Category: San Francisco

Robo Madness Boston: The Photos and Takeaways

Our first-ever dedicated robotics event in Boston was a smash hit. Here’s hoping the local community can keep the momentum going and solidify its standing as a worldwide leader in the field. Huge thanks to our event sponsors who made the conference possible: Argosight, BDO, Fairfax County Economic Development Authority, IDA Ireland, and iRobot. And … Continue reading “Robo Madness Boston: The Photos and Takeaways”

West Coast Biotech Roundup: Apple, 23andMe, Amgen, Acadia & More

A is for all the news up and down the West Coast this week, and much of that news was both about bio and tech. Apple launched an iPhone-based medical research platform, 23andMe has hired a former Genentech star to turn its genomic database into a drug discovery platform, and Google is expanding its genomic … Continue reading “West Coast Biotech Roundup: Apple, 23andMe, Amgen, Acadia & More”

Surveypal Obtains $1,000,000 Seed Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9b558554-552c-44ff-9343-5e16608aef7b Date 3/13/2015 Company Name Surveypal Mailing Address 365 Vermont Street San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description Surveypal is an online customer survey platform. It helps companies of all sizes to succeed at gathering feedback from their customers they can act on. We are an independent, privately held company in San … Continue reading “Surveypal Obtains $1,000,000 Seed Financing”

NetBase Secures $24,000,000 Series E Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6dd1c83d-9e09-48ab-b483-b0204bcf1bfc Date 3/13/2015 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 Secures $24,000,000 Series E Funding”

Webgility Lands $2,500,000 New Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2c3d943d-2e7b-45cd-808b-e2cf642adb2e Date 3/13/2015 Company Name Webgility Mailing Address 301 Howard St. San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description Webgility was founded in 2007 with the simple idea of making it easy for online sellers to post their orders in QuickBooks. Over the years, Webgility has become a leading provider of e-commerce integration … Continue reading “Webgility Lands $2,500,000 New Funding Round”

23andMe Adds On: More About The Gene-Test Maker’s Drug R&D Ambitions

As I reported earlier, 23andMe today announced its intention to pursue pharmaceutical R&D, in addition to its business selling direct-to-consumer genetic test kits. To lead its new drug research group, it has tapped Richard Scheller, the longtime head of research at Genentech and a distinguished neuroscientist. Scheller wasn’t available to talk today, but after posting … Continue reading “23andMe Adds On: More About The Gene-Test Maker’s Drug R&D Ambitions”

Allergen Takes $80M Series B for Phase 3 Peanut Allergy Trial

Allergen Research Corp. is taking in an $80 million Series B financing led by Foresite Capital to fund the Phase 3 trial of its pharmaceutical-grade oral treatment for peanut allergy. Allergen—not to be confused with life sciences giant Allergan (NYSE: [[ticker:AGN]])—calls its therapy, which is a peanut protein formulation, a desensitization immunotherapy—in essence it attempts to … Continue reading “Allergen Takes $80M Series B for Phase 3 Peanut Allergy Trial”

23andMe Pharma? That’s the Plan, Says the Genetic Test Maker

[Updated 3/12/15, 4:52pm. See below.] From data gatherer to drug developer. That’s the bold step Silicon Valley genomic data firm 23andMe wants to take, and it announced this morning it has hired Richard Scheller, formerly Genentech’s top researcher, to lead the way. It’s dramatic news, but it’s also not surprising. Dramatic, because 23andMe recently had … Continue reading “23andMe Pharma? That’s the Plan, Says the Genetic Test Maker”

Alibaba, Rakuten Push Into U.S. Startups With Snapchat and Lyft

Major competitors from Asia are vying for a large stake in online car-booking and other tech markets. Japanese e-commerce company Rakuten announced today it is piling $300 million into San Francisco-based Lyft, the mobile-app car service that competes with Uber. Chinese retail giant Alibaba Group has had a stake in Lyft since April of last year, … Continue reading “Alibaba, Rakuten Push Into U.S. Startups With Snapchat and Lyft”

SignalFx Raises $20M, Launches Monitoring Tool for Web-Based Apps

Startup SignalFx today emerged from two years in stealth mode to unveil a troubleshooting tool it designed for Web-based software developers and for other businesses that conduct operations on widely distributed computers and devices. The San Mateo, CA-based company also announced the completion of a $20 million Series B fundraising round led by Charles River … Continue reading “SignalFx Raises $20M, Launches Monitoring Tool for Web-Based Apps”

There’s an Algorithm for That: Algorithmia Helps You Find It

These days, you don’t have to be an expert in natural-language processing or computer vision to make an app that can automatically summarize text or recognize faces. You just have to find the right algorithm. Seattle startup Algorithmia is making both finding and using algorithms easier with a marketplace that unites algorithm creators and the … Continue reading “There’s an Algorithm for That: Algorithmia Helps You Find It”

TapInfluence Taps Into Silicon Valley to Find a New CEO

TapInfluence, a Boulder, CO-based marketing software startup, has hired a new chief executive from Silicon Valley. Promise Phelon, who previously worked at The Resumator and founded and was CEO of UpMo, is taking over the top spot, replacing co-founder and longtime CEO Rustin Banks. Banks will stay on as chief product officer and focus on … Continue reading “TapInfluence Taps Into Silicon Valley to Find a New CEO”

The Hive Raises $22M for Second Startup Fund

Things are buzzing at The Hive this week. The seed fund and startup accelerator in downtown Palo Alto announced today it has raised a total of $22 million for its second fund. That’s well above the $8 million contributed by individual investors to The Hive’s first fund, Hive I, which has supported six young companies. … Continue reading “The Hive Raises $22M for Second Startup Fund”

Bugcrowd Secures $6,000,000 Series A Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c6bcedca-460c-4070-928d-165b270e1a19 Date 3/12/2015 Company Name Bugcrowd Mailing Address 548 Market St. San Francisco, CA 94104 USA Company Description Crowdsourced security testing. Bugcrowd runs managed bug bounty programs for web and mobile applications. Website http://www.bugcrowd.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $6,000,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes Funds will also be utilized … Continue reading “Bugcrowd Secures $6,000,000 Series A Financing”

Tigo Energy Secures $7,983,033 Series C Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5877a95a-d40f-4c50-b5aa-19f5438dbbfb Date 3/12/2015 Company Name Tigo Energy Mailing Address 420 Blossom Hill Road Los Gatos, CA 95032 USA Company Description Tigo Energy increases output power, up-time, and reliability on existing and new solar installations, resulting in a faster return on investment and lower cost of ownership. Website http://www.tigoenergy.com Transaction Type Venture Equity … Continue reading “Tigo Energy Secures $7,983,033 Series C Round”

Highfive Receives $32,000,000 Series B Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5ccf387a-7228-4b2b-8648-225ddf0d0a70 Date 3/12/2015 Company Name Highfive Mailing Address 500 Arguello St. Redwood City, CA 94063 USA Company Description Highfive is beautifully simple video conferencing for everyone, in every room, on every device. Video & web conferencing for your entire company. Website http://www.highfive.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $32,000,000 Transaction Round Series … Continue reading “Highfive Receives $32,000,000 Series B Financing”

Actelis Networks Secures $3,000,000 New Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=032c6d92-47bd-452f-8a5c-4cb413019d4e Date 3/12/2015 Company Name Actelis Networks Mailing Address 47800 Westinghouse Drive Fremont, CA 94539 USA Company Description Actelis Networks is the leading provider of Carrier Ethernet over Copper networking equipment. Website http://www.actelis.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $3,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC regulatory … Continue reading “Actelis Networks Secures $3,000,000 New Financing”

Bento Labs Secures $2,000,000 Seed Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=46d6e32a-3151-4d07-a3de-5cdde847ff20 Date 3/12/2015 Company Name Bento Labs Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Bento Labs is working on the next generation of anticipatory search for mobile phones. We believe that mobile apps and anticipatory search are where the web was in 1996 prior to the innovation in browsers … Continue reading “Bento Labs Secures $2,000,000 Seed Round”

Allergen Research Secures $80,000,000 Series B Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=dd857874-0681-4642-8a98-689f77fe0875 Date 3/12/2015 Company Name Allergen Research Mailing Address 2000 Alameda de las Pulgas San Mateo, CA 94403 USA Company Description Allergen Research Corporation (ARC) develops treatments to protect children with food allergies from the threatening consequences of accidental exposure. ARC was founded in 2011 in partnership with Food Allergy Research & … Continue reading “Allergen Research Secures $80,000,000 Series B Round”

Feds to Back Wearable Tech Startups With New Accelerator Program

The latest entrant into the startup accelerator and wearable-technologies games? It’s the Department of Homeland Security. The DHS announced Tuesday that it will launch its two accelerator programs in a pilot program. The Emerge accelerators will work with startups to create wearable technology that could be used by first responders such as firefighters, police, and … Continue reading “Feds to Back Wearable Tech Startups With New Accelerator Program”

MicroVentures Brings Venture Investing to the (Accredited) Masses

There’s an element of crowd sourcing behind most investing. Venture capital and private equity firms find limited partners—the few obscenely rich individuals or institutions worldwide that have millions or billions to spread among countless investments—to contribute a few hundred thousand dollars each to finance early stage startups or mature companies. Chunks of investor money is … Continue reading “MicroVentures Brings Venture Investing to the (Accredited) Masses”

Apple: A123’s Lawsuit “Baseless Conjecture,” Not Actionable Under Law

Apple is asking a Massachusetts federal court to dismiss a lawsuit that A123 Systems, an electric-car battery maker, filed against the computing giant for allegedly poaching A123’s employees. Apple filed a 13-page memo Monday that details why it believes claims in the suit, which also named five current Apple and former A123 employees as defendants, … Continue reading “Apple: A123’s Lawsuit “Baseless Conjecture,” Not Actionable Under Law”

Elastica Scores $30M To Expand Cloud Data Security Business

About a year after launching its system to protect business data stored on the Web, cybersecurity company Elastica has landed $30 million from investors to continue its expansion into the global market. San Jose, CA-based Elastica was founded in 2012 to provide the traditional services of cybersecurity companies, such as risk assessment and data loss … Continue reading “Elastica Scores $30M To Expand Cloud Data Security Business”

SpareFoot Packs in a $33M Series D to Improve Storage Booking Service

SpareFoot, the Austin, TX-based online marketplace for booking self-storage units, is receiving $33 million of Series D funding to help improve its product for consumers and storage facilities, both in terms of engineering and marketing, according to CEO Chuck Gordon. The company is going to refine tools that already exist, such as making sure it’s … Continue reading “SpareFoot Packs in a $33M Series D to Improve Storage Booking Service”

BuildingIQ Secures $2,700,001 New Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=57db4701-647f-41be-ba28-11d086e9101c Date 3/11/2015 Company Name BuildingIQ Mailing Address 1065 East Hillsdale Blvd. Foster City, CA 94404 USA Company Description BuildingIQ‘s mission is to change the way energy is managed in the commercial building sector. BuildingIQ‘s management team and advisors bring decades of valuable experience with technology and technology start ups, energy management … Continue reading “BuildingIQ Secures $2,700,001 New Round”

Pivotal Systems Receives $5,471,474 New Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=37b13eda-2438-4b10-af3a-235b6ba940c4 Date 3/11/2015 Company Name Pivotal Systems Mailing Address 4683 Chabot Drive Pleasanton, CA 94588 USA Company Description Pivotal Systems is a Silicon Valley company that provides products that improve the manufacturability of semiconductor devices by providing Process Matching solutions that remove chamber micro-variations. Website http://www.pivotalsys.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount … Continue reading “Pivotal Systems Receives $5,471,474 New Round”

Invuity Garners $2,897,572 New Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a0730059-9160-4b5a-b9da-3c691052a7ba Date 3/11/2015 Company Name Invuity Mailing Address 444 De Haro Street San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Invuity was founded in 2004 by an orthopedic surgeon and an optical engineer with the goal of improving visualization in less invasive surgery. Located in San Francisco, Invuity has assembled an organization of … Continue reading “Invuity Garners $2,897,572 New Financing Round”

StarMaker Interactive Secures $6,500,000 Series B Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b4526615-ea21-412a-bf0e-4352cda3be7e Date 3/11/2015 Company Name StarMaker Interactive Mailing Address 520 Hampshire St. San Francisco, CA 94110 USA Company Description We built StarMaker so that anyone and everyone could know what it feels like to be the lead singer of their favorite song. Whether you simply want to hear your own singing voice, … Continue reading “StarMaker Interactive Secures $6,500,000 Series B Financing Round”

E8 Security Secures $9,800,000 Series A Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=dd43bafe-d847-4488-8e3a-6ac198cbab42 Date 3/11/2015 Company Name E8 Security Mailing Address 100 Marine Parkway Redwood City, CA 94065 USA Company Description Securing your enterprise and infrastructure against increasingly sophisticated adversaries requires a multi-layered approach to threat detection and response. E8 Security solution combines big security data, behavior modeling and multi dimensional analytics for advanced … Continue reading “E8 Security Secures $9,800,000 Series A Funding Round”

Zuora Obtains $115,000,000 New Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3cc2a6c4-a6ca-441a-b15f-a3361220cf07 Date 3/11/2015 Company Name Zuora Mailing Address 1051 E Hillsdale Blvd. Foster City, CA 94404 USA Company Description Zuora has created an on demand platform designed to simplify the way online subscription services are purchased, billed, and provisioned. Website http://www.zuora.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $115,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds … Continue reading “Zuora Obtains $115,000,000 New Funding Round”

Elastica Obtains $30,000,000 Series B Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=dbffce5a-d83c-4bda-aef1-bf6249e1986a Date 3/11/2015 Company Name Elastica Mailing Address 355 Santana Row San Jose, CA 95128 USA Company Description Elastic Enterprise is now about flexibility in how employees are enabled to use most efficient cloud services and mobile, to stay agile and competitive. Security is often the deterrent to such flexibility. Elastica solves … Continue reading “Elastica Obtains $30,000,000 Series B Round”

Looker Receives $30,000,000 Series B Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ab724c60-b4f2-401d-ba7d-e43fe8395550 Date 3/11/2015 Company Name Looker Mailing Address 101 Church Street 4th Floor Santa Cruz, CA 95060 USA Company Description Established in 2011, Looker is an inventive software company that focuses on the intersection of economics and engineering—helping customers use data to achieve success. Website http://www.looker.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount … Continue reading “Looker Receives $30,000,000 Series B Financing”

21 Receives $116,000,000 New Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2738ed7e-edc8-425b-b0b4-e59c7610879a Date 3/11/2015 Company Name 21 Mailing Address 436 Bryant Street San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description 21 Inc is a Bitcoin mining pool. It is working on specially designed chips that will drive new equipment specifically aimed at doing this more efficiently. 21 Inc has yet to publicly reveal the … Continue reading “21 Receives $116,000,000 New Financing”

Steelwedge Software Lands $22,500,000 New Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=25a0b46d-8cb7-46b1-9e90-ea93e603800f Date 3/11/2015 Company Name Steelwedge Software Mailing Address 3825 Hopyard Rd. Pleasanton, CA 94588 USA Company Description Steelwedge Software: Sales Planning and Performance Management for companies seeking to drive an Executive Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process that dramatically improves corporate performance. Website http://www.steelwedge.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $22,500,000 … Continue reading “Steelwedge Software Lands $22,500,000 New Funding”

White House’s $100M TechHire Initiative Echoes with General Assembly

One of the criticisms often leveled at New York’s innovation scene, particularly from out-of-towners, is a need for more local people with skills in technology to help fill positions from entry-level jobs to rock-star developer opportunities. A new federal program could help change that for people in different parts of the job market. On Monday, … Continue reading “White House’s $100M TechHire Initiative Echoes with General Assembly”

In Oncology Shuffle, Amgen To Shutter Onyx, Lay Off About 300

[Updated 3/10/15 4:48 pm. See below.] Amgen subsidiary Onyx Pharmaceuticals delivered good news last week. But it has received bad news in return. Thousand Oaks, CA-based Amgen (NASDAQ: [[ticker:AMGN]]), which bought Onyx in August 2013 for $10.4 billion, is shutting down Onyx’s South San Francisco, CA, facility and plans to lay off about 300 people, … Continue reading “In Oncology Shuffle, Amgen To Shutter Onyx, Lay Off About 300”

RayVio Absorbs $9.3M for UV Technology to Clean Water and Air

RayVio is seeking to purify water, clean air of infectious diseases, and potentially treat illnesses from Psoriasis to Multiple Sclerosis. The company hopes to do it all with light. The Hayward, CA-based company received $9.3 million of Series B funding for developing low-cost methods of using its ultraviolet light-emitting diode (UV LED) technology to do … Continue reading “RayVio Absorbs $9.3M for UV Technology to Clean Water and Air”

Evercharge and Others Nab Last Finalist Slots in $650K Challenge Cup

In the Bay Area’s environmentally conscious neighborhoods such as Berkeley, electric cars hum almost silently through streets of single family homes. But what about the apartment dwellers who would eagerly buy these cars if they had a place to charge them? Startup company Evercharge is trying to create that option for people who don’t have … Continue reading “Evercharge and Others Nab Last Finalist Slots in $650K Challenge Cup”

Do Secures $2,000,000 Seed Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=019d6065-9db6-4be8-b455-784868dc8871 Date 3/10/2015 Company Name Do Mailing Address 800 Market St. San Francisco, CA 94102 USA Company Description With Do, you can easily and delightfully see what you have going on. Meetings, participants, and the important info all at your fingertips. We’re a small team working on making Do the best we … Continue reading “Do Secures $2,000,000 Seed Financing Round”

RayVio Obtains $9,300,000 Series B Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8ed87dd5-94d0-4bc7-b3e1-afc5f7dedddd Date 3/10/2015 Company Name RayVio Mailing Address 3980 Trust Way Hayward, CA 94545 USA Company Description Disinfection for the entire family, from your drinking water to your baby’s bottle to counter surfaces. Also prevents food spoilage by eliminating bacteria, mold and yeast in your refrigerator. Website http://www.rayvio.com Transaction Type Venture Equity … Continue reading “RayVio Obtains $9,300,000 Series B Funding”

Twitter Acquires Periscope for Undisclosed Sum

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=55172135-daf9-47ac-b53a-f2ecf4240092 Date 3/10/2015 Company Name Periscope Mailing Address 461 2nd St. San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Periscope merges business data from many data sources — ads, databases, billing, email, etc. — automatically and instantaneously. Customers use it to answer questions like: how do email and SMS. Website http://www.periscope.io Transaction Type … Continue reading “Twitter Acquires Periscope for Undisclosed Sum”

A Chat with Solazyme’s Jonathan Wolfson at NYU Entrepreneurs Festival

It is not easy making a physical product—particularly when using biotechnology—and the results may be surprising. That was the key message this past weekend from Jonathan Wolfson, co-founder and CEO of San Francisco-based Solazyme (NASDAQ: [[ticker:SZYM]]) at the NYU Entrepreneurs Festival. At the event, Wolfson, an alumnus of the university, sat with me for a … Continue reading “A Chat with Solazyme’s Jonathan Wolfson at NYU Entrepreneurs Festival”

Jaguar Animal Health Lands $1,000,000 New Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c67ed5e3-7ce3-4e14-a600-652d3a1e9596 Date 3/9/2015 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 Lands $1,000,000 New Round”

Fitbit Acquires FitStar for Undisclosed Sum

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3c3e7e6f-61bf-4469-98a7-861a5b3c1656 Date 3/9/2015 Company Name FitStar Mailing Address 625 Second St. San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description FitStar is on a mission to inspire people to live healthier lives by creating innovative health and fitness apps. Website http://www.fitstar.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes M&A Terms Financial … Continue reading “Fitbit Acquires FitStar for Undisclosed Sum”

CoverHound Lands $14,000,000 Series B Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9af10cfb-505b-49c6-b8e2-5510b0ea54ec Date 3/9/2015 Company Name CoverHound Mailing Address 143 2nd St. 2nd Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description Instant, accurate rates with easy online access, backed by personalized service when you need it. Welcome to the CoverHound Insurance. Website http://www.coverhound.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $14,000,000 Transaction Round Series … Continue reading “CoverHound Lands $14,000,000 Series B Financing”

Jaguar Animal Health Receives $900,000 New Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0b103fe2-b67d-457f-8e63-97b72eef0e04 Date 3/9/2015 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 Receives $900,000 New Funding Round”

Study: Best Places For Women in Tech are Outside Silicon Valley

A new report suggests that the best opportunities for women in technology may be located outside of the industry’s hotbed in Silicon Valley. The analysis last week by SmartAsset, a New York-based financial technology and data analytics company, indicates that the best cities for women in computer-related jobs are found primarily on the East Coast … Continue reading “Study: Best Places For Women in Tech are Outside Silicon Valley”

My Best Advice for Aspiring Entrepreneurs and Tech Startups

What an incredible time to be a tech startup! The opportunities out there are just tremendous. Digital payments, wearable technology, mobile healthcare, virtual reality and gamification, predictive analytics, and green tech—these are just a few of the startup areas that are expected to be big this year, according to venture capitalists and industry experts. “Full … Continue reading “My Best Advice for Aspiring Entrepreneurs and Tech Startups”