You’re CRAZY! I was getting used to hearing that when I told family and friends that I was selling everything I owned and buying one-way tickets to New Zealand to travel around the world with my wife and 10-month-old daughter. After being a serial entrepreneur for over a decade, I was flat burnt out. I … Continue reading “Burnt Out? Try a ‘Careercation’”
Category: San Francisco
Area 1 Security Receives $2,500,000 Seed Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=54b2793e-e15c-4278-9b33-6f9a6c4ea648 Date 5/6/2014 Company Name Area 1 Security Mailing Address Undisclosed Menlo Park, CA 94025 USA Company Description Area 1 Security is developing threat intelligence product focused on eliminating targeted, socially engineered cyber attacks. Area 1 Security was founded by CEO Oren Falkowitz, security experts from NSA and MIT, and data analytics … Continue reading “Area 1 Security Receives $2,500,000 Seed Round”
TechShop Secures $525,067 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8bf735c4-bc6c-40b2-a032-cbd4bd1853e8 Date 5/6/2014 Company Name TechShop Mailing Address 300 South 2nd St. San Jose, CA 95113 USA Company Description TechShop is a 15,000 square-foot membership-based workshop that provides members with access to tools and equipment, instruction, and a community of creative and supportive people so they can build the things they have … Continue reading “TechShop Secures $525,067 New Funding Round”
4 Weeks Until Our Napa Summit on June 2-3–Request Your Invitation
We all know it’s important to get out of our boxes at times. By taking in new ideas from leaders outside of our own fields, we can return to face day-to-day challenges with fresh perspective and energy. Sometimes getting out of the box also means getting out of our comfort zones. But sometimes it’s better … Continue reading “4 Weeks Until Our Napa Summit on June 2-3–Request Your Invitation”
Jumio Looks to Reduce Fraud, Hassle of Mobile Transactions
As viruses like Heartbleed and security breaches like Target’s massive credit card data hack become more and more common, it’s obvious to Jumio CEO Daniel Mattes that our current online security measures just aren’t cutting it. Basic security precautions like questions about your mother’s maiden name are useless in the age of social media. “These … Continue reading “Jumio Looks to Reduce Fraud, Hassle of Mobile Transactions”
Organizing For Aging—An Investment Imperative
Starting now, venture capitalists should reflect on an opportunity that probably occupies them very little. They know they are in the medical progress business, having financed numerous hard-won successes in developing drugs and diagnostics for rare diseases. Along with general material progress, the application of DNA science and genomics in biotechnology is giving millions of … Continue reading “Organizing For Aging—An Investment Imperative”
Automattic Garners $160,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b2499baa-74a7-45da-a4ff-04a760915b11 Date 5/5/2014 Company Name Automattic Mailing Address 132 Hawthorne Street San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Automattic is a startup from a handful of people passionate about making the web a better place. Website http://www.automattic.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $160,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were … Continue reading “Automattic Garners $160,000,000 New Round”
Chegg Garners $1,635,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a6c0bc81-4b99-4dfd-b85e-7f21b4f5cbb7 Date 5/5/2014 Company Name Chegg Mailing Address 4655 Old Ironsides Road Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA Company Description Chegg, whose name is a combination of chicken and egg, was conceived out of the founders’ frustration with the used book-buying policies at their university bookstore – which would pay students a fraction … Continue reading “Chegg Garners $1,635,000 New Financing”
Prosper Marketplace Lands $70,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=64ebac52-c305-4a03-9f12-b2be550c57ea Date 5/5/2014 Company Name Prosper Marketplace Mailing Address 101 Second Street 15th Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description Prosper, America’s first people-to-people lending marketplace, was created to make consumer lending more financially and socially rewarding for everyone. Website http://www.prosper.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $70,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed … Continue reading “Prosper Marketplace Lands $70,000,000 New Financing”
AirPR Obtains $4,000,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=46d375c8-fa5e-4aab-88d9-e8feb077e533 Date 5/5/2014 Company Name AirPR Mailing Address 760 Market St 5th Floor San Francisco, CA 94102 USA Company Description AirPR is a technology platform to increase PR performance. Website http://www.airpr.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $4,000,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. M&A Terms Venture … Continue reading “AirPR Obtains $4,000,000 Series A Funding”
Optimizely Receives $57,000,000 Series B Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=00f6db6b-6e8f-4e90-9d7f-edc65729fd64 Date 5/5/2014 Company Name Optimizely Mailing Address 631 Howard Street San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description The company provides a service that allows users to perform automated A/B testing of websites. Website http://www.optimizely.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $57,000,000 Transaction Round Series B Proceeds Purposes The new funding will … Continue reading “Optimizely Receives $57,000,000 Series B Round”
Wal-Mart Stores Acquires Adchemy for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ca61a876-7020-47dc-a5b1-460566a6e057 Date 5/5/2014 Company Name Adchemy Mailing Address 1001 E. Hillsdale Blvd. 7th Floor Foster City, CA 94404 USA Company Description Adchemy develops software that is revolutionizing the world of online customer acquisition. The company’s mission is to combine the vast amount of data on the Web with its advanced scientific algorithms … Continue reading “Wal-Mart Stores Acquires Adchemy for Undisclosed Sum”
Apple Acquires LuxVue for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=984a452f-5a7f-42ff-a1c1-33c947ade113 Date 5/4/2014 Company Name LuxVue Mailing Address 1705 Wyatt Drive Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA Company Description LuxVue Technology Corporation develops low-power, microLED-based displays for consumer electronics applications. LuxVue Technology Corporation was formerly known as Papierlos Corporation. Website Undisclosed Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes M&A Terms … Continue reading “Apple Acquires LuxVue for Undisclosed Sum”
SupportPay Receives $1,100,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0b52bc12-c795-4bf7-98da-7f170341ede1 Date 5/3/2014 Company Name SupportPay Mailing Address PO Box 4074 Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA Company Description Over the past 30 years the traditional family is no longer the majority of family households in the world. Families are now made up of single parents, blended families, divorces, multi-generational households and many … Continue reading “SupportPay Receives $1,100,000 Seed Funding Round”
Cultivating Accountability in the Workplace
Accountability is one of the most important aspects of any business. A company that holds its employees accountable for the choices they make and the tasks they perform witnesses high levels of productivity and efficiency. In a startup too, a shared sense of accountability among employees makes all the difference in how they approach their … Continue reading “Cultivating Accountability in the Workplace”
Soft Spots: Five Places Where Silicon Valley’s Bubble Could Pop
The main premise of J.J. Abrams’ Fringe—unquestionably one of the three best sci-fi shows made for television in this century, alongside Battlestar Galactica and Doctor Who—is that there’s a second, nearly identical universe coterminous with ours. The wall between the parallel worlds remains impenetrable until a grief-stricken scientist, Walter Bishop, figures out how to cross … Continue reading “Soft Spots: Five Places Where Silicon Valley’s Bubble Could Pop”
Innovation Hub: Jason Fried on the End of the Workplace
Jason Fried wants us to forget about meetings, stop talking to our managers, and avoid coming into the office. Mostly. Fried, the co-founder and CEO of the software company Basecamp, believes many workplaces are dysfunctional and should be reinvented. Why? And what’s Fried’s vision of the new office? I sat down to talk with him … Continue reading “Innovation Hub: Jason Fried on the End of the Workplace”
The Experiment Begins: Y Combinator Admits First Biotech Startups
Mark your calendars: the high-profile tech incubator Y Combinator holds its Demo Day in August. Even though its alumni include runaway tech successes AirBnB and Dropbox, much of the scrutiny will land on the handful of biotechnology companies that, for the first time, Y Combinator is admitting to its program for the upcoming summer session. … Continue reading “The Experiment Begins: Y Combinator Admits First Biotech Startups”
The Xconomy SF Six: Funding for Alchemist Accelerator, Doximity, & More
Here are the top six things we’re paying attention to in the San Francisco tech scene this week. –Weight Watchers International has acquired Wello, the fitness training via two-way video startup. The terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Wello’s team will continue to operate from San Francisco. –Earlier this week, Doximity, the social … Continue reading “The Xconomy SF Six: Funding for Alchemist Accelerator, Doximity, & More”
Lecorpio Secures $10,000,000 Series B Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=57506d59-e3a0-435c-8eb4-608742e1230a Date 5/2/2014 Company Name Lecorpio Mailing Address 39300 Civic Center Drive Fremont, CA 94538 USA Company Description Silicon Valley-based Lecorpio is the worldwide leader in cloud-based IP management and analytics solutions helping the world’s most innovative companies to quickly turn ideas into valuable assets. Website http://www.lecorpio.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction … Continue reading “Lecorpio Secures $10,000,000 Series B Round”
BookBub Lands $3,800,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a9ed3e6d-cc9e-488c-a569-6b4c71f88a3b Date 5/2/2014 Company Name BookBub Mailing Address Undisclosed Cambridge, MA 94304 USA Company Description BookBub is a free service that helps millions of readers discover great deals on acclaimed ebooks while providing publishers and authors with a way to drive sales and find new fans. Members receive a personalized daily email … Continue reading “BookBub Lands $3,800,000 Series A Financing Round”
Zyme Solutions Receives $3,000,000 Series B Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=02277e8c-a265-4f06-9b62-80ebdf94b8cf Date 5/2/2014 Company Name Zyme Solutions Mailing Address 240 Twin Dolphin Drive Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA Company Description Zyme Solutions is the leading provider of channel intelligence solutions to the high-tech and consumer electronics industry. Website http://www.zymesolutions.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $3,000,000 Transaction Round Series B Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “Zyme Solutions Receives $3,000,000 Series B Financing”
Glu Mobile Acquires PlayFirst for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=aa30d188-0aa4-42b4-91f9-0d37c547aca5 Date 5/2/2014 Company Name PlayFirst Mailing Address 160 Spear Street San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description PlayFirst is the leading publisher of highly-original games made for casual gamers wherever they play. Committed to fostering creativity, PlayFirst works with talented internal and external developers to bring innovative games to multiple platforms, … Continue reading “Glu Mobile Acquires PlayFirst for Undisclosed Sum”
Lightstone Closes $172M Fund for Early-Stage Biotechs
Early-stage biotech investing is a difficult game, as evidenced by the well-documented dwindling of VC firms over the past few years left to take the plunge. But Lightstone Ventures started up two years ago to throw its hat into the ring nonetheless, and now it’s got some dollars to put to work. Lightstone has closed … Continue reading “Lightstone Closes $172M Fund for Early-Stage Biotechs”
At Two-Year Mark, JOBS Act Is Regulation Even A Biotech Can Love
It’s been two years since President Obama signed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act into law and revamped the rules that govern private companies trying to raise money from all types of investors. The biotech crowd, usually hard pressed to find good things to say about federal regulation, couldn’t be more pleased with the … Continue reading “At Two-Year Mark, JOBS Act Is Regulation Even A Biotech Can Love”
With New SF Office, Cengage Looks to Rival Tech Giants
Cengage Learning, the billion-dollar edtech giant that started life as Thomson Learning before it was sold off in 2007, is celebrating a brand-new office in San Francisco this week. The new facility will be a testing ground for fostering engagement and innovation in the workspace, and CEO Michael Hansen says the company expects to use … Continue reading “With New SF Office, Cengage Looks to Rival Tech Giants”
Aviso Receives $8,000,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=dab37182-7f78-4324-a347-0c5bd9c10a8e Date 5/1/2014 Company Name Aviso Mailing Address 655 W. Evelyn Ave. Mountain View, CA 94041 USA Company Description We’re Building Software to Supercharge How Enterprises Make Critical Revenue Decisions. Website http://www.aviso.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $8,000,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes This investment marks the official launch of … Continue reading “Aviso Receives $8,000,000 Series A Financing Round”
The RealReal Garners $20,374,359 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=54c69062-8d66-46df-ad68-1d4f307fa3b1 Date 5/1/2014 Company Name The RealReal Mailing Address Undisclosed Tiburon, CA 94920 USA Company Description Offering authenticated, pre-owned, women’s and men’s designer brands including Chanel, Hermès, Manolo Blahnik, Gucci and Cartier – all at up to 90 percent off retail prices -The RealReal eliminates the uncertainty of purchasing luxury brands online … Continue reading “The RealReal Garners $20,374,359 New Financing”
CloudGenix Secures $9,000,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=306578c0-0c3f-4964-811c-56bca7620d31 Date 5/1/2014 Company Name CloudGenix Mailing Address 2933 Bunker Hill Lane Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA Company Description CloudGenix is a new breed of networking company that is redefining and simplifying how companies connect people anywhere in the enterprise with applications across public, private and hybrid clouds. Website http://www.cloudgenix.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “CloudGenix Secures $9,000,000 Series A Financing Round”
Vorstack Lands $5,200,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ababd797-3dc2-405a-b65f-9a53e14ffbb3 Date 5/1/2014 Company Name Vorstack Mailing Address 5150 El Camino Real Los Altos, CA 94022 USA Company Description Vorstack solves the problem of having to digest too much external and internal cyber-threat information while not knowing which threats are truly relevant to your organization. We allow you to analyze, validate and … Continue reading “Vorstack Lands $5,200,000 New Round”
Waggl Receives $1,100,000 Seed Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0bdfeda5-13fd-4884-b644-a417b8800b81 Date 5/1/2014 Company Name Waggl Mailing Address 23 Glenn Drive Sausalito, CA 94965 USA Company Description We are a passionate group of professionals who believe that knowledge is an organization’s most valuable asset which remains largely untapped, ideas should be evaluated on merit and not politics, and we make better decisions … Continue reading “Waggl Receives $1,100,000 Seed Round”
Scientific Revenue Garners $2,500,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e512a523-7d83-4939-9503-c69d84a15f91 Date 5/1/2014 Company Name Scientific Revenue Mailing Address 425 Broadway Redwood City, CA 94063 USA Company Description Scientific Revenue’s mission is to help game developers and publishers increase revenue by improving the yield of paying customers. Website Undisclosed Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,500,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds … Continue reading “Scientific Revenue Garners $2,500,000 New Funding”
Pepperdata Obtains $5,000,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=00dffad5-b300-4abf-a5b3-d56b0996cf75 Date 5/1/2014 Company Name Pepperdata Mailing Address 111 W. Evelyn Ave. Sunnyvale, CA 94086 USA Company Description Pepperdata brings an unprecedented level of control to Hadoop, letting you ensure that your critical production jobs safely complete on time, while making any unused capacity available to your users for their other jobs. … Continue reading “Pepperdata Obtains $5,000,000 Series A Funding Round”
Ecologic Brands Lands $7,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ccd2377e-9019-467f-911a-e9e039849c7c Date 5/1/2014 Company Name Ecologic Brands Mailing Address One Kaiser Plaza Oakland, CA 94612 USA Company Description Ecologic Brands is dedicated to creating a more sustainable world through better packaging choices. Let’s face it, much of today’s packaging is not recycled and piles up in landfills. In fact, 71% of today’s … Continue reading “Ecologic Brands Lands $7,000,000 New Financing”
PunchTab Secures $6,250,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=26b6d83a-edb1-481b-9364-f458c81732c7 Date 5/1/2014 Company Name PunchTab Mailing Address 2390 El Camino Real Palo Alto, CA 94306 USA Company Description Using PunchTab publishers, retailers and application vendors can deploy a tightly integrated reward program to their users in minutes with no development or marketing costs. Website http://www.punchtab.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount … Continue reading “PunchTab Secures $6,250,000 New Financing Round”
Unified Acquires Awe.sm for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=243dc6d3-f91e-4ee5-9a90-faa09d129b05 Date 5/1/2014 Company Name Awe.sm Mailing Address 2601 Mission Street San Francisco, CA 94110 USA Company Description awe.sm is the leading platform for companies to harness social data. We measure how social marketing, like Facebook posts and Twitter updates, lead to meaningful outcomes, like signups, purchases, and other business goals. Website … Continue reading “Unified Acquires Awe.sm for Undisclosed Sum”
Kamcord Receives $7,100,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8035bbe8-e32a-4fd8-8c10-da01aa4ac1a7 Date 5/1/2014 Company Name Kamcord Mailing Address 542 La Conner Drive Sunnyvale, CA 94087 USA Company Description Unlock your mobile gaming moments. Allow users to record and share their awesome gameplays. Without having to leave your game. Get more installs from people that see your game on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. … Continue reading “Kamcord Receives $7,100,000 Series A Funding”
New Napa Speakers: Kawasaki on Startups, Ashenfelter on Wine
McLuhan said that the medium is the message. Here at Xconomy, we agree, and we think it even goes for the venues we pick for our events. When we hold a big conference in a university lecture hall, the message we’re sending is: deep thoughts and nuanced arguments coming. If we gather at the campus … Continue reading “New Napa Speakers: Kawasaki on Startups, Ashenfelter on Wine”
BioPharma Learns From Marvel, Begins Real Life Search For “X-Men”
Biopharma employees read, as you might expect, a wide spectrum of scientific journals and trade publications. What might be surprising is that their reading lists appear to have expanded recently to include classic Marvel comics. What’s led me to this conclusion? The Belgian pharmaceutical company UCB has sponsored an Innovation Challenge on the InnoCentive Website … Continue reading “BioPharma Learns From Marvel, Begins Real Life Search For “X-Men””
iCharts Garners $2,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=13fc5f2a-227c-47bf-a2d2-189b8ebe35a8 Date 4/30/2014 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 Garners $2,000,000 New Funding Round”
MovieLaLa Receives Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6ea90df1-c104-43b4-a061-2bed9decb143 Date 4/30/2014 Company Name MovieLaLa Mailing Address 301 Vermont St. San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description MovieLaLa is a social network for movie fans: discovering upcoming movies through friends and favorite stars. For marketers, MovieLaLa is a marketing platform to help movie marketers increase the buzz, awareness and engagement of … Continue reading “MovieLaLa Receives Seed Financing Round”
Edgewater Networks Lands $5,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4aa8cba6-2860-40a6-b0f6-4a68dd60ec72 Date 4/30/2014 Company Name Edgewater Networks Mailing Address 5225 Hellyer Ave. San Jose, CA 95051 USA Company Description Edgewater Networks develops products that ensure the secure and reliable delivery of IP based voice and video for service providers and enterprises. Edgewater’s products offer proven network and operational savings from the customer … Continue reading “Edgewater Networks Lands $5,000,000 New Funding Round”
Boombotix Secures $1,156,898 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8797c8bb-55bb-46f4-8c07-60525ef2ca14 Date 4/30/2014 Company Name Boombotix Mailing Address 3224 B 23rd Street San Francisco, CA 94110 USA Company Description BoomBotix is for life in motion. Founded in 2009 with roots in San Francisco’s urban art scene and the Tahoe action sports arena, the company made a merger of alternative art and sport. … Continue reading “Boombotix Secures $1,156,898 New Financing Round”
Ayla Networks Lands Series B Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=053ccf41-6165-47f4-8415-a92ed3c6e3e8 Date 4/30/2014 Company Name Ayla Networks Mailing Address 607 W. California Ave Sunnyvale, CA 94086 USA Company Description The company is developing cloud connectivity solutions for the Internet of things. Website http://www.aylanetworks.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Series B Proceeds Purposes Ayla also unveiled plans to expand … Continue reading “Ayla Networks Lands Series B Funding Round”
Vidder Secures $4,798,660 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=55de6949-5f2e-4104-850d-e9b811e2dc83 Date 4/30/2014 Company Name Vidder Mailing Address 900 E. Hamilton Ave. Campbell, CA 95008 USA Company Description Vidder is dedicated to providing secure communications solutions to our customers. Unlike most security companies who focus on a product, Vidder works with customers to identify the best security technologies for their needs and … Continue reading “Vidder Secures $4,798,660 New Financing Round”
Seeking Tau: BMS Buys iPierian and Brain-Disease Program for $175M
Born five years ago from the merger of two cutting-edge stem cell companies, iPierian has agreed to an acquisition. Bristol-Myers Squibb is buying the South San Francisco-based biotech firm for $175 million upfront, with potentially $550 million more based on the progress of iPierian’s pipeline of antibodies to treat tau-mediated neurodegenerative disease. Details of those … Continue reading “Seeking Tau: BMS Buys iPierian and Brain-Disease Program for $175M”
Milwaukee Has Startup Ecosystem Elements, Awaits Chain Reaction
Obviously the startup communities on the coasts are different than those in “flyover country” (as it is often referred to). I’d like to comment on some of the differences between two startup communities I am familiar with: Boston and Milwaukee. While I grew up in Milwaukee, I left after high school to go to MIT … Continue reading “Milwaukee Has Startup Ecosystem Elements, Awaits Chain Reaction”
Apartment List Takes the Pain out of Finding a New Place
After college, Apartment List CEO John Kobs and his co-founder Chris Herndon both decided to buy property and become landlords. Kobs purchased some single-family homes in his Ohio hometown, while Herndon bought property in Austin, where he had attended college. Both used Craigslist to find renters, but found the popular listing site wasn’t doing much … Continue reading “Apartment List Takes the Pain out of Finding a New Place”
Why Would Amazon Want its Own Smartphone, Anyway?
It’s been called one of the worst-kept secrets in the mobile technology industry, but it’s still generating a lot of buzz—Amazon.com, the king of online commerce and trend-setting provider of cloud-computing services, wants to sell its own smartphone. With leaks and rumors being churned out on an almost daily basis, it looks like those long-developing … Continue reading “Why Would Amazon Want its Own Smartphone, Anyway?”
Tidemark Secures $32,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f31daa3b-ac16-42b5-b9c8-19082d61c777 Date 4/29/2014 Company Name Tidemark Mailing Address 3200 Bridge Parkway Redwood City, CA 94065 USA Company Description Tidemark went back to the analytics drawing board to deliver unified performance management apps that exceed organizations’ wildest dreams for power, usability, mobility, and cost savings. Using 21st-century technology, Tidemark apps offer on-demand performance … Continue reading “Tidemark Secures $32,000,000 New Round”