Maybe this biotech IPO boom isn’t just for drug companies after all. South San Francisco-based Veracyte said today it has completed its initial public offering by selling 5 million shares at $13 apiece, raising a total of $65 million. The company’s underwriters have a 30-day option to buy another 750,000 shares, which would increase the … Continue reading “Veracyte, Thyroid Cancer Diagnostic Player, Pulls Off IPO”
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Immune Design Grabs $32.5M, Cashing in on Cancer Immunotherapy Rush
Seattle-based Immune Design imagines growing into one of the next big players in immunotherapy for cancer, and today it’s secured some big venture bucks to see if it can deliver the goods. Immune Design is announcing today it has raised $32.5 million in a Series C venture financing that could be worth as much as $49 million if … Continue reading “Immune Design Grabs $32.5M, Cashing in on Cancer Immunotherapy Rush”
Schumer on Privacy & Flint Talks Mobile Payments at Street Fight Summit
Technology really does not get any more intimate than the gadgets carried by a person so it is no surprise that a conference on location-based and hyperlocal services leaned heavily on what’s up in the mobile scene. Last Friday during the two-day Street Fight Summit in New York, mobile payments company Flint announced it raised … Continue reading “Schumer on Privacy & Flint Talks Mobile Payments at Street Fight Summit”
Four Red Flags for Digital Health Investors
It’s been a banner year for startups raising money to start digital and mobile health businesses—enough to spark a recent Time magazine article called “The Obamacare Start-Up Boom.” Here in San Francisco, it seems the number of job applicants my own digital heatlh company receives, as well as the number of attendees at health technology … Continue reading “Four Red Flags for Digital Health Investors”
VeraCyte Lands $65,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2c4d76c2-ba51-4efc-8d12-036add8c76d4 Date 10/30/2013 Company Name VeraCyte Mailing Address 7000 Shoreline Court South San Francisco, CA 94080 Company Description Veracyte (NASDAQ: VCYT) is pioneering the emerging field of molecular cytology. We are developing molecular tests designed to improve the diagnostic accuracy of cytology samples, thereby helping to increase the utility of these minimally … Continue reading “VeraCyte Lands $65,000,000 New Financing Round”
Pixlee Lands $1,500,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e1855672-785b-447c-a783-48a97e494545 Date 10/30/2013 Company Name Pixlee Mailing Address 1160 Battery St. San Francisco, CA 94111 Company Description At Pixlee our mission is to revolutionize the relationship between people and brands. Pixlee is revolutionizing the relationship between people and brands. By leveraging the power of social photos and videos to connect brands with … Continue reading “Pixlee Lands $1,500,000 Seed Financing”
NeuStar Acquires Aggregate Knowledge for $119,000,000
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5b1afaee-1b27-4dfd-876b-62162745226f Date 10/30/2013 Company Name Aggregate Knowledge Mailing Address 2121 S. El Camino Real 11th Floor San Mateo, CA 94403 Company Description Aggregate Knowledge offers the industry’s first online Collective Discovery Service, which emulates the way people naturally discover and shop for products and information offline. Built atop a sophisticated, super computing … Continue reading “NeuStar Acquires Aggregate Knowledge for $119,000,000”
Calithera BioSciences Nabs $35M for Cancer Drugs
South San Francisco-based Calithera Biosciences has just raised a lot more money to add its name to the list of companies that hope to fight tumors by starving them to death. The company said today it has raised $35 million in a Series D venture financing. Adage Capital Partners led the deal, and was joined … Continue reading “Calithera BioSciences Nabs $35M for Cancer Drugs”
Meet the Unsung Angels of Silicon Valley
There’s lots of talk among Silicon Valley entrepreneurs about the importance of finding “smart money”—the venture and angel investors whose sheer acumen supposedly allows them to outperform the market and shepherd startups to success. Trouble is, venture returns for the last 10 years actually lag behind those of the broader S&P 500. The average venture … Continue reading “Meet the Unsung Angels of Silicon Valley”
Frazier Healthcare Adds Carol Gallagher as Venture Partner
Carol Gallagher made a lot of money for Frazier Healthcare Ventures by leading of one of its portfolio companies, and now she’s going to see if she can help the firm in a new way. Gallagher, the former CEO of Seattle-based Calistoga Pharmaceuticals, a Frazier investment sold to Gilead Sciences for up to $600 million … Continue reading “Frazier Healthcare Adds Carol Gallagher as Venture Partner”
Nextdoor Garners $60,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1e37d8d0-2ba5-452e-906a-1a7f97d5728b Date 10/29/2013 Company Name Nextdoor Mailing Address 101 Spear Street San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description Nextdoor is a private social network for your neighborhood. It’s the easiest way for you and your neighbors—and only you and your neighbors—to talk online and make all of your lives better in the real … Continue reading “Nextdoor Garners $60,000,000 New Funding”
Rumble Entertainment Receives $17,500,000 Series B Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=59d2ffd4-885c-4b97-9a1d-29c75ce16a42 Date 10/29/2013 Company Name Rumble Entertainment Mailing Address 1300 Island Drive Redwood City, CA 94065 Company Description Rumble Entertainment was founded in 2011 with a mission to create the most engaging and fulfilling online game experiences on the planet. All of our games are free-to-play and available across your favorite devices … Continue reading “Rumble Entertainment Receives $17,500,000 Series B Financing Round”
Layer Receives $6,000,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=67178945-a212-463d-ba7a-3308fc3908d3 Date 10/29/2013 Company Name Layer Mailing Address 470 Alabama St San Francisco, CA 94110 Company Description Layer is the open communications layer for the Internet, enabling the power of messaging, voice and video calling in any mobile or web product. The Layer team is full of developers and designers passionate about … Continue reading “Layer Receives $6,000,000 Seed Funding Round”
Magisto Secures $13,000,000 Series C Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f3159d9a-5136-4f58-8776-4fcd17d9fc38 Date 10/29/2013 Company Name Magisto Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94108 Company Description Magisto uses revolutionary new technology that understands every aspect of video footage. More than just facial recognition, Magisto knows the difference between people, pets and landscapes and can even infer the “intent” of the filmmaker by analyzing … Continue reading “Magisto Secures $13,000,000 Series C Round”
IfOnly Secures $12,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1418908b-fc3e-44a3-b817-585889690489 Date 10/29/2013 Company Name IfOnly Mailing Address 150 Green Street San Francisco, CA 94111 Company Description At IfOnly, we believe that true luxury is not another bauble or thing, but rather the extraordinary experiences we remember and share. We believe that seizing the moment can transform the world within us, and … Continue reading “IfOnly Secures $12,000,000 New Funding Round”
Altia Systems Lands $6,700,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3a7286e1-bbb7-47aa-8b20-a073a878a74a Date 10/29/2013 Company Name Altia Systems Mailing Address 10020 North De Anza Blvd Cupertino, CA 95014 Company Description Altia Systems is an award winning venture-backed company based in Cupertino, California. PanaCast is a unique product that enables anyone on desktop or mobile to receive an interactive, real-time Panoramic-HD 200 degree field … Continue reading “Altia Systems Lands $6,700,000 New Financing”
Paxata Secures $8,000,000 Series B Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=35fc9693-64b7-4531-bdbd-b6f83ede0a82 Date 10/29/2013 Company Name Paxata Mailing Address 2317 Broadway Street Redwood City, CA 94063 Company Description Paxata’s Adaptive Data Preparation platform is generally available and delivered to customers worldwide through our multi-tenant cloud. Website http://www.paxata.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $8,000,000 Transaction Round Series B Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were … Continue reading “Paxata Secures $8,000,000 Series B Financing”
Criteo Secures $251,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f54b3f5a-f8a8-4200-afd7-e614e0492d77 Date 10/29/2013 Company Name Criteo Mailing Address 411 High Street Palo Alto, CA 94301 Company Description Criteo (NASDAQ: CRTO) brings personalized retargeting to the ultimate level. Each ad banner contains product specific information generated automatically in real time for each individual user. This content is unique for each user based on … Continue reading “Criteo Secures $251,000,000 New Financing”
Ingram Micro Acquires ShipWire for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1daf72f2-28b5-4e60-a8ab-2b46c8359b58 Date 10/29/2013 Company Name ShipWire Mailing Address 2185 Park Blvd. Palo Alto, CA 94306 Company Description With Shipwire, any business can easily and quickly outsource this entire process, saving money and improving service. Shipwire gives merchants instant access to a national warehouse network, with simple bundled pricing, and an open developer … Continue reading “Ingram Micro Acquires ShipWire for Undisclosed Sum”
Anyadir Education Obtains Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=84c42522-60e5-44cc-8d53-34c068b7b0e5 Date 10/29/2013 Company Name Anyadir Education Mailing Address 444 Castro St. Mountain View, CA 94041 Company Description Universities in the US, Australia, UK and Canada spend over $4.3B annually to recruit international students from countries such as India, China and other countries from South East Asia, Middle East and Latin America. … Continue reading “Anyadir Education Obtains Seed Financing Round”
Buzzstarter Garners Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0e187761-97ea-4de4-be94-8fe612151ea3 Date 10/29/2013 Company Name Buzzstarter Mailing Address 1355 Market Street San Francisco, CA 94102 Company Description Buzzstarter is a growth as a service platform enabling advertiser messages to go viral and gain distribution. The results are incredible. Advertisers to get cost effective and credible viral distribution that generates 6 to 7 … Continue reading “Buzzstarter Garners Seed Financing Round”
300 I-Corps Teams in Two Years
This is the start of the third year teaching teams of scientists (professors and their graduate students) in the National Science Foundation Innovation Corps (I-Corps). This month we’ve crossed ~300 teams in the first two years through the program. I-Corps is the accelerator that helps scientists bridge the commercialization gap between their research in their … Continue reading “300 I-Corps Teams in Two Years”
The Biggest Bargains Pharma Scooped Up in the Down Years
Most little biotech companies, until this year’s IPO boom, couldn’t seriously think about raising money from public investors. Most couldn’t raise big venture dollars from an ever-shrinking pool of VCs. The pool of potential partners and buyers in Big Pharma was shrinking, too, because mega-mergers reduced the number of potential bidders. With cash running low … Continue reading “The Biggest Bargains Pharma Scooped Up in the Down Years”
Cyphort Lands $15,500,000 Series B Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7b6999d4-1fce-44dc-9b72-3ab89b7fb9ff Date 10/28/2013 Company Name Cyphort Mailing Address 2025 Gateway Pl. San Jose, CA 95110 Company Description Cyphort develops software and appliance based solutions to protect enterprises and governments against sophisticated and targeted cybercrime attacks, with Advanced and Persistent payloads. Website http://www.cyphort.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $15,500,000 Transaction Round Series … Continue reading “Cyphort Lands $15,500,000 Series B Funding Round”
Middle Peak Medical Lands $3,000,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5e5fa6ad-c680-4ce0-9c2e-e980506db472 Date 10/28/2013 Company Name Middle Peak Medical Mailing Address Undisclosed Palo Alto, CA 94304 Company Description Middle Peak Medical is a privately held medical device company focused on the development and commercialization of a novel technology to treat mitral valve disease. Website http://www.middlepeakmedical.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $3,000,000 Transaction … Continue reading “Middle Peak Medical Lands $3,000,000 Series A Funding Round”
Deal Decor Obtains $235,002 Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=cd60bf1f-89ec-4623-9b43-eda21c092df7 Date 10/28/2013 Company Name Deal Decor Mailing Address 1661 Tennessee St San Francisco, CA 94107 Company Description Deal Décor.com is America’s first group-buying site for savvy shoppers to enjoy steep discounts on home décor and furniture products.By leveraging the power of group buying and cutting out the middlemen, Deal Décor has … Continue reading “Deal Decor Obtains $235,002 Seed Funding”
Illumina Acquires NextBio for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=fede0fe8-3560-495d-93d3-dafd054ba3bc Date 10/28/2013 Company Name NextBio Mailing Address 475 El Camino Real Santa Clara, CA 95050 Company Description NextBio is the world’s first data search and collaboration engine for life scientists and clinicians. Founded by a team of visionary innovators, NextBio addresses a fundamental need within R&D to effectively leverage vast quantities … Continue reading “Illumina Acquires NextBio for Undisclosed Sum”
Flint Mobile Secures $6,000,000 Series B Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=eeb21f10-4bff-4c6e-96ce-bdcc9c0728bb Date 10/26/2013 Company Name Flint Mobile Mailing Address 2400 Broadway Redwood City, CA 94063 Company Description Get started in minutes. With Flint there’s no merchant account headaches or upfront costs. It’s a simple online signup process. All you need is the app, there’s no waiting to get a card reader dongle … Continue reading “Flint Mobile Secures $6,000,000 Series B Financing Round”
Other Machine Receives $1,175,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e645b68f-eb01-4fe1-a80b-d98a72c5a6f7 Date 10/26/2013 Company Name Other Machine Mailing Address 3101 20th Street San Francisco, CA 94110 Company Description The Other Machine Co. team is made up of engineers, designers, community developers, and physical makers. We like to create things; so much so that we started a company to help other people more … Continue reading “Other Machine Receives $1,175,000 New Financing Round”
Kyron Obtains $3,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=861281cc-2f08-446e-bd2a-ea5f733749ad Date 10/26/2013 Company Name Kyron Mailing Address 139 Forest Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94301 Company Description We analyze medical records of routine care to generate medical insights. We identify latent associations between conditions, interventions and outcomes to generate practice-based evidence. Calling all smart minds interested in squeezing good outcomes out of … Continue reading “Kyron Obtains $3,000,000 New Financing”
Evolving Systems Acquires Telespree Communications for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0011e12e-b347-4b30-b835-4687422e2633 Date 10/26/2013 Company Name Telespree Communications Mailing Address 185 Berry Street San Francisco, CA 94107 Company Description Telespree’s innovative network solution transforms any wireless device into a convenient self-service terminal, allowing carriers to dramatically reduce customer care and distribution costs. Telespree has created the industry’s first self-service platform for automated activation, … Continue reading “Evolving Systems Acquires Telespree Communications for Undisclosed Sum”
BuzzFeed, and 4 More Bad Startup Ideas that Look Like Good Ideas
Y Combinator staged its annual Startup School event last Saturday, attracting more than 1,700 young startup founders and would-be founders. Andreessen Horowitz partner (and Xconomist) Chris Dixon, the founder of Web startups SiteAdvisor (sold to McAfee) and Hunch (sold to eBay), gave one of the most interesting talks, under the title “Good Ideas That Look Like Bad … Continue reading “BuzzFeed, and 4 More Bad Startup Ideas that Look Like Good Ideas”
Paul Hastings, Adelene Perkins Join Xconomy Biotech Event Dec. 9
One of the biggest business books of the ‘90s was “Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies” by James Collins and Jerry Porras. Many biotech companies today don’t dare dream that big anymore, but some do. Some are even being rewarded for their long-term vision by investors. What’s their secret? Questions like that are … Continue reading “Paul Hastings, Adelene Perkins Join Xconomy Biotech Event Dec. 9”
Pact Obtains $1,294,998 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=19aabaa5-01a5-4c05-b4bd-670b47110fe9 Date 10/25/2013 Company Name Pact Mailing Address 2111 Mission Street San Francisco, CA 94110 Company Description Have you ever bought a gym membership and never used it? GymPact helps you keep your own fitness promises. Earn real money for making your workouts — paid for by those who missed theirs! With … Continue reading “Pact Obtains $1,294,998 New Round”
Gainspeed Garners Series B Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5d7b13f0-90ea-4410-8cc7-6e22c95a83f2 Date 10/25/2013 Company Name Gainspeed Mailing Address 295 Santa Ana Ct. Sunnyvale, CA 94085 Company Description Gainspeed’s flexible and resilient platform enables cable operators to rapidly deploy next-gen services and improve time-to-market in a highly competitive landscape. Redefining how cable networks are built. Gainspeed delivers unmatched price and performance while enabling … Continue reading “Gainspeed Garners Series B Financing Round”
Calithera Biosciences Receives $27,150,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=854aa6cf-225d-461f-a023-e292912525ff Date 10/25/2013 Company Name Calithera Biosciences Mailing Address 343 Oyster Point Blvd. South San Francisco, CA 94080 Company Description The primary mission of Calithera Biosciences is to develop novel therapeutic approaches to the treatment of cancer by using small molecules to activate, rather than inhibit, enzymes. Our first program is focused … Continue reading “Calithera Biosciences Receives $27,150,000 New Funding”
ReVance Therapeutics Obtains $10,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=47f93a49-4eac-424a-bdbe-e9098a0bf565 Date 10/25/2013 Company Name ReVance Therapeutics Mailing Address 7555 Gateway Boulevard Newark, CA 94560 Company Description Revance is developing its lead compound, a topical botulinum toxin based on its cutting-edge drug delivery platforms and low molecular weight botulinum toxin. This product leverages Revance’s platform technologies to enhance patient tolerability of botulinum … Continue reading “ReVance Therapeutics Obtains $10,000,000 New Round”
Calithera Biosciences Garners $35,000,000 Series D Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=854aa6cf-225d-461f-a023-e292912525ff Date 10/25/2013 Company Name Calithera Biosciences Mailing Address 343 Oyster Point Blvd. South San Francisco, CA 94080 Company Description The primary mission of Calithera Biosciences is to develop novel therapeutic approaches to the treatment of cancer by using small molecules to activate, rather than inhibit, enzymes. Our first program is focused … Continue reading “Calithera Biosciences Garners $35,000,000 Series D Funding Round”
Diagnostic Firm diaDexus Awaits Possible Boom from Glaxo Trials
Medical researchers often find tantalizing hints about the causes of disease when they spot biomolecules that seem to be closely associated with the onset of an illness—like the amyloid plaques seen in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s disease. Pharmaceutical companies often run with those hints, creating experimental drugs targeted at those suspect biomolecules. But … Continue reading “Diagnostic Firm diaDexus Awaits Possible Boom from Glaxo Trials”
Securly Garners $1,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=077e4b6f-f649-412f-860d-136e461bc422 Date 10/24/2013 Company Name Securly Mailing Address 395 Page Mill Road Palo Alto, CA 94306 Company Description Securly is building Web Filtering 2.0? for schools. The startup offers a cloud-based web filter that takes five minutes to set up per district and costs less than typical enterprise solutions. Website http://www.securly.com Transaction … Continue reading “Securly Garners $1,000,000 New Financing Round”
Highfive Lands $13,500,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=48567902-77e5-409b-9cdf-497615001586 Date 10/24/2013 Company Name Highfive Mailing Address 471 Emerson St. Palo Alto, CA 94301 Company Description Ideas move quickly. So should your team. Highfive is reimagining the way people communicate at work. Website http://www.highfive.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $13,500,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not … Continue reading “Highfive Lands $13,500,000 Series A Financing Round”
MUBI Lands $5,095,630 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=fdd142ac-3ff6-4754-a455-510e4427eae8 Date 10/24/2013 Company Name MUBI Mailing Address 668 High Street Palo Alto, CA 94301 Company Description MUBI is your online cinema, anytime, anywhere. MUBI will give you the latest buzz from the Cannes Film Festival or a restored masterpiece personally chosen by Martin Scorsese (he’s a member, too!). Website http://www.us.mubi.com Transaction … Continue reading “MUBI Lands $5,095,630 New Financing Round”
Applauze Obtains $7,200,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=48de5ac4-6835-40ad-b71a-ad895140c1dd Date 10/24/2013 Company Name Applauze Mailing Address Undisclosed Mountain View, CA 94039 Company Description Applauze provide innovative, stimulating and dynamic events. Our team has over 30 years experience within the Middle East which means we have acquired a body of knowledge which is unsurpassed in the Industry. Website http://www.applauze.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “Applauze Obtains $7,200,000 New Round”
Black Lotus Obtains $3,500,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1b1dfdb2-b19f-49ca-ba87-dd75bbc6ee67 Date 10/24/2013 Company Name Black Lotus Mailing Address 1 Sansome St. San Francisco, CA 94104 Company Description Each day, Black Lotus is on the front lines defending service providers, enterprises, and end users against massive, complex DDoS attacks in order to ensure complete availability of our partner networks. From routine requirements … Continue reading “Black Lotus Obtains $3,500,000 New Financing”
Qlika Secures $1,700,000 Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=71fe1a28-3c79-4a70-b885-ea6b6c693c24 Date 10/24/2013 Company Name Qlika Mailing Address 2500 El Camino Real Palo Alto, CA 94306 Company Description Qlika is the only platform that empowers you to manage & optimize millions of micro-campaigns without expanding your existing marketing team. Website http://www.qlika.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,700,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds … Continue reading “Qlika Secures $1,700,000 Seed Funding”
Pinterest Garners $225,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b125879f-472d-4a23-af0a-ffe446ee32af Date 10/24/2013 Company Name Pinterest Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description Pinterest lets you organize and share all the beautiful things you find on the web. People use pinboards to plan their weddings, decorate their homes, and organize their favorite recipes. Website http://www.pinterest.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction … Continue reading “Pinterest Garners $225,000,000 New Round”
North Bridge Gets $580M for Second Growth Equity Fund
[Corrected headline dollar figure] Waltham, MA-based North Bridge Growth Equity has raised a second fund, saying it has more than $580 million in committed cash to bankroll growing companies that have a technology focus. North Bridge’s growth equity arm got its start with a $545 million fund, which was raised in 2007. It lists 12 portfolio companies … Continue reading “North Bridge Gets $580M for Second Growth Equity Fund”
Pharma Showing Interest in Open Systems for Drug Discovery
[Editor’s note: this post first appeared on the FasterCures blog.] Bringing the ideas of “open source” into the pharmaceutical process is far from simple. It requires a careful understanding both of the realities of open source as a software development process well as the realities of therapy research, development, and regulatory approval. The open source … Continue reading “Pharma Showing Interest in Open Systems for Drug Discovery”
Innovation’s Next Decade
While the world economy continues to look shaky, the technology industry has never looked stronger. Now is perhaps a good time to stop for a moment and reflect on what the next decade will be all about for the industry. My vision of what the technology industry needs to focus on is best described by … Continue reading “Innovation’s Next Decade”
Prism Skylabs Obtains $15,000,000 Series B Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=76af01e3-37dd-48f5-ba9a-28d813bd5cec Date 10/23/2013 Company Name Prism Skylabs Mailing Address 580 Market Street San Francisco, CA 94104 Company Description Prism Skylabs brings physical spaces online, creating new places for people and businesses to understand and engage each other. The company is changing how businesses use video and how consumers experience physical spaces online. … Continue reading “Prism Skylabs Obtains $15,000,000 Series B Funding Round”