Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=57813300-a1ce-401b-876e-35319f16c31d Date 9/3/2014 Company Name ActivityHero Mailing Address 913 McBride Loop San Jose, CA 95125 USA Company Description ActivityHero helps parents find and book kids after-school activities and summer camps. Our mission is to keep kids active and save parents from frustrations. We provide complete, accurate and up-to-date information covering the full … Continue reading “ActivityHero Receives $2,200,000 Series A Financing”
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Sgrouples Garners $1,200,000 Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=cd211503-84f3-4ac5-925a-d9101a8d394f Date 9/3/2014 Company Name Sgrouples Mailing Address 85 Paul Avenue Mountain View, CA 94041 USA Company Description Make a Sgrouples group for your followers, your chapters, or for your organization. It’s easy and free. Keep it just for those you invite personally; or if you are an author or rock star, … Continue reading “Sgrouples Garners $1,200,000 Seed Financing Round”
Sobrr Receives $1,100,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ace1a2aa-0d2b-4c58-9ace-deb0996d102d Date 9/3/2014 Company Name Sobrr Mailing Address Undisclosed Emeryville, CA 94608 USA Company Description Sobrr is a social networking app that allows users to share content and meet new people freely. All contents on Sobrr can only be viewed once, and they expire in 24 hours, regardless whether it has been … Continue reading “Sobrr Receives $1,100,000 New Financing”
Demand Media Acquires High Gear Media for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=48aaeb33-8c82-4075-9855-1ccbf7d8d920 Date 9/3/2014 Company Name High Gear Media Mailing Address 830 Menlo Ave Menlo Park, CA 94025 USA Company Description High Gear Media is a vertical media company publishing engaging, premium automotive content on some of the Web’s fastest growing car websites targeting key buyer and vehicle segments. Website http://www.highgearmedia.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “Demand Media Acquires High Gear Media for Undisclosed Sum”
AVG Technologies Acquires Location Labs for $220,000,000
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7fbf4f0d-2a0d-495e-ac84-9d63a52d959d Date 9/3/2014 Company Name Location Labs Mailing Address 5980 Horton Street Emeryville, CA 94608 USA Company Description Location Labs is a pioneer in location-based alerts and blogging. WaveIQ, the company’s software product suite, enables users to receive notifications based on user movements or location triggers. Website http://www.locationlabs.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction … Continue reading “AVG Technologies Acquires Location Labs for $220,000,000”
Exelixis Axes 70% of Workforce as Cancer Drug Flops, Shares Routed
When Exelixis won FDA approval of a drug called cabozantinib in 2012, it was supposed to represent the first step towards a franchise. The South San Francisco-based company’s drug was approved to treat a small group of patients with a certain form of thyroid cancer, but its big opportunity lay further ahead, in big studies … Continue reading “Exelixis Axes 70% of Workforce as Cancer Drug Flops, Shares Routed”
TranscribeMe, Nuance Fine-Tuning Audio Transcription For Hot Market
In 1999, the futurist and speech recognition technology pioneer Ray Kurzweil predicted that by 2009, deafness would be a mere inconvenience rather than a disability. That’s because deaf people would be carrying small machines that would listen to their companions and display real-time text transcripts of their conversations, Kurzweil imagined in his book The Age … Continue reading “TranscribeMe, Nuance Fine-Tuning Audio Transcription For Hot Market”
Which Countries Excel in Creating New Drugs? It’s Complicated
A lot has been written lately about innovation, or the lack thereof, in the world of biopharma. One question that often gets asked: which countries lead the way in creating new medicines? Many people think that drugs originate in the nation where the companies that produce them are headquartered. The truth, however, is much more … Continue reading “Which Countries Excel in Creating New Drugs? It’s Complicated”
FINSix Wants You to Ditch Laptop “Brick” for Its Small, Stylish Adapter
Some emerging technologies first come to market in business-to-business applications—LED lights, for example, took hold in TVs before consumer bulbs. Hardware startup FINSix has found the opposite to be true: its initial product will be squarely aimed at consumers, thanks in large part to a successful Kickstarter campaign. Early next year, the company plans to … Continue reading “FINSix Wants You to Ditch Laptop “Brick” for Its Small, Stylish Adapter”
Twitch Buy Highlights Amazon’s $20B Bet on Technology & Content
Forget all the corporate intrigue about how Amazon outfoxed Google in its head-turning $970 million acquisition of video-game broadcasting site Twitch. If you want to be truly impressed by the Seattle retailer’s ever-increasing ambitions, just take a look at how much it’s sunk into digital infrastructure and media projects over the past few years. Amazon … Continue reading “Twitch Buy Highlights Amazon’s $20B Bet on Technology & Content”
From Atari to VC’s Future, Highlights From Madison’s Forward Festival
[Corrected 8/30/14, 1:51 p.m. See below.] It’s a “dangerous time” for the VC world because the majority of the industry’s money is concentrated in a relatively small number of firms, primarily in Silicon Valley. And that makes it tougher for startups in the Midwest to grow. That warning came from Chris Olsen, co-founder of Columbus, … Continue reading “From Atari to VC’s Future, Highlights From Madison’s Forward Festival”
eNeura Therapeutics Obtains $5,776,211 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3c744190-099d-49d8-9b61-9d799b6fd849 Date 8/29/2014 Company Name eNeura Therapeutics Mailing Address 240 N. Wolfe Rd. Sunnyvale, CA 94085 USA Company Description eNeura Therapeutics, Inc, a privately held medical technology company, is pioneering the use of portable, non-invasive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) devices for treatment of migraine. Website http://www.eneura.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount … Continue reading “eNeura Therapeutics Obtains $5,776,211 New Financing”
8tracks Receives $1,279,980 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=87edf21e-f108-4b45-a03d-defa0af87c2c Date 8/29/2014 Company Name 8tracks Mailing Address 51 Sharon Street San Francisco, CA 94114 USA Company Description 8tracks is handcrafted internet radio. It offers a simple way for people to share and discover music through an online mix, a short playlist containing at least 8 tracks. Website http://www.8tracks.com Transaction Type Venture … Continue reading “8tracks Receives $1,279,980 New Funding Round”
Nexenta Systems Obtains New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=81afec64-2cd5-442c-b17b-f29a3c26b463 Date 8/29/2014 Company Name Nexenta Systems Mailing Address 455 El Camino Real Santa Clara, CA 95050 USA Company Description NexentaStor provides enterprise class unified storage capabilities via a software solution that ends vendor lock-in while delivering superior storage management functionality with a particular focus on virtualized environments. Website http://www.nexenta.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “Nexenta Systems Obtains New Funding”
AbGenomics International Receives $13,160,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4b9f31c5-808b-43a8-bd9e-fae88bd767db Date 8/29/2014 Company Name AbGenomics International Mailing Address 4984 El Camino Real Los Altos, CA 94022 USA Company Description AbGenomics International Inc., incorporated in Delaware with principal office in San Francisco Bay Area, California, is a biopharmaceutical company integrated globally and virtually to develop targeted antibody therapeutics for the treatment of … Continue reading “AbGenomics International Receives $13,160,000 New Financing Round”
Crowdpac Secures $374,994 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b0e2ffc6-ec6e-4299-bef0-fb166547805f Date 8/29/2014 Company Name Crowdpac Mailing Address 555 Bryant Street Palo Alto, CA 94301 USA Company Description Crowdpac’s data model calculates objective ratings for political candidates showing their overall political position and, where possible, their position on specific issues. What candidates say, how they vote, and their campaign contributions determine their … Continue reading “Crowdpac Secures $374,994 New Funding”
Armetheon Obtains $7,000,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=bb9eb9c0-d573-4036-8294-fc8ff02efbbc Date 8/29/2014 Company Name Armetheon Mailing Address 325 Sharon Park Drive Menlo Park, CA 94025 USA Company Description Armetheon, Inc., is a privately held San Francisco Bay area based clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel drugs for highly unmet need in cardiovascular diseases. The company was founded … Continue reading “Armetheon Obtains $7,000,000 Series A Funding”
BillForward Obtains Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=abfbd76a-1cfb-4bcd-8591-8213f2abe641 Date 8/29/2014 Company Name BillForward Mailing Address 1355 Market St. San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description We built BillForward as a result of having to build our own tiered subscription plans from scratch at a prior company. Of course, right after that, we had to write more code to enable … Continue reading “BillForward Obtains Seed Funding”
West Coast Biotech Roundup: ARCH, Ebola, ViaCyte, Calithera & More
Lots of news this week up and down the coast and up and down the biotech food chain. We’ve got a new twist (or fold, if you prefer) on academic Ebola research at the University of Washington, and new workspace for tiny startups in Palo Alto and San Diego. We’ve got fresh venture capital for … Continue reading “West Coast Biotech Roundup: ARCH, Ebola, ViaCyte, Calithera & More”
Home & Baby Companies Plan To Profit as Millennials Settle Down
Sure, he’s in love with artful neck tattoos and outlandish facial hair right now. But that hipster at your favorite coffee bar down the street is going to get older, and a growing group of businesses are betting that his search for domestic bliss will be a profitable one. A wave of e-commerce companies has … Continue reading “Home & Baby Companies Plan To Profit as Millennials Settle Down”
One-time Media Darling Sun Catalytix Acquired by Lockheed Martin
The trajectory of energy startup Sun Catalytix is enough to give anybody motion sickness. After five years of ups and downs, though, Lockheed Martin this week said it acquired Sun Catalytix’s assets and will explore using the company’s flow battery in energy projects. As part of a larger conglomerate, Cambridge, MA-based Sun Catalytix’s technology stands … Continue reading “One-time Media Darling Sun Catalytix Acquired by Lockheed Martin”
eXacly Garners $1,617,780 Series B Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a09f1b9d-0ca6-4df8-b168-5b2a641c0ead Date 8/28/2014 Company Name eXacly Mailing Address 440 N. Wolfe Road Sunnyvale, CA 94085 USA Company Description eXacly.me makes the world relevant. eXacly.me enables discovery, interaction, personalization and sharing across distributed networks of web sites, Facebook, eXacly.me platform, and soon – mobile. Website http://www.exacly.me Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,617,780 … Continue reading “eXacly Garners $1,617,780 Series B Round”
Rockbot Receives New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f37d2ee9-84df-4ba9-aec0-6469a8732c02 Date 8/28/2014 Company Name Rockbot Mailing Address 1308 Broadway Oakland, CA 94612 USA Company Description Rockbot lets your customers pick the music playing at your restaurant, bar or business, right from their smartphones. Website http://www.rockbot.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes That funding will be … Continue reading “Rockbot Receives New Financing Round”
IFTTT Obtains $30,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4073f720-1270-4a6b-8f4a-c4b8ab5281d3 Date 8/28/2014 Company Name IFTTT Mailing Address 923 Market Street San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description IFTTT allows anyone to set up a chain of conditional actions between a wide variety of web services, like If I post a photo to Flickr, save it to my Dropbox. Website http://www.ifttt.com Transaction … Continue reading “IFTTT Obtains $30,000,000 New Financing”
StartX, QB3 Join Forces To Open A Palo Alto Bio Lab
The Palo Alto, CA-based nonprofit tech accelerator StartX has already grown a biomedical arm, called StartX Med. Now it’s adding laboratory space to its new headquarters in a joint effort with Bay Area incubator network and seed funder QB3. The new wet lab, dubbed StartX-QB3 Labs, is officially open this week and adds to the … Continue reading “StartX, QB3 Join Forces To Open A Palo Alto Bio Lab”
Mobile Development Startups Think Big, Rake in Big Rounds
The mobile app economy is thriving, but can startups make money—and IPO-style returns for investors—by supplying software to the developers who write those apps? A number of mobile upstarts are betting on it. San Francisco-based Xamarin last week pulled in $54 million in Series C financing, which it claims is the largest single round for … Continue reading “Mobile Development Startups Think Big, Rake in Big Rounds”
Open Data Can Help Government Be the Airbnb of Civic Services
Until recently, 99 percent of government data around the world was shrouded in darkness. It was trapped in a vault, gathering mold, and never saw the light of day. But the vibrant open data movement, which is taking hold on just about every continent, has begun to radically change this. Now, government data is being … Continue reading “Open Data Can Help Government Be the Airbnb of Civic Services”
Zuli Brings Smart Home to Your Pocket (via the Smartphone)
Zuli thinks the smart phone is the Trojan Horse for home automation. Now, it has seed funding to advance that idea. The San Francisco-based company today said it has raised $1.65 million from investors including Menlo Ventures, Winklevoss Capital, Logitech, DeNA, XG Ventures, and angel investors. With the money, Zuli will be able to expand … Continue reading “Zuli Brings Smart Home to Your Pocket (via the Smartphone)”
ARCH Venture Exploits IPO Window To Raise $400M Fund, Its Eighth
Amid a boom in life science venture funding, ARCH Venture Partners has closed its eighth fund with more than $400 million in commitments, the firm announced Wednesday, and at least half of it is earmarked for one of the trickiest areas of innovation: emerging biomedical technology and therapeutics. The fund matches ARCH’s previous vehicle of … Continue reading “ARCH Venture Exploits IPO Window To Raise $400M Fund, Its Eighth”
Wakie Secures $1,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7f055440-87de-4864-9adf-0418b179e0b4 Date 8/27/2014 Company Name Wakie Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Wakie is a free app for real live human wake up calls through a community of people waking people. With Wakie, friendly strangers help each other get out of bed on time and begin the day … Continue reading “Wakie Secures $1,000,000 New Round”
Strut Garners $1,500,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=416f6b1a-c562-4d81-91ed-22de50c03cbd Date 8/27/2014 Company Name Strut Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description Thank you for your interest in Strut! We’re making shopping fun again. Sign up below and you’ll be one of the first to know when Strut launches this Fall on the App Store. Website http://www.getstrut.co Transaction … Continue reading “Strut Garners $1,500,000 New Financing Round”
TransMed Lands $7,300,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4aa3c2cc-44b7-40ca-be06-49f6ad7bf887 Date 8/27/2014 Company Name TransMed Mailing Address 21170 Canyon Oak Way Cupertino, CA 95014 USA Company Description TransMed Systems: Unlock the power of your data to improve patient outcomes The application of information technology to medicine—particularly with respect to patient care—has been slow to develop but is now beginning to get … Continue reading “TransMed Lands $7,300,000 New Funding”
Nutanix Receives $140,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=34cf46c0-ebb5-4f91-8592-4c18157b67f9 Date 8/27/2014 Company Name Nutanix Mailing Address 1740 Technology Dr. San Jose, CA 95110 USA Company Description Nutanix is leading the charge in shrinking the virtualized data center through convergence of storage and compute tiers, driving out the cost and complexity associated with network storage. Nutanix’s revolutionary appliance provides enterprise-class compute … Continue reading “Nutanix Receives $140,000,000 New Financing”
Datanyze Receives $2,000,000 Seed Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=51742e31-aad6-4a14-81a8-6fce7db74058 Date 8/27/2014 Company Name Datanyze Mailing Address 31 N San Mateo Dr. San Mateo, CA 94401 USA Company Description Datanyze’s unique discovery tool continuously examines millions of websites to determine which technologies are being used. Datanyze’s customers can set up custom alerts and get notifications whenever a website starts or stops … Continue reading “Datanyze Receives $2,000,000 Seed Round”
Viropro Obtains $500,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b9d6c7cb-7995-42b2-b46c-aa22f2e75c55 Date 8/27/2014 Company Name Viropro Mailing Address 2151 O’Toole Ave. San Jose, CA 95131 USA Company Description Viropro is an integrated developer and manufacturer of biopharmaceutical products that address unmet medical need in an efficient and cost-effective way. Website http://www.viropro.net Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $500,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds … Continue reading “Viropro Obtains $500,000 New Round”
ActivityHero Garners $1,845,787 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=42fc4e17-3f94-4acd-95d8-b167c78419a3 Date 8/27/2014 Company Name ActivityHero Mailing Address 913 McBride Loop San Jose, CA 95125 USA Company Description ActivityHero helps parents find and book kids after-school activities and summer camps. Our mission is to keep kids active and save parents from frustrations. We provide complete, accurate and up-to-date information covering the full … Continue reading “ActivityHero Garners $1,845,787 New Funding Round”
Wikia Receives $15,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4333fbea-e92d-4880-bdea-b7c176ab09a5 Date 8/27/2014 Company Name Wikia Mailing Address 500 3rd St. San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Wikia supports the development of the open source software that runs both Wikipedia and Wikia, as well as thousands of other wiki sites. Website http://www.wikia.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $15,000,000 Transaction Round … Continue reading “Wikia Receives $15,000,000 New Funding”
Zuli Lands $1,650,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=724c4952-2f3e-49c7-8988-d34b6238f279 Date 8/27/2014 Company Name Zuli Mailing Address 461 2nd St. San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Zuli Smartplugs talk directly to your smartphone, giving you total control over your lights and appliances, all from one streamlined, easy-to-use application. Website http://www.zuli.io Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,650,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed … Continue reading “Zuli Lands $1,650,000 New Financing Round”
Glassbeam Lands $2,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9f824308-bf5b-41ce-b6e8-e5fc610a64cb Date 8/27/2014 Company Name Glassbeam Mailing Address 5201 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA Company Description The Glassbeam Support analytics solution brings intuitive and powerful analytics and diagnostics capabilities to your Technical Support Engineers and managers. The customer always knows about a problem before the systems or software vendor. … Continue reading “Glassbeam Lands $2,000,000 New Funding Round”
Coelacanths And Other IPO Thoughts Before The Autumn Markets Return
Ah, the final week of summer. Would that it could go on forever. And thanks for reading this on your mobile device with your toes in the sand. Just don’t forget to take a dip or toss a Frisbee when you’re done. No doubt many would like the current biotech IPO climate to stretch on … Continue reading “Coelacanths And Other IPO Thoughts Before The Autumn Markets Return”
Weddington Way’s Ambition: Become the Amazon of Nuptials
When people weep at weddings, they’re mostly overcome with joy. But a few secret tears may also be shed by the bridesmaid who has shelled out $300 from her first-job wages for a dress that makes her look like a stuffed sausage—and a shiny, chartreuse one at that. As a Stanford MBA student in 2010, … Continue reading “Weddington Way’s Ambition: Become the Amazon of Nuptials”
InCorta Garners $250,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=557b4132-0fdf-4b63-b1c2-5411cc0d151f Date 8/26/2014 Company Name InCorta Mailing Address 303 Twin Dolphin Drive Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA Company Description Incorta is an analytical warehouse solution that has been purpose-built from day one for the public and private cloud. Incorta is engineered to quickly and easily analyze massive volumes of data from multiple … Continue reading “InCorta Garners $250,000 New Funding”
Wizeline Secures $6,700,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0b9b55cd-b637-4829-8287-757363e425cb Date 8/26/2014 Company Name Wizeline Mailing Address 225 Bush Street San Francisco, CA 94104 USA Company Description Many companies use data to improve their products. Too often, however, the data is incomplete or offers only lagging indicators of performance. As a result, most companies fail to consistently make good product decisions. … Continue reading “Wizeline Secures $6,700,000 New Round”
Trov Obtains $5,383,000 Series B Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=57bd4fdd-36f6-416b-9662-b9e6af32efde Date 8/26/2014 Company Name Trov Mailing Address 2682 Bishop Drive San Ramon, CA 94583 USA Company Description Trov develops applications that help people collect and benefit from the information about every thing they own. The information is stored in a personal Trov – a private online digital locker where their data … Continue reading “Trov Obtains $5,383,000 Series B Funding Round”
Lumiata Receives $5,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9b0163f1-56ff-4999-8e1e-d5b8b3865410 Date 8/26/2014 Company Name Lumiata Mailing Address 101 S. Ellsworth San Mateo, CA 94401 USA Company Description Lumiata is a leading provider predictive health analytics. We are partnering with some of the most respected healthcare organizations in the United States to improve the quality of care for their patients. What we … Continue reading “Lumiata Receives $5,000,000 New Funding”
Video Chatting and Watching Gets a Social Makeover from Rabbit
Catching a video online is usually a solitary affair. One startup is hoping to turn that into a shared experience. The company, Redwood City, CA-based Rabbit, lets visitors to its website create video chat sessions with up to 10 friends or coworkers, where they can watch online media or collaborate on documents together. That can … Continue reading “Video Chatting and Watching Gets a Social Makeover from Rabbit”
“Plan” Versus “Vision” Entrepreneurs and How a VC Evaluates Startups
Since I first joined Mercury Fund in 2008, I’ve seen the ups (now) and downs (2009) of venture capital in just six years. Despite the wildly different environments, I’ve noticed that the types of pitches we get, and our responses to them, haven’t changed much. Although we have seen small changes to some of the … Continue reading ““Plan” Versus “Vision” Entrepreneurs and How a VC Evaluates Startups”
Roche To Pay $8.3B For Intermune: Who’s Next In Pulmonary Fibrosis?
Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche said Sunday it would buy Intermune (NASDAQ: [[ticker:ITMN]]) of Brisbane, CA, for $8.3 billion. It’s by far the high water mark of a growing wave in recent years of deals for drugs to treat pulmonary fibrosis, a deadly scarring of the lungs that often has no known cause. The idiopathic version—meaning … Continue reading “Roche To Pay $8.3B For Intermune: Who’s Next In Pulmonary Fibrosis?”
What I’ve Learned From 25 Years in the Tech Industry
Building and running a successful startup in America’s fiercely competitive tech industry is never easy. There’s no one-size-fits-all solution or manual for how to go about it. But as they say, experience is the best teacher. So it’s my pleasure to share with you some of my own experiences and observations in building and managing … Continue reading “What I’ve Learned From 25 Years in the Tech Industry”
Appcelerator Lands $22,000,000 Series D Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=88c04640-699f-4896-b396-23d5e62a855c Date 8/25/2014 Company Name Appcelerator Mailing Address 440 N. Bernardo Ave Mountain View, CA 94043 USA Company Description Appcelerator is an open source platform for building rich web applications. Appcelerator, Inc. is a silicon valley venture funded company located in Mountain View, California. Appcelerator was started in 2006 by software veterans … Continue reading “Appcelerator Lands $22,000,000 Series D Funding Round”