Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=57c20462-cf17-4d39-ab2e-1e93b3e88fe1 Date 8/29/2013 Company Name Pure Storage Mailing Address 650 Castro St. Mountain View, CA 94041 Company Description Pure Storage is leveraging flash to change the performance and cost dynamics of enterprise storage. Website http://www.purestorage.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $150,000,000 Transaction Round Series E Proceeds Purposes Pure Storage will use … Continue reading “Pure Storage Garners $150,000,000 Series E Round”
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Rani Therapeutics Lands Series B Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a89d2cba-e0cd-4f43-874e-496603736678 Date 8/29/2013 Company Name Rani Therapeutics Mailing Address 2051 Ringwood Ave San Jose, CA 95131 Company Description Rani Therapeutics is developing a novel approach for the oral delivery of large drug molecules, which to date can only be delivered through injections. Website http://www.ranitherapeutics.com Transaction Type Crowdfunder, Venture Equity Transaction Amount Undisclosed … Continue reading “Rani Therapeutics Lands Series B Funding Round”
Rani Therapeutics Obtains Series B Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a89d2cba-e0cd-4f43-874e-496603736678 Date 8/29/2013 Company Name Rani Therapeutics Mailing Address 2051 Ringwood Ave San Jose, CA 95131 Company Description Rani Therapeutics is developing a novel approach for the oral delivery of large drug molecules, which to date can only be delivered through injections. Website http://www.ranitherapeutics.com Transaction Type Crowdfunder, Venture Equity Transaction Amount Undisclosed … Continue reading “Rani Therapeutics Obtains Series B Round”
OCZ Technology Group Lands $13,098,500 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7e7651b8-8a39-45e1-be03-695bc8ab3a86 Date 8/29/2013 Company Name OCZ Technology Group Mailing Address 6373 San Ignacio Ave San Jose, CA 95119 Company Description Founded in 2002, San Jose, California-based OCZ Technology Group, Inc. has built on its expertise in high-speed memory to become a dominant player in the manufacturing and distribution of solid state drives … Continue reading “OCZ Technology Group Lands $13,098,500 New Financing Round”
Vastrm Fashion Obtains $1,000,000 Seed Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0ceaa246-8ab7-4123-9c6f-d119eedd5b1c Date 8/29/2013 Company Name Vastrm Fashion Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description We meticulously crafted our first collection of polo shirts, using only the finest fabrics and materials. The Vastrm aesthetic is classic yet modern, with a fashion forward twist – and every shirt will resist fading, shrinking … Continue reading “Vastrm Fashion Obtains $1,000,000 Seed Round”
Sal Khan Wants to Teach Everyone: Here Are 6 Lessons for Innovators
Khan Academy founder and executive director Salman Khan wants to democratize education so anyone, anywhere can get a great education. Today, Khan had to settle for Denver. But it’s safe to say he accomplished his mission. Khan gave the keynote speech for the annual Colorado Innovation Network Summit, a gathering of the Mile High State’s political … Continue reading “Sal Khan Wants to Teach Everyone: Here Are 6 Lessons for Innovators”
Nest Labs Fills Spot in Austin’s Emerging Cleantech Cluster
Nest Labs has opened a technical support and customer service center in Austin. The Palo Alto-based maker of smart thermostats plans to hire 125 agents in conjunction with Spot BPO, an Austin business management consultancy, which will provide technical support services. Nest’s move to Austin, which was announced yesterday afternoon, is part of the development … Continue reading “Nest Labs Fills Spot in Austin’s Emerging Cleantech Cluster”
Announcing Oct. 15 Xconomy Healthcare Summit: Request An Invitation
There’s hardly an issue that is more of a hot button than healthcare—and there’s hardly an issue that is surrounded by as much poorly understood, misguided, or outright misleading information. Yet neither are there many sectors as fundamentally important to our economy and future growth. To get to some real answers (or at least valuable … Continue reading “Announcing Oct. 15 Xconomy Healthcare Summit: Request An Invitation”
Glooko Helps Patients Manage Diabetes Digitally
When Yogen Dalal, Sundeep Madra, and Chamath Palihapitiya founded Glooko, the diabetes management tool company, in June 2010, they had a clear goal: to liberate all the data measured by blood glucose meters. Diabetics relied on the devices to keep their insulin levels regulated, but beyond single readings, they weren’t of much use. They didn’t … Continue reading “Glooko Helps Patients Manage Diabetes Digitally”
The Healthcare Summit 2013: Precision Medicine to Precision Management
Advances in genomics, mobile technology, and data collection and analysis are poised to transform healthcare from drug development to patient care and hospital management. But what will it take to realize their promise in the age of the Affordable Care Act, and what does this require of payers, providers, and patients? How can we finally … Continue reading “The Healthcare Summit 2013: Precision Medicine to Precision Management”
Uber Sued Again Over Tip-Skimming Claims, Case Could Go National
Car-hailing startup Uber, which just raised an enormous amount of money from Google Ventures and other investors, will have to earmark some of that new cash for legal bills. The San Francisco-based company is being sued again in federal court, this time over claims that it’s stiffing drivers on tips. A similar case was previously … Continue reading “Uber Sued Again Over Tip-Skimming Claims, Case Could Go National”
Couchbase Secures $25,000,000 Series D Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=acd82c59-38bd-4584-9e25-0c573ed81218 Date 8/28/2013 Company Name Couchbase Mailing Address 2440 West El Camino Real Mountain View, CA 94040 Company Description Couchbase provides products and services that enable customers to dramatically lower costs while simultaneously improving the scalability and performance of their interactive applications. Couchbase is behind some of the world’s busiest Web businesses, … Continue reading “Couchbase Secures $25,000,000 Series D Funding”
GuideSpark Receives $5,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=21333996-4e9d-417e-ae2e-865f17e7b4a4 Date 8/28/2013 Company Name GuideSpark Mailing Address 1350 Willow Road Menlo Park, CA 94025 Company Description The web is dramatically changing how users get, find, and consume information. These recent information trends are becoming an everyday experience, and that experience is carrying over to the corporate world where employees are beginning … Continue reading “GuideSpark Receives $5,000,000 New Financing Round”
TraceVector Lands $3,998,998 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5659aa52-d233-4502-808a-b689840a82cb Date 8/28/2013 Company Name TraceVector Mailing Address 550 S Winchester Blvd San Jose, CA 95128 Company Description TraceVector brings together into one platform a powerful fusion of cutting-edge processor technology, software innovation and mathematical algorithms that will usher in a new era in network security. Website http://www.tracevector.com Transaction Type Venture Equity … Continue reading “TraceVector Lands $3,998,998 New Round”
Local Motion Receives $6,000,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ba74d57a-73c5-41aa-abec-c65891ace319 Date 8/28/2013 Company Name Local Motion Mailing Address 375 Beach Road Burlingame, CA 94010 Company Description Local Motion is the first company to graduate from the Lemnos Labs hardware incubator program. The startup manufactures a module that can be installed in any vehicle to make it more shareable. Website http://www.getlocalmotion.com Transaction … Continue reading “Local Motion Receives $6,000,000 Series A Financing Round”
Heap Receives $2,000,000 Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=95fa0931-6af7-4906-8fa7-fee69ae2bc07 Date 8/28/2013 Company Name Heap Mailing Address Undisclosed Menlo Park, CA 94025 Company Description Heap automatically captures every user action in your app and lets you measure it all. Clicks, taps, swipes, form submissions, page views, and more. Website http://www.heapanalytics.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,000,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds … Continue reading “Heap Receives $2,000,000 Seed Financing Round”
“Do or Die” Moment for Foes of Retroactive Tax in California
After a 2012 court ruling invalidated an old tax break for small-business investors, California entrepreneurs laid siege to Sacramento. They persuaded allies in the California Senate to whip up a bill that would rescue them from an estimated $120 million in back tax payments, only to see the bill watered down by amendments. Now, as … Continue reading ““Do or Die” Moment for Foes of Retroactive Tax in California”
Pelican Imaging Receives Series C Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2aafedfc-314c-4586-a2b7-4d0dca733761 Date 8/27/2013 Company Name Pelican Imaging Mailing Address 450 Clyde Avenue Mountain View, CA 94043 Company Description Pelican Imaging Corporation is a venture-backed software and IP start-up in the business of commercializing computational array cameras for the mobile market. Pelican’s array camera directly addresses the challenges posed by conventional camera design … Continue reading “Pelican Imaging Receives Series C Funding Round”
Mo9 Obtains Series B Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b3b38a9d-f1f6-4bf4-a9c9-5c06748fccac Date 8/27/2013 Company Name Mo9 Mailing Address Undisclosed Palo Alto, CA 94306 Company Description Headquartered in Palo Alto, California, mo9 (moKredit Inc.) is a leading payment service provider in the field of online games and virtual goods. Sequoia Capital is one of mo9’s main investors. mo9 authorizes and processes mobile payment … Continue reading “Mo9 Obtains Series B Round”
Martini Media Network Receives $14,000,000 Series D Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=adf4a776-0920-48b9-b61d-8d0e5a0e0026 Date 8/27/2013 Company Name Martini Media Network Mailing Address 415 Brannan St San Francisco, CA 94107 Company Description Martini connects premium advertisers with high net-worth individuals online. We host a flagship site at MartiniLife.com that anchors our network. Here we feature content from publishers across the Web. Website http://www.martinimediainc.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “Martini Media Network Receives $14,000,000 Series D Funding”
Martini Media Network Obtains $14,000,000 Series D Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=adf4a776-0920-48b9-b61d-8d0e5a0e0026 Date 8/27/2013 Company Name Martini Media Network Mailing Address 415 Brannan St San Francisco, CA 94107 Company Description Martini connects premium advertisers with high net-worth individuals online. We host a flagship site at MartiniLife.com that anchors our network. Here we feature content from publishers across the Web. Website http://www.martinimediainc.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “Martini Media Network Obtains $14,000,000 Series D Round”
Detroit’s Silith.IO Takes Its Mobile Collaboration Tool to Silicon Valley
Brian Clark, co-founder of Silith.IO, is on the adventure of a lifetime. A few weeks ago, he quit his full-time job, sold nearly everything he owned, and headed to San Francisco, his earthly possessions reduced to a suitcase and a laptop. Clark is in the Bay Area officially representing his company at the NewME accelerator, … Continue reading “Detroit’s Silith.IO Takes Its Mobile Collaboration Tool to Silicon Valley”
Why Good Drugs Sometimes Fail: The Bexxar Story
Quite a few biotech entrepreneurs go to work each day operating under the assumption that clinical trial data is king. If you put together a rock-solid dataset from a big clinical trial that says your experimental drug beats today’s standard of care, then you’re onto something big, or so the line of thinking goes. Everything … Continue reading “Why Good Drugs Sometimes Fail: The Bexxar Story”
Solexel Lands $39,877,202 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=670c6214-0731-4367-b3c2-377dbd776a80 Date 8/26/2013 Company Name Solexel Mailing Address 1530 McCarthy Blvd Milpitas, CA 95035 Company Description SOLEXEL, INC. is developing high-efficiency, low-cost, crystalline silicon solar cell and module products for grid-tied residential, commercial, and industrial photovoltaic (PV) electricity generation applications. Website http://www.solexel.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $39,877,202 Transaction Round Undisclosed … Continue reading “Solexel Lands $39,877,202 New Round”
Intrapace Obtains $3,337,222 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=08513ab1-b385-408f-8250-5411c82e85dd Date 8/26/2013 Company Name Intrapace Mailing Address 967 N. Shoreline Blvd Mountain View, CA 94043 Company Description IntraPace is developing a unique platform of implantable technologies for the safe and effective treatment of obesity. This commitment requires a highly competent and dedicated team to make this vision a reality. If you … Continue reading “Intrapace Obtains $3,337,222 New Funding”
HyTrust Garners $18,500,000 Series C Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3b0d5067-1bc4-492c-b303-d46923ae882c Date 8/26/2013 Company Name HyTrust Mailing Address 1975 W. El Camino Real Mountain View, CA 94040 Company Description HyTrust, located in Mountain View, California, is an early-stage start-up that is focused on virtualization platform security and compliance. The HyTrust solution allows IT administrators to gain control over their production virtualization environment … Continue reading “HyTrust Garners $18,500,000 Series C Financing Round”
Amgen Agrees to Buy Onyx for $125 Per Share, or $10.4B
[Updated: 6:15 pm PT] Amgen got what it wanted from Onyx Pharmaceuticals in the end. The Thousand Oaks, CA-based biotech giant (NASDAQ: [[ticker:AMGN]]) said today it has agreed to acquire South San Francisco-based Onyx Pharmaceuticals for $125 a share in cash, for a total value of $10.4 billion. Amgen said it is making a tender … Continue reading “Amgen Agrees to Buy Onyx for $125 Per Share, or $10.4B”
RealScout Obtains $1,100,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8c529e58-53a2-4d99-a691-6c8ed5d33697 Date 8/24/2013 Company Name RealScout Mailing Address 102 Persian Dr Sunnyvale, CA 94089 Company Description RealScout is an online search engine for personal real estate. Through RealScout, potential home buyers can search for real estate using more personal filters such as “natural light,” “high ceilings,” “large backyards,” and “gourmet kitchens.” Website … Continue reading “RealScout Obtains $1,100,000 Seed Financing”
Misfit Shine and the Pros and Cons of Wearable Fitness Trackers
I don’t like being encumbered. That’s why I stopped wearing a wristwatch years ago, around the time I got my first mobile phone. That’s also why I’ve long looked askance at activity-tracking bracelets like the Fitbit Flex, the Nike FuelBand, and the Jawbone UP. I liked the idea of having more data about my exercise … Continue reading “Misfit Shine and the Pros and Cons of Wearable Fitness Trackers”
Cluster Secures $1,600,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=dc8928d9-ee94-414d-923f-025ca1d31847 Date 8/23/2013 Company Name Cluster Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94103 Company Description Cluster is an app that lets friends and family collect each other’s photos from a shared experience in an exceptionally simple way. Website http://www.getcluster.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,600,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds … Continue reading “Cluster Secures $1,600,000 Seed Funding Round”
Slice Receives $23,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4467f63d-7063-4c31-b157-42b6d7316bc3 Date 8/23/2013 Company Name Slice Mailing Address 431 Florence St. Palo Alto, CA 94301 Company Description With Slice, every time you make a purchase, we automatically retrieve your purchase information from your email receipts, and store it for you. Website http://www.slice.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $23,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed … Continue reading “Slice Receives $23,000,000 New Round”
WaterSmart Software Garners $3,251,364 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=147cf25d-cbe2-4905-9452-4aeaedf2a509 Date 8/23/2013 Company Name WaterSmart Software Mailing Address 625 2nd St 2nd Floor San Francisco, CA 94107 Company Description The mission of WaterSmart Software is to help water utilities make it easier for their customers to save water and save money. Using our software and services, our utility partners make sure … Continue reading “WaterSmart Software Garners $3,251,364 New Financing Round”
Danal Receives $5,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=274f0de0-1553-4366-bc14-5685ae5e47d5 Date 8/23/2013 Company Name Danal Mailing Address 2833 Junction Avenue San Jose, CA 95134 Company Description We are a dynamic and established VC-backed technology company based in San Jose, California partnering with US mobile carriers to launch our innovative online payment service called BilltoMobile. Website http://www.billtomobile.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction … Continue reading “Danal Receives $5,000,000 New Financing”
KineMed Lands $1,957,717 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6cb52bbe-2876-4a67-bc8a-5c78075f20f0 Date 8/23/2013 Company Name KineMed Mailing Address 5980 Horton Street Emeryville, CA 94608 Company Description KineMed, Inc. is a drug discovery and development company employing its proprietary translational medicine technology (AquaTag and KineMarker) to both identify active drug candidates preclinically and confirm their therapeutic activity and dose response in first-in-man studies. … Continue reading “KineMed Lands $1,957,717 New Financing Round”
Taulia Garners $18,000,000 Series C Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9d0b697b-da69-43d8-90b2-abb7266724ee Date 8/23/2013 Company Name Taulia Mailing Address 201 Mission Street San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description Taulia gives AP Managers and Treasurers the opportunity to save millions by offering to pay suppliers early if they discount their invoices. Website http://www.taulia.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $18,000,000 Transaction Round Series C … Continue reading “Taulia Garners $18,000,000 Series C Funding Round”
Intelligent Imaging Systems Receives $7,500,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1f10e61c-2326-416e-accd-f4711f59297a Date 8/23/2013 Company Name Intelligent Imaging Systems Mailing Address 398 Primrose Rd Burlingame, CA 94101 Company Description Intelligent Imaging Systems Inc. (IIS) and its subsidiary, Drivewyze, are innovative leaders in the transportation technology industry. Founded in 2003, IIS provides award-winning road safety equipment and software services to government agencies across North … Continue reading “Intelligent Imaging Systems Receives $7,500,000 Series A Funding”
NakedWines.com Secures $10,000,000 Series C Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7df382c2-a487-49a1-a372-ff9639c0db36 Date 8/23/2013 Company Name NakedWines.com Mailing Address 1141 First St. Napa, CA 94559 Company Description Nakedwines.com is a customer funded online wine retailer, with a unique business model, where customers can fund winemakers in exchange for wholesale pricing and exclusivity. Website http://www.us.nakedwines.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $10,000,000 Transaction Round … Continue reading “NakedWines.com Secures $10,000,000 Series C Round”
Yahoo! Acquires IQ Engines for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3441d66e-88e3-4c61-a241-52f031a8adfa Date 8/23/2013 Company Name IQ Engines Mailing Address 2501 9th Street Berkeley, CA 94710 Company Description IQ Engines recognizes and labels photos, monetizing images by matching them to relevant retailers and advertisers. Ourimage recognition engine is fast, accurate and scalable. We provide image intelligence service via a defined API interface to … Continue reading “Yahoo! Acquires IQ Engines for Undisclosed Sum”
Flagtap Lands $150,000 Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=669a40c7-b825-4565-9a00-acf7e274fa7d Date 8/23/2013 Company Name Flagtap Mailing Address 788 Harrison St. San Francisco, CA 94107 Company Description FlagTap is increasing user engagement for websites with the world’s largest game of capture the flag. We give websites analytic data that tells a story about how their users are engaging and we provide tools … Continue reading “Flagtap Lands $150,000 Seed Funding”
4Soils Obtains $150,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ff1b1038-ce68-4b24-965e-ad2b57e0e50f Date 8/23/2013 Company Name 4Soils Mailing Address 655 Knight Way Stanford, CA 94305 Company Description 4Soils’ name comes from the Parable of the Sower from Matthew 13, and the four types of soils. Our sincere hope is that the Word of God falls on the good soil of childrens’ hearts. “The … Continue reading “4Soils Obtains $150,000 Seed Funding Round”
Tripit and Concur’s Perfect Trip Devcon 2013
It’s the first-ever developer conference for Concur and Tripit. From the organizers: “Tap the $259B business travel & expense market —attend Concur’s 1st Developer Conference for T&E Innovations Build Apps that reach 20M business travelers and 18,000 enterprises with Concur APIs. Learn why the business travel market is 3x more lucrative than the leisure travel market. Pitch your … Continue reading “Tripit and Concur’s Perfect Trip Devcon 2013”
Introduction to IP Basics Workshop
The UCSF Entrepreneurship Center presents Michael Shuster, PhD, JD, a partner in Fenwick & West’s Intellectual Property Practice and Co-chair of the Life Sciences Group. Michael will address the IP issues that have been on your mind: How do I know when I should file IP? What can I say to the outside world about … Continue reading “Introduction to IP Basics Workshop”
Neither Fish nor Fowl: The Dilemma of a Physician Entrepreneur
The Entrepreneurship Center at UCSF presidents renowned retinal surgeon, inventor and entrepreneur Eugene de Juan, Jr., MD. De Juan is a serial entrepreneur and UCSF faculty member who has founded nine companies, five while at UCSF, all while practicing medicine; raised $100 million and sold one of the companies. He is the Founder and Vice … Continue reading “Neither Fish nor Fowl: The Dilemma of a Physician Entrepreneur”
Lean LaunchPad for Life Sciences & Healthcare with Steve Blank
This course for aspiring life science entrepreneurs, led by renowned startup guru Steve Blank, meets at the UCSF Mission Bay campus every Tuesday from October 1 to December 12. From the organizers: “This 10-week course will take you down the pathway to building your idea into a venture. It is not about writing a business … Continue reading “Lean LaunchPad for Life Sciences & Healthcare with Steve Blank”
Sift Science Uses Machine Learning to Weed Out Credit Card Fraud
Google has team of 120 engineers dedicated solely to fighting fraud and webspam. Its leader, Matt Cutts, is probably the most familiar face at the company, after founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin and chairman Eric Schmidt. Up in Seattle, Amazon has more than twice as many full-time fraud-fighters. And when you consider that online … Continue reading “Sift Science Uses Machine Learning to Weed Out Credit Card Fraud”
SmartRecruiters Receives $10,000,000 Series B Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1a167dba-a785-4540-bdf2-044f2bb6b2fe Date 8/22/2013 Company Name SmartRecruiters Mailing Address 330 Townsend Street San Francisco, CA 94107 Company Description SmartRecruiters was founded in San Francisco in September 2010 by Jerome Ternynck, a recognized recruiting expert and pioneer of the recruiting software industry. We raised $1m from several angels in October 2010 and are now … Continue reading “SmartRecruiters Receives $10,000,000 Series B Financing Round”
NoRedInk Lands $2,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e5b62779-05fe-4797-b105-0ea1c12b334a Date 8/22/2013 Company Name NoRedInk Mailing Address 395 Page Mill Road Palo Alto, CA 94306 Company Description NoRedInk.com is a web-based learning platform that helps students improve their grammar and writing skills. Website http://www.noredink.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. … Continue reading “NoRedInk Lands $2,000,000 New Financing Round”
Lockbox Obtains $2,500,000 Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=15e4a091-08cf-4011-bdd7-27724007f236 Date 8/22/2013 Company Name Lockbox Mailing Address 675 N. 1st Street San Jose, CA 95112 Company Description Lockbox empowers businesses and consumers to exchange private and sensitive documents over the cloud through an easy-to-set-up, easy-to-use, economical encryption platform and cloud service. Only Lockbox combines industry-leading document-level encryption and client-side key management … Continue reading “Lockbox Obtains $2,500,000 Seed Funding”
Telepathy Lands $5,000,000 Series A Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4bd3aaea-4f64-442f-b6f4-35726910694f Date 8/22/2013 Company Name Telepathy Mailing Address 156 2nd Street San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description Telepathy is an innovative device encourages real-time, hands-free, interactive communication by instantly sharing the user’s visuals with individuals from all over the world, enabling the reception of immediate feedback. Website http://www.tele-pathy.org Transaction Type Venture Equity … Continue reading “Telepathy Lands $5,000,000 Series A Round”
PicCollage Garners $2,300,000 Seed Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f0caf7d3-2201-45b6-9ea0-46c656fbc12f Date 8/22/2013 Company Name PicCollage Mailing Address 121 2nd St 4th Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description As a top photo app for iOS and Android, PicCollage is building a community of millions of people who create, combine and share visual content in fun and novel ways. The app is … Continue reading “PicCollage Garners $2,300,000 Seed Round”