Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=50bffcd9-54ad-4292-a9f6-8312a9359d42 Date 11/6/2014 Company Name PBworks Mailing Address 1825 S Grant St. San Mateo, CA 94402 USA Company Description PBworks is the world’s largest provider of hosted business and educational workspaces. We host over one million, serve millions of users per month, and 96% of PBworks business users would recommend PBworks to … Continue reading “PBworks Secures $1,814,369 New Funding Round”
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C3Nano Obtains $12,000,000 Series C Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=69394f44-380d-4500-8324-c0de59c27850 Date 11/6/2014 Company Name C3Nano Mailing Address 3988 Trust Way Hayward, CA 94545 USA Company Description C3Nano is an early stage venture backed startup developing a revolutionary new transparent electrode material for applications such as flexible displays, touch screens, solar cells and smart windows. Website http://www.c3nano.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction … Continue reading “C3Nano Obtains $12,000,000 Series C Financing Round”
Zen99 Garners $2,500,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=bb14ad21-6a45-49ca-ab98-d377753777d5 Date 11/6/2014 Company Name Zen99 Mailing Address 2945 Steiner St. San Francisco, CA 94123 USA Company Description We make managing your work easier so that you can work more and worry less. Website http://www.tryzen99.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,500,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes In the future, it plans … Continue reading “Zen99 Garners $2,500,000 New Financing”
Chime Garners $8,000,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=42dd2258-6bc9-48b2-a739-f43b89572c7f Date 11/6/2014 Company Name Chime Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Chime partners with FDIC-insured banks to design and deliver innovative financial services products for a mobile generation. Website http://www.chimecard.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $8,000,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. … Continue reading “Chime Garners $8,000,000 Seed Financing”
How to Replace a Nuke Plant? One Utility Leans on Energy Storage
Energy storage technology from a few California startups will help fill a gap left by the closing of the San Onofre nuclear power plant in southern California. It’s a sign of the dramatic changes happening in some pockets of the U.S. electric grid. Southern California Edison today detailed how it intends to generate enough power … Continue reading “How to Replace a Nuke Plant? One Utility Leans on Energy Storage”
Nixie’s $500K Winner: Flying Camera, Safety Tool or Medieval Pigeon?
[Updated 11/5/14, 2:07 pm. See below] Imagine you’re given a box containing some wires, some propellers, a lens, some plastic, some flexible straps, and a new Intel chip a bit bigger than a postage stamp. What would you make? The co-founders of Los Altos, CA-based Nixie assembled these ingredients to invent a wristband camera that … Continue reading “Nixie’s $500K Winner: Flying Camera, Safety Tool or Medieval Pigeon?”
NimbleGen Cofounder Opens Invenra, A “Cell-Free” Antibody Shop
If you pay attention to emerging biotech companies, you might have heard of Sutro Biopharma. With a new way of making therapeutic monoclonal antibodies, the Northern California company has raised more than $90 million and just struck a major deal with Celgene. It’s a lot less likely you’ve heard of Invenra. But the Madison, WI-based … Continue reading “NimbleGen Cofounder Opens Invenra, A “Cell-Free” Antibody Shop”
VivaReal Obtains $41,300,018 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=947e787a-8df4-450a-a8cb-1af406d0bb36 Date 11/5/2014 Company Name VivaReal Mailing Address 2955 Pleasant Hill Rd. Sebastopol, CA 95472 USA Company Description VivaReal is the fastest growing online real estate marketplace in Latin America where people go to buy, sell or rent property. Website http://www.vivareal.net Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $41,300,018 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds … Continue reading “VivaReal Obtains $41,300,018 New Funding”
Eyefluence Secures New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c972e2f9-9862-462f-b8fa-29451981cef4 Date 11/5/2014 Company Name Eyefluence Mailing Address 440 N. Wolfe Rd. Sunnyvale, CA 94085 USA Company Description Eyefluence transforms intent into action through your eyes. We are the leader in eye-interaction technology for head mounted displays (HMDs). Our integrated hardware, software, optical, and UI/UX technologies enable a user to control an … Continue reading “Eyefluence Secures New Funding Round”
Eaze Lands $1,500,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2bc95df7-e71b-43a2-80d6-3d939d67a299 Date 11/5/2014 Company Name Eaze Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description Eaze is an on-demand healthcare delivery service that enables patients to access medical marijuana easily, quickly and professionally. Eaze links dispensaries and their drivers to patients. Website http://www.eazeup.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,500,000 Transaction … Continue reading “Eaze Lands $1,500,000 New Round”
Riffsy Secures $3,500,000 Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0e6cf26a-98aa-48dd-96d4-42334b2b182a Date 11/5/2014 Company Name Riffsy Mailing Address Undisclosed Berkeley, CA 94704 USA Company Description Riffsy is a free iPhone and iPad app that claims to bring together the best features of animated GIFs with social sharing options. The app finds short, repeating video clips, or Riffsys, and lets users share them … Continue reading “Riffsy Secures $3,500,000 Seed Financing Round”
Braigo Labs Lands New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=aa9f91e7-daf7-4f27-84ab-5ae685e71479 Date 11/5/2014 Company Name Braigo Labs Mailing Address 2600 El Camino Real Palo Alto, CA 94306 USA Company Description Braigo and BraigoLabs is committed towards creating, researching, designing, and developing new technology innovations and services everyday! Website http://www.braigolabs.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds … Continue reading “Braigo Labs Lands New Financing”
NetSpeed Systems Obtains Series B Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7af4e3f6-78a6-42f8-a9bb-5d98eef8d925 Date 11/5/2014 Company Name NetSpeed Systems Mailing Address 2670 Seely Avenue San Jose, CA 95134 USA Company Description NetSpeed Systems provides scalable, coherent, on-chip network IPs to SoC designers for a wide range of markets from mobile to high-performance computing and networking. Website http://www.netspeedsystems.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount Undisclosed … Continue reading “NetSpeed Systems Obtains Series B Financing Round”
Senova Systems Secures $1,489,888 Series C Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d03bd7b3-b0c5-4113-a4a3-69788a6907bb Date 11/5/2014 Company Name Senova Systems Mailing Address 1230 Bordeaux Drive Sunnyvale, CA 94089 USA Company Description Senova Systems, Inc. is a start-up company whose purpose is to commercialize a new break-through technology for measuring pH. Measurement of pH is a critical control parameter in virtually every process industry in the … Continue reading “Senova Systems Secures $1,489,888 Series C Round”
Thanx Garners $4,700,000 Series A Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a1e960da-72a5-43dc-9dcd-7f0b1b6f4c06 Date 11/5/2014 Company Name Thanx Mailing Address 180 Redwood St. San Francisco, CA 94102 USA Company Description Thanx is the easiest way to automatically earn rewards at your favorite merchants — no plastic cards to carry and no check-ins required. Just shop with any credit or debit card. Website http://www.thanx.com Transaction … Continue reading “Thanx Garners $4,700,000 Series A Financing”
AnDAPT Receives New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d65839c8-2fa2-4261-b3db-8ce04aa0b66e Date 11/5/2014 Company Name AnDAPT Mailing Address Undisclosed Santa Clara, CA 95051 USA Company Description AnDAPT brings a new kind Analog and Digital Adaptive Platform Technology. This new genre of mixed-signal platform based AnDX products enable multi-function sensor hubs and integrated system power management for enterprise customers. This on-demand platform is … Continue reading “AnDAPT Receives New Funding Round”
Blueshift Labs Secures $2,600,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=565b999d-1020-4630-96cf-9de7ba6ef6d5 Date 11/5/2014 Company Name Blueshift Labs Mailing Address 50 California St. San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description Turn visitors into repeat buyers using Blueshift’s Predictive Marketing Automation. Website http://www.getblueshift.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,600,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. M&A Terms Venture Investor … Continue reading “Blueshift Labs Secures $2,600,000 Seed Funding Round”
Zipmark Acquires WorkingPoint for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3c71f934-23cf-48bb-93e5-9aa7792339aa Date 11/5/2014 Company Name WorkingPoint Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94111 USA Company Description The company provides software for inventory-based businesses. Website http://www.workingpoint.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes M&A Terms Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Nitro Raises $15M from Battery Ventures
[Corrected 11/4/14, 8:45 am. See below.] Nitro Software, a San Francisco-based startup competitor to digital media giant Adobe (NASDAQ: [[ticker:ADBE]]), has raised $15 million from Battery Ventures to expand the market for its document creation and sharing products. [The term “PDF” has been omitted from the lead sentence in an earlier version of this story. Although Nitro’s software … Continue reading “Nitro Raises $15M from Battery Ventures”
History, Yes, But Biologist’s Imagination Is No Flight Of Fancy
Any book about life science innovation that starts with quotes from Frank Zappa and Albert Einstein promises to be a good read. The Biologist’s Imagination holds to that promise, as authors William Hoffman and Leo Furcht, both of the University of Minnesota Medical School, take several forays back in history to explain the “crossroads”—perhaps an … Continue reading “History, Yes, But Biologist’s Imagination Is No Flight Of Fancy”
LifeNexus Receives $1,500,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=271f34aa-328e-4b8a-b4dc-3760d78217dc Date 11/4/2014 Company Name LifeNexus Mailing Address 1 Embarcadero Center San Francisco, CA 94111 USA Company Description LifeNexus is built upon passion. We’re a team of purpose-driven individuals who are dedicated to creating a better overall healthcare experience. Our team members live and breathe healthcare. We understand the system from all … Continue reading “LifeNexus Receives $1,500,000 New Round”
Rock Health Obtains New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3b7fd9b7-68a3-4d40-bf19-63302562cb57 Date 11/4/2014 Company Name Rock Health Mailing Address 455 Mission Bay Blvd S San Francisco, CA 94158 USA Company Description Founded in 2010, Rock Health funds and supports startups building the next generation of technologies transforming healthcare. Rock Health provides entrepreneurs with funding, strategic and operational support, co-working space, and access … Continue reading “Rock Health Obtains New Financing Round”
Kash Garners $2,000,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=481bf5df-c7cb-408f-bb03-76ea94c550ab Date 11/4/2014 Company Name Kash Mailing Address 101 California St. San Francisco, CA 94111 USA Company Description Kash is a mobile payment company that gets rid of credit cards and middle-men that stand between bank accounts and retailers. We use SecureDebit technology, a direct bank payment method that avoids the credit … Continue reading “Kash Garners $2,000,000 Seed Financing”
Gigya Secures New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1e61e850-e0d2-4aff-b64b-92403f85c75a Date 11/4/2014 Company Name Gigya Mailing Address 2513 E. Charleston Rd. Mountain View, CA 94043 USA Company Description Gigya is a social marketing solutions company delivering scale and results to publishers and advertisers. Gigya’s infrastructure connects brand advertisers, content publishers and an enormous audience of active social media users. Website http://www.gigya.com … Continue reading “Gigya Secures New Financing Round”
Campus Quad Secures $1,175,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=fa34f1b8-63f5-4420-9396-9b358091e772 Date 11/4/2014 Company Name Campus Quad Mailing Address 200 Industrial Road San Carlos, CA 94070 USA Company Description Our vision is to connect college students to opportunities and expand their horizons for greater success in life. Website http://www.campusquad.co Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $1,175,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes … Continue reading “Campus Quad Secures $1,175,000 New Round”
Nitro Garners $15,000,000 Series B Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c6f11fad-88f6-438a-87d6-a6a1a6eed964 Date 11/4/2014 Company Name Nitro Mailing Address 225 Bush St. San Francisco, CA 94104 USA Company Description Nitro Pro lets you quickly create, convert, combine, edit, sign, and share 100% industry-standard PDF files for superior results and savings. Nitro’s easy-to-use PDF tools make working with digital documents pain free. Website http://www.gonitro.com … Continue reading “Nitro Garners $15,000,000 Series B Financing Round”
Incoming Media Receives New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4424b37b-029e-4ee4-b273-dbc39da8b599 Date 11/4/2014 Company Name Incoming Media Mailing Address 4555 Great America Parkway Level 3 Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA Company Description Incoming is founded by industry leaders in embedded machine learning, data science, data networking, and mobile and digital video and uniquely combines these disciplines to intelligently pre-position (i.e., push) video … Continue reading “Incoming Media Receives New Financing”
Fuse Powered Acquires Corona Labs for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a2ec1992-8a86-4730-add1-44297497150b Date 11/4/2014 Company Name Corona Labs Mailing Address 1900 Embarcadero Rd. Palo Alto, CA 94303 USA Company Description Corona Labs is a venture-backed mobile software company based in Palo Alto, CA, and founded by two Adobe veterans who previously led the Flash Lite engineering team. Ansca team members also hail from … Continue reading “Fuse Powered Acquires Corona Labs for Undisclosed Sum”
Ipreo Acquires Shareholder InSite for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=93fcdf2c-da16-470c-b62a-e841dd864b98 Date 11/4/2014 Company Name Shareholder InSite Mailing Address 795 Folsom Street San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Shareholder InSite is the premier provider of shareholder data management, analytics, reporting and valuation solutions and services for venture capital (VC)/private equity investors (PE) and private companies in their portfolios. Website http://www.shareholderinsite.com Transaction … Continue reading “Ipreo Acquires Shareholder InSite for Undisclosed Sum”
Digital Health Accelerator Rock Health Raises Third Fund
Rock Health, the San Francisco-based seed fund and startup accelerator for digital healthcare companies, said today it has raised a new fund, its third and largest. In the three years since it launched, Rock Health has become a hub of the West Coast digital health scene, providing seed funding, sector data and analysis, events, and … Continue reading “Digital Health Accelerator Rock Health Raises Third Fund”
Irish Brothers’ Startup Makes 3D Printers Fed By Office Paper
Irish brothers Conor and Fintan MacCormack were into 3D printing before it was cool. In fact, Conor first discovered the concept in 1986, when he was in secondary school, watching a BBC television special. The technology hooked the 16-year-old right away, just like motorcycles, rocket ships, and computers already had. He was in awe watching … Continue reading “Irish Brothers’ Startup Makes 3D Printers Fed By Office Paper”
Irish Venture Capitalists Talk Local Challenges, Think Global
Some of the best stuff I learned in Dublin, I learned from venture capitalists. That’s not always the case, depending on the city. A simple lunch with Brian Caulfield, a local partner with DFJ Esprit, taught me the following: —Talent is flowing between multinational corporations and Irish startups, in both directions. The big tech companies … Continue reading “Irish Venture Capitalists Talk Local Challenges, Think Global”
The Future of Cleantech Is Here—It’s Just Not Evenly Distributed
[Updated on Nov. 4] Entrepreneurs and investors in the U.S. are facing dueling narratives about cleantech: either it’s a failed experiment, or it’s central to our future economy. Which one is closer to the truth really depends on where you operate. Venture capitalists—and their fund investors–have figured out that expensive, multi-year investments in solar, biofuels, and … Continue reading “The Future of Cleantech Is Here—It’s Just Not Evenly Distributed”
Sociable Labs Obtains $5,375,499 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=09c8bea8-0461-48fc-b59a-8c1146159af3 Date 11/3/2014 Company Name Sociable Labs Mailing Address 25 Division Street San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description Sociable Labs develops Software as a Service (SaaS) technology for large e-commerce and media websites. Our technology enables customers to integrate the use of the Facebook social graph into their core site experience. … Continue reading “Sociable Labs Obtains $5,375,499 New Financing Round”
Tout Secures $3,147,362 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=98111d10-d89a-468c-a20b-d1d47a5079d2 Date 11/3/2014 Company Name Tout Mailing Address 139 Townsend St 4th Floor San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Tout is a social media platform that allows users to shoot 15-second video status updates via smartphones and webcams. Touts are shared real-time and automatically to Tout.com, Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, SMS and … Continue reading “Tout Secures $3,147,362 New Financing”
Innovation Hub: How Immigrants Fuel Innovation
Immigration policy reform is a hot-button issue right now, but it’s affecting the innovation economy in unexpected ways. U.S. companies are having a hard time recruiting enough skilled workers to fill all their high-level science, tech, and engineering positions. I discussed the issue with Stanford Law School professor Dan Siciliano and Silicon Valley Leadership Group … Continue reading “Innovation Hub: How Immigrants Fuel Innovation”
New to Data Analytics? Here’s 3 Simple Steps For Getting Started
Since I got involved in the big data and analytics world a few years ago, I’ve become the person that friends come to (and refer their friends to) for answers to questions about data. Recently I’ve been asked a few times by entrepreneurs how they can make sure their company is prepared to do analytics, … Continue reading “New to Data Analytics? Here’s 3 Simple Steps For Getting Started”
Weaved Garners $2,300,000 Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1b59341c-18a2-4c17-9af2-2f2d567b4c75 Date 10/31/2014 Company Name Weaved Mailing Address 341 Hawthorne Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94301 USA Company Description The Company’s mission is to become the DNS for the Internet of Everything and provide the software and services necessary to securely connect devices across the Internet. Our products and services already power products … Continue reading “Weaved Garners $2,300,000 Seed Funding”
Joyent Garners $15,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6fbcd7be-b455-4150-bf37-593e9d0b10ad Date 10/31/2014 Company Name Joyent Mailing Address One Embarcadero Center 9th Floor San Francisco, CA 94111 USA Company Description Joyent has been providing Infrastructure as a Service since 2004, before anyone called it cloud computing. Today, Joyent is the only cloud computing company that has built its own complete technology stack, … Continue reading “Joyent Garners $15,000,000 New Funding”
Slack Receives $120,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4b6499b1-fb93-4962-9bfd-da565820276b Date 10/31/2014 Company Name Slack Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94301 USA Company Description Slack is a real-time messaging, archiving and search tool for modern teams. Website http://www.slack.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $120,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes These next 6 to 18 months are going to be … Continue reading “Slack Receives $120,000,000 New Round”
Abbott Acquires Topera for $250M, Gains Entré to Global AFib Market
Abbott, the healthcare giant based near Chicago, IL, has acquired Topera, a venture-backed startup founded on diagnostic technology developed by a San Diego cardiologist to pinpoint the electrical impulses that drive abnormal heartbeats. In a statement yesterday, Abbott said it would acquire all outstanding equity of Topera for $250 million upfront, with potential future payments … Continue reading “Abbott Acquires Topera for $250M, Gains Entré to Global AFib Market”
West Coast Biotech Roundup: Amgen, Inslee, Fibrogen, Receptos & More
Amgen keeps adding to the layoffs, the governor of Washington has a lot to say to Xconomy about his state’s life sciences industry, and San Francisco’s Fibrogen hopes to crank up the IPO engine. Let’s get to the roundup. —Under hedge fund pressure to break itself up, Amgen (NASDAQ: [[ticker:AMGN]]) of Thousand Oaks, CA, instead … Continue reading “West Coast Biotech Roundup: Amgen, Inslee, Fibrogen, Receptos & More”
The Future of Dublin Tech, Part 2: Startups Look West, Grow Diverse
Just up the stairs from Munchies, a sandwich shop owned by his mother, Ben Harris shows me his startup’s digs. It has the intense feel of people getting stuff done on deadline. Ten employees cram into one room, a mix of young programmers, designers, and business folks. Harris’s startup is called Drop, and it’s getting … Continue reading “The Future of Dublin Tech, Part 2: Startups Look West, Grow Diverse”
With DNA From DEC and HP, Galway Builds Startup Hub Outside Dublin
Irish entrepreneur Michael FitzGerald still gets calls from investors and potential partner companies in the U.S. who ask him “How’s Dublin?” when making small talk—even though his startup, OnePageCRM, is located a two-hour drive west in the coastal city of Galway. FitzGerald usually doesn’t bother to correct them. “They just presume we’re in Dublin,” he … Continue reading “With DNA From DEC and HP, Galway Builds Startup Hub Outside Dublin”
SurgaColl Aims to Fix Your Bones and Joints Without Drugs or Grafts
When you’ve got osteoarthritis in your knee or hip, there’s a good chance you may have to get that joint replaced—a costly procedure often followed by a lengthy stretch of rehab. Short of that, you may get some drugs to deal with the pain, but they don’t tackle the real cause of the problem, that … Continue reading “SurgaColl Aims to Fix Your Bones and Joints Without Drugs or Grafts”
Uber CEO Kalanick Takes a Victory Lap in Boston
Two years ago, smartphone car-hailing startup Uber ran into the kind of bruising regulatory battle in Boston that it seems to start just about everywhere. Faced with a statewide shutdown for using an unapproved taxi meter, the company rallied fans and media boosters to its cause and won a swift reprieve from Gov. Deval Patrick. … Continue reading “Uber CEO Kalanick Takes a Victory Lap in Boston”
I Believe in Angels
My colleague and friend Jeb Spencer recently wrote a piece for Xconomy about angel investors looking for “Unicorns,” those rare early stage companies with valuations—justified or not—of $1 billion or more. He wondered if angels are flying too close to the sun by misunderstanding their chances of success and failing to do their homework on … Continue reading “I Believe in Angels”
Capriza Lands $27,000,000 Series C Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=dab331a8-66be-4dc2-8c9c-32477ce033de Date 10/30/2014 Company Name Capriza Mailing Address 420 Florence St. Palo Alto, CA 94301 USA Company Description The company provides mobility solutions for corporations and enterprises. Website http://www.capriza.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $27,000,000 Transaction Round Series C Proceeds Purposes Capriza will use the funds to scale its business operations … Continue reading “Capriza Lands $27,000,000 Series C Financing”
Minted Obtains $38,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=09f8c264-dea9-499a-81f8-9265964dc6b0 Date 10/30/2014 Company Name Minted Mailing Address 747 Front St. San Francisco, CA 94111 USA Company Description Minted is a global community of independent graphic designers and an online store that prints and sells the best of their designs in the form of paper goods. Website http://www.minted.com Transaction Type Venture Equity … Continue reading “Minted Obtains $38,000,000 New Financing Round”
VytronUS Lands $31,600,000 Series B Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5c793732-475e-48dc-bfae-c940922b72f1 Date 10/30/2014 Company Name VytronUS Mailing Address 658 N. Pastoria Ave. Sunnyvale, CA 94085 USA Company Description The company operates as a medical device developer. Website http://www.vytronus.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $31,600,000 Transaction Round Series B Proceeds Purposes Proceeds will be used for development and validation of VytronUS’s proprietary … Continue reading “VytronUS Lands $31,600,000 Series B Funding”