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We’ve Obtains $530,000 New Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e9c63382-f229-4004-aa5d-c53656388a7a Date 11/15/2013 Company Name We’ve Mailing Address 255 Steiner St San Francisco, CA 94117 Company Description The concept of WE’VE was borne when Lulan Artisans sponsored a textile design competition and revealed a pent-up demand. Designers from around the world, interested in collaborating with artisans, submitted more than 1600 designs in … Continue reading “We’ve Obtains $530,000 New Financing”

We’ve Obtains $530,000 New Financing

In Defense of Sarepta’s Chris Garabedian

Anyone who follows the biotechnology industry surely is aware of the setback Cambridge, MA-based Sarepta Therapeutics (NASDAQ: [[ticker:SRPT]]) experienced this week after FDA changed their mind about the company’s ability to request early approval for its Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy drug, eteplirsen, on the basis of an encouraging Phase IIb study of 12 patients. However, the … Continue reading “In Defense of Sarepta’s Chris Garabedian”

Clot-Busting Inventor Breaks Barriers for Medtech Entrepreneurs

A typical entrepreneur accepted into the competitive startup incubator at the Fogarty Institute for Innovation in Mountain View, CA might be an engineer from the Stanford Biodesign Program, a formal academic program that trains students to invent medical devices. But Dr. Thomas J. Fogarty, who founded the Fogarty Institute in 2007, says he’d be equally … Continue reading “Clot-Busting Inventor Breaks Barriers for Medtech Entrepreneurs”

The Future of Microsoft Research: One on One With New Boss Peter Lee

How do you help invigorate the Microsoft machine? Well, for Peter Lee, the answer lies in the frontiers of computer science. Lee is the new managing director of Microsoft Research, the company’s global research arm. His job is to help his parent company, not always quick on the uptake with emerging technology, understand the latest … Continue reading “The Future of Microsoft Research: One on One With New Boss Peter Lee”

Genentech CMO Hal Barron Joins ‘Building Biotechs to Last’ Dec. 9

Hal Barron, when he was a young physician, joined Genentech as a clinical scientist back in 1996. It was the year of Genentech’s 20th anniversary. It sounds hard to believe today, but that was at a time before names like Rituxan, Herceptin, and Avastin meant anything in the world of cancer care. Point being, if there’s … Continue reading “Genentech CMO Hal Barron Joins ‘Building Biotechs to Last’ Dec. 9”

Pocket, the Read-Later App, Makes a Bid to Own the “Interest Graph”

[Corrected 11/14/13, see below] In the world of news-reader apps, the individual reigns supreme. These days, nobody dares to release a news aggregation product for smartphones, tablets, or the Web without including some sort of personalization feature to weed out unwanted content. (The idea that editors should tell you what they think you need to … Continue reading “Pocket, the Read-Later App, Makes a Bid to Own the “Interest Graph””

Zosano Pharma Garners $365,000 New Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b0c9234a-8a82-450b-a286-8666189a9078 Date 11/14/2013 Company Name Zosano Pharma Mailing Address 34790 Ardentech Court Fremont, CA 94555 Company Description Zosamo Pharma (FKA The Macroflux Corporation) is an emerging specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel proprietary products via the Macroflux technology. Website http://www.zosanopharma.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $365,000 Transaction Round … Continue reading “Zosano Pharma Garners $365,000 New Round”

FirstJob Lands Seed Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=acfaa7f4-a49f-497c-89d3-cd82cc9e79d1 Date 11/14/2013 Company Name FirstJob Mailing Address 225 Bush St. 12th Floor San Francisco, CA 94104 Company Description Founded in 2011, FirstJob matches college students and recent graduates with employers through their existing social networks. The company’s mission is to simplify the job search by creating the industry’s most intuitive user … Continue reading “FirstJob Lands Seed Funding Round”

Pharmacyclics, J&J Win FDA Approval for Big Blood Cancer Drug

[Updated: 11:15 am PT] Investors have been projecting billions in future sales for a new blood cancer treatment from Sunnyvale, CA-based Pharmacyclics (NASDAQ: [[ticker:PCYC]]) and Johnson & Johnson, and today the two companies got the official green light from the FDA to start selling the drug. The FDA said today it has cleared ibrutinib (Imbruvica) … Continue reading “Pharmacyclics, J&J Win FDA Approval for Big Blood Cancer Drug”

Former Decide CEO Fridgen to Advise Social Commerce Startup Yabbly

Yabbly proclaims on its Web site: “Product search powered by people, not an algorithm.” So it was interesting to learn that Mike Fridgen, who headed Decide.com—which offered very powerful product and pricing searches powered by algorithms, not people—has signed on as an adviser to Seattle-based Yabbly. I had a chance to talk with Fridgen to … Continue reading “Former Decide CEO Fridgen to Advise Social Commerce Startup Yabbly”

Boombotix App Coaxes Synchronized Sound from Bluetooth Speakers

It’s no surprise, in this era of personal technology, that more and more people want to fill the air around them with sound from personalized audio systems like the Jambox from Jawbone or the Boombot Rex from Boombotix—devices that stream music from smartphone playlists over Bluetooth. But what if several members of a group all … Continue reading “Boombotix App Coaxes Synchronized Sound from Bluetooth Speakers”

FlightCar Opens in LA—Hear CEO at Xconomy’s Hardtech Event 12/9

[Updated 12:10 pm] Rujul Zaparde and his friends weren’t purposely looking to unlock a legendarily tough business challenge when they founded FlightCar, a venture-backed startup that offers cheap parking for travelers who rent their wheels to someone else. “We really thought this was a cool idea, and we really wanted to test this out,” Zaparde … Continue reading “FlightCar Opens in LA—Hear CEO at Xconomy’s Hardtech Event 12/9”

J&J Joins With Evotec to Hunt for Early Causes of Alzheimer’s Disease

Big pharmaceutical companies are taking lessons from the disappointing performance of experimental drugs aimed at one of the most obvious targets in Alzheimer’s disease—the deposits of a protein called beta-amyloid that appear in the brain when the disabling neurodegenerative disorder is clearly established. New Brunswick, NJ-based Johnson & Johnson and Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly both saw … Continue reading “J&J Joins With Evotec to Hunt for Early Causes of Alzheimer’s Disease”

How Did Your Biotech Company Get Out of a Jam? Join Us Dec. 9 in SF

Any biotech company that that wants to last more than a few years has been tested a time or two, and has a story to tell about a near-death experience. How did it plan to stay afloat through the inevitable stormy seas? When the company truly found itself in a bind, how did it get … Continue reading “How Did Your Biotech Company Get Out of a Jam? Join Us Dec. 9 in SF”

Chegg Lands $187,500,000 New Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e73b606a-2c54-41be-a9bd-0658c06e8c83 Date 11/13/2013 Company Name Chegg Mailing Address 4655 Old Ironsides Road Santa Clara, CA 95054 Company Description Chegg (NYSE: CHGG), 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 … Continue reading “Chegg Lands $187,500,000 New Financing Round”

Scanadu Obtains $10,500,000 Series A Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3248ce6c-a2b3-4f50-846d-170ac0b59ae9 Date 11/13/2013 Company Name Scanadu Mailing Address NASA Ames Research Park Moffett Field, CA 94035 Company Description A scanner packed with sensors that enables anyone to conduct sophisticated physical exams — in a snap. Imagine the tools of an emergency room from the comfort of your living room. Website http://www.scanadu.com Transaction … Continue reading “Scanadu Obtains $10,500,000 Series A Financing”

Good.co Secures $1,300,000 Seed Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3504027b-8054-4cfa-a862-1e86fa1f8cf0 Date 11/13/2013 Company Name Good.co Mailing Address 201 Harrison Street San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description Good.co administers personality tests to make sure that the person will be happy and that it’s the right workplace culture for them. Website http://www.good.co Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,300,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds … Continue reading “Good.co Secures $1,300,000 Seed Round”

Arrayent Garners $11,900,000 Series B Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3444b715-b182-4b0c-87b7-292de9bb93e9 Date 11/13/2013 Company Name Arrayent Mailing Address 2317 Broadway St Redwood City, CA 94063 Company Description The Arrayent Connect Platform is a Cloud and Embedded Platform for Connected Products that enables manufacturers, retailers, and service providers to connect consumer products to web and smartphone applications. Website http://www.arrayent.com Transaction Type Venture Equity … Continue reading “Arrayent Garners $11,900,000 Series B Funding Round”

Ripple Labs Receives $3,500,000 New Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a4995849-b796-408a-ab52-51b3f7939623 Date 11/13/2013 Company Name Ripple Labs Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description Ripple Labs is committed to a simple, global, and open currency and payment system. The team developed the Ripple protocol and its distributed payment network, and now works to support and promote its growth. Website http://www.ripplelabs.com … Continue reading “Ripple Labs Receives $3,500,000 New Financing”

Lovely Secures $391,500 New Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d14fec1a-d420-4b71-975a-96180c7fec06 Date 11/13/2013 Company Name Lovely Mailing Address 450 Townsend Street San Francisco, CA 94107 Company Description We know from personal experience just how painful it can be to rent an apartment, and we think it should be faster, easier, and more transparent. So we created Lovely, a real rental marketplace that … Continue reading “Lovely Secures $391,500 New Round”

Lovely Lands $391,500 New Round

LendUp Receives $14,000,000 Series A Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=15f4b1e5-94b9-440a-9b68-cf42f775bca9 Date 11/13/2013 Company Name LendUp Mailing Address 584 Castro St. San Francisco, CA 94114 Company Description The LendUp Ladder changes the dynamics of the small dollar loan: rather than being a dangerous first step into a cycle of debt, it becomes an opportunity to learn good financial behavior and to build … Continue reading “LendUp Receives $14,000,000 Series A Funding Round”

Maxta Obtains $10,000,000 New Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=905086e2-b8bb-4728-b061-e2b4dbb694c8 Date 11/13/2013 Company Name Maxta Mailing Address 100 Mathilda Place Sunnyvale, CA 94086 Company Description Maxta was founded in 2009 by industry veterans with a simple goal: to realize the vision of a Software-Defined data center. Maxta is redefining enterprise storage by delivering an innovative Software-Defined Storage platform to dramatically simplify … Continue reading “Maxta Obtains $10,000,000 New Funding”

Big Data Grant from Moore, Sloan Aims to Make Pi-Shaped Scientists

Scientists in nearly every field are confronting the blessing and the curse of big data. New scientific instruments and simulations such as the Large Hadron Collider and the cabled ocean observatory in the northeastern Pacific promise more and better observations of places and phenomena that were difficult or impossible to access before. Sociologists and economists … Continue reading “Big Data Grant from Moore, Sloan Aims to Make Pi-Shaped Scientists”

Curious Offers Online Learning Without the Commitment of MOOCs

Before co-founding lifelong learning platform Curious, CEO Justin Kitch was hanging out at home with his kids, taking some time off. He had sold his first company, Homestead.com, to Intuit in 2007, and after a few years there, he was ready to spend some time at home. So he started doing as much as he … Continue reading “Curious Offers Online Learning Without the Commitment of MOOCs”

Time to Come Clean: Why A High-Tech Guy Envies the Low-Tech World

I’m ready to confess that I’ve been basking in a particular drug-induced fantasy for a number of years. It’s a different type than we usual read about, and I suspect it’s shared by a fair number of other folks who work in biopharma. We dream of the day when a medicine we created begins to … Continue reading “Time to Come Clean: Why A High-Tech Guy Envies the Low-Tech World”

Bill.com Secures $38,000,000 New Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5f1cb3c9-a4df-4418-9c65-55099d8ced08 Date 11/12/2013 Company Name Bill.com Mailing Address 3200 Ash Street Palo Alto, CA 94306 Company Description Bill.com is an online bill management service that simplifies and automates business finances. Bill.com allows companies to pay, receive and send bills with the click of a mouse, saving substantial time so companies can focus … Continue reading “Bill.com Secures $38,000,000 New Round”

QuorumLabs Receives $10,000,000 Series C Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a6e2d658-ce03-4fee-9b38-e3a0fb17876c Date 11/12/2013 Company Name QuorumLabs Mailing Address 2890 Zanker Road San Jose, CA 95134 Company Description QuorumLabs onQ was engineered from the ground up to provide enterprise level business continuity without the complexity or cost of traditional solutions. onQ One-Click Recovery puts all of your applications and data back online within … Continue reading “QuorumLabs Receives $10,000,000 Series C Financing”

3VR Security Secures $414,005 New Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8fd0c1dd-66b3-42f6-b517-eca2d1465409 Date 11/12/2013 Company Name 3VR Security Mailing Address 475 Brannan Street San Francisco, CA 94107 Company Description 3VR Security, Inc. was founded to address the most pressing issue in the security industry today: overwhelming data stores. Website http://www.3vr.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $414,005 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes … Continue reading “3VR Security Secures $414,005 New Funding Round”

Yesware Acquires Attachments.me for Undisclosed Sum

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a2e549fa-2d99-4209-9392-5706a1f59ec7 Date 11/12/2013 Company Name Attachments.me Mailing Address 1550 Bryant St. San Francisco, CA 94103 Company Description The company operates an online service that allows users to search the attachments in their e-mail messages. Website http://www.attachments.me Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes M&A Terms Financial terms of the … Continue reading “Yesware Acquires Attachments.me for Undisclosed Sum”

Una Ryan to Spearhead New Bay Area BioEconomy Initiative

Una Ryan spent much of her biotech career doing what she could to build organizations in Boston. Now she’s going to do what she can to connect various pieces of the biotech puzzle at a new nonprofit in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Bay Area BioEconomy Initiative is the new group with Ryan as … Continue reading “Una Ryan to Spearhead New Bay Area BioEconomy Initiative”

How Alkermes Survived a Brush With Death

Most every biotech company with some mileage has had at least one near-death experience. Maybe the key experiment failed, or a dangerous side effect emerged late in the game. Maybe a rich competitor decided to squash the little guy with a frivolous intellectual property lawsuit. Maybe a key partner bailed for whatever reason. Maybe the … Continue reading “How Alkermes Survived a Brush With Death”

Espresso Logic Secures $1,600,000 Seed Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b83c0714-2d69-478a-a598-7d599d3f9000 Date 11/11/2013 Company Name Espresso Logic Mailing Address 2700 Augustine Drive Santa Clara, CA 95054 Company Description Espresso Logic Inc., based in Silicon Valley, offers the industry’s first reactive logic programming based database backend as a service that reduces development time from months to days for mobile and web developers. The … Continue reading “Espresso Logic Secures $1,600,000 Seed Funding”

Bitcasa Receives $11,000,000 New Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b82f32e6-3bf2-45f0-a106-bf4a13ca154e Date 11/11/2013 Company Name Bitcasa Mailing Address 215 Castro Street 2nd Floor Mountain View, CA 94041 Company Description Bitcasa allows you to store, access, and share everything you’ve ever owned – every picture, every movie, every document, every song – without limits and without the worry of running out of space. … Continue reading “Bitcasa Receives $11,000,000 New Funding”

HyTrust Acquires HighCloud Security for Undisclosed Sum

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a4648d48-fb31-43b5-8725-d68f54767818 Date 11/11/2013 Company Name HighCloud Security Mailing Address 236 Castro Street Mountain View, CA 94041 Company Description HighCloud Security builds encryption and key management software that helps organizations lock down virtual machines and their data so they remain secure throughout their lifecycle in the private, public or hybrid cloud. Website http://www.highcloudsecurity.com … Continue reading “HyTrust Acquires HighCloud Security for Undisclosed Sum”

Apple’s Weakness: Customer Loyalty Has Its Limits

If you’re ever forced to read a public company’s annual report, turn first to the “risk factors” section, which is always the most entertaining. This is where companies are required to disclose all of the things that could go terribly wrong with their businesses. It’s a Wall Street version of Edward Gorey’s Gashlycrumb Tinies (“A … Continue reading “Apple’s Weakness: Customer Loyalty Has Its Limits”

Building Robotics Secures $1,140,000 Seed Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f8034a71-f006-42c8-9324-50dcbcddbec1 Date 11/8/2013 Company Name Building Robotics Mailing Address Undisclosed Oakland, CA 94603 Company Description Building Robotics is changing the way people interact with commercial buildings by developing cutting-edge software solutions that increase comfort and optimize building systems. Website http://www.buildingrobotics.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,140,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “Building Robotics Secures $1,140,000 Seed Financing”

Jut Secures $20,000,000 Series B Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=87c4174c-51dd-46fa-992b-af4c20a30275 Date 11/8/2013 Company Name Jut Mailing Address 8 California Street San Francisco, CA 94111 Company Description Big data is all the rage for tech vendors. But people don’t want data to be bigger. They want answers. Welcome to your data. Welcome to insight. Welcome to Jut. Website http://www.jut.io Transaction Type Venture … Continue reading “Jut Secures $20,000,000 Series B Funding”

Funambol Lands New Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=48189101-7890-4610-91bb-f72e0aff4d49 Date 11/8/2013 Company Name Funambol Mailing Address 1065 E. Hillsdale Boulevard Foster City, CA 94404 Company Description Funambol is the company behind Sync4j, the world-leading open source mobile application server. Sync4j is the open standard solution for the development, software provisioning and management of all wireless services: data synchronization, remote device … Continue reading “Funambol Lands New Financing Round”

Intel Acquires Kno for Undisclosed Sum

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=eca5753e-2d88-4f64-8bbf-9de4a7e41a48 Date 11/8/2013 Company Name Kno Mailing Address 5155 Old Ironsides Dr. Santa Clara, CA 95054 Company Description Kno is a transformative two-panel tablet that artfully blends the intuitive experience of the conventional textbook with a rich digital world of video, note-taking, sharing and more. Its open platform encourages publishers and developers … Continue reading “Intel Acquires Kno for Undisclosed Sum”

Building Biotechs to Last: See Bonnie Anderson, Dan Bradbury & More

For a few years, “virtual” biotech companies with a single asset and a handful of employees and contractors were the rage. The idea was to get a small team to work together a few years, hit some milestone, and flip it to Big Pharma. This year, in what looks like the second-biggest crop of biotech … Continue reading “Building Biotechs to Last: See Bonnie Anderson, Dan Bradbury & More”

Surviving Exponential Growth: Lessons from Network Solutions

At the beginning of 1995, there were only about 71,000 domain names in the entire world, and a grand total of about 16 million Internet users. This was the year that Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), then based in San Diego, acquired Network Solutions—a small technology company in the northern Virginia suburbs of Washington, DC. … Continue reading “Surviving Exponential Growth: Lessons from Network Solutions”

LabDoor Sorts the Healthy Nutraceuticals from the Hype

If a dietary supplement is on the store shelf, it must be safe and effective, right? Surely, somebody has tested whether the manufacturer’s claims are accurate? If only that were true. Take the case of Airborne, a mix of vitamins, herbs, and minerals introduced in the early 1990s. Available in effervescent-tablet and powder form, it’s … Continue reading “LabDoor Sorts the Healthy Nutraceuticals from the Hype”

Xangati Lands $11,000,000 New Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e845f53c-61e7-4027-bfce-1da80bdf015e Date 11/7/2013 Company Name Xangati Mailing Address 3031 Tisch Way San Jose, CA 95128 Company Description Xangati’s rapid problem identification technology enables IT organizations to be the first to respond to application and network performance problems and ensures high productivity across the enterprise. Website http://www.xangati.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount … Continue reading “Xangati Lands $11,000,000 New Round”

Wilocity Receives New Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=67aab362-44d2-4a43-b7af-2a46fc6af560 Date 11/7/2013 Company Name Wilocity Mailing Address 530 Lakeside Dr Sunnyvale, CA 94085 Company Description Wilocity Ltd. develops 60 GHz wireless chipsets for the notebook and peripheral markets. Its wireless solution provides gigabit wireless networking and point-to-point connectivity. The company’s gigabit wireless semiconductor solution brings a desktop experience to mobile computers. … Continue reading “Wilocity Receives New Financing Round”

Project Frog Obtains $20,000,000 Series D Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=bc7fa26f-5277-4a9f-b87b-6aa0963c1dee Date 11/7/2013 Company Name Project Frog Mailing Address 222 Vallejo Street San Francisco, CA 94111 Company Description Project FROG is a pioneering firm that integrates sustainability and customization into quick-to-deploy, high performance building environments. Our mission is to provide a transformational landscape of sustainable, friendly, and affordable learning environments that inspire … Continue reading “Project Frog Obtains $20,000,000 Series D Financing Round”