Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=411a7a15-b098-4d58-ac92-f843bfd8771e Date 6/17/2014 Company Name Silevo Mailing Address 45655 Northport Loop East Fremont, CA 94538 USA Company Description The company’s mission is to enable the solar electricityage through high performancethin film photovoltaics at affordable cost. Website http://www.silevosolar.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes M&A Terms Financial terms of … Continue reading “SolarCity Acquires Silevo for Undisclosed Sum”
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Weaved Obtains $250,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1ed54f57-eb57-4008-9003-066452ad31a5 Date 6/17/2014 Company Name Weaved Mailing Address 341 Hawthorne Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94301 USA Company Description Weaved is start-up based on downtown Palo Alto, founded by serial entrepreneurs with a superior background in TCP/IP networking and cloud services. The Company is angel funded and backed by some of the top … Continue reading “Weaved Obtains $250,000 New Funding Round”
Centric Software Lands $12,000,000 Series D Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f808d789-f10e-4387-be5f-40880b368772 Date 6/17/2014 Company Name Centric Software Mailing Address 655 Campbell Technology Parkway San Jose, CA 95008 USA Company Description Centric Software has provided innovative Product Intelligence and Project Intelligence enterprise applications. With roots in collaborative project, product, program and portfolio development, Centric combines unique data aggregation with powerful analytics, PDM, and … Continue reading “Centric Software Lands $12,000,000 Series D Funding”
Mode Receives $2,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9a481bec-e2da-4ac4-b8b1-a545e4a41c74 Date 6/17/2014 Company Name Mode Mailing Address 55 New Montgomery San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description Mode makes data analysts more productive by enabling them to easily share and discover each other’s work. Mode works with languages analysts are already familiar with — SQL, R, and Python — and records … Continue reading “Mode Receives $2,000,000 New Funding”
Dropbox Acquires Parastructure for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d776dfc9-2175-4be1-b8bc-782bce12e655 Date 6/17/2014 Company Name Parastructure Mailing Address 525 Brannan St. San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Put your stuff in Dropbox and get to it from your computers, phones, or tablets. Edit docs, automatically add photos, and show off videos from anywhere. Share photos with friends. Work with your team … Continue reading “Dropbox Acquires Parastructure for Undisclosed Sum”
SolarCity Acquires Silevo for $350,000,000
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=411a7a15-b098-4d58-ac92-f843bfd8771e Date 6/17/2014 Company Name Silevo Mailing Address 45655 Northport Loop East Fremont, CA 94538 USA Company Description The company’s mission is to enable the solar electricityage through high performancethin film photovoltaics at affordable cost. Website http://www.silevosolar.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount $350,000,000 Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes M&A Terms The acquisition will … Continue reading “SolarCity Acquires Silevo for $350,000,000”
Techne Acquires ProteinSimple for $300,000,000
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=fb634c43-c5b0-4770-92d0-fe9c57d20d73 Date 6/17/2014 Company Name ProteinSimple Mailing Address 3040 Oakmead Village Dr. Santa Clara, CA 95051 USA Company Description ProteinSimple is a private life sciences company focused on defining the future of protein analysis. Our company develops instrumentation systems, software and assay products that drive discoveries in fields ranging from fundamental protein … Continue reading “Techne Acquires ProteinSimple for $300,000,000”
Illuminate the Arts Quantathon for the Bay Lights
A “quantathon” is like a hackathon that replaces coders with analysts. Over the weekend of June 21 and 22, a select group of leading professionals and thought leaders from the region’s top companies and organizations will gather in force at Mozilla’s inspiring SF headquarters to answer the singular question: What is the economic impact to … Continue reading “Illuminate the Arts Quantathon for the Bay Lights”
The Future of Work, Plus or Minus E-mail
I. Too Much of a Good Thing I’ll begin by admitting my biases. I don’t like electronic mail. In the pre-Internet days of the 1970s, when e-mail as we know it was invented, it may have been a decent solution to a certain problem—namely, the need for users logged into a single mainframe, server, or … Continue reading “The Future of Work, Plus or Minus E-mail”
PumpkinHead Obtains $10,999,988 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c9c0e15f-35b9-4a7a-8f3b-31ee88cef3bd Date 6/16/2014 Company Name PumpkinHead Mailing Address 27 South Park St. San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description The company is developing an as-yet unspecified service. Website Undisclosed Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $10,999,988 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC regulatory filing. Contact technology company … Continue reading “PumpkinHead Obtains $10,999,988 New Round”
OndaVia Secures $25,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=720da0a9-e8d7-4dee-8381-933b28b39e33 Date 6/16/2014 Company Name OndaVia Mailing Address 26102 Eden Landing Rd Hayward, CA 94545 USA Company Description The company is developing a microfluidics-based water-testing instrument. Website http://www.ondavia.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $25,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC regulatory filing. Contact technology company for investment … Continue reading “OndaVia Secures $25,000 New Financing”
Instacart Lands $44,000,000 Series B Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=fca4c32d-ce07-4b27-9782-a0d7e01f2231 Date 6/16/2014 Company Name Instacart Mailing Address 41 South Park St. San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Founded by former Amazon.com Inc. employee Apoorva Mehta, Instacart wants to eliminate the trip to the grocery store altogether by using a team of smartphone-equipped drivers who get paid to shop and deliver … Continue reading “Instacart Lands $44,000,000 Series B Funding”
Presidio Pharmaceuticals Obtains $21,827,981 Series D Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=522ba020-9c82-4a80-9545-d62512c5787e Date 6/16/2014 Company Name Presidio Pharmaceuticals Mailing Address 1700 Owens Street San Francisco, CA 94158 USA Company Description Presidio is focused on developing novel and established therapeutic modalities and small molecule compounds for the treatment of HIV-1, HCV and other chronic virus infections. Website http://www.presidiopharma.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount … Continue reading “Presidio Pharmaceuticals Obtains $21,827,981 Series D Funding Round”
Guesty Lands $1,500,000 Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5df661fa-941f-439f-b487-f4bc283f65ab Date 6/16/2014 Company Name Guesty Mailing Address 845 Pine St. San Francisco, CA 94108 USA Company Description We believe managing your vacation rental should be easy and we’re working hard to make it that way. Website http://www.guesty.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,500,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes With the … Continue reading “Guesty Lands $1,500,000 Seed Funding”
Box Acquires Streem for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=04955a59-1d1f-4105-97a7-f9b3eb18635d Date 6/16/2014 Company Name Streem Mailing Address 220 Montgomery Street San Francisco, CA 94104 USA Company Description Streem is a magical cloud-based hard drive that offers unlimited storage space for your files. All files are securely stored in the cloud and streamed to you on-demand, saving you terabytes of space on … Continue reading “Box Acquires Streem for Undisclosed Sum”
Oration Lands $1,000,000 Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=da0b6f1c-a22a-4d4c-bde2-4e0c2db0470d Date 6/14/2014 Company Name Oration Mailing Address 559 Pilgrim Dr. Foster City, CA 94404 USA Company Description Founded in 2012, Oration is a privately funded company that creates fair & free markets for large self-insured organizations and suppliers of healthcare products and services. Website http://www.oration.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount … Continue reading “Oration Lands $1,000,000 Seed Financing Round”
Mcor Technologies Obtains $12,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f7055888-fcee-4df4-a8e3-942e5db204a8 Date 6/14/2014 Company Name Mcor Technologies Mailing Address 189 W. Santa Clara St. San Jose, CA 95113 USA Company Description Mcor Technologies Continues Extraordinary Annual Growth; Secures $12m from WHEB; Reports Increases of 308% in Sales and 227% in Channel Website http://www.mcortechnologies.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $12,000,000 Transaction Round … Continue reading “Mcor Technologies Obtains $12,000,000 New Round”
Innovation Hub: Twitter’s Deb Roy Sees More Change Ahead for TV
It’s fair to say that Deb Roy is obsessed with Twitter. In 2008, he started Bluefin Labs to understand the power and influence of social media. He looked at how the public viewed political candidates, brands, and TV shows. And the data he gathered was so valuable that last year, Twitter gobbled up Bluefin, making … Continue reading “Innovation Hub: Twitter’s Deb Roy Sees More Change Ahead for TV”
How I Conquered My Reading List Using Pocket
If you’re a student, a researcher, a knowledge worker, or an entrepreneur, you probably swim in ideas all day long. Like it or not, replenishing those ideas through reading is a huge part of your job. After all, it’s hard to make new knowledge without old knowledge; it’s impossible to see new connections unless you … Continue reading “How I Conquered My Reading List Using Pocket”
ScalingData Receives New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e0a727ef-5c3b-4ef1-b843-214a8450089b Date 6/13/2014 Company Name ScalingData Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description ScalingData gives you control and shifts you from reactive mode to proactive mode: with purpose-built data applications running on open platforms that are scalable and cost-efficient. Website http://www.scalingdata.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction … Continue reading “ScalingData Receives New Round”
VigLink Lands $18,000,000 Series C Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=00a6b47e-f9ff-49f4-9a1a-57900280930c Date 6/13/2014 Company Name VigLink Mailing Address 420 Bryant Street San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description The largest network of its kind, VigLink maximizes earnings for tens of thousands of publishers and works with merchants, processing billions of page views and clicks every month. Website http://www.viglink.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction … Continue reading “VigLink Lands $18,000,000 Series C Funding”
TOK.tv Secures $820,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d20c9de9-fa26-42e9-bcd0-6c60b26ce5e5 Date 6/13/2014 Company Name TOK.tv Mailing Address 101 University Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94301 USA Company Description TOK.tv is the Social TV company that allows friends to TALK while watching TV. In short, we make TV social (again). Website http://www.tok.tv Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $820,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds … Continue reading “TOK.tv Secures $820,000 New Round”
Soft Machines Secures $10,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=629ffd97-8b6e-45ca-8478-72ee62d6ca3f Date 6/13/2014 Company Name Soft Machines Mailing Address 3211 Scott Blvd. Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA Company Description The company is developing multithreaded CPU technologies. Website http://www.smachines.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $10,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC regulatory filing. Contact technology company for … Continue reading “Soft Machines Secures $10,000,000 New Financing”
HackerRank Garners $9,200,000 Series B Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c2169e4b-18d3-4364-98d8-b185f0da30dd Date 6/13/2014 Company Name HackerRank Mailing Address 127 Lytton Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94301 USA Company Description HackerRankX, our enterprise product, is perfect for screening your applicants. Identify & engage the best programmers using custom coding challenges & contests. Website http://www.hackerrank.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $9,200,000 Transaction Round Series … Continue reading “HackerRank Garners $9,200,000 Series B Funding Round”
Digital Health Summer Summit
Now in its third year, the Digital Health Summer Summit is moving to San Francisco to be right in the heart of the thriving digital health industry and be among today’s brightest technology and life sciences start-ups and entrepreneurs. One highlight: Frontline innovators from Dignity Health, Kaiser Permanente and UCSF present a showcase, luncheon and Expo, Friday, … Continue reading “Digital Health Summer Summit”
West Coast Biotech Roundup: Dendreon, Venter, Orexigen, & More
What did we learn out west the past seven days? Orexigen will have to wait at least three more months to learn if it can market its obesity drug. Four companies in our coverage cities inched closer to the public markets. Dendreon CEO John Johnson decided to step down, and Peter Thiel’s Breakout Labs decided … Continue reading “West Coast Biotech Roundup: Dendreon, Venter, Orexigen, & More”
TaskRabbit CEO: Better Job Market Hasn’t Dampened Appeal
When Leah Busque founded TaskRabbit in Boston back in 2008 (under the name RunMyErrand), the terms “sharing economy” and “collaborative consumption” weren’t part of the tech lexicon, much less the national one. Home rental service Airbnb was founded around the same time, and car-for-hire king Uber wouldn’t even exist until the next year. Six years … Continue reading “TaskRabbit CEO: Better Job Market Hasn’t Dampened Appeal”
MobileIron Obtains $100,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d11e2cd4-7ce1-46e2-a61e-2cab9d00efb1 Date 6/12/2014 Company Name MobileIron Mailing Address 415 East Middlefield Road Mountain View, CA 94043 USA Company Description MobileIron (NASDAQ: MOBL) was founded to bring simplicity to the chaos of smartphones in the enterprise. Smartphones are quickly becoming the primary personal communications and computing platform for business. However, they introduce cost, … Continue reading “MobileIron Obtains $100,000,000 New Round”
Aduro BioTech Garners $55,000,000 Series C Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=286ee989-7f2c-4cd8-904c-66dca9f4f733 Date 6/12/2014 Company Name Aduro BioTech Mailing Address 626 Bancroft Way Berkeley, CA 94710 USA Company Description Aduro BioTech is a clinical-stage immunotherapy company with a platform technology for therapeutic and prophylactic vaccines for cancer and infectious diseases. The platform of attenuated and targeted vaccines based on Listeria monocytogenes has been … Continue reading “Aduro BioTech Garners $55,000,000 Series C Funding Round”
Nuzzel Obtains $1,700,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6cd9fa71-e966-45ce-9753-67d568a1fb54 Date 6/12/2014 Company Name Nuzzel Mailing Address 665 3rd St. San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description The super-easy way to see news from your friends. Website http://www.nuzzel.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,700,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes The company will use the additional funding to expand its current … Continue reading “Nuzzel Obtains $1,700,000 Seed Financing”
G-Tech Medical Secures $350,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=eedd182b-1ca2-4307-ab0e-77e476446d30 Date 6/12/2014 Company Name G-Tech Medical Mailing Address 1121 San Antonio Road Palo Alto, CA 94303 USA Company Description G-Tech Medical is developing a wireless, wearable disposable electrode patch to measure the electrical activity from the stomach, small intestine and colon. Anatomic issues are the focus of existing tests through endoscopies, … Continue reading “G-Tech Medical Secures $350,000 New Funding”
IndoorAtlas Garners $4,500,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=463d8e0a-58b2-4b9e-b6fa-a07a0883a135 Date 6/12/2014 Company Name IndoorAtlas Mailing Address 1503 Grant Rd. Mountain View, CA 94040 USA Company Description IndoorAtlas is the world‘s first company to utilize magnetic anomalies inside buildings and smartphones to pinpoint indoor locations. This results in an indoor position accuracy down to 1-2 meters without any additional infrastructure. Website … Continue reading “IndoorAtlas Garners $4,500,000 New Round”
Cortexyme Receives $350,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5798619b-8767-4a2f-8d4f-ce0554163467 Date 6/12/2014 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 $350,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. … Continue reading “Cortexyme Receives $350,000 New Financing Round”
CrowdChat Lands $650,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=bf52fbcf-61e3-4f9d-82f2-d8b3107bdf74 Date 6/12/2014 Company Name CrowdChat Mailing Address 870 E Charleston Rd. Palo Alto, CA 94303 USA Company Description CrowdChat is a free community platform that works across Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIN to allow users to discuss a topic using a specific #hashtag. All comments can be shared publicly with the same … Continue reading “CrowdChat Lands $650,000 Seed Funding Round”
Freshdesk Lands $31,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=00f90902-b310-40e3-9c96-e3834d4e0cd5 Date 6/12/2014 Company Name Freshdesk Mailing Address 311 California St. San Francisco, CA 94104 USA Company Description Freshdesk is your answer to today’s customer support needs. With Freshdesk there is nothing to download or install – you don’t have to babysit your helpdesk or worry about server upgrades and patches. You … Continue reading “Freshdesk Lands $31,000,000 New Funding Round”
Wut Lands Seed Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=43cfac01-d906-44c6-b552-ed114b97c932 Date 6/12/2014 Company Name Wut Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94102 USA Company Description WUT is a new social app that lets you send anonymish, ephemeral messages to your Facebook friends. The idea is simple: to capture the free-spirited, spontaneous banter you enjoy with friends at parties or bars. The … Continue reading “Wut Lands Seed Round”
Smart Wire Grid Obtains $4,999,994 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5e773bb1-fa3b-4ec7-8758-ee65a6313c0e Date 6/12/2014 Company Name Smart Wire Grid Mailing Address 1300 Clay Street Oakland, CA 94612 USA Company Description Smart Wire modules are self powered using line current and do not require communications among devices. The modules operate at line potential and eliminate isolation issues which makes them more viable. The target … Continue reading “Smart Wire Grid Obtains $4,999,994 New Financing”
CrunchyRoll Acquires Redux for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=23d48b74-7a32-4680-83fc-44b8407435b3 Date 6/12/2014 Company Name Redux Mailing Address 2030 Addison St. Berkeley, CA 94704 USA Company Description Through our Relevance Index Engine, a curious set of features, and an experience that embraces the realities of the lifecycle of how people get to know each other, Redux provides a space where people can … Continue reading “CrunchyRoll Acquires Redux for Undisclosed Sum”
Genia Sold: Roche To Incubate Another Novel DNA Sequencing System
Swiss drug giant Roche is reviving efforts to become a key player in the DNA sequencing business, two years after being frustrated in a bid for instant market dominance through a $6.7 billion buyout bid for San Diego, CA-based Illumina. A leader in molecular diagnostics, Roche announced recently it is buying Genia Technologies of Mountain … Continue reading “Genia Sold: Roche To Incubate Another Novel DNA Sequencing System”
Krux Digital Receives $35,000,000 Series B Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9f471f71-630f-4b86-9e85-424f206723e4 Date 6/11/2014 Company Name Krux Digital Mailing Address 181 South Park San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Krux Digital helps anyone with a website safeguard, manage, and make responsible use of consumer data signatures across devices, sources, and formats. Krux arms web publishers with the technology and know-how to compete … Continue reading “Krux Digital Receives $35,000,000 Series B Financing Round”
Love With Food Garners $1,400,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7bde7bda-03db-4694-8e1b-71fd3eba00eb Date 6/11/2014 Company Name Love With Food Mailing Address Undisclosed Foster City, CA 94103 USA Company Description Love With Food helps you discover new organic or all-natural snacks delivered to your door every month. Our subscription membership starts as low as $10/month. Every month, Love With Food members will receive a … Continue reading “Love With Food Garners $1,400,000 New Round”
Exabeam Lands $10,000,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=92e84e54-720e-4ff4-806b-ac4c3c6f62f3 Date 6/11/2014 Company Name Exabeam Mailing Address One Waters Park Drive San Mateo, CA 94403 USA Company Description A Big Data Security Analytics company that leverages existing SIEM and log management repositories to detect modern cyber attacks and simplify security operations. Website http://www.exabeam.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $10,000,000 Transaction … Continue reading “Exabeam Lands $10,000,000 Series A Funding Round”
Varentec Obtains $2,999,999 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f8d4ccb1-3240-4039-b029-add5f4d78af7 Date 6/11/2014 Company Name Varentec Mailing Address 1531 Atteberry Lane San Jose, CA 95131 USA Company Description Varentec is developing technology at the intersection of power electronics and the grid to deliver critical new functionality that can help utilities enhance and transform their power delivery infrastructure, while keeping costs low. Website … Continue reading “Varentec Obtains $2,999,999 New Financing”
Light Obtains $9,700,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f494319a-61e6-4ac6-b4ec-b2ef970e0c4d Date 6/11/2014 Company Name Light Mailing Address 636 Ramona St. Palo Alto, CA 94301 USA Company Description creative technologists on a mission to reimagine the art and science of photography. Website http://www.light.co Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $9,700,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. M&A … Continue reading “Light Obtains $9,700,000 Series A Funding”
Declara Lands $9,000,000 Series A Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e9ccd1f0-6aba-4006-9b45-e07b35803e5f Date 6/11/2014 Company Name Declara Mailing Address 977 Commercial St. Palo Alto, CA 94303 USA Company Description Declara humanizes big data to bring predictive analytics to life. Our organic and intuitive user interface defines the next generation of social collaboration and data visualization by giving people deep insight into what and … Continue reading “Declara Lands $9,000,000 Series A Financing”
Amobee Acquires Kontera for $150,000,000
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0a472cfe-284e-440b-b132-9e88d8834472 Date 6/11/2014 Company Name Kontera Mailing Address 1940 Bryant St. 1st Floor San Francisco, CA 94110 USA Company Description Kontera is a leading provider of In-Text Advertising Solutions, based on patent-pending contextual analysis technology that increases revenue and ROI for Web publishers and advertisers. Website http://www.kontera.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount … Continue reading “Amobee Acquires Kontera for $150,000,000”
Dropbox Acquires MobileSpan for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0855d699-ac94-49a3-b1d3-ccca18a85608 Date 6/11/2014 Company Name MobileSpan Mailing Address 2350 Mission College Blvd Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA Company Description MobileSpan was founded in 2011 to help enterprises transition from a Desktop-centric world to an always-on, any content, any screen, BYOD world. Website http://www.mobilespan.net Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Proceeds … Continue reading “Dropbox Acquires MobileSpan for Undisclosed Sum”
Love With Food CEO: Investors Finally Over Webvan
Back when I first wrote about snack subscription service Love With Food, the subscription box model was everywhere. Two years later, several companies have gone bust or pivoted away from the model—including Cravebox, WalmartLabs’ Goodies.co, Lollihop, and Foodzie—and Love With Food CEO Aihui Ong say’s she happy to be in the group of subscription startups … Continue reading “Love With Food CEO: Investors Finally Over Webvan”
As Its Investors Reap Returns, venBio Aims for a Bigger Second Fund
San Francisco life sciences venture firm venBio is making news these days with entrances and exits. Since its $180 million inaugural fund closed in 2011, two of its portfolio companies have become splashy acquisitions, including one last week. Thanks to those exits, venBio’s investors have more than broken even, and the group is now eyeing … Continue reading “As Its Investors Reap Returns, venBio Aims for a Bigger Second Fund”
Move Loot Secures $2,800,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=34445e17-10d4-46fe-b414-5846b3df65fb Date 6/10/2014 Company Name Move Loot Mailing Address 888 Tennessee St. San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Move Loot is the most convenient and economical way to buy and sell used furniture online. They pick up furniture from sellers’ homes, clean and store it in their warehouse, and then provide … Continue reading “Move Loot Secures $2,800,000 Seed Funding Round”