? The Chinese? The NSA? Bulletproof your enterprise today with Caspida. Website http://www.caspida.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount $190,000,000 Transaction Round Proceeds … Continue reading “Splunk Acquires Caspida for $190,000,000”
Pluralsight Buys San Francisco Coding Mentorship Site HackHands
Pluralsight, an online learning company focused on high-end programming skills, said today it has acquired HackHands, a San Francisco startup that offers on-demand coding help from technology professionals. The price wasn’t disclosed. For the past two years, Utah-based Pluralsight has been building up its suite of online resources by acquisition, and now covers basic and … Continue reading “Pluralsight Buys San Francisco Coding Mentorship Site HackHands”
“Global Health” Must Mean Global Health
The research community and pharmaceutical industry have made many life-saving and life-improving advances in global health over the past 20 years, and that’s certainly life-affirming news. But the time has come to ask ourselves a very pointed, and perhaps uncomfortable, question: “Are we defining ‘global health’ the right way?” And, more specifically, “How do we … Continue reading ““Global Health” Must Mean Global Health”
Cisco Acquiring Carlsbad, CA-based MaintenanceNet for $139M
Networking giant Cisco Systems (NYSE: [[ticker:CSCO]]) has agreed to pay $139 million in cash to acquire MaintenanceNet, a Carlsbad, CA, provider of Web software that generates new sales leads by analyzing a company’s service contracts with its customers. The deal includes retention-based incentives, according to a Cisco blog post announcing the buyout. The deal, expected … Continue reading “Cisco Acquiring Carlsbad, CA-based MaintenanceNet for $139M”
Tackling Sickle Cell, Global Blood Therapeutics Joins IPO Queue
With an important clinical trial underway, South San Francisco, CA-based Global Blood Therapeutics hopes to join the ranks of public biotech companies. It has filed for an IPO worth as much as $115 million, although that target could change as an offering draws closer. The news comes six months after the firm said it raised … Continue reading “Tackling Sickle Cell, Global Blood Therapeutics Joins IPO Queue”
For Biotech Cowboys, It’s No Ride Into The Sunset
[Corrected 7/8/15, 3:48pm. See below.] Some people who’ve made it big in biotech drive fast cars. Some take outlandish vacations. Some don’t take any vacations at all. (I’m sure you know the type.) But for a few San Francisco Bay Area biotech veterans, the reward for a long, successful career is the chance to swap … Continue reading “For Biotech Cowboys, It’s No Ride Into The Sunset”
Costanoa Closes $135 M Second Fund To Back Cloud, Data Startups
Costanoa Venture Capital, an early stage investment firm founded in late 2012 with $100 million to manage, enjoyed a quick score by late 2014 when one of its first portfolio companies, Westminster, CO-based Datalogix, drew an acquisition bid from Oracle and shortly sold for a reported $1.2 billion. With that short track record, Palo Alto, … Continue reading “Costanoa Closes $135 M Second Fund To Back Cloud, Data Startups”
Confluent Secures $24,000,000 Series B Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=eaa13370-4151-4b94-8e69-24ff1cef0e86 Date 7/8/2015 Company Name Confluent Mailing Address 756 California Street Mountain View, CA 94041 USA Company Description Confluent offers a real-time data platform built around Apache Kafka. Apache Kafka, an open source technology created by the founders of Confluent, acts as a real-time, fault tolerant, highly scalable messaging system. Website http://www.confluent.io … Continue reading “Confluent Secures $24,000,000 Series B Financing Round”
View Lands $57,624,993 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8cf16ff9-45e7-4c62-b9cc-3e63a733b29f Date 7/8/2015 Company Name View Mailing Address 195 South Milpitas Boulevard Milpitas, CA 95035 USA Company Description With built-in intelligence, View Dynamic Glass automatically transitions between clear and variable tint, providing control over the amount of light and heat entering a building. Website http://www.viewglass.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $57,624,993 … Continue reading “View Lands $57,624,993 New Round”
Doppler Labs Receives $17,000,000 Series B Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f958c6e3-8368-4c02-b187-3f015ba6d534 Date 7/8/2015 Company Name Doppler Labs Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Doppler Labs was founded in 2013 with the mission to create wearable tech that makes computing more immersive and human. In the near-term we are focused on building “hearables,” wearable technology for the ears that … Continue reading “Doppler Labs Receives $17,000,000 Series B Round”
ShiftMobility Secures $2,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=20c74493-93bb-4512-bb76-7d468a9f03e8 Date 7/8/2015 Company Name ShiftMobility Mailing Address 1065 East Hillsdale Blvd. Foster City, CA 94404 USA Company Description SHIFTMobility’s All-In-One platform for the auto industry is unique in its ability to vertically integrate manufacturers, distributors, and repair centers through any mobile device. Website http://www.shiftmobility.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,000,000 … Continue reading “ShiftMobility Secures $2,000,000 New Financing Round”
Afferent Pharmaceuticals Receives $55,000,000 Series C Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=703ffe6b-ee1d-4328-ad5a-96f99947f90b Date 7/8/2015 Company Name Afferent Pharmaceuticals Mailing Address 2929 Campus Drive San Mateo, CA 94403 USA Company Description Develops medicines to treat chronic pain. Afferent Pharmaceuticals is focused on developing first-in-class medicines to treat chronic pain by targeting P2X3 receptors in nerve fibers. Website http://www.afferentpharma.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount … Continue reading “Afferent Pharmaceuticals Receives $55,000,000 Series C Round”
Apester Receives $8,000,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=91d71ba8-6113-4c94-8c66-9e9eb204c760 Date 7/8/2015 Company Name Apester Mailing Address 2500 El Camino Real Palo Alto, CA 94306 USA Company Description Apester is changing the digital storytelling experience by empowering its readers to take a more active role in the content they consume. Website http://www.apester.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $8,000,000 Transaction Round … Continue reading “Apester Receives $8,000,000 Series A Funding Round”
PROCEPT BioRobotics Obtains $42,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c3b33d19-5d3c-4d35-96bd-a1ed8bc7362b Date 7/8/2015 Company Name PROCEPT BioRobotics Mailing Address 900 Island Dr. Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA Company Description PROCEPT BioRobotics is a medical device company that develops a novel minimally invasive technology to surgically treat prostate disease. The first product developed is the AquaBeam, an intelligent image-guided robotic system delivering Aquablation, … Continue reading “PROCEPT BioRobotics Obtains $42,000,000 New Funding”
UCSD Asks Court to Restore Custody and Control of Alzheimer’s Data
If there’s anything that’s clear in the recent donnybrook between UC San Diego and the University of Southern California, it’s that a 24-year study known as the Alzheimer’s Disease Cooperative Study (ADCS) is suddenly not very cooperative anymore. UC San Diego filed a civil lawsuit last week against USC and former UCSD scientist Paul Aisen, … Continue reading “UCSD Asks Court to Restore Custody and Control of Alzheimer’s Data”
Aimmune May Seek Up To $115M in IPO for Allergy Therapy Drug
Only a few months after raising $80 million in a Series B financing, Aimmune Therapeutics is hoping that its goal of creating a pharmaceutical-grade therapy for peanut and other allergies will help it raise as much as $115 million in an initial public offering. The Brisbane, CA-based company, which changed its name to Aimmune from … Continue reading “Aimmune May Seek Up To $115M in IPO for Allergy Therapy Drug”
Intern Season is Here—But Companies Need A Better Hiring Strategy
It’s summer and that means intern season is in full swing. According to a recent Washington Post piece by Jeffrey Selingo, “More than 70 to 80 percent of new hires at big companies like Facebook, Enterprise Rent-a-Car, and eBay come through their internship programs now, compared to about half or less just a decade ago.” … Continue reading “Intern Season is Here—But Companies Need A Better Hiring Strategy”
Google’s Self-Driving Car Roams, and Maps, the Streets of Austin
Now, this might make Austin, TX, traffic more bearable. Google said Tuesday that it has been testing its self-driving car in the Texas state capital in recent weeks, the first spins outside the company’s Mountain View, CA, headquarters. (The Lexus RX 450h is not exactly driverless; two Google employees are in the car at all … Continue reading “Google’s Self-Driving Car Roams, and Maps, the Streets of Austin”
Bugsnag Secures $7,200,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=70022e1c-72f4-4792-84d6-418cc718791c Date 7/7/2015 Company Name Bugsnag Mailing Address 30 7th Street San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description Bugsnag detects crashes in web and mobile apps, collecting diagnostic information and notifying your dev team over email, sms or chat. You can then use Bugsnag’s sophisticated dashboard to find exactly where and how … Continue reading “Bugsnag Secures $7,200,000 Series A Funding Round”
Transifex Obtains $4,000,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a43a1fa4-a651-4796-a3dc-6963be77d53c Date 7/7/2015 Company Name Transifex Mailing Address 1050 Chestnut Street Menlo Park, CA 94025 USA Company Description The company is, at its heart, both global and digital — with engineers on two continents and customers in over 30 countries representing over 17,000 projects with 170,000 users, localizing content in more than … Continue reading “Transifex Obtains $4,000,000 Series A Financing Round”
Tachyus Lands $13,634,671 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8c7cf594-322e-4a63-beaf-75a91d58d4e2 Date 7/7/2015 Company Name Tachyus Mailing Address 170 Seale Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94301 USA Company Description Oil and gas producers will need to reinvent themselves as data companies. Tachyus delivers the end-to-end technology to make that possible. Website http://www.tachyus.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $13,634,671 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds … Continue reading “Tachyus Lands $13,634,671 New Financing”
Fulcrum Bioenergy Secures $29,999,999 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0d1a3a87-ec22-47fd-b8c4-b3bdde2b323e Date 7/7/2015 Company Name Fulcrum Bioenergy Mailing Address 4900 Hopyard Road Pleasanton, CA 94588 USA Company Description Fulcrum is a privately held company focused on developing, owning and operating clean, environmentally responsible facilities designed to convert municipal solid waste and other waste products to renewable transportation fuels. Website http://www.fulcrum-bioenergy.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “Fulcrum Bioenergy Secures $29,999,999 New Round”
PipelineRx Secures $9,100,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e13ea9b5-447a-4466-9c11-ebe2419773b8 Date 7/7/2015 Company Name PipelineRx Mailing Address 600 California Street San Francisco, CA 94108 USA Company Description Combining its deep domain expertise, cognitive insights and robust operating processes, PipelineRx provides medication management via clinical pharmacy services to ensure the highest level of patient safety and optimal clinical outcomes. Website http://www.pipelinerx.com Transaction … Continue reading “PipelineRx Secures $9,100,000 New Funding Round”
West Coast Biotech Roundup: Juno, UCSD v. USC, Natera, LSDF & More
It was a short work week leading up to the 4th of July, but it was long on news out West. There were plenty of fireworks of the legal, political, and financial variety, with an academic lawsuit in Southern California, a legislative defeat for the Washington state life sciences community, a big Bay Area IPO, … Continue reading “West Coast Biotech Roundup: Juno, UCSD v. USC, Natera, LSDF & More”
BioCardia Files for $50M IPO for Cell-Based Cardiovascular Therapies
BioCardia, a San Carlos, CA-based company expecting to enter its lead cell-based therapy for cardiovascular disease into a Phase 3 trial this year, filed paperwork saying it hopes to raise about $50 million in an initial public offering. The company wants to sell 3.85 million shares for $12 to $14 per share, according to an … Continue reading “BioCardia Files for $50M IPO for Cell-Based Cardiovascular Therapies”
Data Gatherer Turned Drug Developer 23andMe Raises $79.1M, Wants More
23andMe, the data gatherer turned drug developer, appears to be raising $150 million of new funding, according to a document filed July 2 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company has sold $79.1 million in the offering so far, according to the document, which shows at least part of the funding was for Series … Continue reading “Data Gatherer Turned Drug Developer 23andMe Raises $79.1M, Wants More”
Deeper Issues Underlie UC San Diego Lawsuit Over Raid by USC
[Updated 7/6/15 11:14 am with statements from UCSD and USC below.] A lawsuit that UC San Diego filed last week against the University of Southern California and a prominent Alzheimer’s disease researcher may have ramifications for a concerted effort to create a major new hub for life sciences innovation in Los Angeles. The lawsuit (posted at … Continue reading “Deeper Issues Underlie UC San Diego Lawsuit Over Raid by USC”
Biopharmaceutical Haiku, Round Two
Ebola doctors Heroic efforts admired Angels of mercy! Genome sequencing Compare normal with patient Secrets revealed Next-gen sequencing One big issue still out there Interpretation Republicans rule Eye Affordable Care Act Newly covered screwed? 2.3 percent Medical devices tax Soon to disappear? Advertised widely Personalized medicine More substance, less hype … Continue reading “Biopharmaceutical Haiku, Round Two”
Allergan Acquires Oculeve for $125,000,000
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6ca0d538-bc1e-436f-9997-c6d62ed857c5 Date 7/6/2015 Company Name Oculeve Mailing Address 1082 Pennsylvannia Ave San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Oculeve, Inc. is developing a novel treatment for Dry Eye, a disease affecting many millions of people worldwide. Oculeve was founded in the heart of Silicon Valley by an expert team of scientists, clinicians, … Continue reading “Allergan Acquires Oculeve for $125,000,000”
Nordic Innovation House Nurtures Challenger To Apple’s Garage Band
One of the great things about reporting on tech in the Bay Area is that the world comes to you. People of all nationalities have shaped the history of Silicon Valley, and they’re still coming. Today I’m catching up with some news from our Scandinavian contingent. Soundtrap, a startup from Stockholm, Sweden, announced the launch … Continue reading “Nordic Innovation House Nurtures Challenger To Apple’s Garage Band”
Why I Killed Noncompetes at My Startup—And You Should, Too
There’s a battle brewing in Boston that every local startup founder and employee is closely watching, but the outcome will have implications far beyond Massachusetts. As our state legislature weighs several bills that would ban noncompete agreements, the New England Venture Capital Association (NEVCA) and many entrepreneurs, including myself, are arguing that the time is … Continue reading “Why I Killed Noncompetes at My Startup—And You Should, Too”
Cisco-OpenDNS Deal Shows Importance of DNS in Security, Dyn CEO Says
Cisco is paying $635 million for privately held OpenDNS, a company founded in 2005 by David Ulevitch, to further build out its cloud-based security business. But the deal is also a sign of the times, according to a prominent player in Web infrastructure. The purchase of San Francisco-based OpenDNS shows that there is still a … Continue reading “Cisco-OpenDNS Deal Shows Importance of DNS in Security, Dyn CEO Says”
Spire, Planet Labs Shrug Off Launch Disaster For Elon Musk’s SpaceX
This week began shakily for the aerospace industry with news that an unmanned rocket launched by Elon Musk’s company SpaceX had exploded shortly after launch on Sunday. What Musk described on Twitter as “an overpressure event in the upper stage liquid oxygen tank” scuttled one of the company’s missions to take supplies to astronauts at … Continue reading “Spire, Planet Labs Shrug Off Launch Disaster For Elon Musk’s SpaceX”
BloomBoard Receives $7,200,000 Series B Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=fa4332bc-6b0e-460e-9353-104df26fbdef Date 7/2/2015 Company Name BloomBoard Mailing Address 430 Cowper Street Palo Alto, CA 94031 USA Company Description Bloomboard is a specialized learning management platform for Professional Development Implementation, Continuous Coaching and Teacher Observation (in-person and video-based). Website http://www.bloomboard.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $7,200,000 Transaction Round Series B Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “BloomBoard Receives $7,200,000 Series B Financing Round”
Smartspot Secures $1,850,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5cfb056e-8dfc-47db-86d0-227bfe9698f2 Date 7/2/2015 Company Name Smartspot Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description SmartSpot uses 3D cameras to capture a 3D portrait of your body in motion. We determine the orientation of your body over 30 times a second to give accurate real-time reporting of your form. Website http://www.smartspot.io … Continue reading “Smartspot Secures $1,850,000 New Financing Round”
Signifyd Receives $7,003,873 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a43f3e3b-e1b2-4a81-9680-2e318baaf350 Date 7/2/2015 Company Name Signifyd Mailing Address 5201 Great America Pkwy. Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA Company Description Signifyd was founded in 2011 to help online businesses better control fraud and abuse. We simplify fraud prevention with tools and expertise. Website http://www.signifyd.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $7,003,873 Transaction Round … Continue reading “Signifyd Receives $7,003,873 New Financing Round”
AffinityLive Secures $2,000,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=fa61911e-93a7-437d-add2-4d058e3fdf13 Date 7/2/2015 Company Name AffinityLive Mailing Address 880 Harrison St. San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Running a professional service business – keeping the deals flowing, projects going and staff and clients happy – is hard enough without being hamstrung by poor quality systems, manual processes and inadequate tools. Read … Continue reading “AffinityLive Secures $2,000,000 Seed Financing”
Profusa Receives $11,259,301 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=50ef26ab-4ee6-4712-a9c0-cb6a82dea86d Date 7/2/2015 Company Name Profusa Mailing Address 2325 3rd Street San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Profusa, Inc. manufactures tissue-integrated sensors and biosensors that help in diabetes management. The company was incorporated in 2009 and is based in San Francisco, California. Website http://www.profusacorp.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $11,259,301 … Continue reading “Profusa Receives $11,259,301 New Financing Round”
Avanoo Lands $1,699,999 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1289182a-1d01-4ee1-b612-cd2c3f08adfb Date 7/2/2015 Company Name Avanoo Mailing Address 814 Mission St. San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description Avanoo is the next evolution in employee training—charismatic, inspiring experts use their knowledge plus behavior-change science to evoke better performance, guaranteed. Website http://www.avanoo.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,699,999 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds … Continue reading “Avanoo Lands $1,699,999 New Funding Round”
23andMe Garners $79,075,938 Series E Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ae54e4fa-0593-4797-85c7-2cac71966fa1 Date 7/2/2015 Company Name 23andMe Mailing Address 1390 Shorebird Way Mountain View, CA 94043 USA Company Description 23andMe is focused on empowering individuals to access, explore, and better understand their genetic information, making use of recent advances in DNA analysis technologies and proprietary web-based software tools. Website http://www.23andme.com Transaction Type Venture … Continue reading “23andMe Garners $79,075,938 Series E Funding”
eXacly Obtains $550,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=249560b2-16a3-4b5e-930f-cd4a32e6160c Date 7/2/2015 Company Name eXacly Mailing Address 440 N. Wolfe Road Sunnyvale, CA 94085 USA Company Description eXacly.me makes the world relevant. eXacly.me enables discovery, interaction, personalization and sharing across distributed networks of web sites, Facebook, eXacly.me platform, and soon – mobile. Website http://www.exacly.me Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $550,000 Transaction … Continue reading “eXacly Obtains $550,000 New Funding Round”
Natera Secures $180,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=219991b6-194c-4148-bf23-21ffe728d173 Date 7/2/2015 Company Name Natera Mailing Address 201 Industrial Road San Carlos, CA 94070 USA Company Description Natera (NASDAQ: NTRA) is a genetic testing company that has developed a proprietary bioinformatics technology to deliver accurate and comprehensive high throughput testing for reproductive indications from tiny quantities of DNA – as small … Continue reading “Natera Secures $180,000,000 New Funding”
Classy Raises $18M in Round Led by Peter Thiel’s Mithril Capital
Classy, a four-year-old San Diego startup that provides online fund-raising services for Teach for America, Oxfam, and other nonprofit organizations, has raised $18 million in a growth-funding round led by Mithril Capital Management, according to a statement from the company. Mithril is the San Francisco investment firm founded in 2012 by PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel … Continue reading “Classy Raises $18M in Round Led by Peter Thiel’s Mithril Capital”
Prenatal Tester Natera Now Shooting for $175M IPO
Natera of San Carlos, CA, has bumped the fundraising goal for its upcoming IPO to $175 million, according to a document filed today with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The maker of noninvasive prenatal diagnostics wants to sell 10 million shares between $17 and $18 each. The offering, which could come as early as tonight, … Continue reading “Prenatal Tester Natera Now Shooting for $175M IPO”
Adaptive Insights Lands $75,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a9b02300-ea4e-4af6-b9b4-74764244a64c Date 7/1/2015 Company Name Adaptive Insights Mailing Address 3350 W. Bayshore Road Palo Alto, CA 94303 USA Company Description Ever since Adaptive Insights’ (formerly Adaptive Planning) founding in 2003, our mission has remained constant – to provide powerful yet intuitive solutions that fundamentally change the world of business analytics for companies … Continue reading “Adaptive Insights Lands $75,000,000 New Funding Round”
Zozi Secures $30,000,000 Series C Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7a4874c8-1e7b-4193-bdaf-884a5b18c7a1 Date 7/1/2015 Company Name Zozi Mailing Address 535 Pacific Avenue 4th Floor San Francisco, CA 94133 USA Company Description Zozi provides hand-picked deals on unique activities. Website http://www.zozi.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $30,000,000 Transaction Round Series C Proceeds Purposes This new round of funding will allow the startup to continue … Continue reading “Zozi Secures $30,000,000 Series C Financing Round”
MoBeam Obtains $1,000,001 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6ad4add6-a306-4f62-a94f-996bab7ffb4e Date 7/1/2015 Company Name MoBeam Mailing Address 299 S. California Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94306 USA Company Description MoBeam Inc. applies its patented technology to transform the consumer-retail interaction and create multiple layers of value across the entire consumer products and retail industry, with clear benefits to both consumers and retailers. … Continue reading “MoBeam Obtains $1,000,001 New Financing Round”
Soundtrap Garners $1,000,000 Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ae973d24-c052-460f-8841-e1c937313801 Date 7/1/2015 Company Name Soundtrap Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Soundtap is a community of college and independent radio stations, hosts, and listeners who use their app and web service to discover, curate and promote noncommercial radio. Website http://www.soundtap.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,000,000 … Continue reading “Soundtrap Garners $1,000,000 Seed Funding”