Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=26dfa778-4dcf-46a5-bb85-e2adb6b836bc Date 10/23/2014 Company Name Playstudios Mailing Address 1409 Chapin Avenue Burlingame, CA 94010 USA Company Description Ordinarily, we would devote this space to telling you all the typical things about our innovative company, our experienced management team, and our inspiring culture. But lately, it seems talk has become increasingly cheap. So … Continue reading “Playstudios Lands $20,000,000 New Financing Round”
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Stamen Design and the “Hippie Geeks” of Data Visualization
Aziz Cami saw the immense potential of data visualization six years ago, when he became creative director for Kantar, an international consortium of companies that advise business clients on their strategic moves and brand identities. A hum-drum element of design that used to be called “charts and graphs” has now evolved into a powerful means … Continue reading “Stamen Design and the “Hippie Geeks” of Data Visualization”
As Atlas Splits, Is There A Case To Make In Venture For Specialists?
Readers of this column who are of a certain age might remember Chrissie Hynde of the Pretenders in black eyeliner, dressed as a diner waitress singing, “I’m special, so special, and I gotta have some of your attention.” Swap “money” for “attention,” and it could be a refrain that venture capitalists are singing these days … Continue reading “As Atlas Splits, Is There A Case To Make In Venture For Specialists?”
Hmicro Garners $5,500,000 Series B Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b801b816-5a07-4321-ac1c-576cbaa5d2ac Date 10/22/2014 Company Name Hmicro Mailing Address 4984 W El Camino Real Los Altos, CA 94022 USA Company Description HMicro is the wireless solutions company with domain knowledge essential to understand business needs and technical requirements in healthcare and other exacting markets. Website http://www.hmicro.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $5,500,000 … Continue reading “Hmicro Garners $5,500,000 Series B Round”
Spikes Security Receives $11,000,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=51521348-a761-4e2d-9d4a-931d19b0b097 Date 10/22/2014 Company Name Spikes Security Mailing Address 536 N Santa Cruz Ave. Los Gatos, CA 95030 USA Company Description Spikes will now lead the security industry into new territory, putting an end to the false sense of security so pervasive on the web today. Website http://www.spikes.com Transaction Type Venture Equity … Continue reading “Spikes Security Receives $11,000,000 Series A Financing Round”
Snowflake Computing Secures $26,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3f28a02b-7d80-4a8b-97a5-c82a22e277e6 Date 10/22/2014 Company Name Snowflake Computing Mailing Address 107 S. B Street San Mateo, CA 94401 USA Company Description The Snowflake elastic data warehouse is a service designed from the ground up for the cloud. It combines cloud infrastructure with dynamic technology to eliminate the pains of administering and optimizing the … Continue reading “Snowflake Computing Secures $26,000,000 New Financing Round”
Navera Obtains $8,000,000 Series A Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=15f10f1d-75b0-479e-9537-cdfc77d9a5a9 Date 10/22/2014 Company Name Navera Mailing Address 101 Montgomery Street San Francisco, CA 94104 USA Company Description At Navera, we provide cloud-based benefits engagement solutions for self-service enrollment in healthcare and voluntary benefits. Website http://www.navera.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $8,000,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes Navera will use … Continue reading “Navera Obtains $8,000,000 Series A Financing”
Flint Mobile Obtains $9,400,000 Series C Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=956b207b-9be8-4fe1-b647-eab446b6463d Date 10/22/2014 Company Name Flint Mobile Mailing Address 2395 Broadway St. Redwood City, CA 94063 USA Company Description Get started in minutes. With Flint there’s no merchant account headaches or upfront costs. It’s a simple online signup process. All you need is the app, there’s no waiting to get a card … Continue reading “Flint Mobile Obtains $9,400,000 Series C Funding”
Roku Lands $25,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=95b6499e-5d6f-485b-aa8d-1abfcbff0e68 Date 10/22/2014 Company Name Roku Mailing Address 12980 Saratoga Ave. Saratoga, CA 95070 USA Company Description Roku, Inc., is a privately held company located in Saratoga, Calif., and founded in 2002 by Anthony Wood, the inventor of the personal video recorder (PVR). Roku is a leading supplier of innovative and easy … Continue reading “Roku Lands $25,000,000 New Round”
Boostable Garners $3,200,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9303de4d-2eee-4074-bb1e-ad7bfd38cf48 Date 10/22/2014 Company Name Boostable Mailing Address 95 Minna St. 4th Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description Give tools for marketing and insights to your sellers with Boostable. Grow your marketplace by helping your sellers advertise. Website http://www.boostable.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $3,200,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds … Continue reading “Boostable Garners $3,200,000 Seed Funding Round”
Urban Airship Receives $12,136,736 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=24286cdc-54b0-4e41-87cf-b0818a37dd45 Date 10/22/2014 Company Name Urban Airship Mailing Address 41 Decatur San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description Urban Airship provides an easy, affordable way to deliver real-time push notifications and in-app purchase content for mobile developers. Website http://www.urbanairship.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $12,136,736 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds … Continue reading “Urban Airship Receives $12,136,736 New Funding Round”
John Maeda on PopTech and VC Life: “Conferences Are the New College”
The 18th annual PopTech conference starts this Thursday in Camden, ME, and design luminary John Maeda is psyched. Maeda organized this year’s gathering of innovators, artists, and scientists. He’s a technologist and recovering academic who recently dived into the world of venture capital. Maeda joined VC firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers as “design partner” … Continue reading “John Maeda on PopTech and VC Life: “Conferences Are the New College””
Practice Fusion Garners $2,500,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a9b58ca9-453d-4674-863d-2162b2b11005 Date 10/21/2014 Company Name Practice Fusion Mailing Address 420 Taylor Street San Francisco, CA 94102 USA Company Description Practice Fusion addresses the critical needs of today’s healthcare environments by providing a revolutionary application and delivery model for physicians and patients at no cost. Website http://www.practicefusion.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount … Continue reading “Practice Fusion Garners $2,500,000 New Funding Round”
SnapLogic Secures $20,000,000 Series D Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=915de61f-bf5c-4da5-8e17-3071236dd643 Date 10/21/2014 Company Name SnapLogic Mailing Address 2 West Fifth Avenue 4th Floor San Mateo, CA 94402 USA Company Description SnapLogic is an Open Source Internet data services solution that uses the universal standards and technologies of the Web and applies them to the problem of data integration. SnapLogic transforms data … Continue reading “SnapLogic Secures $20,000,000 Series D Financing”
Mirantis Lands $100,000,000 Series B Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a0269a01-f4b0-4be1-acf2-de5c78fb3e5b Date 10/21/2014 Company Name Mirantis Mailing Address 615 National Avenue Mountain View, CA 94043 USA Company Description Mirantis delivers OpenStack cloud and open source application infrastructure. With the largest pool of OpenStack engineering expertise on the market, Mirantis helps service providers, SaaS vendors and enterprises build and run robust OpenStack cloud … Continue reading “Mirantis Lands $100,000,000 Series B Financing Round”
Zirtual Secures $250,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=bb640241-ffa5-4e62-a2ef-e3bf3ea3bb11 Date 10/21/2014 Company Name Zirtual Mailing Address 222 Sutter St. San Francisco, CA 94108 USA Company Description At Zirtual, we connect busy people with virtual personal assistants who are passionate about making their clients’ lives better. Whether it’s finding a great apartment in a hot market, or helping manage your busy … Continue reading “Zirtual Secures $250,000 New Funding”
Bitnet Obtains $14,500,000 Series A Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1db8a5a1-df6a-49e9-972a-ed9e3b98e26b Date 10/21/2014 Company Name Bitnet Mailing Address 164 Townsend Street San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Bitnet provides a digital commerce platform enabling enterprise-scale merchants to accept bitcoin payments. Website http://www.bitnet.io Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $14,500,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes The funding comes as Bitnet launches … Continue reading “Bitnet Obtains $14,500,000 Series A Round”
Moogsoft Obtains $3,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f6e65e2f-f397-4ad4-b47e-f2903ca9ef52 Date 10/21/2014 Company Name Moogsoft Mailing Address 485 3rd Street San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Moogsoft was founded by Phil Tee and Mike Silvey, two passionate Service Assurance pioneers, to reduce the cost and effort involved in managing incidents and problems in modern service delivery infrastructures. Website http://www.moogsoft.com Transaction … Continue reading “Moogsoft Obtains $3,000,000 New Financing”
Firebase Receives New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ab9fdd14-a8ca-4aca-a947-a63bf2e97fe2 Date 10/21/2014 Company Name Firebase Mailing Address 153 Townsend St 9th Floor San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Firebase grew out of Envolve, a group chat service for your website. Since it was founded in 2009 Envolve has grown to be a large service; today it’s embedded on tens-of-thousands of … Continue reading “Firebase Receives New Funding”
Recurly Raises Another $12M to Grow Subscription Billing Platform
San Francisco-based Recurly, which untangles problems that arise with subscription revenue streams for companies including DishDigital, Groupon, and Zillow, said today it has raised $12 million in a Series B round from new and existing investors. Recurly launched its service in 2010 to troubleshoot for the growing number of businesses that receive recurring payments by … Continue reading “Recurly Raises Another $12M to Grow Subscription Billing Platform”
Shanghai Report: Big Questions About China’s Growth Plans
It only took a few days after I returned from China for my eyes to stop burning, and maybe the slight cough was really due to the changing seasons in Boston and not the air pollution in Shanghai (now I better understand the amenity in my hotel room—see below). A small price to pay to … Continue reading “Shanghai Report: Big Questions About China’s Growth Plans”
HomeZada Obtains $2,100,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c55d8f9f-f08b-4eba-8ce0-9735999d9eb7 Date 10/20/2014 Company Name HomeZada Mailing Address 2201 Francisco Drive El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 USA Company Description The vision for us at HomeZada is to provide the homeowner a valuable tool to manage their home and the assets and possessions in it. We believe that a home is still one … Continue reading “HomeZada Obtains $2,100,000 Seed Funding Round”
Recurly Obtains $12,000,000 Series B Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7940595d-467e-409b-88e3-a2ba20db54ad Date 10/20/2014 Company Name Recurly Mailing Address 300 Brannan Street San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Recurly makes subscription billing easy. No matter what your industry, Recurly wants to help you maximize your recurring revenue with minimal effort. Website http://www.recurly.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $12,000,000 Transaction Round Series … Continue reading “Recurly Obtains $12,000,000 Series B Financing”
Sequenta Garners New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7b513731-f2ee-4b8b-8c11-a43ca305572d Date 10/20/2014 Company Name Sequenta Mailing Address 400 East Jamie Court South San Francisco, CA 94080 USA Company Description Sequenta is a venture funded biotech company dedicated to the discovery and development of clinical diagnostics based on a revolutionary new platform for understanding immune system status. Website http://www.sequentainc.com Transaction Type Venture … Continue reading “Sequenta Garners New Funding Round”
ZipLine Medical Secures $5,700,000 Series C Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=bdad9b26-60f8-4279-8dea-6ab52abf65dd Date 10/20/2014 Company Name ZipLine Medical Mailing Address 747 Camden Avenue Campbell, CA 95008 USA Company Description ZipLine Medical is developing unique non-invasive skin closure solutions designed to provide the best of both worlds — suture-like outcomes at the speed of staples, in an easy to use device that decreases the … Continue reading “ZipLine Medical Secures $5,700,000 Series C Funding”
Pluto.TV Garners $500,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5e155172-5fd3-4a8b-989b-6208f0f93aaf Date 10/18/2014 Company Name Pluto.TV Mailing Address Undisclosed Los Angeles, CA 94107 USA Company Description The Internet is a big place, you’ve probably noticed. It’s full of great stuff, but often you spend more time searching than you do watching. We created Pluto.TV to solve that problem, winnowing out the best … Continue reading “Pluto.TV Garners $500,000 New Funding Round”
MindTickle Secures $1,800,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=25fe4a96-5adb-44b1-8e58-9a720ecef864 Date 10/18/2014 Company Name MindTickle Mailing Address 300 Berry St. San Francisco, CA 94158 USA Company Description The MindTickle journey started in 2011 with four tech geeks coming together with a shared vision to innovate and turn every day employees into top performers by making learning a source of each individual’s … Continue reading “MindTickle Secures $1,800,000 Seed Financing”
Osmo Lands $12,000,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3f379294-353d-4428-ac43-a4e4f6481a07 Date 10/18/2014 Company Name Osmo Mailing Address 2951 El Camino Real Palo Alto, CA 94306 USA Company Description Osmo is crafted with reflective artificial intelligence, a groundbreaking technology that bridges the real and digital realms for unlimited possibilities of play. Website http://www.playosmo.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $12,000,000 Transaction Round … Continue reading “Osmo Lands $12,000,000 Series A Funding Round”
MID Labs Lands $51,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=efdab6dc-9b76-41d3-a5ab-ae64ada21756 Date 10/18/2014 Company Name MID Labs Mailing Address 557 McCormick Street San Leandro, CA 94577 USA Company Description 1981. MID Labs is founded by Dr. Carl Wang. Dr. Wang has been associated with vitreoretinal surgery from its infancy. In 1975, his Ocutome® 800 became the first complete system for posterior vitrectomy. … Continue reading “MID Labs Lands $51,000,000 New Round”
Waterline Data Science Secures $7,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7b868ea1-bf71-4acf-868c-b77b9e4e297a Date 10/18/2014 Company Name Waterline Data Science Mailing Address 201 San Antonio Circle Mountain View, CA 94040 USA Company Description Waterline Data Science is an early-stage Big Data software company, founded in December 2013, backed by Menlo Ventures and Sigma West. Website http://www.waterlinedata.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $7,000,000 Transaction … Continue reading “Waterline Data Science Secures $7,000,000 New Funding”
Almond Systems Secures $9,000,000 Series A Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=83999a3e-6019-41d9-a212-d74e41fbe38d Date 10/18/2014 Company Name Almond Systems Mailing Address Undisclosed Los Altos, CA 94022 USA Company Description Almond Systems’ mission is to let consumers take healthy, thoughtful and informed control of their food choices and consumption. We will fulfill this mission by enabling consumers to discover heathy food in a way that … Continue reading “Almond Systems Secures $9,000,000 Series A Financing”
Fresvii Garners $1,800,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4f99248d-e7c0-4820-a429-d9c5c64aa812 Date 10/18/2014 Company Name Fresvii Mailing Address Undisclosed Redwood City, CA 94063 USA Company Description Fresvii’s AppSteroid is a mobile cloud platform designed for smartphone game developers. Developers can easily integrate gaming components, reducing development costs without worrying about game server management. Website http://www.fresvii.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,800,000 … Continue reading “Fresvii Garners $1,800,000 New Funding Round”
Innovation Hub: Introverts as Innovators
Entrepreneurs, bosses, and leaders are often highly social and extroverted—take Steve Jobs or Richard Branson. They can work a room. They derive energy from being around others. But what if being outgoing and extroverted isn’t actually the key to success in the workplace? Susan Cain, author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World … Continue reading “Innovation Hub: Introverts as Innovators”
West Coast Biotech Roundup: Illumina, Atara, Invitae, Canaan & More
From big venture firms to tiny genomics startups, we’ve got plenty to round up this week—beyond biotech, too, as the San Francisco Giants head east to the biggest baseball rodeo for the third time in five years, thanks to Seattle native Travis Ishikawa (pictured). Here’s the windup, and the pitch… —Canaan Partners of Westport, CT, … Continue reading “West Coast Biotech Roundup: Illumina, Atara, Invitae, Canaan & More”
VC Funding Still Robust as Year-to-Date Total Exceeds 2013
Venture capital activity is down from a 13-year high during the second quarter, but a new MoneyTree Report released today shows that venture funding was still going strong in the three months that ended Sept. 30, with $9.9 billion invested in 1,023 deals. That was almost a 27 percent drop from the $13.5 billion that … Continue reading “VC Funding Still Robust as Year-to-Date Total Exceeds 2013”
Map-D Obtains $1,500,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b74da5ac-d9f1-4265-bb5d-2c0d0ee1bed6 Date 10/17/2014 Company Name Map-D Mailing Address 180 Sansome St. 18th Floor San Francisco, CA 94104 USA Company Description mapD is the fastest big data platform in town. At our heart is a novel combination of cutting-edge hardware and database design. Our database technology is built into GPU memory from the … Continue reading “Map-D Obtains $1,500,000 New Financing”
Minerva’s Virtual College Scores Backing to Grow
The Minerva Project, a San Francisco-based for-profit that aims to provide an Ivy League-caliber college degree for $10,000 a year, says it has closed on the bulk of a $70 million Series B round that will allow it to scale up its freshman class next year. While many online education companies are grafting themselves to … Continue reading “Minerva’s Virtual College Scores Backing to Grow”
Atara Bio Pays the Price for Delayed IPO, Sinks in Debut
Atara Biotherapeutics took a fairly unusual route to the Nasdaq. The Brisbane, CA-based company looked all set to price an IPO in July before abruptly yanking the offering, reportedly due to pending data on one of its drugs. After a small hiatus and a tiny deal with Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center to add to its … Continue reading “Atara Bio Pays the Price for Delayed IPO, Sinks in Debut”
Canaan Closes $675M Fund, One Of Venture’s Ten Largest This Year
In a year of big venture capital numbers, Canaan Partners has provided one of the biggest. The Westport, CT-based firm announced Thursday a $675 million fund, its tenth. As with its previous general funds, Canaan, which also has a main office in Silicon Valley, will put the money into both tech and life sciences. Both … Continue reading “Canaan Closes $675M Fund, One Of Venture’s Ten Largest This Year”
LibraTax Lands $500,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f67f17b1-d4dd-4adc-9a1c-b93352993cfc Date 10/16/2014 Company Name LibraTax Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Libra is the company, LibraTax is our first product – the first comprehensive solution for calculating capital gains/losses on digital currencies in accordance with IRS guidelines. Website http://www.libratax.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $500,000 Transaction … Continue reading “LibraTax Lands $500,000 Seed Funding Round”
Checkr Secures $9,000,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c027b14a-82b0-48ca-91b2-bbf551bd25f0 Date 10/16/2014 Company Name Checkr Mailing Address 440 N Wolfe Rd. Sunnyvale, CA 94085 USA Company Description Checkr wants to change the manual process of doing background checks for a new generation of employers. With a growing number of companies hiring contractors for on-demand services, it’s a huge and growing market. … Continue reading “Checkr Secures $9,000,000 Series A Funding”
Digital Guardian Acquires Armor5 for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e9c631dd-cb33-42d9-ab4f-d27fc1a3b076 Date 10/16/2014 Company Name Armor5 Mailing Address 4555 Great America Parkway 3rd Floor Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA Company Description We offer the only zero touch, 100% cloud-based solution that enables access to a company’s network, virtualizes enterprise data and applications, and provisions secure and compliant access for every end user. … Continue reading “Digital Guardian Acquires Armor5 for Undisclosed Sum”
Checkr Obtains $9,000,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c027b14a-82b0-48ca-91b2-bbf551bd25f0 Date 10/16/2014 Company Name Checkr Mailing Address 440 N Wolfe Rd. Sunnyvale, CA 94085 USA Company Description Checkr wants to change the manual process of doing background checks for a new generation of employers. With a growing number of companies hiring contractors for on-demand services, it’s a huge and growing market. … Continue reading “Checkr Obtains $9,000,000 Series A Financing Round”
Solar Roundup: OneEnergy Funding, SolarCity Bonds, Mariners, Natural Gas
The business of solar power continues to attract more money as innovative companies refine ways to finance and connect solar projects to the electrical grid. OneEnergy Renewables, a Seattle company developing mid-sized solar power projects, has raised $5 million in Series B funding, as residential solar giant SolarCity announced plans to sell solar-backed bonds to … Continue reading “Solar Roundup: OneEnergy Funding, SolarCity Bonds, Mariners, Natural Gas”
Xconomy Forum: Innovation at Biotech’s Epicenter
The San Francisco Bay Area is the birthplace of modern biotech, and it runs neck and neck with Cambridge, MA, as the world’s pre-eminent life sciences hub. Much of the Bay Area’s activity has taken place outside San Francisco itself, but now the city is becoming part of the fabric as the Mission Bay neighborhood … Continue reading “Xconomy Forum: Innovation at Biotech’s Epicenter”
Illumina Admits First Startup Accelerator Class
Bioinformatics giant Illumina (NASDAQ: [[ticker:ILMN]]) is getting into the accelerator game, along with other players in the life sciences and other fields. On Wednesday it announced the first three startups chosen to start the program this fall at its San Francisco lab space. San Diego-based Illumina, which makes genomic analysis systems, unveiled the program in … Continue reading “Illumina Admits First Startup Accelerator Class”
Ensighten Buys Anametrix Amid Consolidation in Digital Marketing
San Jose, CA-based Ensighten, which provides Web-based tag management technology for corporate customers, says today it has acquired Anametrix, a San Diego specialist in software-as-a-service used to analyze and optimize multi-channel digital marketing. It is Ensighten’s second acquisition this year, and extends a wave of consolidation that has been underway for more than a year … Continue reading “Ensighten Buys Anametrix Amid Consolidation in Digital Marketing”
ThisMoment Lands $17,600,000 Series D Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=98f9d995-ecca-494b-b323-67239ecb21ca Date 10/15/2014 Company Name ThisMoment Mailing Address 222 Kearny St. San Francisco, CA 94108 USA Company Description ThisMoment is a company focusing on the idea of “You over Time.” Our service allows people to capture – both as individuals and in collaboration with their family and friends – meaningful Moments in … Continue reading “ThisMoment Lands $17,600,000 Series D Funding Round”
Wit.ai Lands $3,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=06567d7b-f15d-47bf-ba75-6f7d5f3b215f Date 10/15/2014 Company Name Wit.ai Mailing Address 925 Alma St. Palo Alto, CA 94301 USA Company Description Voice is how we’ll control devices too small for a keyboard, like watches, earbuds, and much of the “Internet Of Things.” But it’s a ton of work for a developer to build their own … Continue reading “Wit.ai Lands $3,000,000 New Funding Round”
Minerva Project Lands $49,000,000 Series B Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=16a86dde-1d63-4239-8585-ef728ef52197 Date 10/15/2014 Company Name Minerva Project Mailing Address 1145 Market Street 9th Floor San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description Minerva is committed to providing an exceptional and accessible liberal arts and sciences education for future leaders and innovators across all disciplines. Website http://www.minervaproject.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $49,000,000 … Continue reading “Minerva Project Lands $49,000,000 Series B Round”