At conferences, meetups, and events, my colleagues and I often lament the lack of diversity in the audience, particularly the lack of women. Organizations like the Doyenne Group here in Madison, WI, are doing great things to cultivate entrepreneurship among women. Some recent changes in my life, however, have given me a new perspective on … Continue reading “Simple Steps Toward More Inclusive Entrepreneurship”
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What’s Missing From Education? Critical Thinking
There is too little emphasis on teaching critical thinking skills in schools. Many adults have little understanding of important science and technology issues, which leaves them open to poor decision making on matters that will affect both their families as well as society in general. A good example would be a failure to understand and … Continue reading “What’s Missing From Education? Critical Thinking”
What’s the Most Important Issue That Didn’t Get Addressed in 2014?
Immigration. Very sad and shows how deeply dysfunctional our system is. This is really hurting innovation—and other countries, like Canada, U.K., Chile and Spain, have moved way ahead of us. Very frustrating. [Editor’s note: To tap the wisdom of our distinguished group of Xconomists, we asked a few of them to answer this question heading … Continue reading “What’s the Most Important Issue That Didn’t Get Addressed in 2014?”
Upstart’s CEO Sees Boom and Shakeout in Online Lending in 2015
Dave Girouard may have changed his business model at the right time. The company he co-founded in 2012, Upstart, became a new entry early this year in the rising field of online lending. That field enjoyed a huge visibility boost in mid-December when San Francisco-based Lending Club (NYSE: [[ticker:LC]]) became the first online loan marketplace … Continue reading “Upstart’s CEO Sees Boom and Shakeout in Online Lending in 2015”
Verbling Secures $3,540,166 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2543d46c-92cc-4e5e-a794-39faba89d3d0 Date 12/24/2014 Company Name Verbling Mailing Address 665 3rd St. San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Verbling is the instant way to practice and learn a language. Website http://www.verbling.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $3,540,166 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC regulatory filing. Contact … Continue reading “Verbling Secures $3,540,166 New Funding”
Zero Motorcycles Obtains $2,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5c69957e-53e0-4045-b145-9d3a31fd3744 Date 12/24/2014 Company Name Zero Motorcycles Mailing Address 380 El Pueblo Road Scotts Valley, CA 95066 USA Company Description Zero Motorcycles is the next step in motorcycle evolution and represents the ultimate electric motorcycle technology. Website http://www.zeromotorcycles.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes … Continue reading “Zero Motorcycles Obtains $2,000,000 New Financing”
Red Tricycle Garners $500,001 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=61307a7d-e29a-4781-a3d7-a93ec1919d98 Date 12/24/2014 Company Name Red Tricycle Mailing Address 150 Gate 5 Road Sausalito, CA 94965 USA Company Description Our mission is simple, to help parents have more fun with their kids. We offer ideas for cool things to see, eat, make and do with your kids in your neighborhood. Website http://www.redtri.com … Continue reading “Red Tricycle Garners $500,001 New Round”
West Coast Biotech Roundup: Gilead/AbbVie, Juno, Auspex, Bina & More
It was a very good year for the Bay Area’s Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ: [[ticker:GILD]]), which saw its new hepatitis C treatments— sofosbuvir (Sovaldi) and Harvoni (a combination of sofosbuvir and ledipasvir)—make big inroads and help cure patients, even as the price tag of the drugs raised ire. Hackles were up not just among longtime industry watchdogs like … Continue reading “West Coast Biotech Roundup: Gilead/AbbVie, Juno, Auspex, Bina & More”
Hive Cloud Obtains $500,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0fc06bc6-fcdb-405a-a7d3-4e6b49fc40e5 Date 12/23/2014 Company Name Hive Cloud Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Hive is the first free unlimited cloud service in the world. Hive handles all your docs, infinite photos, massive music collections and huge video libraries with ease. Upload from your device or paste a web … Continue reading “Hive Cloud Obtains $500,000 Seed Financing”
StreetLight Data Garners $2,000,001 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3c0f5f1c-b6fd-4635-a2fd-fc8c031c1451 Date 12/23/2014 Company Name StreetLight Data Mailing Address 330 Townsend St San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Our mission is to transform the way information about transportation and mobility behavior is used across business, government, and research. We strive to make it easy, affordable and intuitive to incorporate transportation and … Continue reading “StreetLight Data Garners $2,000,001 New Round”
The Sony Wake-Up Call
[Corrected, see below] The Sony saga continues. Last week, the FBI said there is enough information to conclude that the North Korean government is responsible for the Sony cyberattack. Now some are beginning to wonder how the U.S. should retaliate. Surely, new developments will continue to unfold, but our focus remains on what this breach … Continue reading “The Sony Wake-Up Call”
ImmusanT Grabs $12M as Celiac Vaccine Hits Critical Proving Ground
[Updated, 12/22/14, 4:02 pm ET] ImmusanT is trying to prove that a vaccine it’s developing can help celiac patients eat gluten without getting sick. Today, the Cambridge, MA-based company got enough dough to test that theory in real patients. ImmusanT has raised a $12 million Series B round from Vatera Healthcare Partners, the New York … Continue reading “ImmusanT Grabs $12M as Celiac Vaccine Hits Critical Proving Ground”
Rethinking Venture Philanthropy After the Kalydeco Windfall
The Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Foundation’s big win in venture philanthropy can fuel constructive competition among companies developing innovative CF drugs, benefiting both patients and the healthcare system by increasing future treatment options and reducing their cost. CF is a fatal genetic disease affecting around 30,000 people in the U.S. that is caused by mutations in … Continue reading “Rethinking Venture Philanthropy After the Kalydeco Windfall”
#Hashtag This: How the Twitter Hashtag Caught Fire in San Diego
It’s been over seven years since Chris Messina proposed that Twitter users adopt the hash symbol as a way to collate their discussions and designate groups. I’m only just now catching up to him, although I have an excuse. I used to be mainstream media. Still, as Messina told me recently by phone from San … Continue reading “#Hashtag This: How the Twitter Hashtag Caught Fire in San Diego”
Sympara Medical Garners $3,016,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=302876f8-a1ab-4454-9925-67a719167463 Date 12/22/2014 Company Name Sympara Medical Mailing Address 340 Valley Street San Francisco, CA 94131 USA Company Description Sympara Medical is focused on developing novel therapies for hypertension. Website Undisclosed Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $3,016,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC regulatory filing. Contact … Continue reading “Sympara Medical Garners $3,016,000 New Financing”
Magnum Semiconductor Lands $36,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=dc1859fd-061e-4174-889d-9e74e2dd56f2 Date 12/22/2014 Company Name Magnum Semiconductor Mailing Address 591 Yosemite Drive Milpitas, CA 95035 USA Company Description Magnum Semiconductor is a leading provider of chips, software, and platforms for consumer entertainment systems. Magnum provides the tools and technologies for recording, storing, managing, viewing, and exchanging audio and video throughout the home, … Continue reading “Magnum Semiconductor Lands $36,000,000 New Round”
Powervation Receives $7,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=35c458e7-e19c-4cb2-8edf-a86a41a451b9 Date 12/22/2014 Company Name Powervation Mailing Address 2665 North First Street San Jose, CA 95134 USA Company Description Powervation provides a new class of Auto-control digital power IC solutions that optimize power-supply performance and efficiencies for manufacturers of electronic systems used in Computing, NetComms, storage and other applications. Website http://www.powervation.com Transaction … Continue reading “Powervation Receives $7,000,000 New Financing Round”
BAM Labs Receives $3,500,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=07d50199-0d83-4d61-ae37-dc6a07594a17 Date 12/22/2014 Company Name BAM Labs Mailing Address 901 Campisi Way Campbell, CA 95008 USA Company Description The company provides a medical device and service that monitors sleep inpatients. Website http://www.bamlabs.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $3,500,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC regulatory filing. … Continue reading “BAM Labs Receives $3,500,000 New Funding Round”
Roche Acquires Bina Technologies for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=19efaeb9-b1f3-4b6c-8fa1-262dc53955d4 Date 12/22/2014 Company Name Bina Technologies Mailing Address 555 Twin Dolphin Drive Redwood City, CA 94065 USA Company Description Bina is the big data science platform accelerating personalized medicine for researchers and clinicians requiring fast, accurate and scalable genomic analysis. The word Bina means knowledge or insight, translated from both Persian … Continue reading “Roche Acquires Bina Technologies for Undisclosed Sum”
Enanta Pockets $75M As AbbVie, Gilead Hep C Battle Begins
A high-stakes biotech turf war is about to break out over a very lucrative market, and at the same time, a big check is on its way to Watertown, MA-based Enanta Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: [[ticker:ENTA]]). The FDA today approved a double-pill regimen for hepatitis C to be sold by Chicago-area pharma giant AbbVie (NYSE: [[ticker:ABBV]]), for … Continue reading “Enanta Pockets $75M As AbbVie, Gilead Hep C Battle Begins”
Acme Packet Vets Raise $12M for Stealthy Startup, 128 Technology
The entrepreneurs behind one of the biggest corporate buyouts in Boston’s technology sector are getting their team back together with a new startup whose name hints at the region’s critical role in an earlier computing revolution. Andy Ory and Patrick MeLampy, co-founders of the former IP communication tech company Acme Packet, are listed respectively as … Continue reading “Acme Packet Vets Raise $12M for Stealthy Startup, 128 Technology”
Arrowhead, Despite Ailing Stock, Reloads in RNAi Hepatitis B Fight
Arrowhead Research has had a rough couple of months, but that hasn’t put CEO Christopher Anzalone in panic mode—far from it. The Pasadena, CA-based biotech company’s (NASDAQ: [[ticker:ARWR]]) stock price has fallen off a cliff, largely a result of investors getting spooked by some early data in the company’s ongoing Phase 2a study of its … Continue reading “Arrowhead, Despite Ailing Stock, Reloads in RNAi Hepatitis B Fight”
Cybersecurity Startup Area 1 Aims to Stop Attacks Like Sony’s
If venture firms still had any doubt about the cybersecurity field as a good prospect for investors, the ongoing wreckage inflicted by hackers on entertainment giant Sony over the past month may put those doubts to rest. Sony has seen everything from corporate salaries to its executives’ snide e-mail comments about President Obama and Angelina … Continue reading “Cybersecurity Startup Area 1 Aims to Stop Attacks Like Sony’s”
Flexus Biosciences Secures $38,000,000 Series B Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=21afc7ff-f6c2-4d76-b2a6-6cf822445e4d Date 12/19/2014 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 Venture Equity Transaction Amount $38,000,000 Transaction Round Series B Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “Flexus Biosciences Secures $38,000,000 Series B Financing”
Pinnatta Garners $1,200,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a9ad87c4-ddee-4fcd-a422-a8b5fc56abbd Date 12/19/2014 Company Name Pinnatta Mailing Address 440 N. Wolfe Rd. Sunnyvale, CA 94085 USA Company Description Launched in July 2012, Pinnatta is the sole product of gipht.me Inc, a Delaware corporation providing unique services and products for mobile devices and social media users. Website http://www.pinnatta.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction … Continue reading “Pinnatta Garners $1,200,000 New Financing”
Mixpanel Receives $65,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=10659caa-3788-4e3c-a0d6-c6406d190a80 Date 12/19/2014 Company Name Mixpanel Mailing Address 799 Market St. 7th Floor San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description Mixpanel is a real-time analytics service that helps companies understand how users interact with web applications. Website http://www.mixpanel.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $65,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Undisclosed M&A … Continue reading “Mixpanel Receives $65,000,000 New Funding Round”
Quanergy Garners $30,000,000 Series A Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e1df601a-4675-4c5c-8924-d0af3d1bdcf6 Date 12/19/2014 Company Name Quanergy Mailing Address 265 Sobrante Way Sunnyvale, CA 94086 USA Company Description Quanergy is a privately-held, Silicon-Valley-based technology company developing smart sensing solutions for real-time 3D mapping and object detection, tracking, and classification. Website http://www.quanergy.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $30,000,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds … Continue reading “Quanergy Garners $30,000,000 Series A Financing”
Olympics, NFL Lessons Guide Integrate’s Bloom in First Year as CEO
A lot of entrepreneurs have circuitous career paths before becoming a first-time CEO. Few have the Olympics or the National Football League on their resumes. But that’s the case for Jeremy Bloom, co-founder and CEO of Integrate, a venture-backed marketing software company. Bloom has been in the top spot for about eight months as the … Continue reading “Olympics, NFL Lessons Guide Integrate’s Bloom in First Year as CEO”
Expect Labs Receives $13,000,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=33e20813-d965-4cd1-9331-2933821cac11 Date 12/18/2014 Company Name Expect Labs Mailing Address 350 Sansome Street San Francisco, CA 94104 USA Company Description Expect Labs has been developing a technology platform to serve as the foundation for new types of intelligent applications. We call it our Anticipatory Computing Engine. As an initial use case for this … Continue reading “Expect Labs Receives $13,000,000 Series A Funding”
First Opinion Receives $6,000,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=77a6f439-e339-4b31-a39a-64345e9573cb Date 12/18/2014 Company Name First Opinion Mailing Address 604 Mission Street 4th Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description All First Opinion users are matched with one doctor who is also a mom. She then personally answers every single message. Website http://www.firstopinionapp.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $6,000,000 Transaction … Continue reading “First Opinion Receives $6,000,000 Series A Funding”
Hampton Creek Foods Lands $90,000,000 Series C Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2554506b-96ce-433c-aa99-872ed0d74766 Date 12/18/2014 Company Name Hampton Creek Foods Mailing Address 371 10th St. San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description We’re a food technology company specializing in the development of plant-based egg ingredients. Our product enables the world’s largest (and smallest) food companies to reduce costs, attract more customers, and embed sustainable … Continue reading “Hampton Creek Foods Lands $90,000,000 Series C Round”
Open Garden Lands $10,800,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9fc19838-c855-4cf4-9463-b9b5441cc170 Date 12/18/2014 Company Name Open Garden Mailing Address 751 13th Street San Francisco, CA 94130 USA Company Description The Internet is more than a place to go shopping. Or a way of staying in touch with friends. The universal availability of information results in liberation. Regardless of whether you were born … Continue reading “Open Garden Lands $10,800,000 New Financing Round”
PeerNova Garners $8,600,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=81295e2f-66e1-4e83-8c0e-be689d12607c Date 12/18/2014 Company Name PeerNova Mailing Address 100 Century Center Court San Jose, CA 95112 USA Company Description PeerNova is leading the innovation in peer to peer applications and platforms for the digital currency and e-commerce markets. Our expertise is in building and deploying world class, high performance hardware and software … Continue reading “PeerNova Garners $8,600,000 Series A Funding Round”
CardioDx Receives $35,000,000 Series D Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ec9a3583-3815-4d98-b080-cf9b62e828e2 Date 12/18/2014 Company Name CardioDx Mailing Address 600 Saginaw Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 USA Company Description Founded in 2004, CardioDx is a cardiovascular genomic diagnostics company. CardioDx develops clinically validated genomic tests to aid in assessing and tailoring care of individuals with cardiovascular disease, including coronary artery disease (CAD), cardiac … Continue reading “CardioDx Receives $35,000,000 Series D Funding Round”
Teradata Acquires RainStor for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d23ccde6-9903-40a3-9050-57bd91702672 Date 12/18/2014 Company Name RainStor Mailing Address 321 Pacific Avenue 3rd Floor San Francisco, CA 94111 USA Company Description RainStor is a technology pioneer in online information preservation. The company’s specialized data repository significantly reduces the total cost of preserving information through extreme data compression, simplified data management, and near-perfect scalability … Continue reading “Teradata Acquires RainStor for Undisclosed Sum”
Phononic Raises a Cool $44.5M for Refrigerator Technology
Phononic, a startup that’s trying to shake up the refrigerator industry with a semiconductor cooling technology, has raised $44.5 million to help the company expand into more cooling applications. Eastwood Capital Corp. and the Wellcome Trust led the Series D round for the Durham, NC-based company. Phononic’s technology replaces refrigerator compressors, the pumps that move … Continue reading “Phononic Raises a Cool $44.5M for Refrigerator Technology”
From American Well to Venture Capitalists, Health IT on the Rise
Companies in healthcare IT have been percolating for the past five-plus years. Now, with the regulatory climate evolving and big companies like Apple getting more serious about health and wellness, it looks like 2015 could be when it’s all going to pop. Let’s connect a few dots: —American Well has raised $80 million in Series … Continue reading “From American Well to Venture Capitalists, Health IT on the Rise”
Truly Wireless Secures $1,400,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=22c3e41a-f6e7-46be-b661-035f59f5832a Date 12/17/2014 Company Name Truly Wireless Mailing Address 645 Harrison St. San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description Truly Wireless has built an enterprise phone system that’s cheaper than traditional systems and runs entirely on smartphones. Website http://www.trulywireless.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,400,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes The … Continue reading “Truly Wireless Secures $1,400,000 Seed Financing”
Digit Receives $2,500,000 Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2af821cb-0251-426c-bc24-0e6871f2193b Date 12/17/2014 Company Name Digit Mailing Address 220 Montgomery St. San Francisco, CA 94104 USA Company Description Digit is a journey aimed at refreshing the interactions between humans and their money. Bad financial habits create unnecessary hardship that derail us from living our life to the fullest. We believe we can … Continue reading “Digit Receives $2,500,000 Seed Financing Round”
Sonoma Orthopedic Products Receives $12,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c82756fb-e30b-48ac-a541-1d48c058f594 Date 12/17/2014 Company Name Sonoma Orthopedic Products Mailing Address 3589 Westwind Boulevard Santa Rosa, CA 95403 USA Company Description Founded in 2005, Sonoma Orthopedic Products is a venture-backed orthopedic device company. We provide fracture fixation devices that allow orthopedic surgeons to quickly and easily repair problematic bone fractures. Website http://www.sonomaorthopedics.com Transaction … Continue reading “Sonoma Orthopedic Products Receives $12,000,000 New Financing Round”
Nota Secures $2,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c38ed221-27a1-44e6-b8d1-254323515198 Date 12/17/2014 Company Name Nota Mailing Address 1370 Willow Road Menlo Park, CA 94025 USA Company Description We are here to enable creators of all kinds to communicate and work more efficiently online. From San Jose, California in December 2007 to today we have been working to develop web services anyone … Continue reading “Nota Secures $2,000,000 New Funding”
Merchbar Receives $1,000,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1b83267b-ee6f-4071-8da1-2ad466bf28e0 Date 12/17/2014 Company Name Merchbar Mailing Address 1355 Market Street San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description ARTISTS YOU LOVE AND MERCH YOU DIDN’T EVEN KNOW YOU LOVED With over 100,000 items from more than 3,000 of the world’s top artists, Merchbar is the best place to find the shirt, vinyl, … Continue reading “Merchbar Receives $1,000,000 Seed Funding Round”
OpsClarity Secures $11,056,276 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8c953be9-e3fd-4c9d-8eab-4696dedfe82d Date 12/17/2014 Company Name OpsClarity Mailing Address 150 W Iowa Ave. Sunnyvale, CA 94086 USA Company Description We are backed by top-tier Silicon Valley venture capital firms and amazing investors who have built multiple billion dollar companies. We are a stealth-mode start-up transforming operations in modern data center and cloud environments. … Continue reading “OpsClarity Secures $11,056,276 New Funding”
Exploration Labs Lands $315,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=76857e4b-0f82-4e3a-9a47-54d55ce49dbc Date 12/17/2014 Company Name Exploration Labs Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94104 USA Company Description Exploration Labs is making a tool for B2B sales teams that provides a cheat sheet on leads. Website http://www.explorationlab.org Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $315,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. … Continue reading “Exploration Labs Lands $315,000 New Round”
Quantenna Communications Receives $22,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=69d76942-3fac-4c68-a003-8607dedb772a Date 12/17/2014 Company Name Quantenna Communications Mailing Address 3450 W Warren Ave. Fremont, CA 94538 USA Company Description Quantenna Communications Inc., is a fabless semiconductor company creating disruptive next generation MIMO based wireless chips with game-changing size, power, and performance characteristics. Website http://www.quantenna.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $22,000,000 Transaction … Continue reading “Quantenna Communications Receives $22,000,000 New Round”
InVisage Technologies Receives $32,500,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=beccf865-cf0d-4e0b-93d3-c1bdb1a88871 Date 12/17/2014 Company Name InVisage Technologies Mailing Address 990 Hamilton Avenue Menlo Park, CA 94025 USA Company Description QuantumFilm was developed by InVisage after years of research under the guidance of notable scientist and InVisage CTO Ted Sargent. It is based on quantum dots — semiconductors with unique light-capture properties. It … Continue reading “InVisage Technologies Receives $32,500,000 New Funding Round”
SunPower’s $20M Investment Latest Sign of Tendril’s Turnaround
Just two years ago, Tendril Networks was like many other formerly high-flying cleantech startups struggling to stay alive. But now Tendril is back, according to CEO Adrian Tuck—and one of the leading renewable energy companies in the world agrees. Solar panel manufacturer SunPower and Tendril announced Monday that SunPower (NASDAQ: [[ticker:SPWR]]) has invested $20 million … Continue reading “SunPower’s $20M Investment Latest Sign of Tendril’s Turnaround”
Coming Soon to a Theater Near You: Magnovision?
When the ads for Mars vacations came on the TV, Doug Quaid couldn’t turn away. He thought about Mars at work, dreamed about it at night, badgered his wife about going there. She reminded him that they couldn’t afford it—and anyway, Saturn is much nicer. But he could not get Mars out of his head. … Continue reading “Coming Soon to a Theater Near You: Magnovision?”
App Quality Study Shows No-Names Beating Some Big Brands in Mobile
Ask any app developer about their most soul-crushing experience, and you’re likely to get a story about user reviews. No matter how powerful or elegant you think the product is, a few minutes in the hands of real-life users are enough to turn even small flaws into major headaches. Once the bad reviews start to … Continue reading “App Quality Study Shows No-Names Beating Some Big Brands in Mobile”
Intrigue and Outdated Rules Complicate Big Biotech Patent Fight
How’s this for strange? What’s likely the most important biotech patent battle of the decade is now being fought under outmoded rules that the U.S. Congress, in a rare spasm of common purpose three years ago, agreed roundly were due for a once-in-a-lifetime overhaul. The fight is over CRISPR/Cas9, a potential Nobel-winning biotech discovery, and … Continue reading “Intrigue and Outdated Rules Complicate Big Biotech Patent Fight”