Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5ab171bc-8701-43f1-b38c-15c0e81db99d Date 2/5/2015 Company Name Armetheon Mailing Address 3375 Scott Blvd. Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA Company Description Armetheon, Inc., is a privately held San Francisco Bay area based clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel drugs for highly unmet need in cardiovascular diseases. The company was founded by … Continue reading “Armetheon Receives $24,300,000 Series B Funding”
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REVOLUTION Medicines Receives $45,000,000 Series A Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=09d7a3ce-eaef-484a-a7d9-27941f24e811 Date 2/5/2015 Company Name REVOLUTION Medicines Mailing Address Undisclosed Redwood City, CA 94062 USA Company Description REVOLUTION Medicines’ first drug candidates exploit and improve upon the properties of amphotericin B, a powerful, broad-spectrum antifungal compound found in nature that has avoided generating significant drug resistance in 50 years of clinical use. … Continue reading “REVOLUTION Medicines Receives $45,000,000 Series A Financing”
HomeLight Obtains $3,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f847bccf-ab9e-4cab-9685-2d829d4e15bc Date 2/5/2015 Company Name HomeLight Mailing Address 128 Spear Street San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description The HomeLight story started when co-founder Drew Uher and his wife set out to buy their first home. Finding the right real estate agent was a daunting process. There was no real way to … Continue reading “HomeLight Obtains $3,000,000 New Financing Round”
Sauce Labs Receives $15,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=cd4fce0b-da17-470a-8423-4142676e6ead Date 2/5/2015 Company Name Sauce Labs Mailing Address 539 Bryant Street San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Sauce Labs is the trusted source for Selenium-based software and services that accelerate the agile web development test process. Cofounded by the original creator of Selenium, Sauce Labs is a leader in the … Continue reading “Sauce Labs Receives $15,000,000 New Financing”
SteelBrick Obtains $18,000,000 Series B Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ec3fd8f5-fb5d-4298-af77-7abb4dbe2a73 Date 2/5/2015 Company Name SteelBrick Mailing Address 1730 S El Camino Real San Mateo, CA 94402 USA Company Description SteelBrick provides easy-to-use Configure-Price-Quote (CPQ) apps for high-growth salesforce.com customers. SteelBrick CPQ is 100% native on Salesforce, so users can create accurate and professional sales quotes quickly and error-free, without leaving the … Continue reading “SteelBrick Obtains $18,000,000 Series B Funding Round”
LE TOTE Obtains $8,800,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=38d967a0-b39a-4385-8c61-a1ad5f36df2a Date 2/5/2015 Company Name LE TOTE Mailing Address 2660 3rd Street San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description LE TOTE is a fashion discovery platform that connects brands with consumers through a rental model. We offer access to UNLIMITED boutique style apparel and accessories for only $49 a month. Website http://www.letote.com … Continue reading “LE TOTE Obtains $8,800,000 Series A Funding Round”
Fixed Receives $650,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9d5c3e9b-a3d2-490b-8068-bc05e0f0363a Date 2/5/2015 Company Name Fixed Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94301 USA Company Description Fixed is the experienced professionals who specialise in commercial fit outs that can help you create a workplace environment that will make employees want to work and be productive. Website http://www.getfixedapp.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction … Continue reading “Fixed Receives $650,000 New Financing Round”
RentLingo Acquires RoomHunt for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1a853d9a-0217-427e-8c74-57e3105b9150 Date 2/5/2015 Company Name RoomHunt Mailing Address 156 2nd Street San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description RoomHunt was born out of the pain of finding an apartment. Apartment hunting: both finding an apartment and a roommate was a process that was very time consuming and frustrating. Website http://www.roomhunt.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “RentLingo Acquires RoomHunt for Undisclosed Sum”
ClusterHQ Receives $12,000,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=57816c40-bdb7-4da4-8e75-74a5bf2e4779 Date 2/5/2015 Company Name ClusterHQ Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94070 USA Company Description At ClusterHQ, we describe ourselves as The Container Data People™. We believe that support for databases and other stateful services is a major missing piece of the puzzle for containers and Docker. Website http://www.clusterhq.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “ClusterHQ Receives $12,000,000 Series A Financing Round”
PicsArt Secures $10,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1aee3f3f-ccb5-40bc-9f38-8c50bcc5f80a Date 2/5/2015 Company Name PicsArt Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description A growing mobile photo-editing system that claims almost 60 million active users a month, is moving its top brass to San Francisco so it can tap into the area’s tech talent pool and venture community. Website … Continue reading “PicsArt Secures $10,000,000 New Financing Round”
Analysis: Microsoft Missed Mobile, So It’s Buying Its Way In
For most of Steve Ballmer’s long tenure as Microsoft CEO, the company’s cash-cow applications for white-collar workers were a very effective way to keep people using its PC operating system. But Microsoft whiffed badly on the mobile revolution, letting Google and Apple control the next major computing platform. In mid-2013, after years of speculation, Microsoft finally relented … Continue reading “Analysis: Microsoft Missed Mobile, So It’s Buying Its Way In”
Zoom Snags $30M Series C For Video Calling Service
Video calling service Zoom has landed a $30 million Series C to build its sales and marketing worldwide. The funding was led by new investor Emergence Capital, though big-name existing investors contributed as well, including healthcare financier Patrick Soon-Shiong and Yahoo! co-founder Jerry Yang. Zoom, founded in 2011 by former employees of Cisco and WebEx, … Continue reading “Zoom Snags $30M Series C For Video Calling Service”
With a Knife as a Microscope, 3Scan Maps in 3D
There was a beauty salon on Mission Street in the South Market neighborhood of San Francisco that went out of business. Occasionally, people still wander in looking for a trim. The new tenant, 3Scan, has to explain that hair styling is not a service they offer, even though they do have knives. “You don’t want … Continue reading “With a Knife as a Microscope, 3Scan Maps in 3D”
Built for a Deal, Annovation Rewards Backers With Medicines Co. Buyout
These days, it seems biotech investors are happy to take all kinds of risk. But there are still times to hedge bets, which Atlas Venture did a few years ago with Cambridge, MA-based Annovation Biopharma. That lower-risk investment is paying off nicely today. The Medicines Co. (NASDAQ: [[ticker:MDCO]])—an investor in Annovation that had an option … Continue reading “Built for a Deal, Annovation Rewards Backers With Medicines Co. Buyout”
Third Rock’s New Revolution Looks to Squeeze More Drugs From Nature
Over and over, drugmakers have turned discoveries in nature into human medicine. Aspirin came from the willow plant, and the cholesterol-lowering statins originated in fungi. But once the foundation of the drug business, so-called natural products have fallen out of favor in our high-tech age. Third Rock Ventures thinks it can go back to nature … Continue reading “Third Rock’s New Revolution Looks to Squeeze More Drugs From Nature”
Zoom Garners $30,000,000 Series C Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=bf49c9b0-c782-4437-bef2-0359c03fd380 Date 2/4/2015 Company Name Zoom Mailing Address 4633 Old Ironside Road Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA Company Description Zoom Video Communications was founded in 2011. Our mission is to develop a people-centric cloud service that transforms the real-time collaboration experience and improves the quality and effectiveness of communications forever. Website http://www.zoom.us … Continue reading “Zoom Garners $30,000,000 Series C Financing Round”
Skimlinks Secures $16,000,000 Series C Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b10c783e-be3b-4fdc-ad46-256a10edcfca Date 2/4/2015 Company Name Skimlinks Mailing Address One Market Plaza Steuart Tower San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description Skimlinks had an interesting start at life as a completely different company! Our founder Alicia Navarro originally created Skimbit, a social decision-making website, way back in 2006. In an effort to earn … Continue reading “Skimlinks Secures $16,000,000 Series C Funding”
Pulsate Receives $1,200,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e1791cc3-6356-4563-87a4-985328b02fd5 Date 2/4/2015 Company Name Pulsate Mailing Address 1370 Willow Road Menlo Park, CA 94025 USA Company Description Pulsate enables direct communication with customers based on their location, context, interests and behaviours. Pulsate allows you to design and push rich media content directly to customers devices. Deepen the relationship by establishing a … Continue reading “Pulsate Receives $1,200,000 New Financing”
SketchDeck Garners $500,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5d804d6a-9734-4fc1-9330-dca2ae1606a4 Date 2/4/2015 Company Name SketchDeck Mailing Address Undisclosed Mountain View, CA 94043 USA Company Description SketchDeck is a convenient design service delivered by a marketplace of freelancers. With our initial focus on presentation design we have worked with hundreds of businesses from startups through to multi-nationals. Website http://www.sketchdeck.com Transaction Type Venture … Continue reading “SketchDeck Garners $500,000 New Financing Round”
Catalyst Biosciences Receives $3,224,993 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4f5afe2b-c146-4ac7-950a-de2ec399904e Date 2/4/2015 Company Name Catalyst Biosciences Mailing Address 260 Littlefield Avenue South San Francisco, CA 94080 USA Company Description Catalyst Biosciences is developing the next generation of biopharmaceuticals by harnessing the catalytic power of proteases. Website http://www.catalystbiosciences.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $3,224,993 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes … Continue reading “Catalyst Biosciences Receives $3,224,993 New Financing”
Crushpath Lands $4,032,712 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2cf2e1f4-5d79-4b7f-892b-e1648c828be5 Date 2/4/2015 Company Name Crushpath Mailing Address 2012 16th Street San Francisco, CA 94110 USA Company Description Crushpath is the new way for salespeople to control a deal from lead to close. The company changes the sales software game by delivering the play-by-play of a deal as it happens. The Crushpath … Continue reading “Crushpath Lands $4,032,712 New Financing Round”
Bottlenose Secures $13,454,497 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=dfa9d84f-592b-4888-a335-f650e51f05c0 Date 2/4/2015 Company Name Bottlenose Mailing Address 555 California Street 12th Floor San Francisco, CA 94104 USA Company Description Bottlenose is a real-time discovery engine for the social web. It measures what the crowd is paying attention to, so you can discover and focus on what’s important now. Bottlenose is used … Continue reading “Bottlenose Secures $13,454,497 New Funding”
Under Armour Acquires MyFitnessPal for $475,000,000
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5894b04d-30cc-42ce-9d9b-e4863ad15ba8 Date 2/4/2015 Company Name MyFitnessPal Mailing Address 333 Bryant Street San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description MyFitnessPal has helped more than 40 million people achieve and maintain a healthier and happier lifestyle. With a database of more than 3 million foods and hundreds of exercises, top fitness technology partners and … Continue reading “Under Armour Acquires MyFitnessPal for $475,000,000”
Hardware Investor Bolt Adds San Francisco Office, $25M Fund
Bolt is heading west after closing a $25 million second venture fund. The Boston-based investor and manufacturing consultant is opening West Coast operations in San Francisco, in a fabrication facility owned by Autodesk, one of its financiers. Bolt plans to hire California-based engineers to work with local portfolio companies, possibly growing its current staff of … Continue reading “Hardware Investor Bolt Adds San Francisco Office, $25M Fund”
Guardant Grabs $50M to Expand Cancer Blood Test
Guardant Health has received a $50 million Series C funding round to make its blood test for cancer more readily available. The test, called Guardant360, analyzes the genetic traits of tumor cell DNA, which can help physicians predict what therapies might be most effective at treating a patient. As Xconomy’s Bernadette Tansey wrote after she … Continue reading “Guardant Grabs $50M to Expand Cancer Blood Test”
Eero Aims to Bring Elegant Mesh Networks to Home Wi-Fi
As a kid, Nick Weaver was obsessed with Wi-Fi. His home was one of the first on the block in his Chicago-area neighborhood to get a high-speed Internet connection, and the young Weaver was soon turning that speedy digital pipe into a wireless network that blanketed his home. “I’ve been thinking about this problem for … Continue reading “Eero Aims to Bring Elegant Mesh Networks to Home Wi-Fi”
Now Playing: California’s $1 Billion Stem-Cell Renovation Show
Home remodeling shows are a reality TV staple. But no Park Avenue mansion or country estate can top the nearly $1 billion price tag of the house C. Randal Mills is trying to renovate on the fly in California. Mills, who goes by Randy, is the president of the State of California’s stem cell agency, … Continue reading “Now Playing: California’s $1 Billion Stem-Cell Renovation Show”
AnyPerk Secures $8,500,000 Series A Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e8af78af-1bf4-4ef5-89dc-053e4ed42293 Date 2/3/2015 Company Name AnyPerk Mailing Address 33 New Montgomery St. San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description Our mission is to help businesses attract and retain top talent while providing a rewarding work environment. We believe that every employee, regardless of company size, should have access to high-quality employee perks. … Continue reading “AnyPerk Secures $8,500,000 Series A Financing”
Guardant Health Lands $50,000,000 Series C Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7d9c81ed-3695-41bf-8332-08ff56826286 Date 2/3/2015 Company Name Guardant Health Mailing Address 2686 Middlefield Rd. Redwood City, CA 94063 USA Company Description Guardant Health was founded by a group of individuals who thought that next-generation sequencing artfully applied could create fundamental shifts in the quality of healthcare, especially for cancer. Website http://www.guardanthealth.com Transaction Type Venture … Continue reading “Guardant Health Lands $50,000,000 Series C Round”
SoFi Lands $200,000,000 Series D Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=abd7c05e-d1b7-4f08-9f9a-3500875201a4 Date 2/3/2015 Company Name SoFi Mailing Address 1 Letterman Drive Building San Francisco, CA 94129 USA Company Description Founded in 2011, SoFi is building an innovative marketplace to fix finance – starting with the broken $1T student loan industry. Today, SoFi connects alumni borrowers and investors to refinance private and federal … Continue reading “SoFi Lands $200,000,000 Series D Round”
Primadesk Obtains $280,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=721e7ac6-94b9-4dbc-bca6-5215ef6a6f3f Date 2/3/2015 Company Name Primadesk Mailing Address 330 Townsend St. San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Primadesk makes online life easier to manage, enabling users to search, manage and backup personal cloud data from anywhere, whether it is from a personal computer, tablet or smartphone. Website http://www.primadesk.com Transaction Type Debt … Continue reading “Primadesk Obtains $280,000 New Funding”
CampusQuad Secures $5,000,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e363fff2-4ba8-42f1-ab92-9c4506b9fa76 Date 2/3/2015 Company Name CampusQuad Mailing Address 210 Industrial Rd. San Carlos, CA 94070 USA Company Description CampusQuad was founded in 2012 with the vision to expand a student’s vista and put a wide angle lens on the college experience. We are opening minds and doors to endless experiential opportunities to … Continue reading “CampusQuad Secures $5,000,000 Series A Funding”
Casetext Lands $7,000,000 Series A Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=cd22f989-c7d6-4a68-8d15-d260cf231402 Date 2/3/2015 Company Name Casetext Mailing Address 815 Killarney Court Sunnyvale, CA 94087 USA Company Description Casetext is making all the world’s laws free and understandable. On Casetext you can search a database of millions of judicial opinions and learn insights from the annotations of practicing attorneys, professors, and other experts. … Continue reading “Casetext Lands $7,000,000 Series A Round”
Pley Receives $10,000,000 Series B Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ccdb6376-73eb-45ae-8841-ea13d36d9a9e Date 2/3/2015 Company Name Pley Mailing Address 1580 Oakland Rd. San Jose, CA 95131 USA Company Description Pley makes it possible for kids of all ages to rent LEGO sets, saving hundreds of dollars per year in toys that are enjoyed and then often neglected. Through creating a sharing economy that … Continue reading “Pley Receives $10,000,000 Series B Financing Round”
Andy OS Receives $3,000,000 Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=667ed2fe-b2ec-4ed7-8fc6-368755df877e Date 2/3/2015 Company Name Andy OS Mailing Address 450 Townsend St San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description At Andy we strive to create a stronger connection between a person’s mobile and desktop life. We believe you should always have the latest Android OS running without the necessity of a manual … Continue reading “Andy OS Receives $3,000,000 Seed Funding”
Liftoff Receives $5,000,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b466e8c7-be8f-4da8-a6f4-f8e19f47cd1c Date 2/3/2015 Company Name Liftoff Mailing Address 855a Santa Cruz Ave. Menlo Park, CA 94025 USA Company Description We began Liftoff in August, 2012 with the mission to revolutionize how mobile app marketers build and grow an active, engaged user base. Website http://www.liftoff.io Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $5,000,000 Transaction … Continue reading “Liftoff Receives $5,000,000 Series A Funding”
What Are We Watching on YouTube? Super Bowl Leftovers, Of Course
Super Bowl Sunday is a singularly American gathering where, despite our fragmenting popular culture, millions of people still turn their attention to a shared spectacle of sports, entertainment, and commerce. Even after all that gluttony, however, it appears the year’s biggest media onslaught isn’t enough for most consumers. The day after the biggest NFL game of the year, millions of … Continue reading “What Are We Watching on YouTube? Super Bowl Leftovers, Of Course”
TrueVault: Helping Digital Health Apps Grapple With HIPAA
Look on Apple’s app store, and you’ll find endless columns of exercise counters, baby trackers, cardio monitors, personal medication diaries…and many, many butt workout regimens. Consumers use these digital health apps to stay fit, but there are pitfalls both for their users and their developers, says Jason Wang, CEO of San Francisco-based TrueVault. For one … Continue reading “TrueVault: Helping Digital Health Apps Grapple With HIPAA”
Amyris Receives $21,700,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c45c35ea-3882-4318-82d0-684ebbe75875 Date 2/2/2015 Company Name Amyris Mailing Address 5885 Hollis Street Emeryville, CA 94608 USA Company Description Amyris Biotechnologies (NASDAQ: AMRS) is positioning itself to become a leading provider of renewable specialty chemicals and transportation fuels worldwide. Our initial molecule, farnesene, can serve as the basis for a wide range of products, … Continue reading “Amyris Receives $21,700,000 New Funding Round”
Apttus Obtains $41,000,000 Series B Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2332470c-dda4-4f96-8bf9-e58198429449 Date 2/2/2015 Company Name Apttus Mailing Address 1400 Fashion Island Blvd San Mateo, CA 94404 USA Company Description Apttus is derived from Latin: the root ap means suitable, capable (aptitude etc) and ending a Latin word in “us” denotes speed. Apttus was formed to deliver the promise of enterprise class application … Continue reading “Apttus Obtains $41,000,000 Series B Funding”
Revinate Secures $15,340,000 Series B Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a99cb266-1239-4eb4-9e5a-e986538217be Date 2/2/2015 Company Name Revinate Mailing Address 1 Letterman Dr. San Francisco, CA 94129 USA Company Description Revinate is a software platform designed exclusively for the hospitality industry that makes it easy to take control of your online reputation by using online reviews and social media to learn from and connect … Continue reading “Revinate Secures $15,340,000 Series B Financing Round”
Innovation Hub: 10 Years After the Larry Summers Controversy
Ten years ago, Harvard’s then-president, Larry Summers, wondered why women are so scarce in elite math and science departments. Is it because they’re less ambitious than men? Or, perhaps, they’re less inclined to be extremely smart? His comments caused a national furor, and Summers stepped down as president the following year. Now, Professor Eileen Pollack, … Continue reading “Innovation Hub: 10 Years After the Larry Summers Controversy”
Tech Pup of the Day: Airbnb’s Nutmeg
Toiling among the elite technology specialists of Silicon Valley and San Francisco’s SOMA neighborhood is a class of workers whose pay is low, and who are often barred from company dining areas and kitchens. However, their standing among their co-workers sometimes approaches adulation, and their perks may far exceed those granted to their colleagues. We celebrate … Continue reading “Tech Pup of the Day: Airbnb’s Nutmeg”
Obama Wants You (And 1 Million Others) For ‘Precision’ Health Data
[Updated 1/30/15 1:15 pm. See below.] President Obama’s precision medicine plan just got a bit more precise, and it has a $215 million price tag. Starting with that cash, his administration wants to build a massive national database to study long-term public health trends, gathering head-to-toe health data from a million or more volunteers over … Continue reading “Obama Wants You (And 1 Million Others) For ‘Precision’ Health Data”
Meta Receives $23,000,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ef4d50ac-93e3-4eeb-baa1-299afd9fd57f Date 1/30/2015 Company Name Meta Mailing Address Undisclosed Portola Valley, CA 94028 USA Company Description The Meta 1 Developer Kit is the first computing device that gives you virtual superpowers. Resolution: 960 x 540 pixels (qHD, FOV Expander Lens: 35 degree field of view, Shade Lens: 23 degree field of view. … Continue reading “Meta Receives $23,000,000 Series A Funding”
Avinger Secures $65,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d007a119-d98e-472f-b321-4f8ac9be7165 Date 1/30/2015 Company Name Avinger Mailing Address 400 Chesapeake Dr. Redwood City, CA 94063 USA Company Description Avinger (NASDAQ: AVGR) develops medical device treatments for peripheral artery disease using image-guided, catheter-based systems. (PAD) Website http://www.avinger.com Transaction Type IPO Transaction Amount $65,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes are on file … Continue reading “Avinger Secures $65,000,000 New Funding”
Siva Power Garners $4,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d14b6d10-c3cd-41f7-bce4-e603c1d3ddda Date 1/30/2015 Company Name Siva Power Mailing Address 2387 Bering Dr. San Jose, CA 95131 USA Company Description Siva Power is developing high efficiency low cost solar cells that can harvest energy from the entire solar spectrum. The efficiency of Silicon at the cost of Cadmium Telluride. Add high throughput. That … Continue reading “Siva Power Garners $4,000,000 New Round”
Handpick Secures $3,000,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=bc49a570-dfe5-4901-9d53-e6836d538d27 Date 1/30/2015 Company Name Handpick Mailing Address 550 Bryant Street San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Handpick is great for exploring new ingredients… It has every ingredient you can imagine so it’s great for discovering new dishes and combinations. I also love finding new food bloggers to follow! Perfect app … Continue reading “Handpick Secures $3,000,000 Series A Funding”
SolarWinds Acquires Librato for $40,000,000
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6ca8ab5c-5db4-4fd1-a1e1-c2b56b81fdb5 Date 1/30/2015 Company Name Librato Mailing Address 605 Market St. San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description Librato is a leader in data center resource management software that enables companies to reduce operating and capital expenses by dramatically increasing utilization rates. The company’s core technology delivers fine-grained monitoring and control of … Continue reading “SolarWinds Acquires Librato for $40,000,000”
West Coast Biotech Roundup: Qualcomm, Google X, Mapp, Onyx, & More
Most of California hasn’t had rain in a month, Seattle had a few days of “Juneuary” this past week, and West Coast tech titans warmed up the life-science news flow. Qualcomm, with its interest in digital health, is teaming with Roche to monitor patients in clinical trials. Google, with its interest in, well, everything, will … Continue reading “West Coast Biotech Roundup: Qualcomm, Google X, Mapp, Onyx, & More”