Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=eaea1553-400d-4b32-b00e-07486f8472db Date 4/7/2015 Company Name Revolution Analytics Mailing Address 101 University Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94301 USA Company Description Though our Revolution R products, we aim to make the power of predictive analytics accessible to every type of user & budget. Website http://www.revolutionanalytics.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Proceeds … Continue reading “Microsoft Acquires Revolution Analytics for Undisclosed Sum”
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Prenatal Screener Natera Grabs $55M, Considers Cancer Test
[Updated 4/7/15, 5:13 pm. See below.] In the increasingly active genetic testing space, Natera is trying to lead the pack by harnessing its testing capabilities. And it has plenty of money to do so, after announcing a $55.5 million round of funding led today by Sofinnova Ventures and a group of crossover investors, including Capital … Continue reading “Prenatal Screener Natera Grabs $55M, Considers Cancer Test”
Academia vs. BioPharma: Young Scientists Between A Rock and A Hard Place
I’ve reached the stage of my career where I’ve been invited to give “career retrospective talks” to grad students and post-docs at academic institutions. It’s been an interesting and enjoyable experience meeting a new generation of young scientists and hearing what’s on their minds. After delivering my seminar and sharing lots of stories and advice, … Continue reading “Academia vs. BioPharma: Young Scientists Between A Rock and A Hard Place”
Women in Engineering, and a Global Call for the Next MacGyver
Apparently, I’m pushy. I can’t help it. It’s my genes, and also all I’ve been through. When you’re a woman in engineering, there are a host of voices (some residing in your head, some not), telling you that you’re not good enough, not smart enough—that when you’re alone amid a sea of male faces at … Continue reading “Women in Engineering, and a Global Call for the Next MacGyver”
PayNearMe Receives $14,699,988 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7d6a19e3-644a-4e12-9459-0e4ac0d8d2bc Date 4/6/2015 Company Name PayNearMe Mailing Address 292 Gibraltar Drive Sunnyvale, CA 94089 USA Company Description PayNearMe enables consumers to pay conveniently with cash for a wide variety of goods and services from leading companies in e-commerce, direct response and catalog marketing, consumer finance and beyond at a local store, starting … Continue reading “PayNearMe Receives $14,699,988 New Financing”
ZenPayroll Garners $60,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=88ec77f0-6427-4297-ac89-2e2be7c80d67 Date 4/6/2015 Company Name ZenPayroll Mailing Address 425 2nd St. San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description ZenPayroll is modern, delightful payroll. Our comprehensive payroll service enables businesses to get set up and run payroll in minutes, from any web enabled device. All government payroll taxes and reporting are taken care … Continue reading “ZenPayroll Garners $60,000,000 New Funding Round”
Educents Secures $2,900,000 Seed Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=fbb35ffe-23b4-4c4d-aa2f-9401a239f347 Date 4/6/2015 Company Name Educents Mailing Address 114 Linden Street Oakland, CA 94607 USA Company Description Kate and Kaitlyn, the founders of Educents, are passionate about education. They are passionate about bringing YOU the educational products you love at an affordable price. Shouldn’t everyone have access to education? Website http://www.educents.com Transaction … Continue reading “Educents Secures $2,900,000 Seed Round”
PicnicHealth Secures $2,000,000 Seed Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3c061770-126b-4aa6-920d-ada4f085b368 Date 4/6/2015 Company Name PicnicHealth Mailing Address 88 Hoff St. San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description Once you tell us your doctors’ names — either by phone or by entering them into our site — Picnic is freeing your health data so it’s a joy to use. Website http://www.picnichealth.com Transaction … Continue reading “PicnicHealth Secures $2,000,000 Seed Round”
Natera Secures $55,500,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=23de0e40-ee0d-4fe8-b260-b304cf1ad423 Date 4/6/2015 Company Name Natera Mailing Address 201 Industrial Road San Carlos, CA 94070 USA Company Description Natera 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 as that … Continue reading “Natera Secures $55,500,000 New Round”
ConnectAndSell Lands $3,569,999 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=934603b2-6ba5-4661-ad5d-bd4152eeaca0 Date 4/6/2015 Company Name ConnectAndSell Mailing Address 50 University Avenue Los Gatos, CA 95030 USA Company Description The company provides on demand telephone conversations with prospects and customers. Website http://www.connectandsell.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $3,569,999 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC regulatory filing. Contact … Continue reading “ConnectAndSell Lands $3,569,999 New Round”
Robot Revolution: Disrupting the Workplace as We Know It
We’re on the brink of the Third Industrial Revolution, with robots moving off the factory floor and emerging in the white-collar office. These “software robots” are being leveraged by businesses across industries to tackle rules-based processes and improve overall operational agility. Operational roles are well-suited for automatons since they, by definition, automatically follow and execute … Continue reading “Robot Revolution: Disrupting the Workplace as We Know It”
Caribou Biosciences Secures $11,000,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4c61c780-804f-4485-beb8-62e229944743 Date 4/3/2015 Company Name Caribou Biosciences Mailing Address 2929 Seventh St. Berkeley, CA 94710 USA Company Description Caribou Bio was founded in 2011 by Jennifer Doudna, Rachel Haurwitz, Martin Jinek and James Berger. The core technologies were born out of research carried out in the Doudna Lab at the University of … Continue reading “Caribou Biosciences Secures $11,000,000 Series A Financing Round”
Doudna’s Caribou Bio Raises $11M To Expand Uses For Gene Editing Tech
Caribou Biosciences, one of the biotech startups working to advance a much-watched new technology for precise gene editing, announced today it has raised an $11 million Series A round from venture capital firms and Swiss drug giant Novartis. The money will help Berkeley, CA-based Caribou speed up its efforts to adapt a versatile genome editing … Continue reading “Doudna’s Caribou Bio Raises $11M To Expand Uses For Gene Editing Tech”
West Coast Biotech Roundup: Auspex, Hyperion, NuVasive, & More
Xconomy national biotech editor Alex Lash is out wandering in the desert this week, so I’m stepping in as drover, and as biotech herds go, the one I’m rounding up today covers a lot of territory. Down San Diego way, Auspex Pharmaceuticals said “Okey Dokey” to a buyout offer worth close to $3.5 billion. Up … Continue reading “West Coast Biotech Roundup: Auspex, Hyperion, NuVasive, & More”
Via Hails $27M Series B For Ride-Sharing Service
The makers of an app that allows users to request a ride on a shared-car service closed a $27 million Series B round today. New York-based Via has only operated in Manhattan since September 2013, and it plans to use the funding to bring the service to new markets. The company will also make new … Continue reading “Via Hails $27M Series B For Ride-Sharing Service”
Ittavi Raises $2.6M To Take The Sting Out of Child Support
App developers are dangling thousands of new options before us in our spare time—should we learn a new language before that big trip, join a neighborhood network and share intel about yard sales and lost dogs, or design fabulous outfits by combining the best items from luxury fashion lines? Sheri Atwood is just one of … Continue reading “Ittavi Raises $2.6M To Take The Sting Out of Child Support”
Tapingo Obtains $22,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=18bd8ab9-e65e-4f0b-8a71-1612b44299f6 Date 4/2/2015 Company Name Tapingo Mailing Address 111 New Montgomery Street San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Your mobile phone is a huge part of your life. You use it to work, to socialize, to stay up to date, and to play. Now, with Tapingo, you can even use it … Continue reading “Tapingo Obtains $22,000,000 New Round”
Fyusion Garners $13,000,000 Series B Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e7874cd0-a7f5-4a7f-9e31-6d212b4d46e3 Date 4/2/2015 Company Name Fyusion Mailing Address 355 1st St. San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description Fyusion is a team of passionate, hardcore engineers and PhDs with expertise spanning Computer Vision, 3D, Robotics, Machine Learning, Social, Cloud Compute, and Mobile. Some of us have previously brought you towel folding and … Continue reading “Fyusion Garners $13,000,000 Series B Round”
Jaguar Animal Health Garners $1,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c67e2678-9482-4785-b728-da3bf5109468 Date 4/2/2015 Company Name Jaguar Animal Health Mailing Address 185 Berry Street San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Jaguar Animal Health is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to becoming a leading supplier of animal health solutions that are naturally derived & sustainably harvested. Website http://www.jaguaranimalhealth.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount … Continue reading “Jaguar Animal Health Garners $1,000,000 New Funding Round”
SupportPay Obtains $1,500,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b272334c-d2f4-45cb-a072-f9cef5fccae1 Date 4/2/2015 Company Name SupportPay Mailing Address PO Box 4074 Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA Company Description SupportPay (Ittavi) helps you manage your child support, spousal support and your child’s finances in a single easy to use system that can be accessed from any internet connection. Website http://www.supportpay.com Transaction Type Venture … Continue reading “SupportPay Obtains $1,500,000 Seed Financing”
LinkedIn Acquires Refresh for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=14cc50db-9162-4d5b-83d5-5b0fdbc3cb3b Date 4/2/2015 Company Name Refresh Mailing Address 444 Castro Ave. Mountain View, CA 94041 USA Company Description Refresh gives you the insights you need to make the most out of every conversation. We give the most relevant information on the people you meet with every day, opening opportunities to forge deep … Continue reading “LinkedIn Acquires Refresh for Undisclosed Sum”
Twitter Acquires TenXer for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=25709603-2a01-487b-a23d-94e3c8a6a329 Date 4/2/2015 Company Name TenXer Mailing Address 101 Townsend Street San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description tenXer is a San Francisco based startup founded by Jeff Ma. Our vision is to make work better and your work better by giving you the tools to better understand your performance, progress and … Continue reading “Twitter Acquires TenXer for Undisclosed Sum”
Cisco Acquires Embrane Software for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e0e3b233-3e4d-47b3-9b9d-e3aee618f724 Date 4/2/2015 Company Name Embrane Software Mailing Address 2350 Mission College Blvd. Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA Company Description Embrane is a software solution for delivery and management of any network service in the data center. Website http://www.embrane.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes M&A Terms Financial … Continue reading “Cisco Acquires Embrane Software for Undisclosed Sum”
Austin, TX’s Toopher Acquired By Cloud-Computing Giant Salesforce
Online security company Toopher has been sold to Salesforce, according to a note from its co-founders that appeared Wednesday on the company’s website. San Francisco-based Salesforce confirmed the sale. Terms were not disclosed. Toopher developed a technology that uses a person’s cell phone location to authenticate a user’s identity, in an effort to prevent online fraud … Continue reading “Austin, TX’s Toopher Acquired By Cloud-Computing Giant Salesforce”
H-1Bs And How Changing The System Will Help Startups
In order for the American economy to thrive, we must rely on our ability to innovate. The U.S. government now estimates that job growth is almost three times faster in the innovation-rich fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics than the rest of the economy. Yet despite the explosion in demand, the steady supply of … Continue reading “H-1Bs And How Changing The System Will Help Startups”
Equity Crowdfunding Backers Clash Over Fundraising Limits in States
After five years of bootstrapping his startup, Instancy, Harvey Singh’s company has a finished education software product, revenue, and a growing roster of employees. As Singh looks overseas to expand Instancy’s sales reach, he says he is now ready for outside investors. He wants to raise that capital through crowdfunding. The federal Jumpstart Our Business … Continue reading “Equity Crowdfunding Backers Clash Over Fundraising Limits in States”
PlayVox Secures $1,500,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e703d4df-138d-454c-b992-0a676312a321 Date 4/1/2015 Company Name PlayVox Mailing Address 156 2nd St. San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description We believe that people fulfill their potential when they’re happiest. We’re building technology that motivates and empowers people to change their behavior at work. We believe doing this will make a positive impact in … Continue reading “PlayVox Secures $1,500,000 New Financing”
Sensai Secures $900,000 Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8a45d727-8c5c-47d8-9818-145a307e550a Date 4/1/2015 Company Name Sensai Mailing Address Undisclosed Palo Alto, CA 94303 USA Company Description Sensai was founded to solve the difficult problem of bringing structured analysis to large sets of unstructured data. Today our platform allows both business and technical users to leverage the power of data science techniques in … Continue reading “Sensai Secures $900,000 Seed Funding”
ProsperWorks Secures $7,500,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1ff644cc-3c45-4273-9d06-46043766361c Date 4/1/2015 Company Name ProsperWorks Mailing Address 221 Main St. San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description ProsperWorks was founded by serial entrepreneurs Jon Lee, Kelly Cheng, and Andrew Hu. We started with CRM because it was something we personally struggled with. We believe that business software should be as simple … Continue reading “ProsperWorks Secures $7,500,000 Series A Financing Round”
TaaSera Garners $4,100,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=bcf8ce41-ed47-4db5-aa49-73ffeb3f9874 Date 4/1/2015 Company Name TaaSera Mailing Address 10055 North Portal Ave. Cupertino, CA 95014 USA Company Description TaaSera builds runtime behavior detection solutions used by the world’s leading companies and government agencies to identify previously unseen attacks and infections as they occur – before they result in breach or exfiltration. Website … Continue reading “TaaSera Garners $4,100,000 New Financing”
TipTap Receives $300,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9e70e1b3-1618-4dae-ad7a-7ee33fff87c5 Date 4/1/2015 Company Name TipTap Mailing Address 480 S. California Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94306 USA Company Description TipTap personalizes your buying experience by getting to know you and then matching your buying questions to the right people. Website http://www.tiptap.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $300,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “TipTap Receives $300,000 New Financing Round”
PeerNova Secures $5,000,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c6339b0e-e9e6-4581-8c50-b0e3c1b17069 Date 4/1/2015 Company Name PeerNova Mailing Address 100 Century Center Court San Jose, CA 95112 USA Company Description PeerNova is leading the innovation in peer to peer applications and platforms for the digital currency and e-commerce markets. Our expertise is in building and deploying world class, high performance hardware and software … Continue reading “PeerNova Secures $5,000,000 Series A Funding”
HyTrust Obtains $33,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=70870304-3bec-4f04-a22e-bf2fb9f52659 Date 4/1/2015 Company Name HyTrust Mailing Address 1975 W. El Camino Real Mountain View, CA 94040 USA Company Description HyTrust, located in Mountain View, California, is an early-stage start-up that is focused on virtualization platform security and compliance. The HyTrust solution allows IT administrators to gain control over their production virtualization … Continue reading “HyTrust Obtains $33,000,000 New Funding”
Diffbot Turns Online Comments Into Market Intelligence Databases
Let’s say you’re a tech enterpreneur whose groundbreaking gizmo got rave reviews in influential publications, spurring months of lucrative sales. But later, sales slide downward, and you don’t know why. Turns out, a rumor is circulating in discussion forums that your product has a high failure rate after six months of use—a mistaken impression or … Continue reading “Diffbot Turns Online Comments Into Market Intelligence Databases”
The Innovator’s Gender Dilemma and Venture Rites of Passage
After 40 years as a professional woman who by many standards has “made it,” I am struck by the extent to which young and highly educated—even Ivy-league educated—employees are challenged by the ambiguities and realities of the contemporary competitive workplace. Having always been exceptional, and having done what was expected of them, usually by their … Continue reading “The Innovator’s Gender Dilemma and Venture Rites of Passage”
Spruce Nabs $15M Series A to Connect Dermatologists and Patients
Startups have been trying to digitize real world businesses for years in an attempt to make the experience easier, more cost effective, and efficient. Spruce, a company with an app that acts as a digital doctor’s office, has closed a $15 million Series A round to do just that for diagnosing and treating dermatological conditions. … Continue reading “Spruce Nabs $15M Series A to Connect Dermatologists and Patients”
From Iceland to White House, Precision Medicine’s Promises & Hurdles
[Updated and corrected, 4/5/15, 6:51 pm. See below.] There is talk, and there is action. In the drive toward healthcare tailored for smaller and smaller groups of people, there was both last week, and both illustrated not just the promise of precision medicine, but the long haul until that promise is fulfilled. First, Iceland’s deCODE … Continue reading “From Iceland to White House, Precision Medicine’s Promises & Hurdles”
Tanium Garners $52,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8843398f-ec21-4455-8584-20875e2d11e8 Date 3/31/2015 Company Name Tanium Mailing Address 2200 Powell Street 6th Floor Emeryville, CA 94608 USA Company Description Tanium was founded in 2007 by a team with extensive experience providing security solutions and systems management capabilities to Fortune 500 customers. Website http://www.tanium.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $52,000,000 Transaction Round … Continue reading “Tanium Garners $52,000,000 New Funding Round”
YapStone Secures $60,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=76261b62-f51e-4e5a-9a07-2392e2329634 Date 3/31/2015 Company Name YapStone Mailing Address 2033 North Main Street Walnut Creek, CA 94596 USA Company Description YapStone is a global payment innovation company that is growing rapidly to build the most trusted and tailored ePayment company in the financial industry. Website http://www.yapstone.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $60,000,000 Transaction … Continue reading “YapStone Secures $60,000,000 New Funding”
Spruce Receives $15,000,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8b45ab28-e30e-43ba-8376-6b63c680da7f Date 3/31/2015 Company Name Spruce Mailing Address 116 New Montgomery Street San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description Start a Spruce visit and securely share information with a board-certified dermatologist from your phone. In 24 hours a board-certified dermatologist will review your case and create your personal treatment plan with appropriate … Continue reading “Spruce Receives $15,000,000 Series A Financing Round”
DroneDeploy Receives $9,000,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4bc59004-b6fb-414b-94ab-74a37c010544 Date 3/31/2015 Company Name DroneDeploy Mailing Address 715 Bryant Street San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description DroneDeploy.com is a smart drone management platform that helps you get stuff done with drones. It’s built to be simple, safe and powerful, controlling multiple drones, from anywhere, on any device. Website http://www.dronedeploy.com Transaction … Continue reading “DroneDeploy Receives $9,000,000 Series A Financing Round”
FLYR Garners $4,842,686 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e14f1ee8-4c63-4c31-af1d-a73f05bce52b Date 3/31/2015 Company Name FLYR Mailing Address 89 De Boom Street San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Today’s airfares, tomorrow’s bargain. Guaranteed for 7 days. No commitment. Website http://www.getflyr.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $4,842,686 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC regulatory filing. Contact … Continue reading “FLYR Garners $4,842,686 New Financing”
Fitbit Obtains $17,817,284 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=01f6df8b-52cd-4e4d-acb2-ad9a9f308c71 Date 3/31/2015 Company Name Fitbit Mailing Address 405 Howard St. San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description Fitbit is devoted to helping people of any fitness level achieve health and wellness. Fitbit provides a complete wellness solution focused on behavior change via awareness and motivation. Website http://www.fitbit.com Transaction Type Venture Equity … Continue reading “Fitbit Obtains $17,817,284 New Financing”
Vitriflex Secures $8,100,001 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=261bafee-4f81-462a-b3fd-bdbda9f6df7f Date 3/31/2015 Company Name Vitriflex Mailing Address 2350 Zanker Road San Jose, CA 95131 USA Company Description Vitriflex is a leading manufacturer of flexible, transparent ultra-barriers used for moisture and oxygen protection. Vitriflex has invented and scaled-up a novel approach that represents a breakthrough, applicable to multiple markets, including OLED Display, … Continue reading “Vitriflex Secures $8,100,001 New Financing Round”
Raptr Garners $14,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e448dbe6-fa0a-4f1d-8ce3-be9d754fb0eb Date 3/31/2015 Company Name Raptr Mailing Address 701 N Shoreline Blvd Mountain View, CA 94043 USA Company Description Raptr is building a new way for people to play and discover games. Our goal is to make playing games more fun and social. Website http://www.raptr.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $14,000,000 … Continue reading “Raptr Garners $14,000,000 New Financing”
IBM Acquires Blekko for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9194bee4-2671-49aa-a265-2863f749c043 Date 3/31/2015 Company Name Blekko Mailing Address 130 Shoreline Blvd. Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA Company Description blekko is a better way to search the web by using slashtags. slashtags search only the sites you want and cut out the spam sites. use friends, experts, community or your own slashtags to … Continue reading “IBM Acquires Blekko for Undisclosed Sum”
Arch, Flagship to Anchor NYCEDC’s $150M NY Biotech Fund
[Updated, 3/31/15, 3:35pm ET] New York biotech entrepreneurs have been asking the same question for years: How can Manhattan ever truly foster life sciences startups and build a biotech cluster when there just isn’t enough funding to go around for biotech startups in the city, or affordable lab space to grow them? Today, the New York … Continue reading “Arch, Flagship to Anchor NYCEDC’s $150M NY Biotech Fund”
Horizon Pays $1.1 Billion for Hyperion’s Rare Disease Drugs
For years, orphan drugs have attracted buyers and licensing deals in spite of small patient populations. High prices on the treatments more than make up for potential low sales numbers. Horizon Pharma (NASDAQ:[[ticker:HZNP]]) announced Monday it is purchasing Hyperion Therapeutics for $1.1 billion, or $46 per share. At heart of the deal is Brisbane, CA-based … Continue reading “Horizon Pays $1.1 Billion for Hyperion’s Rare Disease Drugs”
CoachUp Recruits NBA Star Stephen Curry as Part Owner, Looks to Grow
In today’s consumer startup world, celebrities can play a big role in getting companies noticed. Actors like Ashton Kutcher, Jennifer Aniston, and Jessica Alba have given immediate buzz to their startup projects. Retired sports stars like Magic Johnson, Steve Nash, and Derek Jeter are involved in various new ventures. Now a Boston startup has signed … Continue reading “CoachUp Recruits NBA Star Stephen Curry as Part Owner, Looks to Grow”
Peter Thiel Brings Libertarian Standup Routine to Harvard
In staccato, stand-up comic style, Peter Thiel brought his version of libertarianism to Harvard, a notable cheering section for positive government. Last Wednesday, a packed lecture hall heard the investor and co-founder of PayPal and secretive data-analysis company Palantir Technologies say, “You can’t do it on a government scale. So I work on the business … Continue reading “Peter Thiel Brings Libertarian Standup Routine to Harvard”