We’re one month 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, great ideas, and risk-taking strategies that will spur the Bay Area’s biomedical innovation for the next 25 … Continue reading “Bay Area Innovators To Shake Up “Biotech’s Epicenter” Event 12/17″
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West Coast Biotech Roundup: Gilead, Juno, Hutch, Fibrogen & More
Snow? What snow? The only thing piling up at astonishing rates on the West Coast this week is biotech news. Up in Seattle, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has unveiled its new president, and its neighbor Juno Therapeutics filed to go public—two events not entirely unrelated, as we note here. Down the coast, Gilead … Continue reading “West Coast Biotech Roundup: Gilead, Juno, Hutch, Fibrogen & More”
Using Big Data, Smart Grid Startups Itemize Utility Bills
Many smart-grid entrepreneurs have recognized that utilities could make better use of the reams of smart-meter data they produce every day. At the same time, entrepreneurs have learned that selling to utilities can be slow and frustrating. But after a number of stalled efforts, it seems that a growing cadre of companies can claim success … Continue reading “Using Big Data, Smart Grid Startups Itemize Utility Bills”
EdCast CEO: The University as Record Album In An MP3 Era
At first glance, Karl Mehta seems to have executed a sharp U-Turn when he founded an edtech company, Mountain View, CA-based EdCast, in 2013. He’d made his name in e-commerce and financial technology when the payment software company he co-founded, PlaySpan, was snapped up by credit card giant VISA for $190 million in 2011. Look … Continue reading “EdCast CEO: The University as Record Album In An MP3 Era”
CipherCloud Secures $50,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=10a0fd34-eb0c-42c0-a271-07fa38b33260 Date 11/20/2014 Company Name CipherCloud Mailing Address 99 Almaden Blvd San Jose, CA 95113 USA Company Description CipherCloud is committed to building trust in the cloud. Our revolutionary cloud encryption gateway technology is enabling organizations worldwide to enjoy the benefits of the cloud that otherwise wouldn’t be able to due to … Continue reading “CipherCloud Secures $50,000,000 New Financing”
Accompani Obtains $15,000,000 Series B Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=811d155b-d89e-4a49-be42-177de25592c3 Date 11/20/2014 Company Name Accompani Mailing Address 382 1st Street Los Altos, CA 94022 USA Company Description At Accompani, we are evolving the future of relationship intelligence. Our platform integrates with your email, contacts, social feeds and more to keep you ingeniously informed on your professional connections at all times, turning … Continue reading “Accompani Obtains $15,000,000 Series B Financing”
Cue Obtains $7,500,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=cf2140fc-4278-49fe-91ec-1d41fe8c316e Date 11/20/2014 Company Name Cue Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Cue (formerly Greplin) is a free service that helps people make the most of their day. Cue intelligently ties together and surfaces useful information at the right time from the accounts they use most, including email, … Continue reading “Cue Obtains $7,500,000 New Round”
Flywheel Lands $12,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=360f3499-2a8d-45cc-a207-5b1212b5296d Date 11/20/2014 Company Name Flywheel Mailing Address 2 Townsend Street San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description The company is developing a taxi cab application for the mobile phone. Website http://www.flywheel.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $12,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Flywheel plans to use the new funds to … Continue reading “Flywheel Lands $12,000,000 New Financing Round”
Youbetme Receives $2,700,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=29da27ee-d610-4a33-8016-69c8bf5279c6 Date 11/20/2014 Company Name Youbetme Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description Founders Jason Neubauer and Justin Jarman have been betting with friends since they can rememeber. They wanted to create something that was fun, easy, and kept their friends accountable for their wagers. Website http://www.youbetme.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “Youbetme Receives $2,700,000 Series A Funding Round”
Self Care Catalysts Lands $2,000,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f232e442-e449-4102-897a-a09f8eaee099 Date 11/20/2014 Company Name Self Care Catalysts Mailing Address 567 Sutter Street 3rd Floor San Francisco, CA 94102 USA Company Description Healthcare consumers and patients are at the forefront of rapid changes in healthcare delivery systems. They are no longer just recipients of care; they are now steering the healthcare environment … Continue reading “Self Care Catalysts Lands $2,000,000 Seed Funding Round”
Mainframe2 Garners $2,200,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=510446bf-418e-471c-aa43-a651fb327c97 Date 11/20/2014 Company Name Mainframe2 Mailing Address 3000 Sand Hill Road Menlo Park, CA 94025 USA Company Description A pioneer in the visual cloud, Mainframe2 lets you run any software in a browser. Its end-to-end platform makes it easy to take even graphics intensive Windows apps and deliver them as a … Continue reading “Mainframe2 Garners $2,200,000 Seed Funding Round”
WeMail Receives $1,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6cdf41e2-25e7-456f-a7e0-cdd906e1d357 Date 11/20/2014 Company Name WeMail Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description WeMail was created by a team of YC alumni designers and engineers. We live and breathe email, and are constantly seeking new ways to improve email on mobile. Website http://www.wemailapp.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount … Continue reading “WeMail Receives $1,000,000 New Funding”
H2O.ai Secures Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b50679b9-fbb7-40ca-896e-d9b9220c0801 Date 11/20/2014 Company Name H2O.ai Mailing Address 1185 Terra Bella Ave. Mountain View, CA 94043 USA Company Description H2O is for data scientists and application developers who need fast, in-memory scalable machine learning for smarter applications. H2O is an open source parallel processing engine for machine learning. Website http://www.h2o.ai Transaction Type … Continue reading “H2O.ai Secures Series A Funding”
GetAround Garners $24,000,000 Series B Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c493d838-2a0e-4116-98fb-fe58bc0f95ec Date 11/20/2014 Company Name GetAround Mailing Address 20 S. Akron Rd Moffett Field, CA 94035 USA Company Description Car owners invest huge amounts of time and money into an asset they barely use. Cars are driven only 8% of the time, while potential drivers walk past block after block of underutilized … Continue reading “GetAround Garners $24,000,000 Series B Funding Round”
Mavenir Systems Acquires Stoke for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=643f231a-e02c-4d12-8bb6-65abc63342c3 Date 11/20/2014 Company Name Stoke Mailing Address 5403 Betsy Ross Dr. Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA Company Description The Stoke Session Exchange (SSX) is the industry’s first multi-access convergence gateway designed since inception for stateful management of tens of thousands of secure, reliable, high-quality subscriber sessions over multiple network access types … Continue reading “Mavenir Systems Acquires Stoke for Undisclosed Sum”
With Gilead’s $125M Purchase, FDA Voucher Program Gains Momentum
[UPDATED 11/19/14, 6:44pm. See below.] The next time Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ: [[ticker:GILD]]) has a drug ready for an all-important Food and Drug Administration review, it can jump the line. That’s because Gilead, the Foster City, CA-based maker of blockbuster drugs to treat HIV and Hepatitis C, paid a little-known Canadian drug company $125 million for … Continue reading “With Gilead’s $125M Purchase, FDA Voucher Program Gains Momentum”
With Uber Investor Driving, Cue Raises $7.5M for Personal Dx Device
The VC who placed a $26.5 million bet on Uber in 2011 is now leading a $7.5 million investment round in Cue, a San Diego startup developing a wireless diagnostic device that enables consumers to run clinical lab tests at home to measure their own health. In a statement from Cue yesterday, Sherpa Ventures managing … Continue reading “With Uber Investor Driving, Cue Raises $7.5M for Personal Dx Device”
Breezeworks Lands $5,000,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=dc8260c1-62ca-4eca-bb07-0000dc273eb1 Date 11/19/2014 Company Name Breezeworks Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Breezeworks’ mission is to put cutting-edge mobile technology in the hands of service professionals like you. We build products that improve your quality of life and help you serve your customers better. Website http://www.breezeworks.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “Breezeworks Lands $5,000,000 Series A Financing Round”
Redbooth Secures $11,000,000 Series B Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=62609fa3-51fe-4074-8cb0-16ad2aeb4aac Date 11/19/2014 Company Name Redbooth Mailing Address 805 Veterans Blvd. Redwood City, CA 94063 USA Company Description Redbooth is a collaboration and communication platform that provides a single place for shared tasks, discussions, file sharing, group chat and HD video conferencing. Redbooth is simple to use and flexible, enabling project teams … Continue reading “Redbooth Secures $11,000,000 Series B Financing”
Shift Obtains $23,750,000 Series A Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=964a29a0-1ad1-458a-9248-34151a85f45a Date 11/19/2014 Company Name Shift Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description Spend digital currencies, loyalty points, and regular money – all with the Shift debit card. View your accounts and switch your spending source with the companion mobile app. Website http://www.shiftpayments.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount … Continue reading “Shift Obtains $23,750,000 Series A Financing”
Menlo Security Obtains $10,500,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=fbf81840-b21f-4f23-9a96-3b7357dce105 Date 11/19/2014 Company Name Menlo Security Mailing Address 934 Santa Cruz Ave. Menlo Park, CA 94025 USA Company Description Menlo Security, a stealth cyber security startup, is eliminating the threat of advanced malware by introducing a new security model. Trusted by some of the world’s largest enterprises, the company is selectively … Continue reading “Menlo Security Obtains $10,500,000 Series A Funding Round”
V-Key Lands $12,000,000 Series B Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=188a6a66-4344-46d2-a8d4-40b5855a5282 Date 11/19/2014 Company Name V-Key Mailing Address 3 Twin Dolphin Dr Redwood City, CA 94065 USA Company Description We identify advance persistent mobile threats through in-depth research and provide protection withmulti-layered security mechanisms. Website http://www.v-key.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $12,000,000 Transaction Round Series B Proceeds Purposes The Series B … Continue reading “V-Key Lands $12,000,000 Series B Funding”
Prezi Receives $57,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=381d238d-7f22-4228-bc48-5c03e71f0966 Date 11/19/2014 Company Name Prezi Mailing Address 735 Montgomery Street San Francisco, CA 94111 USA Company Description Prezi is a cloud-based presentation software that opens up a new world between whiteboards and slides. The zoomable canvas makes it fun to explore ideas and the connections between them. The result: visually captivating … Continue reading “Prezi Receives $57,000,000 New Funding”
SendHub Lands $5,000,000 Series B Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8072f65d-4cb4-4f24-bdee-6812790522a2 Date 11/19/2014 Company Name SendHub Mailing Address 77 Devonshire Ave. Mountain View, CA 94043 USA Company Description SendHub is a simple messaging solution. We make it easy for businesses, educators, healthcare workers and just about anyone to send texts to individuals and groups of any size. Website http://www.sendhub.com Transaction Type Venture … Continue reading “SendHub Lands $5,000,000 Series B Funding Round”
Boost Media Receives $19,000,000 Series C Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=404cfc2b-f67a-41ed-bdf0-70b9bfe506a7 Date 11/19/2014 Company Name Boost Media Mailing Address 150 Columbus Avenue San Francisco, CA 94133 USA Company Description As we started Boost Media we set out to empower advertisers with a way to provide rich, personalized creative at scale. For years there have been incredible investments into technology platforms to focus … Continue reading “Boost Media Receives $19,000,000 Series C Funding”
Clef Secures $1,600,000 Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e3c0a0cb-7749-45e0-a50f-9c2a5f26936a Date 11/19/2014 Company Name Clef Mailing Address 101 Broadway Oakland, CA 94607 USA Company Description Clef is leveraging the mass adoption of smartphone technology to make an identity platform for the modern web, creating a totally new approach to logging in online. We’ve built a mobile app that lets any site … Continue reading “Clef Secures $1,600,000 Seed Funding”
Veradocs Secures $14,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=90ae3c4c-4417-4ff7-b6ef-a4ad6fdadfb1 Date 11/19/2014 Company Name Veradocs Mailing Address Undisclosed Mountain View, CA 94039 USA Company Description Veradocs provides one of the most pivotal technologies eluding enterprise IT for far too long: a solution truly balancing strong security and simple user experience. Website http://www.veradocs.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $14,000,000 Transaction Round … Continue reading “Veradocs Secures $14,000,000 New Financing”
Bipsync Garners $1,500,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=22fdcfdb-a037-46ac-8399-dc4a1d698371 Date 11/19/2014 Company Name Bipsync Mailing Address 228 Hamilton Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94301 USA Company Description Bipsync was founded in Silicon Valley in 2012 by experienced investors, software developers and interface designers. Website http://www.bipsync.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,500,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes In addition to opening … Continue reading “Bipsync Garners $1,500,000 Seed Financing”
Airware Secures New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4b958b2d-78b7-44e6-a8ef-df9f50408fec Date 11/19/2014 Company Name Airware Mailing Address 1045 Bryant Street San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description Airware specializes in professional grade, customizable autopilots which act as Development Platforms for micro to mid-size fixed-wing, helicopter, multiple-rotor, and custom configuration UAS. Launching in the Fall of 2012, our os-Series Autopilots integrate hardware, … Continue reading “Airware Secures New Financing Round”
Campaign Monitor Acquires GetFeedback for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=011a67a5-f82c-4e4b-9d0e-a3edb6c4930d Date 11/19/2014 Company Name GetFeedback Mailing Address 601 4th St. San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description GetFeedback is a modern online survey software tool that allows anyone to create visually engaging, branded, mobile-ready surveys in minutes. If you can use Powerpoint or Keynote, you’ll be a pro immediately. Website http://www.getfeedback.com … Continue reading “Campaign Monitor Acquires GetFeedback for Undisclosed Sum”
Galvanize Acquires Zipfian Academy for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=fa1080bb-3839-4e60-a070-0ea791fca327 Date 11/19/2014 Company Name Zipfian Academy Mailing Address 452 Shotwell St. San Francisco, CA 94110 USA Company Description In our 12 week bootcamps, you’ll learn data science tools, techniques, and fundamental concepts from world-class instructors, data scientists, and industry leaders in beautiful San Francisco. Website http://www.zipfianacademy.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount … Continue reading “Galvanize Acquires Zipfian Academy for Undisclosed Sum”
Inside QD Vision’s Quantum Dot Factory For Making Vivid TV Colors
In an unassuming two-story building in a bland office park in suburban Boston, an MIT spinout is producing material to make beautiful TV images. On Tuesday, QD Vision received the Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award from EPA officials for the company’s environmentally benign process of making a type of crystal semiconductor called quantum dots. Its … Continue reading “Inside QD Vision’s Quantum Dot Factory For Making Vivid TV Colors”
Home-Assistant Startup Alfred Launches, Paying—Gasp!—Real Wages
What do you do for an encore after your big public debut is widely mocked in the press? For local home-service startup Alfred, the answer is apparently to keep plugging along with your launch plans. A sense of humor helps, too. After all, Alfred is a subscription service that lets people pay $99 month to … Continue reading “Home-Assistant Startup Alfred Launches, Paying—Gasp!—Real Wages”
John Maeda Talks Leadership, Learning, and Legacy From RISD to KPCB
What do you do after running one of the world’s most prestigious art schools? If you’re John Maeda, you dive into venture capital and startups—and find that the world moves even faster than you thought. Maeda, 48, is a computer scientist, author, and graphic designer who was president of the Rhode Island School of Design … Continue reading “John Maeda Talks Leadership, Learning, and Legacy From RISD to KPCB”
With Atlas Cash and Berkeley Tools, Intellia Joins the CRISPR Fray
Add another entrant to the race toward what might be called Gene Therapy 2.0. Atlas Venture and the research arm of the drug giant Novartis (NYSE: [[ticker:NVS]]) have put $15 million into the Series A round for Intellia Therapeutics, which is emerging today from stealth after two years of incubation. The Cambridge, MA, startup will … Continue reading “With Atlas Cash and Berkeley Tools, Intellia Joins the CRISPR Fray”
Breaking Bottlenecks, Opening the Floodgates to Genomic Data
There is a major transformational step underway for managing the growing amount of human genomic data. To date, the focus has been on amassing databanks of genomes and then developing new tools to analyze this information. In essence, the emphasis has been on breaking bottlenecks for analyzing the data. Now, there is an opportunity to … Continue reading “Breaking Bottlenecks, Opening the Floodgates to Genomic Data”
Heirloom Secures $1,000,000 Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=307de1a0-4a70-4073-bc81-9863507b9203 Date 11/18/2014 Company Name Heirloom Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Heirloom enables you to easily and beautifully digitize your paper photos. With the help of your smartphone camera, you can experience the joy of sharing these moments with friends and family. Our free app is the … Continue reading “Heirloom Secures $1,000,000 Seed Financing Round”
Bloc Garners $6,000,000 Series A Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=399f9f77-e454-4ab6-a63c-bf4137e28a88 Date 11/18/2014 Company Name Bloc Mailing Address 845 Webster St. Palo Alto, CA 94301 USA Company Description You weren’t meant to learn alone, that’s part of why learning how to program is so difficult. We’ll place you in a cohort with 14 other students, assign you to a dedicated mentor, and … Continue reading “Bloc Garners $6,000,000 Series A Financing”
RealScout Lands $6,000,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d8fad8bc-cd52-4b78-81bc-cb1f8888d6f1 Date 11/18/2014 Company Name RealScout Mailing Address 102 Persian Dr. Sunnyvale, CA 94089 USA Company Description RealScout is an online search engine for personal real estate. Through RealScout, potential home buyers can search for real estate using more personal filters such as natural light, high ceilings, large backyards, and gourmet kitchens. … Continue reading “RealScout Lands $6,000,000 Series A Funding Round”
The Rubicon Project Acquires iSocket for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0bf197c7-d01b-4733-8fff-6349c8fa340b Date 11/18/2014 Company Name iSocket Mailing Address 270 East Lane Burlingame, CA 94010 USA Company Description iSocket, a commission-free ad platform. isocket is a scrappy startup that was founded in the Midwest in late 2007. We began private Beta testing in the second half of 2008 before moving cross country to … Continue reading “The Rubicon Project Acquires iSocket for Undisclosed Sum”
Merkle Acquires 500Friends for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=709be81e-0ec0-4045-a7b0-bb7e8c9c8d27 Date 11/18/2014 Company Name 500Friends Mailing Address 100 First St San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description 500Friends Inc. is a developer of a social loyalty and rewards platform for retailers. Website http://www.500friends.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes M&A Terms Financial terms of the transaction were … Continue reading “Merkle Acquires 500Friends for Undisclosed Sum”
New Research Could (Finally) Remove RNAi’s Commercial Limitations
[Corrected 11/17/14, 12:30pm. See below.] If nothing else, the acronym RNAi, which stands for ribonucleic acid interference, should be familiar to biotech observers as something that won two researchers the Nobel Prize in 2006, and that a few companies have tried to turn into drugs. Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: [[ticker:ALNY]]) is the most well-known. But in … Continue reading “New Research Could (Finally) Remove RNAi’s Commercial Limitations”
Rosie the Maid 2.0: Savioke Builds a Hotel Delivery Robot
Robots have long been cast as human helpers in movies and the public imagination. Now delivery robots are becoming a reality—so long as the robots stay indoors. The Aloft Hotel in Palo Alto, CA, is now employing a robot from Silicon Valley startup Savioke to deliver small items from the front desk to rooms. By … Continue reading “Rosie the Maid 2.0: Savioke Builds a Hotel Delivery Robot”
UpLift Receives $8,200,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c7fdb029-fa06-49b0-afd5-09c2f30d1732 Date 11/17/2014 Company Name UpLift Mailing Address 440 N. Wolfe Road Sunnyvale, CA 94085 USA Company Description UpLift helps merchants build brand affinity and create long-lasting customer and donor relationships by serving as the marketing layer on top of companies’ payment processing. Website http://www.uplift.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $8,200,000 … Continue reading “UpLift Receives $8,200,000 Series A Funding”
Sliced Investing Garners $2,000,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=fedf1a2b-ed13-4548-91eb-46557029555e Date 11/17/2014 Company Name Sliced Investing Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description Hedge funds are an incredibly powerful investment vehicle. They have long been an allocation choice of institutional investors. We feel that the investment community, however, does not do enough to educate investors on financial products. … Continue reading “Sliced Investing Garners $2,000,000 Seed Funding Round”
Edgewater Networks Obtains $4,500,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ee5c7fd9-fcea-4485-a3b5-9c366ef53649 Date 11/17/2014 Company Name Edgewater Networks Mailing Address 5225 Hellyer Ave. San Jose, CA 95051 USA Company Description Edgewater Networks develops products that ensure the secure and reliable delivery of IP based voice and video for service providers and enterprises. Edgewater’s products offer proven network and operational savings from the customer … Continue reading “Edgewater Networks Obtains $4,500,000 New Funding Round”
Onename Garners $1,500,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=75c49957-905e-4378-b348-fb7dbd5e7f13 Date 11/17/2014 Company Name Onename Mailing Address 320 Pioneer Way Mountain View, CA 94041 USA Company Description OneName makes it easy for anyone to be listed in the directory for Bitcoin. Users pick a Bitcoin username and create a Bitcoin profile. Website http://www.onename.io Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,500,000 Transaction … Continue reading “Onename Garners $1,500,000 New Funding Round”
As Rival Sputters, FibroGen Heads to Nasdaq Via $146M IPO
When it comes to raising money from public investors, timing is everything. And it certainly didn’t hurt San Francisco-based FibroGen’s IPO pitch when one of its rivals released some data that spooked Wall Street investors a few weeks ago. FibroGen is debuting on Nasdaq today under the ticker symbol “FGEN” after pricing 8.1 million shares … Continue reading “As Rival Sputters, FibroGen Heads to Nasdaq Via $146M IPO”
Innovation Hub: The Next Wave of Sports Analytics
We hear a lot about how giants in tech and e-commerce are using big data to improve business. But what about the role of data in a very different industry, one rooted as much in numbers as in superstition and luck? We’re talking about the world of sport. Ever since the bestselling book and movie … Continue reading “Innovation Hub: The Next Wave of Sports Analytics”
Traackr Receives $260,918 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8dc85dc1-3c91-4da3-8ac8-36713321ba71 Date 11/14/2014 Company Name Traackr Mailing Address 901 Mission St. San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description The company provides an online service that allows users to measure the online influence of other people. Website http://www.traackr.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $260,918 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were … Continue reading “Traackr Receives $260,918 New Funding Round”