Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7ec8b093-1bb1-412b-a5e3-3a06b21faf94 Date 1/22/2015 Company Name BlueVine Mailing Address 2225 E. Bayshore Rd. Palo Alto, CA 94303 USA Company Description BlueVine allows small businesses to get paid immediately on their outstanding invoices. With BlueVine, companies can free up their cash for paying expenses and growing their business. The company is backed by leading … Continue reading “BlueVine Garners $18,500,000 New Financing Round”
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Calysta Lands $10,000,000 Series B Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e1d4a550-4af0-4e8a-8331-77c98a72b551 Date 1/22/2015 Company Name Calysta Mailing Address 1140 O’Brien Drive Menlo Park, CA 94025 USA Company Description Calysta’s Biological Gas-to-Liquids and Biological Gas-to-Chemicals platforms enable creation of sustainable biofuels and industrial chemicals from natural gas, reducing petroleum dependence without competing for food, land or water. Website http://www.calysta.com Transaction Type Venture Equity … Continue reading “Calysta Lands $10,000,000 Series B Financing Round”
The Alchemist Accelerator Secures $2,100,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b7630ab7-3b29-4941-8cfc-d16b591fbf4d Date 1/22/2015 Company Name The Alchemist Accelerator Mailing Address Undisclosed Menlo Park, CA 94025 USA Company Description The Alchemist Accelerator is a venture-backed initiative focused on accelerating startups whose revenue comes from enterprises (not consumers). Website http://www.alchemistaccelerator.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,100,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes … Continue reading “The Alchemist Accelerator Secures $2,100,000 New Financing”
Farm Hill Lands $1,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0ce13399-e4f6-4dda-8312-d720cbc8e5f3 Date 1/22/2015 Company Name Farm Hill Mailing Address Undisclosed Redwood City, CA 94063 USA Company Description Farm Hill is a food startup delivering healthy, delicious meals directly to you. We think healthy eating should be simple – getting great-tasting food that fills you up and doesn’t contain a bunch of processed … Continue reading “Farm Hill Lands $1,000,000 New Funding Round”
Uber Lands $1,600,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=10b2d851-5db4-46f6-b71d-e67bf592e438 Date 1/22/2015 Company Name Uber Mailing Address 1455 Market St. 4th Floor San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description The company has created a mobile application that allows users to request car service to pick them up wherever they are located. Website http://www.uber.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $1,600,000,000 Transaction Round … Continue reading “Uber Lands $1,600,000,000 New Financing Round”
Two Generations of Geneticists, Two “Precision Medicine” Wish Lists
In late 2012, President Obama awarded Leroy “Lee” Hood the National Medal of Science for a lifetime of achievements, including the invention of machines that made the historic Human Genome Project possible. So when Obama announced yesterday a “precision medicine initiative”—something that would surely require ever-deeper knowledge about the personal genetic differences that influence health … Continue reading “Two Generations of Geneticists, Two “Precision Medicine” Wish Lists”
Alnylam CEO: More Cash in Hand Is to Fuel Expansion From Within
Biotechs keep cashing in. The latest is Cambridge, MA-based Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: [[ticker:ALNY]]), which is entering the most critical juncture in its 13-year history as it tries to enter the rarified realm of biotechs with their own products on the market. The RNA interference firm said Monday it would tap the public markets for a … Continue reading “Alnylam CEO: More Cash in Hand Is to Fuel Expansion From Within”
Petco Adds Online Delivery With Fast-Growing Startup Instacart
[Corrected 1/26] Dogs need groceries, too. Instacart, the grocery-delivery startup that recently raised $220 million from investors, is taking its quick-turnaround online delivery service beyond the supermarket for the first time in a partnership with national pet-goods retailer Petco. The partnership is hitting the Boston and San Francisco markets first, and could be expanded if Petco likes … Continue reading “Petco Adds Online Delivery With Fast-Growing Startup Instacart”
Crowdfunding is Banging on Biotech’s Door. Will We Let It In?
In the summer of 2013, the medical device startup Scanadu made headlines around the world when Scout, its handheld medical diagnostic tool for consumers, raked in an astounding $1.6 million on the popular crowdfunding platform Indiegogo. That’s all well and good for a medical device, but most biotech veterans remain skeptical that crowdfunding can make … Continue reading “Crowdfunding is Banging on Biotech’s Door. Will We Let It In?”
Index Ventures Leads $20M Round for Data Analytics Startup Interana
Interana, a two-year-old data analytics company that emerged from stealth mode in October, has raised $20 million in a Series B round led by international venture firm Index Ventures. The mission of Menlo Park, CA-based Interana might be called “bringing big data analysis to the masses.” Interana designed its data exploration tools to make it … Continue reading “Index Ventures Leads $20M Round for Data Analytics Startup Interana”
Pluribus Networks Secures $50,000,000 Series D Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=34babd9c-62d7-4895-a795-0456069fb716 Date 1/21/2015 Company Name Pluribus Networks Mailing Address 2455 Faber Place Palo Alto, CA 94303 USA Company Description The company’s mission is to drive the third wave of virtualization into the ethernet hardware market, deliver virtualized switches and distributed Netvisor operating system for true network virtualization with a fully programmable fabric, … Continue reading “Pluribus Networks Secures $50,000,000 Series D Financing Round”
Soft Machines Obtains $14,799,999 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=850ed77c-e265-446d-aeac-174d04d8b37e Date 1/21/2015 Company Name Soft Machines Mailing Address 3211 Scott Blvd. Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA Company Description Soft Machines is in the business of licensing and co-developing Soft Machines VISC architecture-based microprocessor and SoC products for IoT, mobile and cloud markets. Website http://www.smachines.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $14,799,999 … Continue reading “Soft Machines Obtains $14,799,999 New Financing Round”
TipdOff Lands $1,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9a48c151-fa5c-4d2c-9249-59300bdc9502 Date 1/21/2015 Company Name TipdOff Mailing Address 1400 Terra Bella Ave. Mountain View, CA 94043 USA Company Description Tip’d Off is the ultimate social investing platform where peers can help you invest in the stock market. Website http://www.tipdoff.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes The … Continue reading “TipdOff Lands $1,000,000 New Financing”
True Link Financial Receives $3,500,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0ae818da-2e4b-4cb7-9c3f-62bc1a78ccd0 Date 1/21/2015 Company Name True Link Financial Mailing Address P.O. Box 581 San Francisco, CA 94104 USA Company Description The True Link Prepaid Visa Card helps you safeguard your loved one from scams and unwanted charges, without taking away their financial independence. Website http://www.truelinkcard.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $3,500,000 … Continue reading “True Link Financial Receives $3,500,000 New Funding Round”
Motif Investing Obtains $40,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=053262fb-a299-4734-9748-85737dfa1576 Date 1/21/2015 Company Name Motif Investing Mailing Address 400 S. El Camino Real San Mateo, CA 94402 USA Company Description At Motif Investing, we make it easy for you to invest in your ideas. We give you a simple yet powerful tool to turn your ideas into investments. We give our … Continue reading “Motif Investing Obtains $40,000,000 New Funding”
Interana Lands $20,000,000 Series B Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=13443f25-91c8-4aa2-a564-dc4b34791a60 Date 1/21/2015 Company Name Interana Mailing Address 68 Willow Rd. Menlo Park, CO 94025 USA Company Description Interana is building the next generation of analytics software. Extremely large semi-structured data sets, arbitrary, complex, ad-hoc queries satisifed instantly, highly interactive graphical interface. Website http://www.interana.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $20,000,000 Transaction … Continue reading “Interana Lands $20,000,000 Series B Financing”
Taulia Lands $15,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=99b06f85-9785-4285-96eb-e38ec9c1b5d0 Date 1/21/2015 Company Name Taulia Mailing Address 201 Mission Street San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description Taulia gives AP Managers and Treasurers the opportunity to save millions by offering to pay suppliers early if they discount their invoices. Website http://www.taulia.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $15,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed … Continue reading “Taulia Lands $15,000,000 New Funding”
DropThought Garners $752,500 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=313b2605-d641-4b91-9c52-e457b146c3ee Date 1/21/2015 Company Name DropThought Mailing Address 1900 Lafayette Street Santa Clara, CA 95050 USA Company Description DropThought is redefining the voice of customer concept. It offers a quick, effective and user friendly solution to collect and analyze credible feedback directly from customers at Point of Sale. At DropThought, we take … Continue reading “DropThought Garners $752,500 New Funding”
Vogogo Secures $511,961 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e5d83e92-699d-482b-969e-ecdf76d8f511 Date 1/21/2015 Company Name Vogogo Mailing Address 228 Hamilton Avenue 3rd Floor Palo Alto, CA 94301 USA Company Description Our platforms are easy and convenient for you and your customers. Any business can be setup with online payments and customers can pay you with a click. Website http://www.vogogo.com Transaction Type Venture … Continue reading “Vogogo Secures $511,961 New Round”
Dropbox Acquires CloudOn for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=39d5c714-10a5-474b-821a-a1704c0d0007 Date 1/21/2015 Company Name CloudOn Mailing Address 331 Castro Street Mountain View, CA 94041 USA Company Description The company is developing simplified personalized ubiquitous application delivery technologies. Website http://www.cloudon.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes M&A Terms Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed by the … Continue reading “Dropbox Acquires CloudOn for Undisclosed Sum”
SpaceX’s $1 Billion Financing Follows Musk’s Expansion Talk
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) landed a major $1 billion financing round led by Google and Fidelity on Tuesday. SpaceX will use some of the money for manufacturing satellites, the company announced in a statement on its website. The news comes just a week after billionaire CEO Elon Musk told Bloomberg News that he is … Continue reading “SpaceX’s $1 Billion Financing Follows Musk’s Expansion Talk”
In the Jiu-Jitsu Match of Biotech Risk, a Reminder of Other Paths
Risk makes for great headlines. I’m guilty as charged. My first column for Xconomy questioned whether biotech venture capitalists were losing relevance, running away from risk in an inherently risky business. Heading full steam into the new year, there will be plenty of headlines and stories from us and our peers about the brave and … Continue reading “In the Jiu-Jitsu Match of Biotech Risk, a Reminder of Other Paths”
Egomotion Secures $250,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b20c606b-81fc-4818-89f7-2f184f302c1e Date 1/20/2015 Company Name Egomotion Mailing Address 333 Bryant St. San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Agent is a collection of utilities that uses context to make your phone smarter. Website http://www.tryagent.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $250,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. M&A … Continue reading “Egomotion Secures $250,000 New Funding”
Ravello Systems Obtains $28,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6a45c756-aecd-43ad-9945-341977ba8eb5 Date 1/20/2015 Company Name Ravello Systems Mailing Address 1121 San Antonio Road Palo Alto, CA 94303 USA Company Description Ravello is the industry’s first cloud application platform. This unique infrastructure allows enterprises to take any application and run it in any cloud without any modifications whatsoever. Website http://www.ravellosystems.com Transaction Type Venture … Continue reading “Ravello Systems Obtains $28,000,000 New Funding”
Coinbase Garners $75,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b0ac8e65-4eed-4c67-ad49-83ce0e80d56f Date 1/20/2015 Company Name Coinbase Mailing Address 548 Market St. San Francisco, CA 94104 USA Company Description Coinbase is an international digital wallet that allows you to securely buy, use, and accept Bitcoin currency. Website http://www.coinbase.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $75,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Today’s fundraise gives … Continue reading “Coinbase Garners $75,000,000 New Round”
Bloom Energy Garners $130,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=bd6811c3-f999-4c37-89bf-add2a2b396f5 Date 1/20/2015 Company Name Bloom Energy Mailing Address 1299 Orleans Drive Sunnyvale, CA 94089 USA Company Description The company develops and sells solid oxide fuel cell technology to compete with electric power. Website http://www.bloomenergy.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $130,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. M&A … Continue reading “Bloom Energy Garners $130,000,000 New Financing”
Planet Labs Receives $95,000,000 Series C Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5718ec51-5f0c-433e-b2d9-c47d4d3b9a37 Date 1/20/2015 Company Name Planet Labs Mailing Address 490 2nd St. San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Planet Labs provides universal access to information about the changing planet. We will operate the world’s largest fleet of Earth imaging satellites to frequently image the entire planet and provide open access to … Continue reading “Planet Labs Receives $95,000,000 Series C Funding Round”
Distelli Secures $2,500,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7801e0dc-8943-471a-a0a3-e6ed14bd1ed4 Date 1/20/2015 Company Name Distelli Mailing Address 410 Townsend Street San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description You can deploy your application to multiple clouds or your private datacenter so you’re not locked into any one provider. Website http://www.distelli.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,500,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds … Continue reading “Distelli Secures $2,500,000 Series A Funding”
Sparkcentral Lands $12,000,000 Series B Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0c7a410b-20b9-46c0-af77-f85db696cecf Date 1/20/2015 Company Name Sparkcentral Mailing Address 233 Post Street 6th Floor San Francisco, CA 94108 USA Company Description Everything we do follows the belief that the customer is the most important part of any business. We are amazed that over the past few years, the success of social media in … Continue reading “Sparkcentral Lands $12,000,000 Series B Funding Round”
HumanAPI Obtains $6,624,982 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=31dbadf1-b20c-4543-8205-61af5dcd90f9 Date 1/19/2015 Company Name HumanAPI Mailing Address 465 Garwood Way Menlo Park, CA 94025 USA Company Description HumanAPI aims to build an API for accessing all the data that’s being gathered on various health devices, sensors, and services. So instead of figuring out how to work with dozens of different devices, … Continue reading “HumanAPI Obtains $6,624,982 Series A Funding”
With New State Rules, WeFunder to Offer Equity Crowdfunding in MA
Massachusetts has joined the growing list of states that are opening up private company investing to people who aren’t already rich, and one online investing startup is already planning to take advantage. Under new state rules issued this week, private Massachusetts companies can begin selling stock to just anybody who wants to purchase it—provided they’re … Continue reading “With New State Rules, WeFunder to Offer Equity Crowdfunding in MA”
J.P. Morgan 2015: Notes, Thoughts, And Conversations From the Vortex
The word “story” gets ill treatment at events like the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference. It often means an elevator pitch from a harried CEO to a distracted investor, or a few observations a journalist strings together with a headline, or Twitter snark trying to pass for insight. But we heard a real story on Sunday … Continue reading “J.P. Morgan 2015: Notes, Thoughts, And Conversations From the Vortex”
It Had to be You: Why Roche Was The Lone Suitor For Foundation
The buzz from day one of the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco earlier this week was the announcement on Sunday night by Roche that it was acquiring a majority interest in Foundation Medicine (NASDAQ: [[ticker:FMI]]) for a bit more than $1 billion in cash, which translates into $50 a share. Those were just … Continue reading “It Had to be You: Why Roche Was The Lone Suitor For Foundation”
Uber’s Data-Sharing Welcomed, But City Regulators Still Want More
Uber has become an intensely admired, sometimes reviled, and fabulously wealthy company in just a few short years by sticking to an uncompromising playbook. When it wants to expand into a new city, the next-generation taxi company tends to move first and deal with regulatory and legal concerns second. Competitors and government officials who object can find themselves … Continue reading “Uber’s Data-Sharing Welcomed, But City Regulators Still Want More”
Skydio Obtains $3,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d0c55b26-fd1f-42c6-a7c9-e3af485e63ab Date 1/16/2015 Company Name Skydio Mailing Address Undisclosed Menlo Park, CA 94025 USA Company Description Our team has over a decade of experience building drone navigation systems using onboard sensors and a strong background in user experience design. Website http://www.skyd.io Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $3,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds … Continue reading “Skydio Obtains $3,000,000 New Financing”
West Coast Biotech Roundup: Tobira, Novartis, NantCell, & More
Whew. J.P. Morgan is almost over. (The healthcare conference, that is, not the investment bank.) Opening the week’s proceedings at the Biotech Showcase, a satellite conference that features small, private, often European companies that would get trampled at the main event, Sangamo Biosciences CEO Ed Lanphier greeted the early crowd: “Welcome to Hell Week.” We’ll … Continue reading “West Coast Biotech Roundup: Tobira, Novartis, NantCell, & More”
MIT MBA Students Tour Silicon Valley As Tech Campuses Expand
It’s easy to catch the technology bug. After all, tech companies are pretty much everywhere. I became hooked when I worked as an IT consultant at Accenture after college, and plan to work at a technology company after I finish my MBA. So when I had the opportunity to participate in a Technology Trek at … Continue reading “MIT MBA Students Tour Silicon Valley As Tech Campuses Expand”
Ideas for Diversity, Education, and Computer Science
On December 24 2009, Xconomy published a column in which I reflected on the preceding decade and predicted for the coming one. I still quote that column in talks, because it’s the one time I can remember when I was actually right: I said that this would be the decade in which computer scientists put … Continue reading “Ideas for Diversity, Education, and Computer Science”
Uber-Size Deals Dominate Mega Year in U.S. Venture Activity
Venture capital firms invested more than $47.3 billion in U.S. startups in 2014, marking the highest funding level of VC funding since 2001, according to data being released today by CB Insights, the New York-based venture capital database. The $47.3 billion was 62 percent more than the $29.2 billion that venture firms invested in 2013. … Continue reading “Uber-Size Deals Dominate Mega Year in U.S. Venture Activity”
EnVerv Obtains $7,500,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3b9d8fe2-5b93-4723-9472-115d027385ac Date 1/15/2015 Company Name EnVerv Mailing Address 680 N McCarthy Blvd. San Jose, CA 95035 USA Company Description Enverv’s vision is to provide power line communications solutions to smart meters toward ubiquitous Smart Grid Networks. We believe that every node in the network needs to be connected reliably and with enough … Continue reading “EnVerv Obtains $7,500,000 New Funding Round”
North Technologies Garners $5,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d0ce7f55-d190-4dff-9cab-2c2000583f16 Date 1/15/2015 Company Name North Technologies Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Ex-Googlers building nonsensical & ill-advised ideas, our first product is called “Tiiny”. Website http://www.n-o-r-t-h-t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $5,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. M&A Terms Venture Investor … Continue reading “North Technologies Garners $5,000,000 New Funding”
Argo Receives $1,500,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1f02eea6-550e-40f1-beb0-9fd7e419950c Date 1/15/2015 Company Name Argo Mailing Address Undisclosed Palo Alto, CA 94102 USA Company Description We are a team of explorers who learn from each other every day to overcome challenging problems and to build tools for discovery. We are curious; we are humble; we are hungry. We’re here to connect … Continue reading “Argo Receives $1,500,000 New Financing”
Moovit Secures $50,000,000 Series C Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=64d061b2-c5b6-435b-9ed3-fdac678060d1 Date 1/15/2015 Company Name Moovit Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description The Moovit App has everything you need to travel on public transport the smartest, speediest and easiest way possible. Website http://www.moovitapp.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $50,000,000 Transaction Round Series C Proceeds Purposes The round … Continue reading “Moovit Secures $50,000,000 Series C Round”
Neo Technology Receives $20,000,000 Series C Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5b67d945-5ecb-4554-a4ce-ff4e80a020b8 Date 1/15/2015 Company Name Neo Technology Mailing Address 111 E 5th Avenue San Mateo, CA 94401 USA Company Description As the world of data explodes in both volume and complexity, many applications and databases have difficulty handling sophisticated queries with high performance. Website http://www.neotechnology.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $20,000,000 … Continue reading “Neo Technology Receives $20,000,000 Series C Financing”
Semtech Acquires EnVerv for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=196d5a2b-ee41-44cd-8b68-e4d1a99aa9dd Date 1/15/2015 Company Name EnVerv Mailing Address 680 N McCarthy Blvd. San Jose, CA 95035 USA Company Description Enverv’s vision is to provide power line communications solutions to smart meters toward ubiquitous Smart Grid Networks. We believe that every node in the network needs to be connected reliably and with enough … Continue reading “Semtech Acquires EnVerv for Undisclosed Sum”
Houston, Austin, Raleigh, Denver Tops in U.S. for STEM Workers
All metro areas are not created equal. If you’re looking at job markets in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM)—a major indicator of economic growth and innovation—the U.S. is a study in contrasts. That’s according to a survey by WalletHub, a financial information site based in Washington, DC. The analysis looked at metrics such as … Continue reading “Houston, Austin, Raleigh, Denver Tops in U.S. for STEM Workers”
Watching A Cyberattack Bloom: vArmour Visualizes The Data Breach
Financial firm Morgan Stanley is the latest big company forced to acknowledge a data breach, after finding to its horror early this month that the names and account numbers of thousands of its wealthy investment clients had been posted on the Internet. The New York firm follows entertainment giant Sony and a long list of … Continue reading “Watching A Cyberattack Bloom: vArmour Visualizes The Data Breach”
Colleges Must Mix Entrepreneurial Skills, Traditional Liberal Arts
The great challenge facing higher education is to prepare students to navigate a world of accelerating uncertainty and faster churn. Training students to re-invent themselves every few years, as is already required in the world today, is an objective that legacy approaches to higher education is not optimized for. I’m convinced, however, that the University … Continue reading “Colleges Must Mix Entrepreneurial Skills, Traditional Liberal Arts”
In Search of a Better Approach to Breast Cancer Screening
As a venture investor in the healthcare sector, I see a lot of new medical technologies that promise improvement over the current standard of care. Opportunities that represent truly transformational change in medicine are rare, and those that address a major clinical challenge affecting tens of millions of lives are rarer still. Breast cancer screening … Continue reading “In Search of a Better Approach to Breast Cancer Screening”
Soylent Garners $20,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=256d1e51-e468-4299-8c79-0eab293c6b59 Date 1/14/2015 Company Name Soylent Mailing Address 637 Natoma Street San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description We’re not just too busy to cook and clean up. In Rhinehart’s view, the act of eating is a task that technology can make more efficient—or eliminate entirely. It also reflects fears about scarce … Continue reading “Soylent Garners $20,000,000 New Financing Round”