Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=34303a59-409b-484d-8805-f2acd64c3c4b Date 8/18/2014 Company Name Acumen Mailing Address 1700 Owens Street San Franscisco, CA 94158 USA Company Description Acumen is making patient video medically meaningful to revolutionize the diagnosis and treatment of neurological disorders. Website http://www.autismacumen.com Transaction Type Accelerator Transaction Amount $100,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes The company will use the … Continue reading “Acumen Obtains $100,000 Seed Financing Round”
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Welkin Health Secures $100,000 Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d7e1064d-ab12-4385-80ec-fd07bbf2898a Date 8/18/2014 Company Name Welkin Health Mailing Address 149 9th Street San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description Welkin Health’s coaches drive behavior change by offering daily support to patients with type 2 diabetes. Improve outcomes and reduce costs. Website http://www.welkinhealth.com Transaction Type Accelerator Transaction Amount $100,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds … Continue reading “Welkin Health Secures $100,000 Seed Financing Round”
Innovation Hub: Your Brilliant Other Half
We spend a lot of time celebrating one-in-a-million entrepreneurs: the Mark Zuckerbergs, the Steve Jobs, the Elon Musks. But what if most entrepreneurs are more like two in a million? People who couldn’t realize their vision without a brilliant partner. Joshua Wolf Shenk writes about this phenomenon in Powers of Two: Finding the Essence of … Continue reading “Innovation Hub: Your Brilliant Other Half”
Carless in Cambridge: Bike & Car Sharing and the Future of Traffic
Nine weeks ago, I lost my fancy hybrid street/trail bike to one of San Francisco’s plentiful bicycle thieves. Seven weeks ago, in preparation for a big move east, I sold my car. Now I’m settling into a new apartment in Cambridge, MA, and for the first time in my adult life, I don’t own a … Continue reading “Carless in Cambridge: Bike & Car Sharing and the Future of Traffic”
July Systems Lands $1,145,324 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3b5a4868-0ba8-43da-803c-0f7f3b8969f4 Date 8/15/2014 Company Name July Systems Mailing Address 533 Airport Blvd. Burlingame, CA 94010 USA Company Description July Systems delivers turnkey managed mobile data services and service delivery software solutions for service providers such as portals, content publishers and aggregators, media and brand owners, MVNOs and wireless telecom operators. Website http://www.julysystems.com … Continue reading “July Systems Lands $1,145,324 New Funding”
Ygrene Energy Fund Lands $30,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f92ac752-7144-43c5-ac59-a305159fff6f Date 8/15/2014 Company Name Ygrene Energy Fund Mailing Address 100 B St. Santa Rosa, CA 95401 USA Company Description Ygrene is Energy backwards! We are reversing the cost of energy. Provides turnkey Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) programs through cities and counties for commercial, industrial and residential properties that wish to … Continue reading “Ygrene Energy Fund Lands $30,000,000 New Financing”
Abiquo Obtains $923,276 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5045b586-f9d7-48d3-ae58-b18a143a077a Date 8/15/2014 Company Name Abiquo Mailing Address 303 Twin Dolphin Drive 6th Floor Redwood City, CA 94065 USA Company Description Abiquo is a leading developer of Cloud management solutions founded in 2006. Abiquo envisions a future where private and public Clouds are fully interoperable and vendor neutral. The company embraces an … Continue reading “Abiquo Obtains $923,276 New Funding Round”
Google Acquires Jetpac for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3b5fd6ed-37d9-496a-b77c-6d82161ec307 Date 8/15/2014 Company Name Jetpac Mailing Address 300 Brannan Street San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description The promise of a Jetpac is that it will transport you anywhere in the world. We’re going to deliver the Jetpac you were promised as a kid.Travel should be more fun. We’re building Jetpac … Continue reading “Google Acquires Jetpac for Undisclosed Sum”
West Coast Biotech Roundup: Onyx, Calico, Otonomy, Dendreon & More
[Corrected 8/14/14, 8:11pm. See below.] When Amgen (NASDAQ: [[ticker:AMGN]]) bought South San Francisco-based Onyx Pharmaceuticals last year for $10.4 billion, it expected great things from Onyx’s multiple myeloma treatment carfilzomib (Kyprolis), which won its first approval in 2012 in a limited patient population. Those expectations went a bit sideways this week, as Amgen said late … Continue reading “West Coast Biotech Roundup: Onyx, Calico, Otonomy, Dendreon & More”
Non-Compete Agreements: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Twenty years ago, renowned researcher AnnaLee Saxenian wrote a book called Regional Advantage, which compared the development of two high-tech regions, Silicon Valley and Route 128. Everyone in the tech world knows how this story played out: In the face of global competition and technological trends, Silicon Valley reinvented itself and roared ahead, while Route … Continue reading “Non-Compete Agreements: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly”
Arena Solutions Obtains $8,847,818 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=57763450-ee27-4143-826b-017c943a13d1 Date 8/14/2014 Company Name Arena Solutions Mailing Address 110 Marsh Drive Foster City, CA 94404 USA Company Description Arena helps innovative manufacturers bring better products to market faster with a suite of cloud PLM applications that enable engineering, manufacturing and their extended supply chains to work better together—from first prototype to … Continue reading “Arena Solutions Obtains $8,847,818 New Financing”
Practice Fusion Receives $2,096,386 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=fb3de8d4-f607-4a08-941a-067afeabc2f4 Date 8/14/2014 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 Receives $2,096,386 New Funding Round”
Drip Drop Lands $5,600,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8c9b6401-4745-4eb4-a966-0e724d1bb311 Date 8/14/2014 Company Name Drip Drop Mailing Address 220 Halleck Street San Francisco, CA 94129 USA Company Description Drip Drop, Inc. develops and markets a new, patent-pending oral rehydration product for prevention, maintenance and recovery of illnesses and conditions caused by insufficient hydration. The company’s founder, Dr. Eduardo Dolhun, maintains a … Continue reading “Drip Drop Lands $5,600,000 New Funding Round”
B-Stock Solutions Obtains $7,000,000 Series B Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ca3b8be3-c15b-4a6f-9de0-1a1a1cf54b04 Date 8/14/2014 Company Name B-Stock Solutions Mailing Address 1870 Broadway St. Redwood City, CA 94063 USA Company Description Most sophisticated retailers and manufacturers have invested millions in various supply chain management solutions—forward and reverse. Who operates anymore without a CRM system, an ERP system, an RMA system or an integrated SCM … Continue reading “B-Stock Solutions Obtains $7,000,000 Series B Financing”
PokitDok Lands $1,365,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6cb60139-a30e-4b65-9988-324d08bc1ded Date 8/14/2014 Company Name PokitDok Mailing Address 28 E. 3rd Avenue San Mateo, CA 94401 USA Company Description PokitDok Mobile saves you money on healthcare expenses by securing the price for a service in advance, whether you pay with insurance, HSA or out of pocket. Website http://www.pokitdok.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction … Continue reading “PokitDok Lands $1,365,000 New Round”
HelloTel App Garners $500,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c9c23205-2d11-4bb9-a966-4314d44d9d73 Date 8/14/2014 Company Name HelloTel App Mailing Address PO Box 1765 Chico, CA 95973 USA Company Description HelloTel is a mobile app that turns any hotel check-in into a rich social network. Create a profile automatically by connecting to Facebook or Linkedin. We will never publish your data back to any … Continue reading “HelloTel App Garners $500,000 New Round”
AuditFile Receives $3,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=559fcd40-a3aa-4bc4-8036-62e741d082b0 Date 8/14/2014 Company Name AuditFile Mailing Address 560 Mission Street 13th Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description AuditFile (Gastke Inc.) is the first cloud based solution for CPA firms that enables unparalleled management of the audit process. AuditFile automates key parts of the audit process, from uploading the trial … Continue reading “AuditFile Receives $3,000,000 New Financing Round”
PeerNova Lands Series A Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a6195522-5417-4adf-a1c7-78496a336e73 Date 8/14/2014 Company Name PeerNova Mailing Address 100 Century Center Court San Jose, CA 95112 USA Company Description PeerNova is leading the innovation in peer to peer applications and platforms for the digital currency and e-commerce markets. Our expertise is in building and deploying world class, high performance hardware and software … Continue reading “PeerNova Lands Series A Round”
iCharts Secures $4,300,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=23a27eea-ae8f-4ebb-a411-db972e4a7f4c Date 8/14/2014 Company Name iCharts Mailing Address 440 North Wolfe Road Sunnyvale, CA 94085 USA Company Description iCharts is a cloud-based company that makes online data publishing and social sharing of branded, interactive charts easy. Our vision is to empower the world to explore and share data by enabling the free … Continue reading “iCharts Secures $4,300,000 New Financing Round”
Silk Road Medical Receives $15,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=dcbe1fc8-0b99-4091-a020-fcd5cff49e44 Date 8/14/2014 Company Name Silk Road Medical Mailing Address 735 N. Pastoria Ave. Sunnyvale, CA 94085 USA Company Description The new Silk Road procedure draws upon proven surgical techniques to protect the brain from stroke risk during carotid artery stenting. It allows physicians to deliver a stent directly from the neck, … Continue reading “Silk Road Medical Receives $15,000,000 New Financing Round”
Helloblock Garners $118,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=dd72f33a-8ccf-4ed6-9886-2a6f2a117aec Date 8/14/2014 Company Name Helloblock Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description HTTPS access to Blockchain Data through a RESTful JSON API. Hosted Mainnet/Testnet. Built with Testnet in mind from Day One to make writing tests easy. Programmatic access to free Bitcoins (on testnet3) for testing purposes. Website … Continue reading “Helloblock Garners $118,000 Seed Financing”
Codeanywhere Lands $118,000 Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=537c9923-2a18-40a0-a236-7be87a7a03cd Date 8/14/2014 Company Name Codeanywhere Mailing Address 2657 Alma Street Palo Alto, CA 94301 USA Company Description Codeanywhere is cloud based code editor that enables users to develop, maintain and collaborate on their web sites and application from any device, anywhere in the world. Website http://www.codeanywhere.com Transaction Type Accelerator Transaction Amount … Continue reading “Codeanywhere Lands $118,000 Seed Funding”
Spitfire Athlete Garners $118,000 Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=40d185d5-65d6-47e7-9681-86e7c190877e Date 8/14/2014 Company Name Spitfire Athlete Mailing Address 185 Berry St. San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description We made Spitfire Athlete for women because many women aren’t aware of the strength and power they truly possess. we promote the athlete’s mentality – it’s about what you can do, what you … Continue reading “Spitfire Athlete Garners $118,000 Seed Financing Round”
Electric Imp Raises $15 Million to Go Big on Internet of Things
Electric Imp is among the companies trying to build the technical plumbing to make the Internet of things work securely and reliably—and make money doing so. The Los Altos, CA-based startup today said it has raised $15 million in a Series B round, which brought in new investors Foxconn Technology Group, PTI Ventures, and Rampart … Continue reading “Electric Imp Raises $15 Million to Go Big on Internet of Things”
Bay Area, Midwest Edtech Startups Pitch WI Investors, Target K-12
It’s rare to hear of Silicon Valley startups pitching their companies to angel investors in Wisconsin. Usually it’s the inverse, with Badger State entrepreneurs trying to score funds from California investors’ deep pockets. But on Tuesday, three San Francisco Bay Area startups—along with companies from Milwaukee, Chicago, and Minneapolis—presented to a room of more than … Continue reading “Bay Area, Midwest Edtech Startups Pitch WI Investors, Target K-12”
Novartis Helps Pour $16M Into Seventh Sense for Pain-Free Blood Tests
What’s the worst part of getting your blood drawn? For many people, it’s thinking about the big needle or the finger prick that comes with it. Seventh Sense Biosystems is trying to replace those methods with something quick and painless. And while it’s still a long way from selling its first product—let alone supplanting the … Continue reading “Novartis Helps Pour $16M Into Seventh Sense for Pain-Free Blood Tests”
Dolls Kill Receives $5,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=55296bef-d929-4a45-8153-1521291c7d88 Date 8/13/2014 Company Name Dolls Kill Mailing Address 2525 16th Street San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description Inspired by the perpetual revenge of young girl fantasy, Dolls Kill is an active subversion of the fashion industries norm. Whether she is experimenting with fashion, music or sexual identity, the Dolls Kill … Continue reading “Dolls Kill Receives $5,000,000 New Round”
Famo.us Obtains $25,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=99117f78-de57-4253-807b-290eb4d24032 Date 8/13/2014 Company Name Famo.us Mailing Address 2600 Bancroft Way Berkeley, CA 94704 USA Company Description famo.us is a front end framework that solves performance for HTML5 apps. Works for phones, tablets, computers and televisions Website http://www.famo.us Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $25,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were … Continue reading “Famo.us Obtains $25,000,000 New Financing Round”
Electric Imp Lands $15,000,000 Series B Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1e5c9273-ee99-43b1-8484-65804f094d77 Date 8/13/2014 Company Name Electric Imp Mailing Address 5050 El Camino Real Los Altos, CA 94022 USA Company Description Electric Imp is a startup which develops the Imp, a chip intended to provide Internet connectivity to all electrical devices. The Imp uses WiFi and a cloud service to make it easier … Continue reading “Electric Imp Lands $15,000,000 Series B Financing”
Acupera Secures $4,000,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9510315e-a9ea-40dd-8957-7466ba22dd3f Date 8/13/2014 Company Name Acupera Mailing Address 731 Sansome Street San Francisco, CA 94111 USA Company Description Acupera is a leading provider of digital health solutions that enable healthcare provider organizations to deliver efficient care to their patient population. Through its scalable, cloud-based solution, it enables healthcare providers to better manage … Continue reading “Acupera Secures $4,000,000 Series A Funding Round”
LuLu’s Fashion Lounge Lands New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4786c160-101e-4107-922a-8da5da5b4d0f Date 8/13/2014 Company Name LuLu’s Fashion Lounge Mailing Address 195 Humboldt Avenue Chico, CA 95928 USA Company Description LuLu’s started with the vision of providing the latest for the fashionably hip along with providing exceptional value, quality, and superb customer service. Since its inception in 1996, LuLu’s has grown from a … Continue reading “LuLu’s Fashion Lounge Lands New Round”
AdStage Obtains $6,250,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=20f702fb-4609-467e-af14-9530d28b2b6a Date 8/13/2014 Company Name AdStage Mailing Address 461 Bush St. 4th Floor San Francisco, CA 94108 USA Company Description We are building AdStage to help businesses manage and have an effective presence across the growing number of networks available. We are a technology and talent company foremost. Simple, powerful technology built … Continue reading “AdStage Obtains $6,250,000 Series A Funding”
EverString Receives $12,000,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=01129e9d-ed0d-4b81-b678-d20de5973d0f Date 8/13/2014 Company Name EverString Mailing Address 411 Borel Avenue San Mateo, CA 94402 USA Company Description EverString’s predictive analytics platform helps B2B companies identify and engage with the best customer prospects. We enable companies to unlock customer insights buried in their internal data and also connect it with the vast … Continue reading “EverString Receives $12,000,000 Series A Funding Round”
RelayRides Receives $10,000,000 Series B Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d039bda6-c023-439d-a0e0-d497df44df8d Date 8/13/2014 Company Name RelayRides Mailing Address 463 Bryant St. San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description The company operates a website and service that allows users to share automobiles. Website http://www.relayrides.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $10,000,000 Transaction Round Series B Proceeds Purposes The funding will be used for … Continue reading “RelayRides Receives $10,000,000 Series B Round”
Lookout Garners $150,000,000 Series F Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0f1ecb71-1095-49b3-af9c-e21bf753add6 Date 8/13/2014 Company Name Lookout Mailing Address 1 Front Street San Francisco, CA 94111 USA Company Description Lookout is a mobile security company dedicated to making the mobile experience safe for everyone. Website http://www.mylookout.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $150,000,000 Transaction Round Series F Proceeds Purposes Expect the startup to … Continue reading “Lookout Garners $150,000,000 Series F Funding”
Adello Obtains $2,000,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7c6c10c0-8514-49e7-884e-f77056b3fbdc Date 8/13/2014 Company Name Adello Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description We strive to provide unparalleled insight to allow advertisers to maximize the ROI of mobile advertising. We apply our own tested and proven cutting-edge algorithms combined with machine learning. Website http://www.adello.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction … Continue reading “Adello Obtains $2,000,000 Series A Financing Round”
SkyCross Lands $2,277,109 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4d42fc58-669d-46e3-bbb7-3fcdf79e89f2 Date 8/13/2014 Company Name SkyCross Mailing Address 2025 Gateway Place San Jose, CA 95115 USA Company Description SkyCross is a leading developer of next-generation RF technology for mobile and fixed wireless telecommunications, telematics, satellite, and mobile computing markets. Website http://www.skycross.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,277,109 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds … Continue reading “SkyCross Lands $2,277,109 New Funding Round”
Lastline Obtains $10,000,002 Series B Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=73131f1e-0857-4a57-beec-97462250ba96 Date 8/13/2014 Company Name Lastline Mailing Address 203 Redwood Shores Parkway Redwood City, CA 94065 USA Company Description Lastline’s security products synthesize and bring to commercial standards the founder’s award-winning, world-renowned academic research on malware analysis and countermeasures. Website http://www.lastline.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $10,000,002 Transaction Round Series B … Continue reading “Lastline Obtains $10,000,002 Series B Financing”
Red Balloon Security Obtains $25,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a1759ad3-557d-4de0-977d-c52477781c9d Date 8/13/2014 Company Name Red Balloon Security Mailing Address 410 Townsend Street San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description RBS is devoted to developing products and services that are based upon the Software Symbiote technology invented in the IDS lab at Columbia University. Co-founded by Ang Cui and Salvatore Stolfo, the … Continue reading “Red Balloon Security Obtains $25,000 Seed Funding Round”
Neura Receives $25,000 Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8ae5c2ae-e842-456d-a458-f513eb068314 Date 8/13/2014 Company Name Neura Mailing Address 955 Benecia Ave. Sunnyvale, CA 94087 USA Company Description Neura is a network of things people and places, enabling consolidation, automation and extrapolation with the plethora of connected devices in our life. Website http://www.theneura.com Transaction Type Accelerator Transaction Amount $25,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds … Continue reading “Neura Receives $25,000 Seed Funding”
LED Maker Xicato Plots Move into “Internet of Lights”
As an executive at Philips, Gerard Harbers developed technology that helped expand the use of LED lighting in TV monitors, streetlights, and outdoor signs. But when it came to the LEDs in his own home, he couldn’t stand the quality of light. Motivated by his own experience, he co-founded Xicato to create light from LEDs … Continue reading “LED Maker Xicato Plots Move into “Internet of Lights””
The Perfect Hacker Storm: CyberVor Was Lightning; Here Comes Thunder
A Russian “hacker gang” they’ve dubbed CyberVor accumulated more than 1.2 unique user credentials from more than 420,000 Web services, ranging from smaller sites to major household names. For scale – if the CyberVor hack were a box office return, it would be the total global gross of the final Harry Potter as compared to … Continue reading “The Perfect Hacker Storm: CyberVor Was Lightning; Here Comes Thunder”
While Protesters Rage Against Tech Giants, Biotech Drives Quietly By
Not long ago, biotech made a lot of people angry. Up until 2005 or so, the annual Biotechnology Industry Organization conference attracted large street protests, which in turn attracted cops in riot gear in some cases (see San Francisco, 2004) as well as the attention of the industry’s top brass. Here’s then-BIO president Carl Feldbaum … Continue reading “While Protesters Rage Against Tech Giants, Biotech Drives Quietly By”
Tumml Accelerator Evolving Formula For Urban Venture Financing
Call it social entrepreneurship, impact investing, or urban ventures—Clara Brenner and her friend Julie Lein were sold on the idea after they each did a summer stint with a community-based enterprise before earning their MBAs in 2012. “We were just really impressed by the ability of these startups to have a huge positive impact on … Continue reading “Tumml Accelerator Evolving Formula For Urban Venture Financing”
Platform9 Garners $4,500,000 Series A Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8db8aa5e-c337-4cef-968e-3446e13d9c2c Date 8/12/2014 Company Name Platform9 Mailing Address 350 Altair Way Sunnyvale, CA 94086 USA Company Description Platform9 pools your servers, storage and networking into a private cloud that can be shared by teams of users. Our intelligent placement technology ensures optimal hardware utilization, enforces capacity quotas, and allows administrators to express … Continue reading “Platform9 Garners $4,500,000 Series A Round”
MagForce USA Receives $15,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=abfd2329-a723-40d5-b778-3ae7314e7e55 Date 8/12/2014 Company Name MagForce USA Mailing Address Building A San Francisco, CA 94129 USA Company Description MagForce AG, listed in the entry standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (MF6, ISIN: DE000A0HGQF5), together with its subsidiary MagForce USA, Inc. is a leading medical device company in the field of nanomedicine focused … Continue reading “MagForce USA Receives $15,000,000 New Funding Round”
Cardiva Medical Garners $12,500,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=673d8635-4b73-4a16-a978-a3922ad718ad Date 8/12/2014 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 Garners $12,500,000 New Financing”
Rigetti Computing Receives $2,500,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=130da119-ef5f-4703-91fb-b2b66956ae3d Date 8/12/2014 Company Name Rigetti Computing Mailing Address 2855 Telegraph Avenue Berkeley, CA 94705 USA Company Description Rigetti Computing is a rarefied team of scientists and engineers on a groundbreaking mission to build the world’s first quantum supercomputers. Website http://www.rigetti.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,500,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds … Continue reading “Rigetti Computing Receives $2,500,000 Seed Funding Round”
Muzooka Obtains $3,000,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=81ae0761-0ab6-4e2e-99dd-d657f07af00e Date 8/12/2014 Company Name Muzooka Mailing Address 336 Bon Air Center Greenbrae, CA 94904 USA Company Description Founded in 2012, San Francisco-based Muzooka [muh-ZOO-kah] is a community for artists, new music enthusiasts and producers designed around discovering the best new music on the web. Website http://www.muzooka.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction … Continue reading “Muzooka Obtains $3,000,000 Series A Funding”
Niveus Medical Secures $1,840,538 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=03019482-a58f-4600-9b08-1408553d8872 Date 8/12/2014 Company Name Niveus Medical Mailing Address 849 Independence Ave. Mountain View, CA 94043 USA Company Description The company provides tools for patient interventions. The Muscle Stimulation System 110 provides comfortable and effective stimulation to the quadriceps, and easily integrates with clinical workflow. Website http://www.niveusmedical.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction … Continue reading “Niveus Medical Secures $1,840,538 New Financing Round”