The field of educational technologies is going through an exciting period. From massively open online courses (MOOCs) like MIT’s OCW or edX and Khan Academy to a range of tablet and smartphone applications, the field is rife with exciting innovations that have dramatically changed the face of education. There is a higher degree of self-learning … Continue reading “A Tablet App from Invention Labs Helps Kids with Speech Disabilities”
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Building Biotechs to Last: See the Agenda for Monday
Why would anybody want to build a biotech company for the long term? Nobody should cry a river for well-paid biotech executives, but there are easier ways to make a living. If you are good or lucky enough to go public, you may have a couple months before shareholders ridicule and second-guess your every move. … Continue reading “Building Biotechs to Last: See the Agenda for Monday”
EducationSuperHighway Lands $9,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d846c2a3-6433-4a83-9117-45e037279cab Date 12/5/2013 Company Name EducationSuperHighway Mailing Address 101 California Street San Francisco, CA 94111 Company Description We are leading the way to upgrade every American K-12 public school to have a robust, learning-ready (100 Mbps+) Internet connection so our students and educators can leverage the transformative power of online learning. Website … Continue reading “EducationSuperHighway Lands $9,000,000 New Financing Round”
Glassdoor Lands $50,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f21ccf0c-8548-4e98-a594-4a3e01715652 Date 12/5/2013 Company Name Glassdoor Mailing Address 1 Harbor Drive Sausalito, CA 94965 Company Description The company is developing an online social network focused on employment conditions in the workplace. Website http://www.glassdoor.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $50,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes With this new round, we continue to … Continue reading “Glassdoor Lands $50,000,000 New Funding”
Reset Therapeutics Lands $14,796,231 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=edcfb5d4-9b15-4f46-ae60-83ec9d83c2fd Date 12/5/2013 Company Name Reset Therapeutics Mailing Address 260 Littlefield Avenue South San Francisco, CA 94080 Company Description Reset Therapeutics is focused on harnessing the power of the body’s internal molecular clocks to discover, develop, and commercialize high-value therapeutics for a variety of disease indications. Website http://www.resettherapeutics.com Transaction Type Venture Equity … Continue reading “Reset Therapeutics Lands $14,796,231 New Funding Round”
Playnery Garners $2,800,000 Series B Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4fae49e1-cc81-4dc8-91b3-97ecdadf72d9 Date 12/5/2013 Company Name Playnery Mailing Address 560 S Winchester Blvd San Jose, CA 95128 Company Description Established in 2012, Playnery, Inc. USA is the wholly owned publishing unit of Playnery Inc. Korea. The subsidiary publishes and licenses games as well as works with our valuable partners in the United States. … Continue reading “Playnery Garners $2,800,000 Series B Round”
Homejoy Garners $38,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=650f891b-0674-4ee1-8996-b0a7bb2c99c0 Date 12/5/2013 Company Name Homejoy Mailing Address Undisclosed Mountain View, CA 94035 Company Description The company offers a simple web interface for booking housecleanings. Website http://www.homejoy.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $38,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Beyond funding overall growth, Cheung said the money could also help Homejoy expand … Continue reading “Homejoy Garners $38,000,000 New Funding Round”
Trifacta Obtains $12,000,000 Series B Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=33da0163-66da-4807-9075-faf5927eb4e6 Date 12/5/2013 Company Name Trifacta Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description People, Data, Computation: The Analytic Trifecta. We hear a lot these days about unlocking the value in data. But value doesn’t come from data or computers. Value comes from people — the analysts and decision-makers who extract … Continue reading “Trifacta Obtains $12,000,000 Series B Financing”
Clever Garners $10,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c2f8cb1a-2036-4f85-8097-030c8fbb5691 Date 12/5/2013 Company Name Clever Mailing Address 59 Hilltop Drive San Carlos, CA 94070 Company Description We believe that data should empower learning, not hold it back. With unique experiences in education and technology, the Clever team understands the data challenges that schools and developers face. Our mission is to make … Continue reading “Clever Garners $10,000,000 New Funding Round”
Box Lands $100,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a95b8261-03eb-4b07-96d8-9cdeedd958e0 Date 12/5/2013 Company Name Box Mailing Address 4440 El Camino Real Los Altos, CA 94022 Company Description Launched officially in March of 2006, Box currently provides secure online file storage and sharing functionality to over 500,000 registered users, serving files to millions of people across the world. Box.net’s unique platform allows … Continue reading “Box Lands $100,000,000 New Round”
Dice Acquires getTalent for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d880755d-282f-4b7f-b100-a7547f2834ad Date 12/5/2013 Company Name getTalent Mailing Address Undisclosed Mountain View, CA 94043 Company Description Powering Candidate Experience Software – melting together cutting-edge mobile and social technologies, to build, and deeply engage with, dedicated talent communities. Website http://www.gettalent.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes M&A Terms Financial terms … Continue reading “Dice Acquires getTalent for Undisclosed Sum”
Hanergy Acquires Alta Devices for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a65e5a7a-bb6e-4757-8c92-f77826b081f8 Date 12/5/2013 Company Name Alta Devices Mailing Address 545 Oakmead Parkway Sunnyvale, CA 94085 Company Description Alta Devices was founded in 2007 and is focused on improving the production economics of high efficiency solar PV applications. Website http://www.altadevices.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes M&A Terms Financial … Continue reading “Hanergy Acquires Alta Devices for Undisclosed Sum”
Cleantech Overcoming Challenges, Rough Years, Tesla VC Investor Says
Building revolutionary companies is not easy, and bad times have to be expected and endured. But dark days don’t dissuade visionaries. Ask Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, or the innovators who built Silicon Valley’s greatest companies. In the eyes of Ira Ehrenpreis, an early investor in Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: [[ticker:TSLA]]) and a current director, it shouldn’t … Continue reading “Cleantech Overcoming Challenges, Rough Years, Tesla VC Investor Says”
5AM Ventures, an Early Stage Biotech VC Still Standing, Raises $250M
Like its name suggests, 5AM Venture Management likes to place its bets early in the life of a company. Now it has reloaded with another $250 million to put to work in more early-stage biotech companies. Menlo Park, CA-based 5AM Ventures said this week it has closed on 5AM Ventures IV, its fourth fund since … Continue reading “5AM Ventures, an Early Stage Biotech VC Still Standing, Raises $250M”
Issuu, Now California-Based, Helps Niche Publishers Go Digital
Say you’re a small publisher producing a print-only publication—anything from a hobbyist magazine to a regional real estate guide to a crafts catalog. You know you could reach more readers if you could offer a digital version. But you don’t have a huge design staff, and you can’t afford the expensive software, such as Adobe’s … Continue reading “Issuu, Now California-Based, Helps Niche Publishers Go Digital”
Gridstore Garners $11,000,000 Series B Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4b3303d8-dc80-44b4-bba1-c955c8a242b7 Date 12/4/2013 Company Name Gridstore Mailing Address 1975 Landings Drive Mountain View, CA 94043 Company Description Gridstore is the leading provider of grid based scale-out storage that turns simple storage building blocks into the world’s most powerful and affordable storage without limits. Website http://www.gridstore.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $11,000,000 … Continue reading “Gridstore Garners $11,000,000 Series B Financing Round”
Celgene Plunks Down $177M Upfront for OncoMed’s Stem Cell Drugs
OncoMed Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: [[ticker:OMED]]) may be a long ways away from actually winning FDA approval of a product, but it just got a big vote of confidence from Celgene that it’s on the right track with its cancer stem cell work. Celgene (NASDAQ: [[ticker:CELG]]), the big cancer drugmaker from Summit, NJ, has struck a big … Continue reading “Celgene Plunks Down $177M Upfront for OncoMed’s Stem Cell Drugs”
Burrill VC Fund Splits into New Firm, Biomark, After Short Marriage
San Francisco-based Burrill & Company looked like it had beaten the odds a little more than a year ago during a tough time for biotech venture capital firms. Burrill said in a statement that it had put together Burrill Capital Fund IV, with “aggregate capital commitments” of $505 million to invest in drugs, diagnostics, medical … Continue reading “Burrill VC Fund Splits into New Firm, Biomark, After Short Marriage”
Modern Day Scrooges Are Ruining Our Health Care System
More than a 150 years ago Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol introduced the character Ebenezer Scrooge, who was the embodiment of greed, “tight-fisted…. a squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous, old sinner! Hard and sharp as flint, from which no steel had ever struck out generous fire.” If Dickens were alive today he’d recognize that … Continue reading “Modern Day Scrooges Are Ruining Our Health Care System”
XLumena Lands $25,000,000 Series C Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=16c6ab93-33b0-4a32-bb19-247d2fb9ca98 Date 12/3/2013 Company Name XLumena Mailing Address 453 Ravendale Drive Mountain View, CA 94043 Company Description Xlumena is the leader in the developments of image-guided therapeutic endoscopy products specializing in advanced implants and devices that address multiple markets. Collaborating with top physicians in the field, Xlumena focuses on technology that advances … Continue reading “XLumena Lands $25,000,000 Series C Funding”
Swarm Mobile Secures $3,448,111 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c7c1b253-9cba-487c-b785-439c7be6c97e Date 12/3/2013 Company Name Swarm Mobile Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description SWARM enables brick and mortar retailers to increase revenue through real-time shopper interaction and analytics. SWARM’s customer experience is proven to drive retailer revenue through increased conversion, cross-sell/up-sell, loyalty and ability to defend against in-store price … Continue reading “Swarm Mobile Secures $3,448,111 New Funding Round”
DataSift Secures $42,000,000 Series C Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e845e584-e210-48c8-a880-6862d3030e5b Date 12/3/2013 Company Name DataSift Mailing Address 100 First St. San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description DataSift provides very granular and modular ‘sifting’ functions from across a wide range of social and web input feeds, augmenting them with sentiment analysis, storage and analytics to offer an unrivalled service platform, which leverages … Continue reading “DataSift Secures $42,000,000 Series C Round”
Qardio Lands $948,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b7c6ce99-0f78-4f52-a3d0-c05b1f40a6d0 Date 12/3/2013 Company Name Qardio Mailing Address 28 2nd Street San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description Qardio devices use secure cloud storage that your healthcare professional can readily access. With additional, detailed information about your everyday health, your doctor can provide improved health services. Website http://www.getqardio.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction … Continue reading “Qardio Lands $948,000 New Funding”
RetailNext Acquires Nearbuy Systems for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=597e4b09-cce1-40ea-b5d9-9d7560b6de82 Date 12/3/2013 Company Name Nearbuy Systems Mailing Address 2694 Middlefield Road Redwood City, CA 94063 Company Description Nearbuy provides indoor micro-location solutions that increase revenue, enhance the brand experience, and reduce operating expense at a cost that makes business sense Website http://www.nearbuysystems.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Proceeds … Continue reading “RetailNext Acquires Nearbuy Systems for Undisclosed Sum”
Techstars’ Elihuu Makes Move to Oakland, Lands $30K from CU Students
Colorado has been good to Elihuu, the Techstars Boulder 2013 graduate that wants to play matchmaker between a new generation of designers and manufacturers. But now the startup is moving to Oakland, CA, to capitalize on the Bay Area’s larger manufacturing industry. Before Elihuu left, though, it got one last parting gift in the form … Continue reading “Techstars’ Elihuu Makes Move to Oakland, Lands $30K from CU Students”
HealthPocket Offers a Partial Workaround for Healthcare.gov Mess
As thousands of Americans struggle to sign up for health insurance on the overloaded government exchange set up under the Affordable Care Act, two Bay area companies are offering their own free Web platforms as easier places to shop around. Both HealthPocket of Sunnyvale, CA, and HealthSherpa in San Francisco provide one-click access to a … Continue reading “HealthPocket Offers a Partial Workaround for Healthcare.gov Mess”
Financial Apps Will Make People Smarter and More Open About Money
Socially acceptable topics of conversation are always evolving. It’s no longer uncommon to hear discussions about religion and politics at the dinner table. However, there’s still one incredibly important issue that most people would just as soon sweep under the rug: finances. When was the last time you had a detailed conversation with your spouse, … Continue reading “Financial Apps Will Make People Smarter and More Open About Money”
3 Life Sciences Companies That Are Built to Last
Lots of biotech companies today say they want to be great for a long, long time. But which of today’s companies are actually doing it? Which ones are truly visionary, and built to last? These questions have been on my mind since I re-read “Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies” in preparation for … Continue reading “3 Life Sciences Companies That Are Built to Last”
Stem Secures $15,000,000 Series B Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d99537de-30f0-4c63-aaba-39bc38f2eed7 Date 12/2/2013 Company Name Stem Mailing Address 100 Rollins Road Millbrae, CA 94030 Company Description Stem, an energy solutions company, provides intelligent energy solutions to small-medium sized companies. It offers energy storage and data solutions that allow organizations to store energy when they are not using it, and provide power when … Continue reading “Stem Secures $15,000,000 Series B Financing Round”
Fluential Secures $2,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=fbd67662-f1ef-4d05-9558-c9670ba98a8f Date 12/2/2013 Company Name Fluential Mailing Address 1200 Crossman Avenue Sunnyvale, CA 94089 Company Description Fluential, using state of the art speech translation technology, enables communication between the English speaking clinical staff (including nurses, radiologists, physical therapists) and their non-English speaking patients. Website http://www.fluentialinc.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,000,000 … Continue reading “Fluential Secures $2,000,000 New Financing Round”
Grokker Garners $5,500,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1a44caf5-1b84-42b2-a127-f4c137104fa3 Date 12/2/2013 Company Name Grokker Mailing Address 560 South Winchester Blvd. San Jose, CA 95128 Company Description The company provides a video network aimed at consumer interests using “experts”. Website http://www.grokker.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $5,500,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. M&A Terms Venture … Continue reading “Grokker Garners $5,500,000 New Financing”
Apple Acquires Topsy.com for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=aeb2345c-7c5a-426a-b92f-e0f7f5de04d1 Date 12/2/2013 Company Name Topsy.com Mailing Address 140 Second Street 6th Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description Topsy is a new kind of search engine, with a new way of looking at the Internet. Topsy doesn’t think the Internet is a collection of documents. Or even a web of documents. … Continue reading “Apple Acquires Topsy.com for Undisclosed Sum”
Inspired by Arduinos, Do It Your Selfing, and the Big Maker Faire
I’ve always enjoyed making cool things. When I was in fourth grade, my teacher at Grant K-8 School told me about Arduinos, micro-controllers that can be used to input data from sensors and to control outputs such as LEDs and motors. I also learned about Make, a magazine, blog, and store devoted to making, DIYing … Continue reading “Inspired by Arduinos, Do It Your Selfing, and the Big Maker Faire”
Ekso Bionics Lands $5,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ae3cff66-a710-461f-bc42-1011f6c70d50 Date 11/29/2013 Company Name Ekso Bionics Mailing Address 1414 Harbour Way South Richmond, CA 94804 Company Description We are in the midst of one of the greatest technological revolutions in history. Since 2005, Ekso Bionics has been pioneering the field of robotic exoskeletons to augment human strength, endurance and mobility. Website … Continue reading “Ekso Bionics Lands $5,000,000 New Financing Round”
It’s Time to Play Moneyball: The Investment Readiness Level
Investors sitting through Incubator or Accelerator demo days have three metrics to judge fledgling startups – 1) great looking product demos, 2) compelling PowerPoint slides, and 3) a world-class team. We think we can do better. We now have the tools, technology and data to take incubators and accelerators to the next level. Teams can … Continue reading “It’s Time to Play Moneyball: The Investment Readiness Level”
Dabo Health Garners $1,995,275 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=419d1285-358e-485f-bbcb-acb00d31b43b Date 11/28/2013 Company Name Dabo Health Mailing Address 1820 White Oak Drive Menlo Park, CA 94025 Company Description Dabo Health gives a medical or surgical service’s staff an easy-to-use measure of their performance on quality metrics and puts their performance in context by comparing it to other hospitals in the region, … Continue reading “Dabo Health Garners $1,995,275 New Round”
Is This the End of Premium Pricing in Drug and Device Innovation?
Healthcare costs in the United States today account for approximately 18 percent of our gross domestic product—far more than any other developed country. Americans’ average life expectancy and the efficiency of our healthcare system are ranked near the bottom of countries with advanced economies. It’s not just a healthcare problem, either. It’s an economic problem. … Continue reading “Is This the End of Premium Pricing in Drug and Device Innovation?”
Athos Obtains $3,500,000 Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a726c6c9-8420-4bee-80e2-32018c24f50d Date 11/27/2013 Company Name Athos Mailing Address 399 Bradford St Redwood City, CA 94063 Company Description Athos offers a wearable technology that is fully integrated in workout clothing, and can track your muscle groups, heart rate, breathing level and more. Website http://www.liveathos.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $3,500,000 Transaction Round … Continue reading “Athos Obtains $3,500,000 Seed Funding”
Solar Mosaic Obtains $387,025 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1ad82566-d39c-48c8-82f1-457b3f7ea7a6 Date 11/27/2013 Company Name Solar Mosaic Mailing Address 55 Harrison Street Oakland, CA 94607 Company Description We are a team of entrepreneurs, coders, finance experts and changemakers. We want to create a world that is powered by abundant clean energy sources and owned by people like me and you. We’re excited … Continue reading “Solar Mosaic Obtains $387,025 New Financing”
7digital Receives $1,600,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=912c44c8-716c-440b-a60d-45f25319321e Date 11/27/2013 Company Name 7digital Mailing Address 580 Howard St San Francisco, CA 94103 Company Description 7digital is the world’s leading digital music and content technology platform, and provides open access to the broadest catalogue of fully licensed, high quality digital music. The company powers comprehensive digital music services for consumers, … Continue reading “7digital Receives $1,600,000 New Financing Round”
Quanergy Systems Lands New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=17b32e90-4604-4c34-be78-778ddbf7bd2a Date 11/27/2013 Company Name Quanergy Systems Mailing Address 1419 Pointe Claire Court Sunnyvale, CA 94087 Company Description Quanergy is a privately-held, Silicon-Valley-based technology company developing smart sensing solutions for real-time 3D mapping and object detection, tracking, and classification. Website http://www.quanergy.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds … Continue reading “Quanergy Systems Lands New Round”
Byliner Acquires Seesaw for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=200e3791-0ea0-49eb-ba14-57be659cca60 Date 11/27/2013 Company Name Seesaw Mailing Address 1233 Howard Street San Francisco, CA 94103 Company Description Decisions. Life is full of them. Some are big, some are small. Some are easy, some are hard. But like just about everything, decisions are better with friends. We are making it fast and easy … Continue reading “Byliner Acquires Seesaw for Undisclosed Sum”
23andMe: Victim of an Overboard FDA Crackdown, or Provocateur?
Last Friday, the Food and Drug Administration issued a warning letter to the direct-to-consumer genetic testing company 23andMe ordering it to stop marketing its Personal Genome Service. According to the FDA, the 23andMe genetic test is a medical device, and subject to intense regulation before it can be marketed, because “it is intended for use … Continue reading “23andMe: Victim of an Overboard FDA Crackdown, or Provocateur?”
Thiel’s Breakout Labs Backs Cell-Based Platforms As It Turns Two
[Corrected 11/27/13, see below] Scientists have noticed for years that when they poke cells under a microscope, cancer cells are more easily deformed than healthy cells. But those odd observations have had little use so far as an aid to cancer diagnosis, because poking individual cells would be a hopelessly time-consuming and inaccurate test. Enter the South … Continue reading “Thiel’s Breakout Labs Backs Cell-Based Platforms As It Turns Two”
Gates Foundation Health Chief on Coaxing Pharma to Do Good (Part 2)
Yesterday, I ran the first installment of an interview with Trevor Mundel, the president of global health at the Seattle-based Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He talked about his personal reasons for leaving the pharmaceutical industry to work on global health problems, and how the foundation makes decisions on how to spend its money. Today, … Continue reading “Gates Foundation Health Chief on Coaxing Pharma to Do Good (Part 2)”
ARMO BioSciences Garners $20,000,000 Series A Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=fd96c820-26f5-4a1b-8535-7b4a2d4c115d Date 11/26/2013 Company Name ARMO BioSciences Mailing Address 1630 Channing Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94303 Company Description ARMO Biosciences is a biotechnology company that develops immune modulatory biologic therapeutics. The company is based in Palo Alto, California. Website Undisclosed Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $20,000,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds … Continue reading “ARMO BioSciences Garners $20,000,000 Series A Financing”
Kingsoft Office Lands $50,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=24c75f4c-0439-4474-bcab-927b73bee121 Date 11/26/2013 Company Name Kingsoft Office Mailing Address 530 Lytton Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94301 Company Description Kingsoft Office is a software development company, established in 1989 with offices in the US, Japan, Malysia, Hong Kong, and China mainland. It has been a market leader in office software and has spent … Continue reading “Kingsoft Office Lands $50,000,000 New Funding Round”
SugarSync Garners $6,500,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=40b3479a-6800-4d39-8873-bcaef24ee077 Date 11/26/2013 Company Name SugarSync Mailing Address 1810 Gateway Drive San Mateo, CA 94404 Company Description An innovator in digital media and information synchronization, SugarSync develops software and services that dramatically simplify the way people organize and access digital content. Website http://www.sugarsync.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $6,500,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed … Continue reading “SugarSync Garners $6,500,000 New Round”
Tap.in2 Secures $500,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4e1307cc-f58f-4a42-a2bc-df9393720383 Date 11/26/2013 Company Name Tap.in2 Mailing Address Undisclosed Los Angeles, CA 94105 Company Description We are die hard sports fans! Soccer, Baseball, Football, Basketball, Hockey–we can’t get enough. We attend several games a season and were frustrated by the fact that you miss key game play while waiting in line. You … Continue reading “Tap.in2 Secures $500,000 New Funding”
Scoot Networks Lands $1,779,659 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=67c53c7d-663c-49f6-adc9-eeb572039385 Date 11/26/2013 Company Name Scoot Networks Mailing Address 756 Natoma St. San Francisco, CA 94103 Company Description Scoot Networks is mobility for the city: A fleet of smartphone-enabled, 30 MPH, electric, Vespa-style scooters offered in a convenient, bicycle sharing-type system. Starting in San Francisco, they will be available on-demand throughout major … Continue reading “Scoot Networks Lands $1,779,659 New Funding Round”