Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3081c60a-53ec-4809-818c-014edf2dc17d Date 10/8/2014 Company Name Perkville Mailing Address 48 Sanchez St. San Francisco, CA 94114 USA Company Description Perkville is a revolutionary service that empowers any local business to create a loyalty program in minutes. Perkville is free for users to join and offers monthly subscription plans for businesses. Website http://www.perkville.com Transaction … Continue reading “Perkville Secures $2,400,000 Series A Funding”
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Product Hunt Receives $6,100,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=771dfc1f-655f-4c4c-9122-5952740bbdc5 Date 10/8/2014 Company Name Product Hunt Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94104 USA Company Description Product Hunt surfaces the best new products, every day. It’s a place for product-loving enthusiasts to share and geek out about the latest mobile apps, websites, hardware projects, and tech creations. Website http://www.producthunt.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “Product Hunt Receives $6,100,000 Series A Financing Round”
Frankly Obtains $12,800,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d148240b-dce1-49cb-911b-77d96facdc9f Date 10/8/2014 Company Name Frankly Mailing Address 475 Brannan Street San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Frankly is a next generation texting app that empowers people to speak freely and anonymously, allowing them to be their unedited self. Available for free on iOS and Android devices, Frankly deletes messages and … Continue reading “Frankly Obtains $12,800,000 New Funding”
Exalt Communications Secures $1,801,250 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=041be960-43ac-4f92-bf79-8897b2efacd6 Date 10/8/2014 Company Name Exalt Communications Mailing Address 254 E Hacienda Avenue Campbell, CA 95008 USA Company Description Exalt Communications provides next generation wireless backhaul systems for service providers and enterprises worldwide. These future proof solutions include a new breed of carrier class, spectrally efficient, and high capacity microwave radio systems … Continue reading “Exalt Communications Secures $1,801,250 New Funding”
Eversight Receives $9,700,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f716443c-44ce-4279-ae8d-9babdc235153 Date 10/8/2014 Company Name Eversight Mailing Address 2479 E. Bayshore Rd. Palo Alto, CA 94303 USA Company Description Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Palo Alto, CA, Eversight serves as a strategic partner to some of the world’s largest consumer goods brands and retailers, including Unilever, BIC, AB InBev, and others. … Continue reading “Eversight Receives $9,700,000 Series A Funding Round”
Avaamo Garners $6,300,000 Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f426b04e-a5b1-4ff4-9d09-b4a83be62782 Date 10/8/2014 Company Name Avaamo Mailing Address 280 Second Street Los Altos, CA 94022 USA Company Description The mobile-first world is already here. A whopping 64% of the workforce access information and communicate with a single device – the mobile phone. It isn’t easy, you have to toggle through multiple apps … Continue reading “Avaamo Garners $6,300,000 Seed Funding”
Segment Lands $15,000,000 Series A Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c8b37324-3170-44a7-8cae-bcac227934db Date 10/8/2014 Company Name Segment Mailing Address 142 Minna St. San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description Segment lets you send your analytics data to any service you want, without you having to integrate with each one individually. Website http://www.segment.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $15,000,000 Transaction Round Series A … Continue reading “Segment Lands $15,000,000 Series A Round”
Snapcard Receives $1,500,000 Seed Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=316ef4f6-6761-40c1-b527-e5dfb75b41ed Date 10/8/2014 Company Name Snapcard Mailing Address 660 4th Street San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description SNAPCARD was founded in 2013 in order to help consumers spend their digital currencies. Since then we have been rethinking the way that merchants accept digital currency. It is our focus to help merchants … Continue reading “Snapcard Receives $1,500,000 Seed Round”
Cornerstone OnDemand Acquires Evolv for $42,500,000
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=95df5c71-2c77-4131-8fab-72007770e879 Date 10/8/2014 Company Name Evolv Mailing Address 85 Federal Street San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Evolv offers a web-based Talent Intelligence platform that utilizes on-the-job data collected via our Evolv Network to help you make more profitable hiring decisions. Our science-based, proprietary approach better matches employees and employers. Website … Continue reading “Cornerstone OnDemand Acquires Evolv for $42,500,000”
Food Tech Startup Pantry Labs Taps RFID for Smart Vending Machine
Anybody who has searched for dinner in a vending machine at work or in a hospital knows how unappealing the typical choices of candy bars and snack foods can be. Using hyped-then-forgotten RFID technology, Pantry Labs has developed a smart refrigerator that makes fresh food available to consumers who can’t get to a restaurant or … Continue reading “Food Tech Startup Pantry Labs Taps RFID for Smart Vending Machine”
So Far, Little Proof That Digital Health Is Healthy. Does It Matter?
Digital health is popular among investors, there’s no doubt. But is it good for us? Products such as fitness wristbands and online wellness coaching are generating buzz, and as a techno-skeptic I often roll my eyes at the trendy accessories and general assumption that life is easier online. Meanwhile, the funding keeps rolling in. Through … Continue reading “So Far, Little Proof That Digital Health Is Healthy. Does It Matter?”
What Seattle Needs (Part 2): Dealing With Amgen’s Upcoming Departure
Reality bites: Amgen’s (NASDAQ: [[ticker:AMGN]]) decision to leave Washington state is a serious blow to our local bioscience ecosystem. Those who think that all of those people who got laid off (or choose not to relocate) will be able to find biopharma jobs here in Seattle are kidding themselves. Our community is not large and … Continue reading “What Seattle Needs (Part 2): Dealing With Amgen’s Upcoming Departure”
Jobvite Secures $25,000,000 Series D Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=490d706b-18e0-4fb4-b5b1-1ec6f9363892 Date 10/7/2014 Company Name Jobvite Mailing Address 1300 El Camino Real San Mateo, CA 94404 USA Company Description We help growing companies find and hire the best candidates faster, with less effort, and lower cost. If you are a fast growing company, an ambitious company, a company that wants to set … Continue reading “Jobvite Secures $25,000,000 Series D Funding”
InVisage Technologies Lands New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9795ba79-c136-4556-a8ed-b183897ee426 Date 10/7/2014 Company Name InVisage Technologies Mailing Address 990 Hamilton Avenue Menlo Park, CA 94025 USA Company Description QuantumFilm was developed by InVisage after years of research under the guidance of notable scientist and InVisage CTO Ted Sargent. It is based on quantum dots — semiconductors with unique light-capture properties. It … Continue reading “InVisage Technologies Lands New Round”
Docker Acquires Koality for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b2126b8c-491b-48b0-b899-d927274f60ae Date 10/7/2014 Company Name Koality Mailing Address 330 Townsend San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Koality intercepts and tests individual changes simultaneously in a parallelized production-identical environment. Koality stops mistakes from entering your repository, shows you what failed, and helps you debug the instance. Website http://www.koalitycode.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction … Continue reading “Docker Acquires Koality for Undisclosed Sum”
Companies Work to Make Virtual Reality Appealing Beyond Gamers
[Corrected 10/7/2014, 11:47 a.m. See below.] Virtual reality has enormous potential in gaming and beyond, but it has to be presented to wider audiences in an accessible way. I saw several examples of companies doing just that at a VR event in Seattle last week. The event at Paul Allen’s Living Computer Museum also highlighted … Continue reading “Companies Work to Make Virtual Reality Appealing Beyond Gamers”
University of California Incubators Eager to Scout Startups, Co-Investors for UC Ventures
Fledgling companies at the 20 or so incubators clustered around UC Berkeley, UCSF, and other University of California campuses are well-placed to benefit from the new $250 million venture fund the university system plans to set up next year. But leaders at the incubators say they also plan to be on the giving side, helping … Continue reading “University of California Incubators Eager to Scout Startups, Co-Investors for UC Ventures”
Taking a Hachette to Amazon in the Market for Dead Trees
There’s a strange battle going on right now. Weird enough to fit into the science fiction and fantasy section of your local bookstore, but with enough intrigue to make for a good thriller. One of the big five traditional New York publishing houses, Hachette, is mired in a guerrilla campaign against mega online retailer Amazon. … Continue reading “Taking a Hachette to Amazon in the Market for Dead Trees”
What Seattle Needs (Part 1): “Semi-Successful” Biotech Companies
I know what you’re thinking: that’s a pretty strange headline. Why would a city want to attract or build companies that are only “semi-successful?” Wouldn’t it want companies that are flourishing or expanding rapidly? Actually, here in Seattle, we don’t. Semi-successful companies are exactly what we need here as the river of economic change washes … Continue reading “What Seattle Needs (Part 1): “Semi-Successful” Biotech Companies”
Sourcery Receives $2,500,000 Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=afd9018f-280c-489f-b097-2beccecce22c Date 10/6/2014 Company Name Sourcery Mailing Address 212 Clara St. San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description We build economically sustainable food systems by offering products and services that empower our users to streamline their business operations. Website http://www.getsourcery.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,500,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “Sourcery Receives $2,500,000 Seed Funding”
Miramar Labs Garners $16,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d9056407-f807-45e0-92d9-4cf8fcbacfe8 Date 10/6/2014 Company Name Miramar Labs Mailing Address 2790 Walsh Avenue Santa Clara, CA 95051 USA Company Description Miramar Labs has developed the revolutionary miraDry treatment: a new treatment designed to provide a lasting solution for those suffering from excessive underarm sweating. Website http://www.miramarlabs.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $16,000,000 … Continue reading “Miramar Labs Garners $16,000,000 New Round”
Curbside Lands $9,500,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ed159f24-5fb6-4320-af71-5d90c3c83013 Date 10/6/2014 Company Name Curbside Mailing Address Undisclosed Palo Alto, CA 94301 USA Company Description The Curbside app allows you to find and buy products available at nearby stores such as Target. When your order is ready to pick up, we notify you. Website http://www.shopcurbside.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount … Continue reading “Curbside Lands $9,500,000 New Round”
BuildZoom Garners $2,150,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=70252e2e-c492-4beb-9d2c-5fa65d139459 Date 10/6/2014 Company Name BuildZoom Mailing Address 300 Brannan St. San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description BuildZoom helps homeowners find reliable contractors, and BuildZoom helps reliable contractors promote their business. BuildZoom is a resource that helps people make smarter decisions about their most valued possession: their home. We do this … Continue reading “BuildZoom Garners $2,150,000 Seed Financing”
SynGen Obtains $5,000,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=92184000-3526-4c4a-ac24-9b218bdfe54e Date 10/6/2014 Company Name SynGen Mailing Address 2125 19th Street Sacramento, CA 95818 USA Company Description We are in the business of inventing and commercializing products that utilizes single-use sterile plastic cartridge disposables and dedicated, highly automated mechanical medical devices to isolate and capture stem and progenitor cells from peripheral and … Continue reading “SynGen Obtains $5,000,000 Series A Funding”
Square Receives $150,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6e06ef8e-d1e3-4225-812f-d68ad2292e2e Date 10/6/2014 Company Name Square Mailing Address 1455 Market Street San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description The company operates as a mobile payment service company. Website http://www.squareup.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $150,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. M&A Terms Venture Investor
Beepi Secures $60,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5f79f5e3-3e84-428a-afa9-f628e789da4e Date 10/6/2014 Company Name Beepi Mailing Address 5050 El Camino Real Los Altos, CA 94022 USA Company Description To change the way cars are bought and sold – moving them from the people who own them to the people who need them – in a way that’s economically rewarding and emotionally … Continue reading “Beepi Secures $60,000,000 New Financing Round”
Square Lands $150,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=518de8a4-bc5a-45a4-ac5f-22a68b097a61 Date 10/6/2014 Company Name Square Mailing Address 1455 Market Street San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description The company operates as a mobile payment service company. Website http://www.squareup.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $150,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. M&A Terms Venture Investor Venture Investor … Continue reading “Square Lands $150,000,000 New Funding Round”
DocuSign Receives Series E Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=db13e98f-22c4-4670-8953-7f69a745a23b Date 10/6/2014 Company Name DocuSign Mailing Address 221 Main Street San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description DocuSign was founded in 2003 with one goal: to make electronic signatures as ubiquitous and simple as email. DocuSign delivers the final step in the online customer relationship—the ability to complete a legally binding … Continue reading “DocuSign Receives Series E Financing Round”
Cortexyme Secures $1,000,000 Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d330f5b1-b88c-4a64-8840-d961af6ebe8a Date 10/6/2014 Company Name Cortexyme Mailing Address 1609 Kirkham St. San Francisco, CA 94122 USA Company Description Cortexyme is developing novel treatments for altering the course of Alzheimer’s and other neurological diseases. Website http://www.cortexyme.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,000,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes Cortexyme, which is developing novel … Continue reading “Cortexyme Secures $1,000,000 Seed Financing Round”
Innovation Hub: Niche Social Networks
When most people think of social networks, they think of Facebook. But apart from Mark Zuckerberg’s behemoth, which has 1.3 billion active users at last count, we’re seeing a rise in niche-based online communities, tailored to our personal or professional interests. Gina Bianchini is an expert on building custom social networks. She started Ning with … Continue reading “Innovation Hub: Niche Social Networks”
Why This Tesla Motors Co-founder Loves Electric Garbage Trucks
Ian Wright designed what may be one of the coolest street-legal cars of all time: the electric X1 looked like a Formula 1 racecar and went from zero to 60 in a breathtaking 2.9 seconds. Now, though, all Wright wants to talk about is trucks, especially the workaday delivery trucks and garbage trucks that ply city … Continue reading “Why This Tesla Motors Co-founder Loves Electric Garbage Trucks”
Inside eBay, Decide.com Team Leads Seller Insights, Startup Outreach
I’m in the market for a new refrigerator. A little more than a year ago, I would have turned to Decide.com, the Seattle startup that crunched review and pricing data from the Web to help shoppers know what and when to buy. It was acquired by eBay in September of last year and this extremely … Continue reading “Inside eBay, Decide.com Team Leads Seller Insights, Startup Outreach”
Leveling Information Silos in the Workplace
Today’s mobile device technology has made it possible for both professionals and consumers to have nearly all of the information they need right at their fingertips. Moreover, the types of information now available to them are limitless—it could be work e-mail, travel itineraries, social media updates, or even the answer to that trivia question that’s … Continue reading “Leveling Information Silos in the Workplace”
After Alibaba: Marissa Mayer on Yahoo’s Evolving Content Strategy
A renewed focus on content continues to be a big part of Yahoo’s game plan. On Thursday, CEO Marissa Mayer visited New York and gave a little look at what her company is up to now that e-commerce giant Alibaba is public. Yahoo sold about $8 billion worth of shares in the Chinese company but … Continue reading “After Alibaba: Marissa Mayer on Yahoo’s Evolving Content Strategy”
15Five Obtains $2,200,000 Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0284b91f-2b61-4db9-93cd-120078ee4f29 Date 10/3/2014 Company Name 15Five Mailing Address 3053 Fillmore St San Francisco, CA 94123 USA Company Description The idea behind 15Five originated in the 1980s with entrepreneur Paul Hawken, who realized that if he asked all of his employees to spend 15 minutes writing a report that took their manager no … Continue reading “15Five Obtains $2,200,000 Seed Funding”
BRD Motorcycles Receives $4,500,000 Series A Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=cbbd57c7-d08a-454e-ab57-215423dd1f5b Date 10/3/2014 Company Name BRD Motorcycles Mailing Address 1398 Bryant St. San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description In the $70B global motorcycle market, BRD is leading the shift to electric by building better motorcycles – faster, easier, prettier and cheaper than their gas equivalents. Their first product, the RedShift, has … Continue reading “BRD Motorcycles Receives $4,500,000 Series A Round”
Wercker Obtains $2,400,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=fafeaeae-cab6-430e-a15e-3c1a01ae8a25 Date 10/3/2014 Company Name Wercker Mailing Address 620 Folsom St. San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Wercker is a continuous delivery platform that helps developers reduce risk and eliminate waste by testing and deploying their code often. We want you to focus on your code and the application that you … Continue reading “Wercker Obtains $2,400,000 New Financing Round”
Helium Systems Lands $16,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1909317e-8ae9-4587-a1a5-6313ece2ee11 Date 10/3/2014 Company Name Helium Systems Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description Helium is a complete platform for smart machines. It’s based on simple device connectivity, and stresses security, low power, low cost, and ease of development. Website http://www.helium.co Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $16,000,000 Transaction … Continue reading “Helium Systems Lands $16,000,000 New Financing”
Yodlee Garners $75,600,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8fe39997-dacd-42ca-ba80-6343bba62135 Date 10/3/2014 Company Name Yodlee Mailing Address 3600 Bridge Parkway Redwood City, CA 94065 USA Company Description Yodlee (NASDAQ: YDLE) delivers innovative financial applications that make online banking more profitable. Yodlee’s patented software solutions help consumers achieve greater financial awareness, control, and satisfaction through the online channel. It’s what we call … Continue reading “Yodlee Garners $75,600,000 New Financing”
C3DNA Obtains $2,000,000 Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5662f88a-8e57-4ba7-84d4-9ec031613d2d Date 10/3/2014 Company Name C3DNA Mailing Address 2520 Mission College Boulevard Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA Company Description Founded in 2013, C3DNA enables a more connected and collaborative world by infusing cognition into computing to create boundary-less highly scalable and resilient services distributed across heterogeneous infrastructure. Website http://www.c3dna.com Transaction Type Venture … Continue reading “C3DNA Obtains $2,000,000 Seed Financing Round”
Eve Obtains $2,300,000 Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a1f2ff23-1de4-45d3-b73d-a804af9bcb3f Date 10/3/2014 Company Name Eve Mailing Address Undisclosed Menlo Park, CA 94025 USA Company Description Eve is our way of bringing the power of computation to everyone, not by making everyone a programmer but by finding a better way for us to interact with computers. On the surface, Eve is an … Continue reading “Eve Obtains $2,300,000 Seed Funding”
Dermira Secures $124,800,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4eab9b94-2092-4496-9bfa-d724b5b8fe47 Date 10/3/2014 Company Name Dermira Mailing Address 2055 Woodside Road Redwood City, CA 94061 USA Company Description Dermira (NASDAQ: DERM) is a biotech company focused on developing and commercializing innovative new therapies in dermatology. Dermira was founded by an experienced management team and owns and licenses a robust pipeline of innovative … Continue reading “Dermira Secures $124,800,000 New Funding Round”
Rootstock Software Receives $1,025,000 Series B Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b5c8c1e7-bb32-45f1-a708-dcccb388d13a Date 10/3/2014 Company Name Rootstock Software Mailing Address 2303 Camino Ramon Blvd. San Ramon, CA 94583 USA Company Description Rootstock Software is the leading Software as a Service (SaaS) provider of manufacturing enterprise software serving discrete manufacturers in the mid-market. Website http://www.rootstocksoftware.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,025,000 Transaction Round … Continue reading “Rootstock Software Receives $1,025,000 Series B Round”
Lever Lands $10,000,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4e04ea3c-c4fd-4826-9f2b-f875b7ac49a8 Date 10/3/2014 Company Name Lever Mailing Address 425 Bush St. San Francisco, CA 94108 USA Company Description We started Lever in 2012 to tackle the most strategic challenge that companies face: how to grow their teams. Hypergrowth is the new norm for companies, with startups often doubling in size every year. … Continue reading “Lever Lands $10,000,000 Series A Funding”
Roost Search Secures $975,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=064a2898-b23f-48ed-a606-6ff2e0575ac6 Date 10/3/2014 Company Name Roost Search Mailing Address One Post Street San Francisco, CA 94104 USA Company Description Roost offers two services in parallel – a consumer search engine for places to live and a technology platform for REALTORS. Website http://www.roost.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $975,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed … Continue reading “Roost Search Secures $975,000 New Funding Round”
iParadigms Garners New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6a42e248-4d3f-412f-9639-975875c46427 Date 10/3/2014 Company Name iParadigms Mailing Address 1111 Broadway 3rd Floor Oakland, CA 94607 USA Company Description iParadigms was founded by graduate student researchers at UC Berkeley who created software to monitor the recycling of papers in their large undergraduate classes. Website http://www.iparadigms.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction … Continue reading “iParadigms Garners New Funding”
Estate Assist Lands $2,300,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a20ba164-f5f7-4287-917e-fc8c21af6710 Date 10/3/2014 Company Name Estate Assist Mailing Address 207 Powell St. San Francisco, CA 94102 USA Company Description Whether it’s protecting your most valuable information so that it can be shared at just the right time, or assisting you in settling the affairs of a loved one who’s no longer with … Continue reading “Estate Assist Lands $2,300,000 New Round”
“Downstream Solar” Heats up, Consolidates with Pure Energies Buy
Power company NRG Energy acquired startup Pure Energies today to accelerate its push into residential solar, a sign of how software is becoming increasingly important to the solar industry. Princeton, NJ-based NRG Energy today announced it bought Toronto-based Pure Energies for an undisclosed price to get access to its Web-based system for determining whether a … Continue reading ““Downstream Solar” Heats up, Consolidates with Pure Energies Buy”
Calithera Biosciences Obtains $80,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=05e1dfdf-aa09-4142-90bd-1cf18b6753ec Date 10/2/2014 Company Name Calithera Biosciences Mailing Address 343 Oyster Point Blvd. South San Francisco, CA 94080 USA Company Description The primary mission of Calithera Biosciences (NASDAQ: CALA) is to develop novel therapeutic approaches to the treatment of cancer by using small molecules to activate, rather than inhibit, enzymes. Our first … Continue reading “Calithera Biosciences Obtains $80,000,000 New Financing Round”
Francisco Partners Acquires Vendavo for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3c5ca1d8-c49b-4d88-ab59-3b073bc3963e Date 10/2/2014 Company Name Vendavo Mailing Address 401 East Middlefield Road Mountain View, CA 94043 USA Company Description Vendavo is the leading provider of price management software to global process, industrial and high-tech manufacturing, and distribution corporations. Website http://www.vendavo.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes M&A Terms … Continue reading “Francisco Partners Acquires Vendavo for Undisclosed Sum”