Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c33c4c34-cd31-4e39-adc1-b5ffe3e69e17 Date 5/6/2015 Company Name Inkling Mailing Address 153 Kearny Street 4th Floor San Francisco, CA 94108 USA Company Description Inkling was founded in late 2009 to tackle the challenges of interactive publishing. Inkling’s partnerships with major publishers like Cengage Learning, John Wiley & Sons, McGraw-Hill, and Wolters Kluwer will yield next-generation … Continue reading “Inkling Secures $14,999,997 Series D Round”
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Zenefits Receives $500,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=df82aaef-556d-460f-95f1-c945b376bb64 Date 5/6/2015 Company Name Zenefits Mailing Address 303 2nd Street San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Zenefits runs your benefits, so you can run your business. Get affordable benefits for your company in minutes. Then set-&-forget them. Website http://www.zenefits.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $500,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds … Continue reading “Zenefits Receives $500,000,000 New Financing Round”
Wrike Garners $15,000,000 Series B Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9bf12150-e63b-42c4-9015-d3058d3003dc Date 5/6/2015 Company Name Wrike Mailing Address 100 W Evelyn Ave. Mountain View, CA 94041 USA Company Description Offering its services for more than 5 years, Wrike, Inc. is the leading provider of social project management software that helps thousands of companies efficiently get things done together in real time. Website … Continue reading “Wrike Garners $15,000,000 Series B Financing Round”
Banjo Garners $100,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9a53b84f-3ce2-4f0b-b4aa-d491da5c680e Date 5/6/2015 Company Name Banjo Mailing Address 806 Winslow Street Redwood City, CA 94063 USA Company Description Banjo instantly organizes the world’s social and digital signals by location, giving an unprecedented level of understanding of what’s happening anywhere in the world, in real time. Website http://www.ban.jo Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction … Continue reading “Banjo Garners $100,000,000 New Funding”
Big Apple Biotech “Bootstraps” Forward at NewYorkBio Meeting
Tom Cirrito was dining out at a Mexican restaurant in midtown Manhattan over a decade ago when he overheard something that piqued his interest. At a table next to him, someone was talking about biotech. Cirrito, then an analyst at Piper Jaffray, was intrigued. He butted in, and his life changed. His restaurant neighbor was … Continue reading “Big Apple Biotech “Bootstraps” Forward at NewYorkBio Meeting”
Readying the Distributed Grid for the Big Energy Challenges of 2035
Predicting the future in the energy business is difficult for five years, let alone 20 years. That said, we feel the “better bet” is a future energy system that will be a lot more distributed as compared to the largely centralized grid of today. There will be much more generation and storage at the individual … Continue reading “Readying the Distributed Grid for the Big Energy Challenges of 2035”
Twilio Receives $100,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=67939880-2c3f-42cc-9381-0ba25a637513 Date 5/5/2015 Company Name Twilio Mailing Address 645 Harrison St 3rd Floor San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Twilio provides an in-cloud API for voice communications that leverages existing web development skills, resources and infrastructure. Twilio’s simple programming interface opens the field of voice applications to millions of web developers, … Continue reading “Twilio Receives $100,000,000 New Round”
NatureBox Obtains $30,000,000 Series C Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=22c23a78-64d6-4c60-9645-59b9f9198abc Date 5/5/2015 Company Name NatureBox Mailing Address 1056 Commercial St. San Carlos, CA 94070 USA Company Description NatureBox helps you eat healthier without needing to change your eating habits. We focus on snacks because that’s the easiest habit to change. Do you know that the average American eats almost 25% of … Continue reading “NatureBox Obtains $30,000,000 Series C Funding Round”
Kiana Analytics Receives $1,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ff1031eb-be1e-423d-b523-6a9d95f69482 Date 5/5/2015 Company Name Kiana Analytics Mailing Address 440 N. Wolfe Road Sunnyvale, CA 94085 USA Company Description Our founding team’s experience in Big Data analytics has driven our technology goals towards providing an entirely new depth of customer understanding through Presence Analytics. Website http://www.kianaanalytics.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount … Continue reading “Kiana Analytics Receives $1,000,000 New Financing”
CloudGenix Secures $25,000,000 Series B Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=51d8563c-fd71-4ae0-9357-6d428d3e8e08 Date 5/5/2015 Company Name CloudGenix Mailing Address 2933 Bunker Hill Lane Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA Company Description CloudGenix is a new breed of networking company that is redefining and simplifying how companies connect people anywhere in the enterprise with applications across public, private and hybrid clouds. Website http://www.cloudgenix.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “CloudGenix Secures $25,000,000 Series B Financing”
Digit Garners $11,300,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=133ad710-957a-455e-9760-8821f9e2197f Date 5/5/2015 Company Name Digit Mailing Address 220 Montgomery St. San Francisco, CA 94104 USA Company Description Digit is a journey aimed at refreshing the interactions between humans and their money. Bad financial habits create unnecessary hardship that derail us from living our life to the fullest. We believe we can … Continue reading “Digit Garners $11,300,000 Series A Financing Round”
AirMap: App Helps Drone Flyers Navigate Airspace Restrictions
When a government worker was investigated by the Secret Service for crashing a small drone on the White House lawn in January, most people probably thought, “How dumb could the guy be?” After all, he could have avoided any hassle just by flying the small recreational quadcopter in a park or an open field somewhere. … Continue reading “AirMap: App Helps Drone Flyers Navigate Airspace Restrictions”
NetSuite’s Bronto Buy Signals Coming Changes to Online Commerce
Bronto Software’s bread-and-butter business is helping companies understand what their customers browse and buy online—information that can then be used to nudge consumers to buy even more. This type of “marketing automation”—the ability to analyze consumer behavior in order to form targeted and personalized e-mail messages—primarily serves retailers. But the Durham, NC-based company has its … Continue reading “NetSuite’s Bronto Buy Signals Coming Changes to Online Commerce”
The Innovation Challenge: Assessing BioPharma Startups
Developing new medicines is really difficult and very expensive. A recent report, “Decline In Economic Returns From New Drugs Raises Questions About Sustaining Innovations,” suggests that the newest medicines are generating a negative rate of return across the industry. A viewpoint commonly found on the Web opines that Big Pharma has lost the ability to … Continue reading “The Innovation Challenge: Assessing BioPharma Startups”
Tubular Labs Secures $6,620,374 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=bf0ed9a9-46e9-450a-96b0-3e361aa03ba1 Date 5/4/2015 Company Name Tubular Labs Mailing Address 17977 Saratoga Los Gatos Road Monte Sereno, CA 95030 USA Company Description The company is developing a marketing and analytics platform for YouTube video channels. Website http://www.tubularlabs.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $6,620,374 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not … Continue reading “Tubular Labs Secures $6,620,374 New Round”
Amphivena Therapeutics Receives $14,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a6aa3a6c-e17b-43eb-b62c-ab7354bb5172 Date 5/4/2015 Company Name Amphivena Therapeutics Mailing Address 45 Juniper Street San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description Amphivena Therapeutics Inc., a newly created subsidiary of venture-backed Affimed Therapeutics AG , has raised $14 million in Series A financing and has granted Janssen Biotech an exclusive option to acquire the company. … Continue reading “Amphivena Therapeutics Receives $14,000,000 New Funding”
AEGEA Medical Secures $36,000,000 Series C Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5c154f2d-36e7-4495-8f3b-c4a4da1abff8 Date 5/4/2015 Company Name AEGEA Medical Mailing Address 2686 Middlefield Rd Redwood City, CA 94063 USA Company Description AEGEA Medical is a private, clinical-stage medical device company that is developing a novel treatment for abnormal uterine bleeding. The company’s products are not available for sale in the United States. Website http://www.aegeamedical.com … Continue reading “AEGEA Medical Secures $36,000,000 Series C Round”
Condition One Garners $4,321,840 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=428a8589-fa5a-4610-91b0-e06ba1543e18 Date 5/4/2015 Company Name Condition One Mailing Address 8000 Marina Blvd. Brisbane, CA 94005 USA Company Description Condition One is a technology company developing next generation immersive video applications. Our flagship product is an embeddable immersive video player for the iPad / iPhone, which we license to media companies and brands. … Continue reading “Condition One Garners $4,321,840 New Round”
AltSchool Garners $100,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7db5beab-40cf-4566-97ae-f7c25467f2b0 Date 5/4/2015 Company Name AltSchool Mailing Address 1245 Folsom St. San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description Our inspiring teachers draw on students’ passions, talents and learning styles to create an education that cultivates the whole child — academically, socially and emotionally. Website http://www.altschool.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $100,000,000 Transaction … Continue reading “AltSchool Garners $100,000,000 New Round”
Google Acquires Timeful for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=862b877d-4913-4ecb-ab0c-c6c74d4a224a Date 5/4/2015 Company Name Timeful Mailing Address 480 San Antonio Rd. Mountain View, CA 94040 USA Company Description There’s no feeling like achieving the important goals in your life: completing a big project at work, spending more time with your family, or starting the workout routine you’ve been putting off for … Continue reading “Google Acquires Timeful for Undisclosed Sum”
Believe It or Not, the Government Is Driving Healthcare Innovation
Editor’s note: Jay Sultan, principal strategy advisor at Edifecs, a global health information technology solutions company, has another take on what’s driving innovation in healthcare, following our earlier Xconomist Forum post by former Providence Health and Services CEO John Koster arguing that healthcare is transforming regardless of the Affordable Care Act. Largely missing from the … Continue reading “Believe It or Not, the Government Is Driving Healthcare Innovation”
ExtendTV Receives $4,424,998 Series B Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=597ec201-0b2f-490a-80e9-8d1857a24d4c Date 5/1/2015 Company Name ExtendTV Mailing Address 25 Taylor St. San Francisco, CA 94102 USA Company Description ExtendTV connects local business with local online video inventory. Website http://www.extend.tv Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $4,424,998 Transaction Round Series B Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC regulatory filing. Contact technology … Continue reading “ExtendTV Receives $4,424,998 Series B Funding”
Kura MD Lands $600,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=eacbeafe-16bc-4815-9e73-a6e3616696f4 Date 5/1/2015 Company Name Kura MD Mailing Address 140 Diamond Creek Place Roseville, CA 95747 USA Company Description The Kura MD telemedicine platform enables convenient, secure, HIPAA compliant telehealth appointments between physicians and patients through a computer, smart phone or tablet 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Website http://www.kura.md … Continue reading “Kura MD Lands $600,000 New Funding Round”
Rocana Garners $15,000,000 Series B Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=04e20b44-3a94-4946-8685-f52b86d5c511 Date 5/1/2015 Company Name Rocana Mailing Address 548 Market St. San Francisco, CA 94104 USA Company Description Rocana guides IT operators to the root cause of any problem with a rich set of data visualizations, featuring faceted search, peer comparison, swim-lane views, and component specific metrics. Website http://www.rocana.com Transaction Type Venture … Continue reading “Rocana Garners $15,000,000 Series B Round”
West Coast Biotech Roundup: Kythera, Amgen, Otonomy, Versant & More
West Coast news this week was dominated by thumbs. Amgen, Otonomy, and Kythera all got a regulatory thumbs-up for their products. Some thumbs were down, however. Celladon’s cardiovascular gene therapy missed two big goals in a late-stage trial. Meanwhile, San Francisco-based Versant Ventures had a big week, announcing a sale of one portfolio company in … Continue reading “West Coast Biotech Roundup: Kythera, Amgen, Otonomy, Versant & More”
Triangle Tech Companies Tap Into Patient-Driven Healthcare Trends
As healthcare costs rise and doctor shortages loom, local technology companies are ramping up development of software to make physicians and treatment more accessible to patients nationwide. TouchCare, a Durham, NC-based startup, launched an Android-compatible version of its telemedicine mobile app earlier this month. And Polyglot, a Morrisville, NC-based software company that simplifies prescription instructions and tracks … Continue reading “Triangle Tech Companies Tap Into Patient-Driven Healthcare Trends”
With $46M Haul, MyoKardia Becomes Third Rock’s Latest IPO Prospect
MyoKardia got a stamp of validation with its first partnership last year. Now it’s become the latest in a string of biotechs to bring some “crossover” investors to the table. The South San Francisco, CA-based startup, which is developing targeted drugs for certain forms of heart disease, has bagged a $46 million Series B round. … Continue reading “With $46M Haul, MyoKardia Becomes Third Rock’s Latest IPO Prospect”
Reflections on the “Build to Buy,” Part 2: The Applicability Problem
In a prior Xconomy post, I explored the unwritten and often hidden challenges of successfully navigating and completing a ‘build to buy’ acquisition. The fundamental issue that underlies those challenges is that the acquirers in these deals are not in the business of developing a single asset in a disciplined, focused manner. These buyers are … Continue reading “Reflections on the “Build to Buy,” Part 2: The Applicability Problem”
MyoKardia Lands $46,000,000 Series B Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f5f01869-d877-46b7-8cde-19673b46bd97 Date 4/30/2015 Company Name MyoKardia Mailing Address 333 Allerton Ave. South San Francisco, CA 94080 USA Company Description MyoKardia is dedicated to revolutionizing the treatment of cardiovascular disease. The company’s first programs include hypertrophic and dilated cardiomyopathy (HCM and DCM), which together afflict approximately 1 million people in the United States, … Continue reading “MyoKardia Lands $46,000,000 Series B Funding”
Mobile Action Secures $2,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e1035a32-59a6-4b40-8393-4198ec24dc27 Date 4/30/2015 Company Name Mobile Action Mailing Address 139 Welsh St. San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description We’ll help you optimize your keywords, description, and first look in the app store for greater app discoverability and user acquisition. With our technology and analysts, we’ll find the keywords to get the … Continue reading “Mobile Action Secures $2,000,000 New Financing”
Hedgy Obtains $1,200,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=dc3c5da3-b0ef-4cad-b309-51e09bc988e5 Date 4/30/2015 Company Name Hedgy Mailing Address 55 E. 3rd Avenue San Mateo, CA 94401 USA Company Description We believe the future of finance is more open, transparent and distributed, which is why we are committed to building Hedgy right on top of the Bitcoin block chain. Website http://www.hedgy.co Transaction Type … Continue reading “Hedgy Obtains $1,200,000 New Round”
Flybits Obtains $4,750,000 Series A Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=84549116-db4f-4853-b50a-5cd55a8358a8 Date 4/30/2015 Company Name Flybits Mailing Address 530 University Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94301 USA Company Description With Flybits, enterprises and governments can curate and aggregate existing content and services from many sources, apply contextual logic, filter by context, and dynamically provision that content to mobile devices in real-time — without … Continue reading “Flybits Obtains $4,750,000 Series A Financing”
Albeado Garners $3,000,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b48bfc03-cccc-4b67-b6f4-cb98c527c689 Date 4/30/2015 Company Name Albeado Mailing Address 5201 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA Company Description By fusing human and organizational expertise with the analytical power of big data, the precision of scientific modeling and the rigor of multi-context reasoning, Albeado’s PRISM based solutions reveal significant new insights that … Continue reading “Albeado Garners $3,000,000 Series A Funding Round”
Progenity Acquires Carmenta Bioscience for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4e2f203c-62ab-43b4-852c-1c3dd2741981 Date 4/30/2015 Company Name Carmenta Bioscience Mailing Address 4240 Wilkie Way Palo Alto, CA 94306 USA Company Description Carmenta Bioscience, Inc., is a privately held medical technology company dedicated to improving maternal and fetal health. Spun-out of Stanford University School of Medicine in 2012, Carmenta Bioscience is currently developing a highly … Continue reading “Progenity Acquires Carmenta Bioscience for Undisclosed Sum”
DC-Based Incubator 1776 Buys Hattery, Gains West Coast Outpost
Two-year-old incubator and seed fund 1776 helps startups make government connections in Washington, D.C., and now it’s setting up shop in San Francisco to strengthen its links to Silicon Valley’s VCs. Its new outpost is at Hattery, a co-working studio and event space that 1776 is buying for an undisclosed sum from long-time associates who … Continue reading “DC-Based Incubator 1776 Buys Hattery, Gains West Coast Outpost”
Preeclampsia Test Developer Carmenta Bought For Undisclosed Sum
Any expectant parent knows that preeclampsia—a kind of high blood pressure during pregnancy—is a dreaded possibility. It can be fatal for mother and baby, and it can be difficult to diagnose. Matthew Cooper (pictured) knows the danger all too well, nearly losing his wife to the condition in 2005. Seven years later, he started a … Continue reading “Preeclampsia Test Developer Carmenta Bought For Undisclosed Sum”
Celgene, Versant Shake Again, Cut $30M Deal For Toronto Biotech
Celgene (NASDAQ: [[ticker:CELG]]) is paying $30 million for the right to acquire a brand-new biotech, Northern Biologics, that is the first product of a Toronto incubator that the big Summit, NJ, drugmaker has helped fund. Northern is developing protein therapies, using monoclonal antibodies to treat cancer and fibrotic disease. It got its first funding in … Continue reading “Celgene, Versant Shake Again, Cut $30M Deal For Toronto Biotech”
Fetch Unveils Robot Duo to Adapt Warehouses for Quick-Delivery Era
Consumers are getting spoiled—not only do they want movies on demand via digital networks, they also want physical things like books and diapers delivered almost as fast. Amazon, which has fueled these consumer expectations, uses colonies of Kiva robots in automated warehouses to help achieve its fast shipping times. Modest-sized retailers and distribution centers can’t … Continue reading “Fetch Unveils Robot Duo to Adapt Warehouses for Quick-Delivery Era”
In Venture Reinvention, Versant Sees Gains Amid Biotech Boom Times
There’s not much ice in San Francisco, where I grew up, so hockey metaphors often go right over my head. But I can’t resist noting that Versant Ventures, led by a former hockey player, has made big line changes this decade to be able to skate another day, while many of its biotech venture peers … Continue reading “In Venture Reinvention, Versant Sees Gains Amid Biotech Boom Times”
Immediately Lands $2,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e3524f7a-3587-4cc5-99bb-03c76d3dd6ae Date 4/29/2015 Company Name Immediately Mailing Address 162 Folsom St. San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description Immediately is a mobile-first email experience that helps you know about opportunities and react to them, no matter whether you are in front of your computer or walking your dog. Website http://www.immediatelyapp.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “Immediately Lands $2,000,000 New Financing”
InCarda Therapeutics Obtains $5,000,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a22cfc41-5d0f-4119-adf9-769efe4afc17 Date 4/29/2015 Company Name InCarda Therapeutics Mailing Address 150 Post Street San Francisco, CA 94108 USA Company Description Here at InCarda, we see a better way. We see a future that includes improved quality of care for patients with acute cardiac conditions. We are committed to developing transformative therapies that patients … Continue reading “InCarda Therapeutics Obtains $5,000,000 Series A Financing Round”
KAIZEN Platform Lands $4,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=72967da0-fc06-4c8c-a4a9-bda56dab2f5d Date 4/29/2015 Company Name KAIZEN Platform Mailing Address 71 Stevenson Street San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description KAIZEN Platform Inc operates Website service planBCD. Website http://www.kaizenplatform.in Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $4,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Kaizen will put the additional funding to good use by continuing to … Continue reading “KAIZEN Platform Lands $4,000,000 New Funding”
NetBase Obtains $9,000,000 Series E Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f50f0f1d-8cf0-40a3-aade-cc551380aee9 Date 4/29/2015 Company Name NetBase Mailing Address 2087 Landings Drive Mountain View, CA 94043 USA Company Description We are the insight discovery company. Founded by innovators Jonathan Spier and Michael Osofsky, NetBase develops and markets a next-generation semantic technology that reads and understands the English language. Website http://www.netbase.com Transaction Type Venture … Continue reading “NetBase Obtains $9,000,000 Series E Funding Round”
Bigcommerce Buys Fellow Austin Tech Firm Zing
Bigcommerce, a company that builds Web stores for small- and medium-sized businesses, is acquiring an Austin, TX-based business, Zing, that helps retailers manage their business between online and offline. Terms of the deal were not released. Five people from Zing are joining Bigcommerce. Bigcommerce counts about 85,000 retailers worldwide as its customers, up from 55,000 … Continue reading “Bigcommerce Buys Fellow Austin Tech Firm Zing”
Intarcia, Still Private, Nabs $225M More For Diabetes Device
Few biotech startups have been as prolific as Intarcia Therapeutics at raising cash from private investors. And even with its implantable diabetes device in the midst of a massive, risky clinical trial, the Boston-based company still isn’t turning to Wall Street yet to keep its coffers full. Intarcia said late Monday night that it’s closed a … Continue reading “Intarcia, Still Private, Nabs $225M More For Diabetes Device”
Loop Commerce Obtains $16,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2a66f60c-6847-49df-8285-1ab65b1dd43b Date 4/28/2015 Company Name Loop Commerce Mailing Address 611 Santa Cruz Avenue Menlo Park, CA 94025 USA Company Description Loop was born from a feeling of frustration with the online gift-buying experience. While trying to buy meaningful gifts for our families and friends, we realized that something major was broken: online … Continue reading “Loop Commerce Obtains $16,000,000 New Funding”
DataTorrent Receives $15,000,000 Series B Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=39fe6b46-41ec-436b-b324-c916d160b962 Date 4/28/2015 Company Name DataTorrent Mailing Address 3200 Patrick Henry Drive 2nd Floor Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA Company Description DataTorrent is the world’s first real-time stream processing platform on Hadoop. It is a native Hadoop 2.0 platform that enables users to process, monitor, analyze and act on data instantaneously. Website … Continue reading “DataTorrent Receives $15,000,000 Series B Funding Round”
BigCommerce Acquires Zing for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2c6f1cf3-0393-4dbe-8031-be8149b091a7 Date 4/28/2015 Company Name Zing Mailing Address 650 Castro Street Mountain View, CA 94041 USA Company Description ZING’s platform of software and services enables the next generation of mobile entertainment to be always connected and ready to play. By partnering with leading brands, ZING is mobilizing digital media devices that combine … Continue reading “BigCommerce Acquires Zing for Undisclosed Sum”
Twitter Acquires TellApart for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ac4b9382-c9bc-47c1-8e31-424b4d813786 Date 4/28/2015 Company Name TellApart Mailing Address 257 Myrtle Road Burlingame, CA 94010 USA Company Description The TellApart data platform helps you unify & unlock the potential of your own customer data. Website http://www.tellapart.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes M&A Terms Financial terms of the transaction … Continue reading “Twitter Acquires TellApart for Undisclosed Sum”
Diagnostic-Maker Scanadu Lands $35M As FDA Submission Nears
Scanadu, a Mountain View, CA-based startup that’s making a diagnostic device it likens to Star Trek’s famous Tricorders, has received $35 million of Series B funding led by a group of Asian investors as the company readies itself to seek regulatory approval later this year. The round could be a big step as Scanadu tries … Continue reading “Diagnostic-Maker Scanadu Lands $35M As FDA Submission Nears”