Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5034e4b4-0ebc-4a1b-9729-ebf3f1ce8623 Date 7/1/2015 Company Name PubNub Mailing Address 1045 17th St. San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description PubNub is a blazingly fast cloud-hosted messaging service for building real-time web and mobile apps. Hundreds of apps and thousands of developers rely on PubNub for delivering “human-perceptive” real-time experiences that scale to millions … Continue reading “PubNub Receives $20,000,000 Series C Round”
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Trucker Path Lands $20,000,000 Series A Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5c3278f6-0a45-4bcd-8dcd-2f5a720b7eb6 Date 7/1/2015 Company Name Trucker Path Mailing Address 766 Saratoga Ave. San Jose, CA 95117 USA Company Description Over 100,000 truck drivers and thousands of trucking companies chose Trucker Path over road atlases and other apps. Find truck stops, parking, rest areas, open/closed weigh stations, and much more. Information and reviews … Continue reading “Trucker Path Lands $20,000,000 Series A Round”
Planwise’s Real Estate Reality Check: Keeping Homebuyers On Budget
Buying a house has huge financial consequences for a family, but the decision is often based on emotion rather than dollars and cents, says Vincent Turner, a veteran developer of online real estate tools for consumers. As an Australian tech entrepreneur, Turner watched the U.S. financial system nearly buckle between 2007 and 2009, in part … Continue reading “Planwise’s Real Estate Reality Check: Keeping Homebuyers On Budget”
Five Obstacles That Impede Startup Innovation
If you’re building a startup, chances are that you’re aspiring to innovate – to create something new or do something differently. In fact, innovation and entrepreneurship go hand in hand. However, many startups unwittingly create obstacles that hamper innovation in their organization. What are some of those obstacles and how can you avoid them? Fear … Continue reading “Five Obstacles That Impede Startup Innovation”
Kentik Receives $12,100,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=996740d3-4884-4169-ae8e-55eaac64368a Date 6/30/2015 Company Name Kentik Mailing Address 733 Front St. San Francisco, CA 94111 USA Company Description Kentik is a cloud-based network visibility and analytics solution that provides a panoramic view of any network. Kentik processes tens of billions of data records per day, equipping service providers, Web enterprises and network … Continue reading “Kentik Receives $12,100,000 Series A Funding Round”
SimplyInsured Receives $5,900,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c356d5d6-8e46-491c-b53f-8c3513e660b6 Date 6/30/2015 Company Name SimplyInsured Mailing Address 100 North Whisman Road Mountain View, CA 94043 USA Company Description SimplyInsured is simple, no-hassle health insurance for small businesses. Our streamlined health insurance manager is 100% online, explained in plain English, and will save you money on your health insurance. Website http://www.simplyinsured.com Transaction … Continue reading “SimplyInsured Receives $5,900,000 Series A Funding Round”
Spire Lands $40,000,000 Series B Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=76d7597c-b9d5-4c3a-a29d-8da35705fe76 Date 6/30/2015 Company Name Spire Mailing Address 33 Norfolk St. San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description Spire is a satellite-powered data company that tackles the world’s most unpredictable business challenges with truly global data solutions. By providing unique data from any point on Earth, every hour, Spire offers a competitive … Continue reading “Spire Lands $40,000,000 Series B Round”
HealthLoop Receives $2,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b8225d5b-f2d9-4525-9448-ae94db14414b Date 6/30/2015 Company Name HealthLoop Mailing Address 605 Ellis Street Mountain View, CA 94043 USA Company Description HealthLoop is a cloud-based platform that automates follow-up care; keeping doctors, patients and care-givers connected between visits with clinical information that is insightful, actionable, and engaging. Our peer-reviewed follow-up plans automate the routine aspects … Continue reading “HealthLoop Receives $2,000,000 New Financing Round”
Lyra Health Secures $3,100,000 Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=79e30875-dc8d-4133-b2f6-fe0fdaa3fe79 Date 6/30/2015 Company Name Lyra Health Mailing Address 200 Park Road Burlingame, CA 94010 USA Company Description Lyra Health’s mission is to transform behavioral health care through technology with a human touch — to get more patients the care they need when they need it. If you are an engineer or … Continue reading “Lyra Health Secures $3,100,000 Seed Financing Round”
Cisco Acquires OpenDNS for $635,000,000
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e6b084b5-a9a4-4e20-86c6-b76c44112af2 Date 6/30/2015 Company Name OpenDNS Mailing Address 145 Bluxome St. San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description OpenDNS is the leading provider of free security and infrastructure services that make the Internet safer through integrated Web content filtering, anti-phishing and DNS. Website http://www.opendns.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount $635,000,000 Transaction Round … Continue reading “Cisco Acquires OpenDNS for $635,000,000”
RadiumOne Obtains $54,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=63b4cc1d-51d4-45aa-be4c-56604013d94f Date 6/30/2015 Company Name RadiumOne Mailing Address 55 Second Street 18th Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description RadiumOne has developed breakthrough technology that uses social graph data to dramatically improve online marketing. Website http://www.radiumone.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $54,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes With the proceeds … Continue reading “RadiumOne Obtains $54,000,000 New Financing”
Celgene To Pay $1B For A Big Piece of Juno and T Cell Therapies
[Updated 6/29/15 7:00 pm. See below.] It seemed only a matter of time. One of biotech’s most aggressive deal makers, Celgene (NASDAQ: [[ticker:CELG]]) has struck a wide-ranging, billion-dollar partnership with one of biotech’s highest-profile drug makers, Juno Therapeutics (NASDAQ: [[ticker:JUNO]]), whose T cell therapies are part of a wave of products that could transform the … Continue reading “Celgene To Pay $1B For A Big Piece of Juno and T Cell Therapies”
Milestones of Innovation 9: Early Bird On Station
Fifty years ago, on June 28, 1965, an exotic device named Early Bird made it possible to transmit an uninterrupted live television show across the Atlantic from Europe to America or vice versa. This event, a landmark on the way to today’s interconnected world, happened less than 40 years after the first radio-telephone conversations between … Continue reading “Milestones of Innovation 9: Early Bird On Station”
BioMarin, Sarepta Update Positions In Race To Produce DMD Drug
The race to produce a drug to treat and perhaps cure one version of the rare Duchenne muscular dystrophy remains neck and neck. The entrants, BioMarin Pharmaceutical (NASDAQ: [[ticker:BMRN]]) and Sarepta Therapeutics (NASDAQ: [[ticker:SRPT]]), both had updates this morning in their final push to have their drugs approved by the FDA. BioMarin is a few … Continue reading “BioMarin, Sarepta Update Positions In Race To Produce DMD Drug”
Out of the Digital Health Fog, More Investments Are Coming in 2015
Venture capitalists have been talking up the rewards of digital health for some time now, and we are certainly putting our money where our mouth is. Record-breaking dollars continue to flow into health care IT startups. According to Rock Health, digital health saw over $4B in funding in 2014, more than doubling funding from 2013 … Continue reading “Out of the Digital Health Fog, More Investments Are Coming in 2015”
Unchained Labs Lands $6,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=57ffa980-a0b8-400b-bd0e-32904aefff48 Date 6/29/2015 Company Name Unchained Labs Mailing Address 6940 Koll Center Parkway Pleasanton, CA 94566 USA Company Description We’re building the next cool life sciences tools company. One that matters. One without old-school rules. One with products that’ll make a real difference in the research scientists do every day. Our Optim … Continue reading “Unchained Labs Lands $6,000,000 New Funding Round”
Wildflower Health Secures $5,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2cdf0ea1-8f04-4323-aec8-79351c998c8a Date 6/29/2015 Company Name Wildflower Health Mailing Address 344 Hermann Street San Francisco, CA 94117 USA Company Description Re-inventing the medical management model for high-risk pregnancy. Our mobile-focused digital health platform helps identify and address health risks throughout pregnancy, with personalized actions integrated with employee benefits. Website http://www.wildflowerhealth.com Transaction Type Venture … Continue reading “Wildflower Health Secures $5,000,000 New Funding”
ShopJester Garners $600,000 Seed Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5c3e1403-19e2-4a13-9c8c-79616d43e8ca Date 6/29/2015 Company Name ShopJester Mailing Address 9000 Crow Canyon Road Danville, CA 94506 USA Company Description ShopJester is a uniquely tailored shopping app that recommends the best possible sales going on at your favorite retailers and rewards users for shopping. The mobile app is a fast and easy way to … Continue reading “ShopJester Garners $600,000 Seed Round”
Airbnb Lands $1,500,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6162b9fa-c3a7-43f2-b840-c6972487fb7f Date 6/29/2015 Company Name Airbnb Mailing Address 888 Brannan St. San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description Airbnb is a community marketplace for people to list, discover, and book unique accommodations around the world — online or from a mobile phone. Website http://www.airbnb.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,500,000,000 Transaction … Continue reading “Airbnb Lands $1,500,000,000 New Financing Round”
KineMed Secures $1,699,235 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=314368df-1275-4d06-bb1d-ee01a1517f05 Date 6/29/2015 Company Name KineMed Mailing Address 5980 Horton Street Emeryville, CA 94608 USA Company Description KineMed, Inc. is a drug discovery and development company employing its proprietary translational medicine technology (AquaTag and KineMarker) to both identify active drug candidates preclinically and confirm their therapeutic activity and dose response in first-in-man … Continue reading “KineMed Secures $1,699,235 New Financing”
Airtable Secures $7,600,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=90ebda0f-70d2-44a2-9471-c2f1c2e97400 Date 6/29/2015 Company Name Airtable Mailing Address 455 Valencia St. San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description Spreadsheets were invented over 30 years ago, purpose-built for performing complex numerical analysis. They haven’t changed much since then, but their usage has. Today, spreadsheets are most commonly used as makeshift databases to organize … Continue reading “Airtable Secures $7,600,000 New Financing Round”
West Coast Biotech Roundup: Bock, Celladon, Arivale, Conkwest & More
It was a big week across the nation for Xconomy’s biotech coverage. We launched Exome, a redesigned site with more stories, livelier graphics, and other features to give readers a more comprehensive snapshot of the day’s health, biotech, and life sciences news. We’ve had great feedback from readers so far; please keep it coming. If … Continue reading “West Coast Biotech Roundup: Bock, Celladon, Arivale, Conkwest & More”
How Your Startup Can Run With Unicorns
Have you noticed those unicorns outside your office? Recently, there’s been an uptick in the all-important $1 billion “unicorn” valuation for startups in the tech industry. In the VC-funded startup community, the young companies receiving such valuations are in the media daily. When an entrepreneur considers her unicorn counterparts, it’s not hard to see why … Continue reading “How Your Startup Can Run With Unicorns”
Qwilt Secures $25,000,000 Series D Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2232ee77-a199-4a23-96f5-2933f30fa845 Date 6/26/2015 Company Name Qwilt Mailing Address 275 Shoreline Drive Redwood City, CA 94065 USA Company Description Qwilt addresses the impact of OTT video on operator networks with a unified, turnkey solution that combines transparent caching, video delivery and analytics technologies deployed at the subscriber edge. Website http://www.qwilt.com Transaction Type Venture … Continue reading “Qwilt Secures $25,000,000 Series D Funding”
Automatic Labs Garners $24,000,000 Series B Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=08b58e25-d79f-464a-9dcf-41ab31a8ca46 Date 6/26/2015 Company Name Automatic Labs Mailing Address 575 Florida St. San Francisco, CA 94110 USA Company Description The Automatic app is packed with features every driver should have. It diagnoses engine problems, remembers where you parked, displays your trip history, and even calls for help in a crash. Website http://www.automatic.com … Continue reading “Automatic Labs Garners $24,000,000 Series B Round”
Bento Lands $1,500,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5ceffad0-2351-4b60-ace1-747713c6bef9 Date 6/26/2015 Company Name Bento Mailing Address 1625 North Market Blvd. Sacramento, CA 95834 USA Company Description We believe that you should not have to choose between eating healthy and conveniently. Bento delivers delicious Asian food in minutes in San Francisco. Website http://www.bentonow.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,500,000 Transaction … Continue reading “Bento Lands $1,500,000 New Round”
Eargo Secures $13,000,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b9dcd724-5387-41d7-b3f9-89205daa04dc Date 6/26/2015 Company Name Eargo Mailing Address 295 North Bernardo Avenue Mountain View, CA 94043 USA Company Description Eargo. A company made up of ENT surgeons, tech geeks and dreamers, united in our belief that people should be able to hear life to the fullest. Because the world is full of … Continue reading “Eargo Secures $13,000,000 Series A Financing Round”
Xactly Obtains $56,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=484d5eb0-d7d4-4a2e-9874-eb5fede6b3c4 Date 6/26/2015 Company Name Xactly Mailing Address 300 Park Avenue San Jose, CA 95110 USA Company Description Xactly Corporation (NYSE: XTLY) delivers on-demand sales compensation applications that enable companies to incent right and sell more. Website http://www.xactlycorp.com Transaction Type IPO Transaction Amount $56,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes The principal purposes … Continue reading “Xactly Obtains $56,000,000 New Funding”
Automatic Labs Garners $240,000,000 Series B Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=08b58e25-d79f-464a-9dcf-41ab31a8ca46 Date 6/26/2015 Company Name Automatic Labs Mailing Address 575 Florida St. San Francisco, CA 94110 USA Company Description The Automatic app is packed with features every driver should have. It diagnoses engine problems, remembers where you parked, displays your trip history, and even calls for help in a crash. Website http://www.automatic.com … Continue reading “Automatic Labs Garners $240,000,000 Series B Round”
Library High: San Francisco Public Library Offers Online Diploma With Cengage
[Corrected 6/26/15, 9:32 am. See below.] Educational technology is often cast as a solution to the high cost of a college degree, which Americans see as the essential gateway to reasonable earnings. But in San Francisco, which has one of the most highly educated populations in the country, more than 30,000 people over 25 lack … Continue reading “Library High: San Francisco Public Library Offers Online Diploma With Cengage”
Invenra Partners With U.K. Company to Research Therapeutic Antibodies
Invenra, one of the few companies working on new ways to make therapeutic monoclonal antibodies using cell-free protein expression, today announced a partnership with U.K.-based Oxford BioTherapeutics aimed at commercializing a new cancer treatment. Madison, WI-based Invenra is one of the companies offering a way to make antibodies without using genetically modified cells such as … Continue reading “Invenra Partners With U.K. Company to Research Therapeutic Antibodies”
Second Life Creator Linden Lab Prepares To Test Parallel VR Universe
[Corrected 6/26/15, 10:02 am. See below.] San Francisco-based Linden Lab, the granddaddy of virtual reality companies, is celebrating the 12th birthday of its cyberworld Second Life this week with a digital fairground full of fanciful constructions, including a concert stage shaped like a birthday cake. But Linden, founded in 1999, is also getting ready to … Continue reading “Second Life Creator Linden Lab Prepares To Test Parallel VR Universe”
The Decade Of The Brain: 25 Years Later
My phone rang late in the day on a pleasant fall afternoon. It was a close friend and business associate of mine and, because we talk often enough about a whole variety of things, I didn’t think for a moment about not answering. I rarely talk about my days as a practicing physician, and it’s … Continue reading “The Decade Of The Brain: 25 Years Later”
HEXO+ Lands $3,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c22c3b7e-9234-4cdb-96d3-344f69fc261c Date 6/25/2015 Company Name HEXO+ Mailing Address 950 Page Mill Road Palo Alto, CA 94304 USA Company Description HEXO+ is a flying camera that follows and films you autonomously. Just attach your GoPro to your drone, set your framing in our app and you’re good to go! This package includes: The … Continue reading “HEXO+ Lands $3,000,000 New Financing Round”
Curbside Secures $25,000,000 Series B Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2d121bf6-8208-403d-adac-34b9e8930458 Date 6/25/2015 Company Name Curbside Mailing Address Undisclosed Palo Alto, CA 94301 USA Company Description The Curbside app allows you to find and buy products available at nearby stores such as Target. When your order is ready to pick up, we notify you. Website http://www.curbside.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount … Continue reading “Curbside Secures $25,000,000 Series B Financing Round”
VenueNext Receives $9,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=598ead34-659b-4160-87ea-41ac3174c851 Date 6/25/2015 Company Name VenueNext Mailing Address 300 Hamilton Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94301 USA Company Description VenueNext’s adaptive technology platform ties isolated systems together so you can make real-time, data-driven decisions that connect guests to everything your venue has to offer. Website http://www.venuenext.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $9,000,000 … Continue reading “VenueNext Receives $9,000,000 New Funding Round”
Autonomic Technologies Obtains $5,500,000 Series D Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=64db6477-27fe-4001-b7ad-51104181d100 Date 6/25/2015 Company Name Autonomic Technologies Mailing Address 3698 Haven Ave. Redwood City, CA 94063 USA Company Description Founded in 2007, the ATI team is pioneering a miniaturized implantable neurostimulation device to provide rapid relief from the debilitating pain and suffering caused by severe headaches. Our passion and motivation is to … Continue reading “Autonomic Technologies Obtains $5,500,000 Series D Funding”
BioPharmX Secures $9,900,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ed091573-ea25-459f-a8ff-5827a2d68e66 Date 6/25/2015 Company Name BioPharmX Mailing Address 1098 Hamilton Court Menlo Park, CA 94025 USA Company Description BioPharmX, Inc. (NYSE: BPMX) provides innovative drug-delivery products through its unique, patented platform technologies for pharmaceutical and OTC applications. Website http://www.biopharmx.com Transaction Type IPO Transaction Amount $9,900,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes As of … Continue reading “BioPharmX Secures $9,900,000 New Funding”
Matterport Receives $30,000,000 Series C Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=baa764af-5678-47d0-9834-95e61b0e7d9f Date 6/25/2015 Company Name Matterport Mailing Address 140 S Whisman Road Mountain View, CA 94041 USA Company Description The Matterport 3D scanner lets you automatically create a digital model of your space and experience it the way you live in it. Website http://www.matterport.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $30,000,000 Transaction … Continue reading “Matterport Receives $30,000,000 Series C Funding Round”
Redis Labs Obtains $15,000,000 Series B Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3071e6f2-d35d-4c5a-8193-9e4ce22e41d0 Date 6/25/2015 Company Name Redis Labs Mailing Address 700 E El Camino Real Mountain View, CA 94040 USA Company Description Redis Labs, the leading commercial Redis provider, powers cutting edge applications with blazing fast enterprise-class Redis. Website http://www.redislabs.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $15,000,000 Transaction Round Series B Proceeds Purposes We … Continue reading “Redis Labs Obtains $15,000,000 Series B Funding”
Zumper Secures $6,350,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d65b1bc1-c9b6-4e8f-9cbc-9edbed748ac0 Date 6/25/2015 Company Name Zumper Mailing Address 470 Bryant Street San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description We are a small, fun and hard working team of engineers, product and business people who are passionate about building the best way to find a home or apartment for rent. We launched in … Continue reading “Zumper Secures $6,350,000 New Financing Round”
Guavus Receives $30,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ed89f419-a216-479f-9143-473ea18b41b2 Date 6/25/2015 Company Name Guavus Mailing Address 1820 Gateway Drive San Mateo, CA 94404 USA Company Description Guavus is a company with a revolutionary set of analytics solutions that changes the way businesses make decisions. Our zero-latency, multi-silo data analytics platform continuously mines gushing streams of network, application, and customer data … Continue reading “Guavus Receives $30,000,000 New Financing Round”
Postmates Garners $80,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7a4e5207-4720-4e80-b253-c16a74982809 Date 6/25/2015 Company Name Postmates Mailing Address 475 Valencia St. 2nd Floor San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description Postmates is transforming the way local goods move around a city by enabling anyone to get any product delivered in under one hour. Postmates’ revolutionary urban logistics & on-demand delivery platform connects … Continue reading “Postmates Garners $80,000,000 New Financing”
STAND Secures $2,250,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e4cf602a-b9f4-4765-b950-cc297806a765 Date 6/25/2015 Company Name STAND Mailing Address 424 Clay Street San Francisco, CA 94111 USA Company Description STAND is friction-free philanthropy. STAND is the first mobile-first crowdfunding platform—an easy, empowering and exciting way to raise money and awareness for the causes you care about. It empowers you to be a philanthopist, … Continue reading “STAND Secures $2,250,000 New Financing Round”
GoFundMe Gets Undisclosed Funding Led by Accel Partners, TCV
GoFundMe, a San Diego-based crowdfunding startup, has sold a majority stake to an investor group led by Accel Partners and Technology Crossover Ventures, according to a report this morning on The Wall Street Journal’s website for tech news. GoFundMe, which operates a website that enables individuals and charities to raise funds for tragedies and good … Continue reading “GoFundMe Gets Undisclosed Funding Led by Accel Partners, TCV”
Duke Long-Term Health Study Aims To Join Obama’s Precision Med Plan
The small North Carolina mill town of Kannapolis left its mark on the U.S. economy and history by becoming the nation’s largest center for textiles manufacturing. In its next chapter, Kannapolis could become part of medical history. Duke University wants the medical research already underway at Kannapolis to become part of the federal Precision Medicine … Continue reading “Duke Long-Term Health Study Aims To Join Obama’s Precision Med Plan”
Introducing Exome, Xconomy’s New Home For Biotech and Health Coverage
By now you’ve had a day or two to meet Exome, Xconomy’s new place for all things life sciences, health, and biotech, which launched Monday. Let me amend that. Some things are new, which I’ll get to in a moment, but some things remain the same: the reporting and analysis you expect from me, Ben … Continue reading “Introducing Exome, Xconomy’s New Home For Biotech and Health Coverage”
Credit Karma Receives $175,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e56bd7ac-dbd4-4842-88a3-25346b7db9e1 Date 6/24/2015 Company Name Credit Karma Mailing Address 115 Sansome Street San Francisco, CA 94104 USA Company Description Credit Karma offers a new way to track your credit score and a unique way to benefit from it. For the first time you can get a truly free credit score with no … Continue reading “Credit Karma Receives $175,000,000 New Financing Round”
Replicated Lands $1,500,000 Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3d28a87c-fc35-4587-b19f-5f9e56afd1de Date 6/24/2015 Company Name Replicated Mailing Address Undisclosed Los Angeles, CA 94107 USA Company Description Replicated wraps your containerized cloud application with enterprise-grade features and deploys it behind your customer’s firewall, into a corporate data center or into the private cloud. Website http://www.replicated.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,500,000 Transaction … Continue reading “Replicated Lands $1,500,000 Seed Financing Round”
HackerOne Garners $25,000,000 Series B Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5f07cadf-9b4f-49a9-84cc-a4ad8365081e Date 6/24/2015 Company Name HackerOne Mailing Address 2414 San Jose Ave. Alameda, CA 94501 USA Company Description All technology contains bugs. It is inevitable that a member of the public will discover a security bug in your software, and how you respond reflects the maturity of your security program. Maintaining positive … Continue reading “HackerOne Garners $25,000,000 Series B Funding Round”