Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=61873362-f913-4e32-bd4a-006a676f8004 Date 12/16/2014 Company Name Hi.Q Mailing Address Undisclosed Mountain View, CA 94043 USA Company Description Hi.Q is an innovative self-care example of how we should be approaching health today. Regardless of any disease or condition a person might have, knowledge is extremely influential in preventing future health risks and hospitalizations. Website … Continue reading “Hi.Q Receives $5,500,000 Seed Round”
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OneLogin Lands $25,000,000 Series C Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4872260b-529f-4302-a516-0b4906c77dc5 Date 12/16/2014 Company Name OneLogin Mailing Address 150 Spear Street San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description OneLogin’s mission is to democratize identity management; making it available to any organization, regardless of size. Historically, identity management has been available only to large enterprises who had the means to purchase expensive software … Continue reading “OneLogin Lands $25,000,000 Series C Financing”
Annexon Bioscience Receives $34,000,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=babe42c9-231a-4b3b-873a-30a90ccade03 Date 12/16/2014 Company Name Annexon Bioscience Mailing Address Undisclosed Redwood City, CA 94062 USA Company Description Annexon is developing novel therapeutics for neurodegenerative and autoimmune disorders. We have discovered that early components of the classical complement cascade accumulate on synapses with normal aging and are activated as the brain encounters stress … Continue reading “Annexon Bioscience Receives $34,000,000 Series A Funding Round”
Buffer Obtains $3,499,968 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4e7d2384-0b0d-4295-9585-51d3515a7b5e Date 12/16/2014 Company Name Buffer Mailing Address 300 Brannan Street San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Buffer makes your life easier with a smarter way to schedule tweets. Work out all your tweets at one point in time during the day. Then fill up your Buffer with your tweets and … Continue reading “Buffer Obtains $3,499,968 New Funding”
Boxbee Obtains $5,000,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=446edc9f-5d24-42f3-b814-6fe39f5e75e2 Date 12/16/2014 Company Name Boxbee Mailing Address 645 Harrison Street San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Boxbee is a storage startup that delivers boxes to its customers. You fill the boxes with whatever you want to store, then Boxee picks up them up. It won the best new startup prize … Continue reading “Boxbee Obtains $5,000,000 Series A Financing Round”
Clever Secures $30,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=898293c7-1eb7-46a3-a4a0-d91da8ee888e Date 12/16/2014 Company Name Clever Mailing Address 59 Hilltop Drive San Carlos, CA 94070 USA Company Description We believe that data should empower learning, not hold it back. With unique experiences in education and technology, the Clever team understands the data challenges that schools and developers face. Our mission is to … Continue reading “Clever Secures $30,000,000 New Funding Round”
Mattermark Obtains $6,500,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=144ae038-b288-4528-9cde-29286d3211be Date 12/16/2014 Company Name Mattermark Mailing Address 564 Pacific Ave. San Francisco, CA 94133 USA Company Description We help investors, acquirers, sales, marketing, and business development professionals discover and close deals with startups faster and with more confidence. Website http://www.mattermark.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $6,500,000 Transaction Round Series A … Continue reading “Mattermark Obtains $6,500,000 Series A Funding”
Déjà Vu? Elan Alumni Start Antibody Firm to Fight Neurodegeneration
Former employees of Elan, the Irish-American drug company that grabbed plenty of headlines before it was broken into parts, have launched a company to develop monoclonal antibodies to treat neurodegenerative disease. The company is Annexon Bioscience of Redwood City, CA, and it has $34 million in Series A backing from Novartis’s venture group and others. … Continue reading “Déjà Vu? Elan Alumni Start Antibody Firm to Fight Neurodegeneration”
After Spinning Onyx into Gold, Coles Returns to Lead a CNS Startup
Tony Coles could easily be on a beach sipping mai tais right now. You can plan for an early retirement in biotech when you turn two different companies around and steer the latest one of them into a $10 billion buyout. But the 54-year-old Coles, who helped restructure NPS Pharmaceuticals and then lead Onyx Pharmaceuticals … Continue reading “After Spinning Onyx into Gold, Coles Returns to Lead a CNS Startup”
Phytonix Turns Photosynthetic Bacteria Into Tiny Chemical Factories
Ambitions for biologically sourced fuels bump up against the reality that making chemicals and fuels from organic material is still generally more expensive. One company is hoping to overcome that obstacle by tapping into the built-in way that plants make their own energy. Plants use sunlight to convert carbon dioxide and water into food with … Continue reading “Phytonix Turns Photosynthetic Bacteria Into Tiny Chemical Factories”
Screenhero Obtains $1,800,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d8e866cb-c8b5-4ffa-82e1-11775a92e1cc Date 12/15/2014 Company Name Screenhero Mailing Address 21 Stillman Street San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Screenhero was born out of our own need. We wanted to work with each other remotely, and we realized the existing tools out there for real-time collaboration are meant for presentation, not collaboration. We … Continue reading “Screenhero Obtains $1,800,000 New Financing”
SurveyMonkey Garners $250,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=df7deda4-6f27-4f7b-ac9a-2fad7fc269e0 Date 12/15/2014 Company Name SurveyMonkey Mailing Address 285 Hamilton Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94301 USA Company Description Founded in 1999, SurveyMonkey is the world’s leading provider of web-based survey solutions. Powerful, yet easy-to-use, SurveyMonkey helps millions of people gain the insights they need to make more informed decisions. Website http://www.surveymonkey.com Transaction … Continue reading “SurveyMonkey Garners $250,000,000 New Financing”
DreamFactory Software Receives $3,999,999 Series C Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=31c8b29e-18cf-4ba6-a285-6e2166db9338 Date 12/15/2014 Company Name DreamFactory Software Mailing Address 1999 Bascom Avenue Campbell, CA 95008 USA Company Description DreamFactory delivers rich internet applications that combine the agility of on-demand delivery with the custom fit of traditional enterprise software. Website http://www.dreamfactory.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $3,999,999 Transaction Round Series C Proceeds … Continue reading “DreamFactory Software Receives $3,999,999 Series C Funding Round”
Drivemode Lands $2,000,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9423701e-41c9-4b9b-a5b7-e6fb0b6f5fd4 Date 12/15/2014 Company Name Drivemode Mailing Address 557 Shadow Glen San Jose, CA 95129 USA Company Description Drivemode was founded in 2014 by entrepreneurs from Zipcar and Tesla Motors along with various industry specialists who have had to live too long without an enjoyable driving experience. So we’re building one. We … Continue reading “Drivemode Lands $2,000,000 Seed Financing”
HGST Acquires Skyera for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f239046a-9f16-4b9e-af82-f13844457e01 Date 12/15/2014 Company Name Skyera Mailing Address 1704 Automation Parkway San Jose, CA 95131 USA Company Description Skyera Inc. is an emerging provider of enterprise solid state storage systems designed to enable a large class of applications with extraordinarily high performance, exceptionally lower power consumption and cost effectiveness relative to existing … Continue reading “HGST Acquires Skyera for Undisclosed Sum”
Piccing Obtains $3,620,000 Series A Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1c87dd1b-2f4f-4d68-95d3-15e7220835c9 Date 12/12/2014 Company Name Piccing Mailing Address 1717 Embarcadero Road Palo Alto, CA 94303 USA Company Description Piccing is your place to discover, recommend and share everything that you love on one image-sharing platform. We’ve made it possible to turn your favorite images into reality with a direct link to purchase … Continue reading “Piccing Obtains $3,620,000 Series A Financing”
Uber Secures New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=78339f2f-31b5-40bc-953b-23a38e8d9fdd Date 12/12/2014 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 Venture Equity Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction … Continue reading “Uber Secures New Financing Round”
New Relic Lands $115,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=549e4872-c8f2-43b9-b537-4c8b372f0111 Date 12/12/2014 Company Name New Relic Mailing Address 188 Spear Street San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description New Relic, Inc. (NYSE: NEWR) offers RPM(TM), a subscription-based Rails Performance Management solution that enables developers to quickly and cost effectively detect, diagnose and fix application performance problems in real time. Website http://www.newrelic.com … Continue reading “New Relic Lands $115,000,000 New Funding Round”
Framed Data Secures $2,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8a4edb8d-e6ff-4c8b-b2d6-58fbb2c4f186 Date 12/12/2014 Company Name Framed Data Mailing Address 360 3rd St. San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description At Framed, we want to make products that help you understand your users, and improve your companies. This isn’t just another analytics application that helps you visualize your company’s health. Our first product … Continue reading “Framed Data Secures $2,000,000 New Funding”
UNIFi Obtains $4,450,000 Seed Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=44a42c4c-83a5-458f-90b6-97bea8397f52 Date 12/12/2014 Company Name UNIFi Mailing Address 71 Stevenson Street San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description UNIFI was founded with a mission of solving the ubiquitous data acquisition and integration problem that has plagued enterprises since the dawn of data warehousing. Website http://www.unifiyourdata.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $4,450,000 … Continue reading “UNIFi Obtains $4,450,000 Seed Round”
Palantir Technologies Lands $50,000,001 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8948562d-ea7a-4385-81fd-c6656369bb1c Date 12/12/2014 Company Name Palantir Technologies Mailing Address 100 Hamilton Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94301 USA Company Description Palantir’s analytical platform is revolutionizing information analysis and management, providing superior human-driven systems needed to explore and analyze the subtle connections that exist within vast networks of heterogeneous information. Website http://www.palantir.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “Palantir Technologies Lands $50,000,001 New Financing Round”
Soasta Lands $15,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6914add5-1059-4d59-8be3-db48136be42c Date 12/12/2014 Company Name Soasta Mailing Address 444 Castro St. 4th Floor Mountain View, CA 94041 USA Company Description SOASTA is a leader in cloud and mobile testing. Its web and mobile test automation solution, CloudTest and TouchTest enables developers, QA professionals and IT operations teams to test with unprecedented speed, … Continue reading “Soasta Lands $15,000,000 New Funding Round”
Hortonworks Secures $100,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2360377d-5840-47f6-a0ee-f4422f106c1e Date 12/12/2014 Company Name Hortonworks Mailing Address 5470 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA Company Description Hortonworks (NASDAQ: HDP) is focused on accelerating the development and adoption of Apache Hadoop(tm). Together with the Apache community, we are making Hadoop more robust and easier to install, manage and use. We … Continue reading “Hortonworks Secures $100,000,000 New Financing Round”
Lending Club Shares Soar 56 Percent In Market Debut
[Corrected 12/12/14, 12:10 pm. See below] Venture investor Rebecca Lynn says people thought she was crazy back in early 2009 when the she led an early stage financing round for San Francisco-based Lending Club, an online loan marketplace for consumers and small businesses. At the time, the U.S. financial system was in crisis, banking titans had … Continue reading “Lending Club Shares Soar 56 Percent In Market Debut”
West Coast Biotech Roundup: Versant, BayBio/CHI Merger, von Emster
A programming note: The American Society of Hematology’s annual meeting, which took place Friday through Tuesday in San Francisco, took up much of the week’s biopharma news. We’ve decided to post a separate roundup of our own reports and news we couldn’t cover. Overshadowed by ASH, there was nonetheless other news on the West Coast. … Continue reading “West Coast Biotech Roundup: Versant, BayBio/CHI Merger, von Emster”
How Big Data Improves Sales Management and Predicts Performance
Enterprises worth their salt typically use a set of standard key performance indicators (KPIs) to evaluate progress, but there are limits to the effectiveness of these measures in improving or predicting future performance. According to Harvard Business Review, the top KPIs in sales include average annual quota and quota attainment average. The former describes the … Continue reading “How Big Data Improves Sales Management and Predicts Performance”
ASH Roundup: Immunotherapy Stars, Gene Therapy Leaps Ahead
Cancer immunotherapy and gene therapy grabbed many of the headlines from this past weekend’s American Society of Hematology meeting in San Francisco, and a number of the companies those fields look primed to cash in with big offerings in the coming weeks. Two such companies are already prepping to do so: Juno Therapeutics of Seattle, … Continue reading “ASH Roundup: Immunotherapy Stars, Gene Therapy Leaps Ahead”
Huddle Raises $51 Million To Compete In Online Collaboration Market
Huddle, a company that offers Web-based workspaces to businesses for collaboration and document storage, announced today it has raised $51 million in a financing round to arm it for competition with rivals, such as Los Altos, CA-based Box Inc. A significant percentage of the new capital will be spent on building up the San Francisco … Continue reading “Huddle Raises $51 Million To Compete In Online Collaboration Market”
Developers, Get Ready: 3D Images Are Coming to Mobile Devices
Showing snapshots from vacations is nice, but what if you could use a phone or tablet to walk your friends through a three-dimensional reconstruction of Notre Dame or Angkor Wat, based on your photos? That’s just one application of “immersive” 3D imaging technology, which is coming to smartphones and tablets. The biggest names in computing, … Continue reading “Developers, Get Ready: 3D Images Are Coming to Mobile Devices”
View Garners $8,713,627 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=90e7d8ea-86be-40bf-b41e-44ab3c95e532 Date 12/11/2014 Company Name View Mailing Address 195 South Milpitas Boulevard Milpitas, CA 95035 USA Company Description With built-in intelligence, View Dynamic Glass automatically transitions between clear and variable tint, providing control over the amount of light and heat entering a building. Website http://www.viewglass.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $8,713,627 Transaction … Continue reading “View Garners $8,713,627 New Funding Round”
Huddle Lands $51,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=08ab2391-6004-4f37-aa44-6c01dd1b3154 Date 12/11/2014 Company Name Huddle Mailing Address 835 Howard Street 3rd Floor San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description Established in 2006, with offices in London and San Francisco, Huddle is the leader in cloud collaboration and content management for the enterprise. Website http://www.huddle.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $51,000,000 … Continue reading “Huddle Lands $51,000,000 New Funding Round”
Kamcord Receives $15,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=518fed82-bbc9-4f12-9851-83e93590d2b4 Date 12/11/2014 Company Name Kamcord Mailing Address 542 La Conner Drive Sunnyvale, CA 94087 USA Company Description Unlock your mobile gaming moments. Allow users to record and share their awesome gameplays. Without having to leave your game. Get more installs from people that see your game on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. … Continue reading “Kamcord Receives $15,000,000 New Funding”
Infer Garners $25,000,000 Series B Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f173f6c6-3510-4e2b-82d1-a128de6db74d Date 12/11/2014 Company Name Infer Mailing Address 260 Sheridan Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94306 USA Company Description Founded in 2010, Infer delivers data-powered business applications that help companies win more customers. Its cloud-based solutions leverage proven data science to rapidly model the untapped data sitting in enterprises, along with hundreds of … Continue reading “Infer Garners $25,000,000 Series B Funding Round”
Lending Club Garners $865,500,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=cf8ef7e6-29db-4ee2-9fb1-a77e83b6fc7a Date 12/11/2014 Company Name Lending Club Mailing Address 71 Stevenson San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description Lending Club (NYSE: LC) is an online lending community where people can borrow and lend money, bypass the banks, and get better rates. By working together, members can borrow money more easily and at … Continue reading “Lending Club Garners $865,500,000 New Financing”
Avi Networks Lands $33,000,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8be94f93-9a8f-4708-9612-abdf04bee10a Date 12/11/2014 Company Name Avi Networks Mailing Address 945 Stewart Dr. Sunnyvale, CA 94085 USA Company Description Today, we access consumer applications on our mobile devices and expect a similar superior experience from enterprise applications. Combined with the movement of applications to cloud infrastructure, optimal and consistent end-user experience becomes more … Continue reading “Avi Networks Lands $33,000,000 Series A Funding Round”
Metric Insights Lands $2,100,000 Seed Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9d18e753-07d9-4303-9856-c5396d3e77a7 Date 12/11/2014 Company Name Metric Insights Mailing Address 123 10th Street San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description Provide everyone simple access to actionable, timely, and relevant information to facilitate smart decisions. Every person has a contribution to make; we provide the means to do it by placing data in the … Continue reading “Metric Insights Lands $2,100,000 Seed Round”
Connect.com Lands $10,300,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=66f611de-1c58-48c8-99f4-d0a0f3c9b658 Date 12/11/2014 Company Name Connect.com Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description Connect.com puts all your friends on a map so you can find people when traveling, plan events and visually explore your network. Website http://www.connect.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $10,300,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds … Continue reading “Connect.com Lands $10,300,000 Series A Funding Round”
First Solar Buys Into Clean Energy Collective’s Community Solar
If you live in an apartment and don’t have roof space, you can still buy into solar power through shared ownership programs—a niche market that a number of solar startups are trying to open up. Louisville, CO-based Clean Energy Collective said today that solar panel maker First Solar has invested an undisclosed sum in the … Continue reading “First Solar Buys Into Clean Energy Collective’s Community Solar”
“Innovation at Biotech’s Epicenter,” Dec. 17: Check Out the Agenda
A quick reminder that we’re one week away from our annual biotech event in San Francisco. This year, it’s called Xconomy Forum: Innovation at Biotech’s Epicenter, and we’re gathering December 17 in the Mission Bay neighborhood to talk about the emerging science, unique geography, and risk-taking strategies that will spur the Bay Area’s biomedical innovation … Continue reading ““Innovation at Biotech’s Epicenter,” Dec. 17: Check Out the Agenda”
Area 1 Security Obtains $8,000,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0ed7bc3d-cb15-4c6d-81f1-0019f83ec274 Date 12/10/2014 Company Name Area 1 Security Mailing Address 2750 Sand Hill Rd. Menlo Park, CA 94025 USA Company Description Area 1 Security is developing threat intelligence product focused on eliminating targeted, socially engineered cyber attacks. Area 1 Security was founded by CEO Oren Falkowitz, security experts from NSA and MIT, … Continue reading “Area 1 Security Obtains $8,000,000 Series A Funding”
ToyTalk Obtains $14,999,990 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=bad1effa-b8a2-4331-b1ef-189703923719 Date 12/10/2014 Company Name ToyTalk Mailing Address 74 Tehama St., San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description ToyTalk blends art and technology to create a whole new experience in mobile family entertainment. Website http://www.toytalk.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $14,999,990 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. … Continue reading “ToyTalk Obtains $14,999,990 New Financing Round”
Nok Nok Labs Receives $8,250,000 Series C Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=249e1143-6ea6-484f-9437-78f18e90a328 Date 12/10/2014 Company Name Nok Nok Labs Mailing Address 4151 Middlefield Road Palo Alto, CA 94303 USA Company Description Nok Nok Labs is backed by veterans of the security industry from PGP, Netscape, PayPal & Phoenix and have deep experience in building Internet scale security protocols and products. Based in Palo … Continue reading “Nok Nok Labs Receives $8,250,000 Series C Round”
Qubole Lands $13,000,000 Series B Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d3ce09af-21f2-438f-aaa3-85e3a94825c4 Date 12/10/2014 Company Name Qubole Mailing Address 520 San Antonio Road Mountain View, CA 94040 USA Company Description At Qubole, we are busy building the next generation cloud data platform. We believe a new approach is needed – one that hides the complexity commonly associated with storing and managing data and … Continue reading “Qubole Lands $13,000,000 Series B Financing”
VacayHero Obtains $2,800,000 Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=cdf1b030-6a3b-4d14-b822-d32fec2c2499 Date 12/10/2014 Company Name VacayHero Mailing Address 360 Ritch Street San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description VacayHero is the only price discovery based vacation rental marketplace focused on professionally managed properties in destinations around metros. Website http://www.vacayhero.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,800,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds … Continue reading “VacayHero Obtains $2,800,000 Seed Financing Round”
Kitchit Receives $7,500,000 Series A Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c00b0c63-9d5b-46e8-8fdc-e8d9ac83c1a4 Date 12/10/2014 Company Name Kitchit Mailing Address 530 Hampshire St. San Francisco, CA 94110 USA Company Description Kitchit is an online community and marketplace serving accomplished professional chefs. Website http://www.kitchit.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $7,500,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes The funds will be used to support the … Continue reading “Kitchit Receives $7,500,000 Series A Financing”
Appcito Obtains $7,500,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=387794a5-f11a-4442-b240-f4bf2e8d5a2d Date 12/10/2014 Company Name Appcito Mailing Address 3211 Scott Boulevard Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA Company Description Appcito CAFE is an easy-to-deploy, unified and cloud-native service that enables cloud application teams to innovate faster and improve user experiences with their applications. Website http://www.appcito.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $7,500,000 Transaction … Continue reading “Appcito Obtains $7,500,000 Series A Funding Round”
Insikt Lands $16,000,000 Series B Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=388c1212-0416-42a2-8273-f8481d36fd39 Date 12/10/2014 Company Name Insikt Mailing Address 225 Bush Street San Francisco, CA 94104 USA Company Description Insikt is a white label loan origination and investing platform that enables any brand to lend to its customers and any accredited investor to invest in consumer loan portfolios. Website http://www.insikt.com Transaction Type Venture … Continue reading “Insikt Lands $16,000,000 Series B Financing”
With Funding from Samsung, Battery Startup Seeo Advances
Material science typically moves slowly, so companies developing better batteries need investors able to stick around for more than just a few years. Seeo has found that some corporate investors are willing to bet on next-generation batteries. The Hayward, CA-based company, which was founded in 2007, today said that the venture arm of Korean tech … Continue reading “With Funding from Samsung, Battery Startup Seeo Advances”
I Spy: Will High-Tech Holiday Gifts Fuel Family Feuds?
This is the time of year when marketers bombard us with holiday gift lists to promote their products—and foremost among them are technology-enhanced gizmos to dazzle the family as they tear off the wrappings and ribbons. But do these electronic device makers ever wonder how such gifts might alter the atmosphere at the annual family … Continue reading “I Spy: Will High-Tech Holiday Gifts Fuel Family Feuds?”
Members Push Merger of 2 California Life Sciences Industry Groups
The move to combine two nonprofits that are dedicated to advancing California’s life sciences interests was set in motion 11 months ago, when CEO David Gollaher resigned from the San Diego-based California Healthcare Institute (CHI). Gollaher’s departure from the public policy group he co-founded in 1993 created an opening to assess whether it made sense … Continue reading “Members Push Merger of 2 California Life Sciences Industry Groups”