Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d9946eab-546f-4ffa-98fe-5cf8dcd24d0a Date 2/27/2015 Company Name Telltale Mailing Address P.O. Box 9737 San Rafael, CA 94912 USA Company Description Telltale is a new breed of interactive entertainment company that is ideally positioned to capture a significant share of the fastest-growing market segment in the game industry. Website http://www.telltalegames.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction … Continue reading “Telltale Secures New Funding Round”
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Raise Labs Lands $5,599,062 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7df554bd-ab17-4431-be83-64fd3df9fb64 Date 2/27/2015 Company Name Raise Labs Mailing Address 180 Capp St. San Francisco, CA 94110 USA Company Description We’re bringing together experienced educators and technologists to fix the way students earn scholarships for higher education. Website http://www.raise.me Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $5,599,062 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes … Continue reading “Raise Labs Lands $5,599,062 New Funding”
Getable Secures $5,000,000 Series A Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=07de8a85-58b0-4a52-8b13-9b2e25e78c74 Date 2/27/2015 Company Name Getable Mailing Address 500 Sansome Street San Francisco, CA 94111 USA Company Description Getable set out with a simple mission — to make renting easy. To this end, we’ve built products that serve the rental industry and its customers. More and more, people are realizing that life … Continue reading “Getable Secures $5,000,000 Series A Round”
Luxe Valet Lands $20,000,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=202b4967-65b4-4f20-8135-a73f6b6c4402 Date 2/27/2015 Company Name Luxe Valet Mailing Address 355 Bryant Street San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description When you’re ready to leave, tell us where you want your car returned and we’ll deliver it anywhere in San Francisco! We recommend that you request 15 minutes in advance. Website http://www.luxevalet.com Transaction … Continue reading “Luxe Valet Lands $20,000,000 Series A Funding”
Airtable Secures $3,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=eac18fa6-04df-4f3d-b7cb-f22efddc21d1 Date 2/27/2015 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 $3,000,000 New Financing”
3D Robotics Raises $50M To Develop Mobile-Enhanced Drones
Berkeley, CA-based 3D Robotics has raised $50 million in a Series C funding round led by Qualcomm, the San Diego wireless industry giant. The two companies plan to work together to combine 3D Robotics’ drones with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon processors, which power sensors, wireless communication, and cameras. “By working with Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., we can bring … Continue reading “3D Robotics Raises $50M To Develop Mobile-Enhanced Drones”
Women In Bio Event: Building the Future of Biotech
Women In Bio-San Francisco Bay Area is hosting a half-day event at UCSF-Mission Bay, highlighting pioneering women on the cutting edge of biotech research. The conference begins at 12:30 pm at Byers Auditorium, 600 16th Street, San Francisco. Panels will discuss new scientific tools, and diagnostic tests associated with pharmaceuticals. In the first panel, speakers … Continue reading “Women In Bio Event: Building the Future of Biotech”
Paul Maritz Brings Cloud Expertise to Nanobiosym With Investment
Paul Maritz, the cloud-computing expert who has run companies including Pivotal and VMware, is investing in and joining the board of Nanobiosym Diagnostics, the company said today. Nanobiosym’s CEO Anita Goel (pictured) plans to work with Maritz to develop a way to make data from the company’s’s core diagnostic product available on a secure, customizable … Continue reading “Paul Maritz Brings Cloud Expertise to Nanobiosym With Investment”
West Coast Biotech Roundup: Flexus, NGM, Illumina, Bob Klein & More
A few West Coast companies made news back east this week at the Advances in Genome Biology and Technology conference in Florida, while others (Flexus Biosciences, NGM Biotherapeutics) stayed home to count hundreds of millions of dollars rolling in from huge deals. But the biggest number of the week—$100 billion—came from the mouth of California … Continue reading “West Coast Biotech Roundup: Flexus, NGM, Illumina, Bob Klein & More”
SF Startups From App-Searching Tool to Mobile Defense Get VC Funding
A half-dozen Bay Area startups announced early stage funding during the last 24 hours. They include a business specializing in anti-hacking technology for mobile devices, a gastrointestinal-focused pharmaceutical company, and an app that brings a valet to you. The details are here: —Mobile-defense company Zimperium took in $12 million of Series B funding to build … Continue reading “SF Startups From App-Searching Tool to Mobile Defense Get VC Funding”
Yes to Flexus: The Science And Strategy Behind A Huge Biotech Return
It was hard to miss the numbers. On Monday, Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE: [[ticker:BMY]]) bought Flexus Biosciences—or a large chunk of it—and still provided one of the best returns in recent biotech memory: $800 million guaranteed and potentially $450 million more, all from a $38 million investment over less than two years. It was also hard … Continue reading “Yes to Flexus: The Science And Strategy Behind A Huge Biotech Return”
Inmoji Secures $1,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f8eeccc0-066b-4b97-b2dc-524534385cf6 Date 2/26/2015 Company Name Inmoji Mailing Address Undisclosed, San Francisco, CA, 94103 Company Description Inmoji are clickable icons that enable users to share their favorite brands, products, and experiences directly within messaging apps. Simply tap an Inmoji to access content without ever leaving the message. Website http://www.inmoji.com Transaction Type Venture Equity … Continue reading “Inmoji Secures $1,000,000 New Financing Round”
Sikka Lands $5,500,000 Series B Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=95856025-5559-4b7b-886e-5536f4608a03 Date 2/26/2015 Company Name Sikka Mailing Address 920 Hillview Court Milpitas, CA 95035 USA Company Description Sikka Software Corporation is the leading innovator in Business Intelligence Software for the healthcare and small business communities. The company began with a simple vision, to help healthcare providers and small offices optimize their businesses … Continue reading “Sikka Lands $5,500,000 Series B Financing”
Opendoor Garners $20,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1e0aca20-a063-432b-a5e4-6621b732c7bf Date 2/26/2015 Company Name Opendoor Mailing Address 577 Howard St. San Francisco, CA 94108 USA Company Description Whether you’re accepting a new job, finding space for a growing family, or looking for something smaller, selling your home shouldn’t be painful and time consuming. We’re here to help. Website http://www.opendoor.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “Opendoor Garners $20,000,000 New Funding”
Lytro Lands $50,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4ec252ed-90f1-4839-9ad8-6f1bff41081f Date 2/26/2015 Company Name Lytro Mailing Address 1300 Terra Bella Avenue Mountain View, CA 94043 USA Company Description Lytro is an early-stage company headquartered in Mountain View, California. Refocus is taking the next big step in photography, transforming the camera into a powerful computational platform. Website http://www.lytro.com Transaction Type Venture Equity … Continue reading “Lytro Lands $50,000,000 New Round”
AppMachine Garners $15,200,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4242b66e-48ba-4c30-abe4-7c34a7cfd4c1 Date 2/26/2015 Company Name AppMachine Mailing Address 450 Townsend Street San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description It’s time to build your company an app. You don’t need to hire a genius. AppMachine enables anyone to make native mobile apps for iOS, Android and Windows Phone 8. Website http://www.appmachine.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “AppMachine Garners $15,200,000 New Funding”
3D Robotics Obtains $50,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c4fa7c5a-f2f8-45c0-b37e-86c3bd4c9e1e Date 2/26/2015 Company Name 3D Robotics Mailing Address 1608 4th Street Berkeley, CA 94710 USA Company Description 3DR’s UAV platforms capture breathtaking aerial imagery for consumer enjoyment and data analysis, enabling mapping, surveying, 3D modeling and more. Our technology is currently used across multiple industries around the world, including agriculture, photography, … Continue reading “3D Robotics Obtains $50,000,000 New Funding”
Branch Metrics Lands $15,000,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1a82a91a-4fdc-41a7-9a4f-a7fecfaff0d6 Date 2/26/2015 Company Name Branch Metrics Mailing Address 645 High Street Palo Alto, CA 94301 USA Company Description At Branch Metrics, we believe the app install, sharing, and viewing experience should be seamless and not break at the app store. We solve this with a platform that powers the links that … Continue reading “Branch Metrics Lands $15,000,000 Series A Funding”
Exablox Lands $16,000,000 Series C Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=12ca9c72-c404-4fed-828a-c7ff0b934055 Date 2/26/2015 Company Name Exablox Mailing Address 1156 Sonora Ct. Sunnyvale, CA 94086 USA Company Description Exablox is a data storage company that is replacing the traditional storage stack with an integrated experience across local and web storage. Website http://www.oneblox.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $16,000,000 Transaction Round Series C … Continue reading “Exablox Lands $16,000,000 Series C Funding”
Chobolabs Lands $7,292,310 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=04a9c0fb-9e93-445d-9244-d80a43496e9f Date 2/26/2015 Company Name Chobolabs Mailing Address 2645 California St. Mountain View, CA 94040 USA Company Description Chobolabs is developing a platform shooter that’s going to keep you on the edge of your seat. That’s going to make you sweat. That presents the kind of challenge that skilled hardcore gamers crave … Continue reading “Chobolabs Lands $7,292,310 New Financing”
Space-Time Insight Secures $8,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=18a90fca-8d57-4cb8-a0c7-f03f46b40e97 Date 2/26/2015 Company Name Space-Time Insight Mailing Address 1850 Gateway Drive San Mateo, CA 94404 USA Company Description Organizations in the utilities, oil and gas, telecommunications, transportation and other industries are constantly faced with the challenges of managing and monitoring a large number of distributed resources, and ensuring safe, secure and … Continue reading “Space-Time Insight Secures $8,000,000 New Funding Round”
To Manage a Successful Sports Team, Focus on Data
The mantra of youth sports where “everyone gets a trophy” is permeating professional leagues. These days every team can claim some semblance of winning. In the bygone era of the NFL, two teams made the playoffs and that consisted of one game, the Super Bowl. Today six teams from each conference advance, and there is … Continue reading “To Manage a Successful Sports Team, Focus on Data”
Dtex Lands $15M To Expand Cybersecurity Shield to US
Mohan Koo, CEO and founder of cybersecurity company Dtex Systems, has spent 15 years battling the most insidious kind of cyber enemy a company can have—one of its own employees. And he has globe-spanning tales to tell. In Australia, where Dtex was founded in 2000, Koo helped the government track officials suspected of leaking sensitive … Continue reading “Dtex Lands $15M To Expand Cybersecurity Shield to US”
Chute: Tracking Underground Oscar Winners By Photo-Sharing Buzz
Two respected characters actors, Julianne Moore and Eddie Redmayne, won the top acting honors at the Academy Awards show Sunday night. But the award for biggest buzz, according to the social media bounce on Instagram during the broadcast, goes to actress and singer Jennifer Lopez for a full-length photo of herself in a sweeping Elie Saab gown. … Continue reading “Chute: Tracking Underground Oscar Winners By Photo-Sharing Buzz”
Solaria Secures $8,063,491 Series B Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=308199f6-7da3-4c47-a3d8-075376c715fb Date 2/25/2015 Company Name Solaria Mailing Address 6200 Paseo Padre Parkway Fremont, CA 94555 USA Company Description Solaria has developed a breakthrough technology to deliver low-cost, high-efficiency solar PV solutions. Website http://www.solaria.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $8,063,491 Transaction Round Series B Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC … Continue reading “Solaria Secures $8,063,491 Series B Financing”
Google Buys App-Marketing Software Startup Toro
Artificial intelligence, e-commerce, augmented reality, software that controls smoke alarms—the list goes on for the types of businesses that serial acquirer Google purchased in 2014 alone. Now add Toro, app-marketing software that targets Facebook users, to the mix. For an undisclosed price, Google has acquired Red Hot Labs, which created Toro to run ad campaigns for … Continue reading “Google Buys App-Marketing Software Startup Toro”
GuideSpark Snags $22M Series C for Developing HR Communication Tools
GuideSpark, a company that makes custom videos and multimedia presentations for human resources departments, has received $22.2 million of Series C funding, according to Linda Itskovitz, vice president of marketing. The Menlo Park, CA-based company will use the money for new hires and to develop every part of the business, from sales to product development … Continue reading “GuideSpark Snags $22M Series C for Developing HR Communication Tools”
GuideSpark Secures $22,200,000 Series C Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1d0ed19b-5977-4df0-b02a-211ade2e81c0 Date 2/24/2015 Company Name GuideSpark Mailing Address 1350 Willow Road Menlo Park, CA 94025 USA Company Description The web is dramatically changing how users get, find, and consume information. These recent information trends are becoming an everyday experience, and that experience is carrying over to the corporate world where employees are … Continue reading “GuideSpark Secures $22,200,000 Series C Financing”
Rabbit Receives $3,806,831 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=901dfafd-7d72-4a35-9893-5e67d8431d8d Date 2/24/2015 Company Name Rabbit Mailing Address 822 Winslow Street Redwood City, CA 94063 USA Company Description Invite your friends & make new ones. Rabbit connects with Facebook so you can easily invite your friends to video chat and share content with you. Website http://www.rabb.it Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount … Continue reading “Rabbit Receives $3,806,831 New Round”
NGM Biopharmaceuticals Lands $20,710,000 Series D Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=539ddb0d-44d9-46e0-8a1e-8a1fb1fe190b Date 2/24/2015 Company Name NGM Biopharmaceuticals Mailing Address 630 Gateway Blvd South San Francisco, CA 94080 USA Company Description NGM is a privately-held drug discovery company committed to the identification and development of transformational biologics for diabetes, obesity, muscle wasting and other cardiometabolic diseases. Website http://www.ngmbio.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction … Continue reading “NGM Biopharmaceuticals Lands $20,710,000 Series D Funding”
LocoMotive Labs Obtains $4,000,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a99898f3-9e2f-4ff2-9fe0-b5f63c8c0e8c Date 2/24/2015 Company Name LocoMotive Labs Mailing Address 1014 Pardee Street Berkeley, CA 94710 USA Company Description LocoMotive Labs designs exceptional assistive and play-based learning applications to empower kids with special needs to be independent learners. Website http://www.locomotivelabs.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $4,000,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “LocoMotive Labs Obtains $4,000,000 Series A Funding Round”
Roundme Obtains $3,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8393a636-720b-41b7-9990-d363d0470c96 Date 2/24/2015 Company Name Roundme Mailing Address Undisclosed Palo Alto, CA 94107 USA Company Description Roundme is a simple and beautiful online app that allows you to create, share and explore Spaces. Website http://www.round.me Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $3,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. … Continue reading “Roundme Obtains $3,000,000 New Financing Round”
Roadster Receives $1,750,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d5c453e0-0a02-4cf0-bfc3-fd04cfcd06f9 Date 2/24/2015 Company Name Roadster Mailing Address 1388 Sutter Street San Francisco, CA 94109 USA Company Description Roadster is the premier new-car shopping destination. Save, research and compare your favorite models. Buy your next car online and we’ll deliver it to your doorstep. Website http://www.roadster.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount … Continue reading “Roadster Receives $1,750,000 Seed Financing”
Twilio Acquires Authy for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c657b232-8302-494c-a862-50c0f25ded25 Date 2/24/2015 Company Name Authy Mailing Address 1 Bluxome St. San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Authy provides a simple API for developers to customize the user experience when they add Two-Factor Authentication as well as multiple addons for common Application such as WordPress. Website http://www.authy.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction … Continue reading “Twilio Acquires Authy for Undisclosed Sum”
Xero Secures $110,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c00515a5-3836-4ab5-842c-c0c7e8f6cfe8 Date 2/24/2015 Company Name Xero Mailing Address 101 Green St 5th Floor San Francisco, CA 94109 USA Company Description Xero is a global company with offices in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. Xero is the emerging leader in online accounting software, providing business owners with real-time visibility … Continue reading “Xero Secures $110,000,000 New Funding”
Metamarkets Secures $15,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d5bdfbdb-42b9-4fc0-8a5c-fb591ddc3c51 Date 2/24/2015 Company Name Metamarkets Mailing Address 625 2nd Street San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Metamarkets provides price data and predictive analytics to large-scale global media companies. Website http://www.metamarketsgroup.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $15,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes The fundraising comes after a period of strong, … Continue reading “Metamarkets Secures $15,000,000 New Funding”
Flexus Speeds From Inception to $1.25B Bristol Buyout In Less Than Two Years
In biotech, there are quick flips, and there is what Flexus Biosciences managed to accomplish today. Just over a year after emerging from stealth, the San Carlos, CA-based startup has been acquired by Bristol-Myers Squibb in a deal worth up to $1.25 billion. New York’s Bristol-Myers (NYSE: [[ticker:BMY]]) is paying $800 million up front to … Continue reading “Flexus Speeds From Inception to $1.25B Bristol Buyout In Less Than Two Years”
Well-Funded NGM Bio Nabs $200M To Boost Merck’s Metabolic Pipeline
Call it a long, lucrative leash. In a deal announced today, NGM Biopharmaceuticals of South San Francisco, CA, has signed over 15 percent of its equity and potentially much of its preclinical work to Merck & Co. (NYSE: [[ticker:MRK]]), but the arrangement also gives NGM an unusual amount of freedom. Here’s why it’s lucrative: Merck … Continue reading “Well-Funded NGM Bio Nabs $200M To Boost Merck’s Metabolic Pipeline”
Edtech Companies Weigh In On Obama’s Free Community College Plan
Two years of community college for free? Education watchers and politicos have been debating about that proposal from President Obama since he announced it early this year. Is it worth the estimated $60 billion that would be spent over 10 years by the federal government? Will the America’s College Promise program really help students break … Continue reading “Edtech Companies Weigh In On Obama’s Free Community College Plan”
MatterFab Garners $7,485,014 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0aef30b4-6cd6-430d-aabd-0cb2d9fac509 Date 2/23/2015 Company Name MatterFab Mailing Address 1155 Indiana Street San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Build on a hardware & software platform that is extensible with apps and plugins to tackle every manufacturing challenge. Quickly tailor the MatterFab platform for new materials and applications. Website http://www.matterfab.com Transaction Type Venture … Continue reading “MatterFab Garners $7,485,014 Series A Funding”
Vidder Lands $10,100,303 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=aa610685-9ce5-452b-90c2-39c0ea0786b1 Date 2/23/2015 Company Name Vidder Mailing Address 910 E. Hamilton Ave. Campbell, CA 95008 USA Company Description Vidder is dedicated to providing secure communications solutions to our customers. Unlike most security companies who focus on a product, Vidder works with customers to identify the best security technologies for their needs and … Continue reading “Vidder Lands $10,100,303 New Funding”
STAND Obtains $2,500,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e2f73e31-6878-41ee-9ce2-84a3cabb0edd Date 2/23/2015 Company Name STAND Mailing Address 100 Shoreline Highway Mill Valley, CA 94941 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 Obtains $2,500,000 New Financing Round”
Bristol-Meyers Squibb Acquires Flexus Biosciences for $1,250,000,000
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f31d40a2-b490-450e-96b3-05064c045fd0 Date 2/23/2015 Company Name Flexus Biosciences Mailing Address 75 Shoreway Road San Carlos, CA 94070 USA Company Description Founded with the mission to create new cancer therapeutics through an innovative application of unexploited insights in immunology. Website http://www.flexusbio.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount $1,250,000,000 Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes M&A Terms The … Continue reading “Bristol-Meyers Squibb Acquires Flexus Biosciences for $1,250,000,000”
Innovation Hub: Meet the Science Evangelist
Ainissa Ramirez says she’s a “Science Evangelist,” and she travels the country to preach her gospel in classrooms. As a result, the former Yale professor hopes to invigorate students, amping up their engagement with everything from nanotech to material science. I talked to her about how you help a generation of kids find their inner … Continue reading “Innovation Hub: Meet the Science Evangelist”
WHO Approves 15-Minute Ebola Test Developed by Corgenix
Doctors who continue to battle the Ebola epidemic that rages on in Africa—even if it’s once again out of the headlines in the U.S.—might be getting a new tool thanks to Corgenix, a medical test maker based outside Denver. On Thursday, the World Health Organization approved Corgenix’s blood test that can diagnose Ebola victims within … Continue reading “WHO Approves 15-Minute Ebola Test Developed by Corgenix”
Vertex Buys Spine Drug on the QT As Part of Its Post-Hep C Makeover
Vertex Pharmaceuticals is a pillar of Boston biotech. A pioneer of treatments for hepatitis C and more recently, cystic fibrosis, the Boston-based company today is worth more than $27 billion. It’s also going through a transformation—one that may leave the company with a completely different identity a few years from now. Most attention on Vertex … Continue reading “Vertex Buys Spine Drug on the QT As Part of Its Post-Hep C Makeover”
Seragon CEO Rich Heyman Is Going on Hiatus
The moving boxes are stacked in the hallways of San Diego’s Seragon Pharmaceuticals, and that means the end is near for CEO Rich Heyman. He’s fine with that. As Heyman put it, “I’m not going to go operational any time soon.” After selling Seragon to Genentech, the South San Francisco-based unit of Roche, last July … Continue reading “Seragon CEO Rich Heyman Is Going on Hiatus”
Atheer Labs Lands $8,880,500 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=236317e4-90b0-4823-a246-56eabd9d2ebc Date 2/20/2015 Company Name Atheer Labs Mailing Address 2061 Landings Dr. Mountain View, CA 94043 USA Company Description We are a team of entrepreneurs and inventors dedicated to pushing the boundaries of hardware, software, and machine learning to bring you the next majot portable, immersive, 3D platform for wearables – the … Continue reading “Atheer Labs Lands $8,880,500 New Financing”
Synack Garners $25,000,000 Series B Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=97cfe384-21b9-4931-bee5-9382400e76c1 Date 2/20/2015 Company Name Synack Mailing Address 1600 Seaport Blvd. Redwood City, CA 94063 USA Company Description At the enterprise level, the critical issue of cybersecurity was being addressed in a variety of ways, none of them ideal. Internal teams could be effective, but costly to maintain and difficult to keep … Continue reading “Synack Garners $25,000,000 Series B Financing Round”
Selectica Obtains $5,895,000 Series F Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2e14418a-6cbd-4eb8-a614-f9a4d2e087c1 Date 2/20/2015 Company Name Selectica Mailing Address 2121 South El Camino Real 10th Floor San Mateo, CA 94403 USA Company Description Selectica helps growing companies sell complex deals with ease. Selectica solutions simplify complex processes and provide access to the information your team needs to get deals done efficiently. Selectica Guided … Continue reading “Selectica Obtains $5,895,000 Series F Financing Round”