Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=298edbd5-eaf9-4c86-9abc-23f8bea0a189 Date 8/25/2014 Company Name Aldea Pharmaceuticals Mailing Address 3696 Haven Avenue Redwood City, CA 94063 USA Company Description Aldea Pharmaceuticals is developing a number of small-molecule modulators of the aldehyde dehydrogenase enzyme (ALDH) superfamily. This proprietary scientific approach was originally discovered by Stanford University researchers and exclusively licensed to Aldea. With … Continue reading “Aldea Pharmaceuticals Obtains $24,000,000 Series B Round”
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Zumigo Obtains $6,000,000 Series B Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d94aa285-c3c1-46f5-8922-6af03971bdcb Date 8/25/2014 Company Name Zumigo Mailing Address 2001 Gateway Place San Jose, CA 95110 USA Company Description Zumigo is pioneering a new generation of mobile services that are predicated on providing a richer experience for our customers through more relevant, context-based, information. Website http://www.zumigo.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $6,000,000 … Continue reading “Zumigo Obtains $6,000,000 Series B Funding”
Dynamic Signal Obtains $12,000,000 Series C Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=061b0849-13bf-4a86-97bd-757a6a42471f Date 8/25/2014 Company Name Dynamic Signal Mailing Address 1111 Bayhill Dr. San Bruno, CA 94066 USA Company Description Dynamic Signal was founded by leaders in the advertising technology industry. After selling their previous company, Adify, they realized that a sea change was happening in marketing: from inauthentic ads to authentic social … Continue reading “Dynamic Signal Obtains $12,000,000 Series C Financing”
MyoKardia Receives $10,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=aa564a9d-f655-47ea-8db0-9e631a30a6ea Date 8/25/2014 Company Name MyoKardia Mailing Address 400 East Jamie Court South San Francisco, CA 94080 USA Company Description MyoKardia is dedicated to revolutionizing the treatment of cardiovascular disease. The company’s first programs include hypertrophic and dilated cardiomyopathy (HCM and DCM), which together afflict approximately 1 million people in the United … Continue reading “MyoKardia Receives $10,000,000 New Financing Round”
Amazon.com Acquires Twitch for $970,000,000
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=98808e3c-fd49-41af-a748-ff5673aaa127 Date 8/25/2014 Company Name Twitch Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description TwitchTV is the world’s largest video game broadcasting and chat community. We’re dedicated to connecting people around the games they love. Website http://www.twitch.tv Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount $970,000,000 Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes M&A Terms Amazon … Continue reading “Amazon.com Acquires Twitch for $970,000,000”
Innovation Hub: Rise of the Nerds
I was labeled one. You probably were too. And now that we’re grown up, lots of us believe that being a “nerd” is actually a badge of honor. But David Anderegg, author of Nerds: How Dorks, Dweebs, Techies and Trekkies Can Save America and Why They Might Be Our Last Hope, argues that the nerd … Continue reading “Innovation Hub: Rise of the Nerds”
Former Intern Takes General Catalyst to Task On Gender, Again
What happened after an MIT summer intern blogged about her sometimes-difficult experience as a woman in venture capital? Partners at Boston-based firm General Catalyst tried to find ways of spinning the news into something positive, but didn’t really address her concerns—and in one case, a partner burst into a meeting and launched into an angry, finger-pointing tirade, former intern Erica … Continue reading “Former Intern Takes General Catalyst to Task On Gender, Again”
Jaunt Secures $27,800,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f50af61f-ca9f-4bca-990b-1a2afc12c189 Date 8/22/2014 Company Name Jaunt Mailing Address 135 University Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94301 USA Company Description Jaunt is a company developing technologies that capture and display 360 degree video content. Website http://www.jauntvr.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $27,800,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes will be used to … Continue reading “Jaunt Secures $27,800,000 New Funding Round”
Wearable Intelligence Receives $7,900,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=54e555e3-dcb9-4d87-9950-3025f9028ed6 Date 8/22/2014 Company Name Wearable Intelligence Mailing Address 425 2nd St. San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Wearable technology is the next step in the evolution of computing platforms (from desktop to mobile to wearable), and as the first enterprise company devoted specifically to wearable technology we have the expertise … Continue reading “Wearable Intelligence Receives $7,900,000 New Round”
Claret Medical Lands $18,000,000 Series B Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9752c248-3a4c-4f1c-b473-4c92f844c9d0 Date 8/22/2014 Company Name Claret Medical Mailing Address 1745 Copperhill Parkway Santa Rosa, CA 95403 USA Company Description Claret Medical is a company dedicated to the development of interventional products for stroke prevention. Website http://www.claretmedical.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $18,000,000 Transaction Round Series B Proceeds Purposes Proceeds will be … Continue reading “Claret Medical Lands $18,000,000 Series B Financing”
Little Passports Garners $213,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e1f3ba70-4239-4625-821d-6125ce06bfdf Date 8/22/2014 Company Name Little Passports Mailing Address 282 2nd Street 3rd Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description We are a San Francisco-based company founded by two moms wanting to design an inspiring and fun way for kids to learn about other countries and the 50 states. Website http://www.littlepassports.com … Continue reading “Little Passports Garners $213,000 New Financing Round”
Product Hunt Garners $1,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=22846712-e347-442c-bde1-682643e759d7 Date 8/22/2014 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 Garners $1,000,000 New Funding Round”
imoji Garners $2,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=39bc5692-ac85-4fa9-a9db-ce35a314c43f Date 8/22/2014 Company Name imoji Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description Founded in early 2014, imoji is a fun and simple app that enables users to turn any photo into a shareable emoji/sticker, also known as an imoji. Currently available on iOS, imoji has plans to develop … Continue reading “imoji Garners $2,000,000 New Funding”
Vessyl Receives $3,000,000 Seed Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1763cc77-bd41-41ca-be1b-d10d105704d0 Date 8/22/2014 Company Name Vessyl Mailing Address 599 3rd Street San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description It’s not magic, but close to it. The Vessyl knows and aggregates the makeup of everything you drink. No more guessing or journaling. It keeps track of what’s important to you… all automatically. Your … Continue reading “Vessyl Receives $3,000,000 Seed Round”
Cargo Chief Obtains $193,288 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=bfebf5c4-fcca-4524-8c04-ef26e567abe7 Date 8/22/2014 Company Name Cargo Chief Mailing Address 3555 S. El Camino Real San Mateo, CA 94403 USA Company Description Cargo Chief is a sophisticated freight broker whose mission is to partner with carriers, brokers, load boards, aggregators and consolidators of trucking services to offer the best value in trucking for … Continue reading “Cargo Chief Obtains $193,288 New Funding Round”
Swift Navigation Lands $2,600,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=138ca546-e13d-495e-be1c-0ea4760213c9 Date 8/22/2014 Company Name Swift Navigation Mailing Address 1155 Indiana St. San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Swift Navigation is universal high-accuracy positioning, made cheap, easy and accessible. We build our RTK GPS as a platform to enable a range of new and existing applications. Already a mainstay of the … Continue reading “Swift Navigation Lands $2,600,000 Seed Funding Round”
GlobeIn World Lands $1,000,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8c8d10a9-f31d-4cf9-af85-20dbc54fb6d8 Date 8/22/2014 Company Name GlobeIn World Mailing Address 71 Stevenson St. San Francisco, CA 95105 USA Company Description We created GlobeIn to make a difference in the lives of local artisans by connecting them with the global economy. Website http://www.globein.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,000,000 Transaction Round Series A … Continue reading “GlobeIn World Lands $1,000,000 Series A Financing Round”
Hello Lands $10,500,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1cb3db70-be11-4140-b92b-24a4eb360827 Date 8/22/2014 Company Name Hello Mailing Address 1660 17th Street San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Our mission is to help people better understand themselves and the world around them. Website http://www.hello.is Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $10,500,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. M&A … Continue reading “Hello Lands $10,500,000 New Round”
Sakti3 Claims Breakthrough, a Sign of Life for Next-Gen Batteries
[Corrected, 9:35 pm.] Ask an engineer why we power our cars with gasoline rather than electric batteries and you’ll get a geeky answer: energy density. Said another way, gasoline holds far more energy in a given space than any battery ever has. Ann Arbor, MI-based Sakti3 yesterday published test results that show its battery has … Continue reading “Sakti3 Claims Breakthrough, a Sign of Life for Next-Gen Batteries”
West Coast Biotech Roundup: Ebola, Mapp, Tekmira, ViaCyte & More
Big news this morning: two Americans treated with an experimental Ebola treatment have recovered and are now out of the hospital. (A third person, a Spaniard, who received the treatment unfortunately did not recover.) Meanwhile, the Ebola epidemic continues—more than 1,300 people have died—and with it comes fear and rage. In the U.S., potential cases … Continue reading “West Coast Biotech Roundup: Ebola, Mapp, Tekmira, ViaCyte & More”
Tissue Regeneration Systems to Collaborate with J&J, DePuy Synthes
Earlier this summer, Johnson & Johnson Innovation and DePuy Synthes Products announced a new collaboration with Plymouth, MI-based Tissue Regeneration Systems (TRS) to help develop patient-specific, resorbable bone implants. (That means implants that can be broken down by the body after an interval of time passes.) Last week, TRS celebrated the opening of its new … Continue reading “Tissue Regeneration Systems to Collaborate with J&J, DePuy Synthes”
How to Fund an Atomic Startup
Within the course of two weeks, three nuclear power startups said they received funding from venture investors—a remarkable occurrence given the prevailing wisdom that capital-intensive energy companies are not a good fit for venture capital. Nuclear power startups Helion Energy and UPower Technologies said they received backing from Bay Area incubator Y Combinator, which funded … Continue reading “How to Fund an Atomic Startup”
What’s After Big Data? Niche Analytics, Data Wrangling, Smart Storage
Big data is a “hackneyed term,” said Michael Stonebraker. “I try hard not to use it.” It was wintertime when I sat down with a few database experts in Boston to talk shop. Stonebraker, an MIT professor and entrepreneur, is one of those graybeards who was working in big data long before it was called … Continue reading “What’s After Big Data? Niche Analytics, Data Wrangling, Smart Storage”
Xamarin Obtains $54,000,000 Series C Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c358493a-cfb5-4925-ab8b-3cdcb221f42d Date 8/21/2014 Company Name Xamarin Mailing Address 430 Pacific Ave. San Francisco, CA 94133 USA Company Description Xamarin was founded in May of 2011 in Boston, Massachusetts. Our mission is to produce the best software development tools in the world, and to make it fast, easy and fun to build great … Continue reading “Xamarin Obtains $54,000,000 Series C Funding Round”
OnBeep Garners $6,250,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=af3246cc-1fc4-43d9-9204-88ff320dbfee Date 8/21/2014 Company Name OnBeep Mailing Address 325 9th Street San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description OnBeep makes beautiful wearable devices that unite groups and allow people to easily collaborate in real time. Website http://www.onbeep.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $6,250,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were … Continue reading “OnBeep Garners $6,250,000 New Funding Round”
Guavus Garners $20,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a1e694d9-6a4b-4268-9cee-8e9ddd2846f1 Date 8/21/2014 Company Name Guavus Mailing Address 1820 Gateway Drive San Mateo, CA 94404 USA Company Description Guavus is a company with a revolutionary set of analytics solutions that changes the way businesses make decisions. Our zero-latency, multi-silo data analytics platform continuously mines gushing streams of network, application, and customer data … Continue reading “Guavus Garners $20,000,000 New Financing Round”
Health Gorilla Secures $1,200,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6bb9559d-b25c-49e6-80f1-d9f1ff51281b Date 8/21/2014 Company Name Health Gorilla Mailing Address 256 Gibraltar Drive Sunnyvale, CA 94089 USA Company Description Health Gorilla is a first online healthcare marketplace for clinicians to place electronic orders, get results and communicate. Health Gorilla delivers aggregated real-time clinical test results data to the Point Of Care in a … Continue reading “Health Gorilla Secures $1,200,000 New Financing”
DoubleDutch Obtains $19,000,000 Series D Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8ede0112-b6e1-4663-aba5-eca6d62790c3 Date 8/21/2014 Company Name DoubleDutch Mailing Address 2601 Mission St. San Francisco, CA 94110 USA Company Description We are a team of remarkable, passionate, and curious people who build products we love using ourselves. We strive to revolutionize the event experience within our fun and unique workplace. Website http://www.doubledutch.me Transaction Type … Continue reading “DoubleDutch Obtains $19,000,000 Series D Round”
Ticketfly Acquires WillCall for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c87b3694-77e6-42c1-b35c-2f8438979eb7 Date 8/21/2014 Company Name WillCall Mailing Address 1550 Bryant St. San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description willcall.com is powered by SmartName to bring you targeted search terms designed specifically to enhance the users overall online search experience. willcall.com displays the top advertisers for and more. We’ve taken the confusion out … Continue reading “Ticketfly Acquires WillCall for Undisclosed Sum”
VMWare Acquires CloudVolumes for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1e09bc7d-2269-418b-bc97-582fee667e34 Date 8/21/2014 Company Name CloudVolumes Mailing Address 2880 Lakeside Drive Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA Company Description More Flexible, Higher Scalability, and Better Performance. Our mission is simple: To redefine application and data management in a virtualized world. Website http://www.cloudvolumes.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes M&A … Continue reading “VMWare Acquires CloudVolumes for Undisclosed Sum”
Boston Considering New Regulations for Airbnb, Similar Sites
The rise of home-rental services like Airbnb has been hailed as a revolution for travelers and homeowners alike—a leading example of the “sharing economy,” letting everyday people save money on rentals and profit from their underused property. Local government, however, has been dealing with the complaints that inevitably come when a residential home is turned into an ad-hoc rental business. And they’re also not … Continue reading “Boston Considering New Regulations for Airbnb, Similar Sites”
Siluria Bags $30M from Saudi Aramco for Natural-Gas-to-Gasoline Tech
Many startups are seeking to take advantage of cheap and abundant natural gas to make chemicals and fuels, but Siluria Technologies is one of the few moving to large-scale production. The San Francisco-based company today said that Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures has invested $30 million of a planned $50 million Series D round expected to … Continue reading “Siluria Bags $30M from Saudi Aramco for Natural-Gas-to-Gasoline Tech”
Cardiva Medical Secures $16,500,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=640ef0fd-2547-49c7-9893-0e386c943f0f Date 8/20/2014 Company Name Cardiva Medical Mailing Address 888 W. Maude Avenue Sunnyvale, CA 94085 USA Company Description Cardiva Medical is committed to developing a new standard of care for vascular access site management. Cardiva has developed an innovative approach to safe, secure vascular access site management without leaving anything behind … Continue reading “Cardiva Medical Secures $16,500,000 New Funding Round”
vArmour Networks Obtains $36,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7ca53ee3-2654-49be-98e3-275ef7d9cc66 Date 8/20/2014 Company Name vArmour Networks Mailing Address 2520 Mission College Blvd Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA Company Description vArmour is the pioneer of software defined security, SDSec. vArmour’s SDSec brings a scalable, flexible, programmable, network-based security enforcement layer to the highly agile computing environment in a way that fits. Website … Continue reading “vArmour Networks Obtains $36,000,000 New Funding”
Stitch Labs Garners $3,500,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e43ee7a3-fcb8-4491-8610-3522efdacbb6 Date 8/20/2014 Company Name Stitch Labs Mailing Address 1663 Mission St. San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description Together we will continue to develop the most intuitive, perfectly designed business solutions on the market. It may interest you to know that Brandon was once like you… a spunky, mildly awkward owner … Continue reading “Stitch Labs Garners $3,500,000 New Funding”
PernixData Obtains $35,000,000 Series C Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ed578e75-d8bb-4223-ba6b-487af686558d Date 8/20/2014 Company Name PernixData Mailing Address 1731 North 1st Street San Jose, CA 95112 USA Company Description PernixData is passionate about building a world-class team and culture essential to becoming the next big software company. Solving challenging problems and building great products that make a difference to our customers is … Continue reading “PernixData Obtains $35,000,000 Series C Financing Round”
Thumbtack Obtains $100,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=df94dfe1-29c5-421c-8921-858a7fe5fb47 Date 8/20/2014 Company Name Thumbtack Mailing Address 454 Natoma St. San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description Why can you go online right now and buy any product you want but you can’t do the same for tutors, handymen, dog walkers, or other local services? Thumbtack is changing that. Website http://www.thumbtack.com … Continue reading “Thumbtack Obtains $100,000,000 New Funding Round”
Enlighted Obtains $20,000,000 Series D Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=63fe78cc-c2ac-418b-ad10-86fb169bdf99 Date 8/20/2014 Company Name Enlighted Mailing Address 930 Benecia Avenue Sunnyvale, CA 94085 USA Company Description enLighted’s mission is to transform commercial energy management by providing a solution that is designed from the ground-up for extremely simple installation and maintenance-free operation. Website http://www.enlightedinc.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $20,000,000 Transaction … Continue reading “Enlighted Obtains $20,000,000 Series D Funding Round”
Why It’s a Great Time to Be a Database Geek (and Entrepreneur)
Database technology, while never the sexiest area, is attracting more money as legions of startups bet they can address a new class of big data-driven challenges—and dethrone database giants like Oracle, IBM, and Microsoft. San Francisco-based Splice Machine topped off an $18 million Series B round earlier this month to advance its novel database, which … Continue reading “Why It’s a Great Time to Be a Database Geek (and Entrepreneur)”
Lookout CEO Dolce on Boston and Why Hardware Is “Thing of the Past”
Jim Dolce was last seen in these parts at Akamai, which bought his previous company, Verivue, in late 2012. Last March, he shipped out to San Francisco to become CEO of Lookout, a seven-year-old mobile security company. That’s the same Lookout that said last week it had raised a $150 million growth round from the … Continue reading “Lookout CEO Dolce on Boston and Why Hardware Is “Thing of the Past””
HealthQuest Capital Raises $110M for Debut Fund with Medtech Focus
HealthQuest Capital, founded last year by Sofinnova Ventures partner Garheng Kong, says it has raised $110 million for its debut fund and already has invested in several medical technology and patient care products. While HealthQuest is staying close to Sofinnova—sharing its Menlo Park, CA, office and back office resources—Kong says the firm has a different … Continue reading “HealthQuest Capital Raises $110M for Debut Fund with Medtech Focus”
Nirmidas Biotech Garners $2,000,000 Seed Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=720a40be-d37d-4baa-849a-0816c1283d1c Date 8/19/2014 Company Name Nirmidas Biotech Mailing Address 953 Indiana Street San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Nirmidas provides innovative solutions to life science and healthcare technological problems and aims to improve human life quality for the world. Nirmidas develops, manufactures, and markets breakthrough biological testing, assay and imaging technologies, … Continue reading “Nirmidas Biotech Garners $2,000,000 Seed Round”
ScriptRock Receives $8,700,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4b3e1e22-d6da-4a84-a0f6-2556c0db28df Date 8/19/2014 Company Name ScriptRock Mailing Address 548 Market Street San Francisco, CA 94104 USA Company Description Straightforward configuration monitoring to discover, track, and control environment changes in the datacenter or the cloud. Website http://www.scriptrock.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $8,700,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were … Continue reading “ScriptRock Receives $8,700,000 Series A Financing Round”
Dermira Obtains $51,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5cc927c1-b1b9-4f94-9218-739c597839a5 Date 8/19/2014 Company Name Dermira Mailing Address 2055 Woodside Road Redwood City, CA 94061 USA Company Description Dermira is a development-stage, private 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 Obtains $51,000,000 New Financing Round”
Skyera Secures New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d79d0081-cc0f-43fb-87fa-dfa8251e63ba Date 8/19/2014 Company Name Skyera Mailing Address 1704 Automation Parkway San Jose, CA 95131 USA Company Description Skyera Inc. is an emerging provider of enterprise solid state storage systems designed to enable a large class of applications with extraordinarily high performance, exceptionally lower power consumption and cost effectiveness relative to existing … Continue reading “Skyera Secures New Funding Round”
Lavante Lands $3,500,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ffb7cc67-4f1a-4907-a2bc-f640ed9e85f5 Date 8/19/2014 Company Name Lavante Mailing Address 5285 Hellyer Ave. San Jose, CA 95138 USA Company Description Lavante provides a complete suite of recovery audits, and offers services that are more dynamic and flexible than the typical products provided by other firms. Motivated by an industry that has seen its chief … Continue reading “Lavante Lands $3,500,000 New Funding Round”
Campus Quad Receives $733,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c602ccf6-65c1-4fa7-b471-655c5707a8b4 Date 8/19/2014 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 $733,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes … Continue reading “Campus Quad Receives $733,000 New Round”
Checkr Secures $120,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=dfb05098-3480-4475-bf0a-00eb2518f597 Date 8/19/2014 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 $120,000 Seed Financing”
Zen99 Secures $120,000 Seed Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c241d4f9-0f15-4c16-9691-0376851dbf8a Date 8/19/2014 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 Accelerator Transaction Amount $120,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes The company will use the proceeds … Continue reading “Zen99 Secures $120,000 Seed Round”
WalkSource Secures $120,000 Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e438c746-20c6-4746-8fe3-0b29acb48a4e Date 8/19/2014 Company Name WalkSource Mailing Address 320 Pioneer Way Mountain View, CA 94041 USA Company Description WalkSource is an innovative new way for hoteliers to run sales and reservations more efficiently and generate more revenue. Our tools empower revenue and sales teams to have more sellout nights by eliminating the … Continue reading “WalkSource Secures $120,000 Seed Funding”