Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d15a6451-0381-4e72-bcf4-f02e323c63bb Date 7/24/2013 Company Name Planet Labs Mailing Address 490 2nd St San Francisco, CA 94107 Company Description Planet Labs provides universal access to information about the changing planet. We will operate the world’s largest fleet of Earth imaging satellites to frequently image the entire planet and provide open access to that … Continue reading “Planet Labs Obtains $3,200,000 New Financing”
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Addvocate Receives $2,390,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=601d96cd-89f6-428b-89e3-0a8fb3acaed0 Date 7/24/2013 Company Name Addvocate Mailing Address 156 2nd street San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description Addvocate can also delegate access to branded social channels without having to surface the passwords to employees. By removing passwords and connecting company accounts to Active Directory, channels are secure from spoofing, email phishing, and … Continue reading “Addvocate Receives $2,390,000 New Financing”
Wal-Mart Stores Acquires Torbit for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=19f7c39d-9748-489f-9ed7-8d6e2923ca22 Date 7/24/2013 Company Name Torbit Mailing Address 307 2nd Ave San Mateo, CA 94401 Company Description Torbit makes advanced performance optimization techniques available to everyone without requiring lots of time or technical knowledge. Website http://www.torbit.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes M&A Terms Financial terms of the … Continue reading “Wal-Mart Stores Acquires Torbit for Undisclosed Sum”
We’re Number 9! U.S. Slips in Internet Connection Ranking
Here’s something to add to your decline-of-the-empire files: the U.S. is falling further behind in world rankings of average Internet connection speeds. That’s the verdict from the latest State of the Internet Report by Akamai (NASDAQ: [[ticker:AKAM]]), the Cambridge, MA-based networking company that handles about a third of global Web traffic. The latest stats cover … Continue reading “We’re Number 9! U.S. Slips in Internet Connection Ranking”
An MVP Is Not a Cheaper Product—It’s About Smart Learning
A minimum viable product (MVP) is not always a smaller/cheaper version of your final product. Defining the goal for an MVP can save you tons of time, money and grief. Drones over the Heartland I ran into a small startup at Stanford who wants to fly unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) with a hyper-spectral camera over … Continue reading “An MVP Is Not a Cheaper Product—It’s About Smart Learning”
Attention “Hands-On” VCs—Startups Aren’t That Interested
If you’re a venture capitalist, you might think it’s important to be a hands-on, energetic, innovative thought leader. But a new survey contends that’s not the way to attract startup CEOs. The National Venture Capital Association partnered with PR and marketing firms on the survey of VCs and entrepreneurs to find out what both sides … Continue reading “Attention “Hands-On” VCs—Startups Aren’t That Interested”
Treasure Data Garners $7,694,993 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=15bd7769-35cc-4b5a-a3cd-0b4fb17ed8e9 Date 7/23/2013 Company Name Treasure Data Mailing Address 201 San Antonio Road Mountain View, CA 94040 Company Description The Treasure Data Cloud Data Warehouse service enables data-driven companies to get big data analytics running in days not months without specialist IT resources and for a tenth the cost of other alternatives. … Continue reading “Treasure Data Garners $7,694,993 New Financing”
NatureBox Lands $8,500,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9158b64f-9fdf-46d1-aa6d-393f12c1a79e Date 7/23/2013 Company Name NatureBox Mailing Address 1056 Commercial St San Carlos, CA 94070 Company Description NatureBox helps you eat healthier without needing to change your eating habits. We focus on snacks because that’s the easiest habit to change. Do you know that the average American eats almost 25% of their … Continue reading “NatureBox Lands $8,500,000 Series A Funding Round”
DataStax Secures $45,000,000 Series D Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b346ad1b-f1f8-4094-b725-537a21f8c694 Date 7/23/2013 Company Name DataStax Mailing Address 777 Mariners Island Blvd San Mateo, CA 94404 Company Description DataStax (formerly Riptano) is the commercial leader in Apache Cassandra, and is leveraging this next-generation data platform that evolved from work at Google, Amazon and Facebook to make it easy for customers to build, … Continue reading “DataStax Secures $45,000,000 Series D Financing”
InMage Systems Obtains $7,483,786 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0dccec8c-fa9d-410c-98da-e9e1077892ea Date 7/23/2013 Company Name InMage Systems Mailing Address 100 Century Center Court San Jose, CA 95112 Company Description InMage was founded to improve upon previous business continuity measures that relied on decades-old approaches. Our mission is to ensure that business-critical data is always available, locally and/or at remote sites, in a … Continue reading “InMage Systems Obtains $7,483,786 New Funding Round”
Balluun Obtains $8,700,000 Series B Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8453f9f4-f794-4566-8444-f25a2a4cac8f Date 7/23/2013 Company Name Balluun Mailing Address 950 Tower Lane Foster City, CA 94404 Company Description Balluun is a business marketplace where fashion designers and retailers can connect and conduct business online. Our team is passionate about the service Balluun provides to our members, and we’ve assembled a stellar team from … Continue reading “Balluun Obtains $8,700,000 Series B Round”
Mindray Medical Acquires ZONARE Medical Systems for $101,700,000
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=551b407a-36b5-4ab9-90a5-a8902561926c Date 7/23/2013 Company Name ZONARE Medical Systems Mailing Address 420 N. Bernardo Ave. Mountain View, CA 94043 Company Description ZONARE Medical Systems, Inc. designs, develops, and manufactures premium compact performance ultrasound solutions, which combine revolutionary technology with an innovative physical design. Website http://www.zonare.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount $101,700,000 Transaction Round … Continue reading “Mindray Medical Acquires ZONARE Medical Systems for $101,700,000”
Surprise, the Tech News Didn’t Stop While I Was Away
I was away on vacation in a north-woodsy part of Michigan last week. Maybe you were out too, given that half of all Americans go on out-of-state vacations in July. But now I’m back, I’ve powered through the 1,000 e-mails in my inbox, and I’m catching up on a few of the Bay Area technology … Continue reading “Surprise, the Tech News Didn’t Stop While I Was Away”
The Biotech IPO Phenomenon of 2013: Enjoy It While It Lasts
The year is only half over, but one of the biggest biotech stories of 2013 is going to be the resurgence of the biotech IPO market. It’s a good news/bad news story, depending on where you stand, and how far you look out into the future. First, the good. The IPO surge is a vote … Continue reading “The Biotech IPO Phenomenon of 2013: Enjoy It While It Lasts”
How to Save $200 Billion and Cure Hepatitis C
Wall Street is buzzing with anticipation about the first new all-oral drugs for hepatitis C approaching the market. The high rate of HCV infection and dissatisfaction with current treatments have created a potential multi-billion dollar bonanza for drug companies. It’s estimated that Gilead, the frontrunner in this race, will charge as much as $90,000 per … Continue reading “How to Save $200 Billion and Cure Hepatitis C”
Expect Labs Obtains New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=917a2aa2-720c-46e6-91fd-ea3a567e31eb Date 7/22/2013 Company Name Expect Labs Mailing Address 350 Sansome Street San Francisco, CA 94104 Company Description Expect Labs has been developing a technology platform to serve as the foundation for new types of intelligent applications. We call it our Anticipatory Computing Engine. As an initial use case for this technology … Continue reading “Expect Labs Obtains New Round”
Chairish Lands $3,200,000 Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8784d1a0-9981-43f1-aa42-f0271a4af0b4 Date 7/22/2013 Company Name Chairish Mailing Address One Lombard Street San Francisco, CA 94111 Company Description Chairish is an online consignment marketplace for design obsessed people to buy and sell exceptional pre-owned home furnishings. Our mission is to make the world more beautiful, one room at a time and save people … Continue reading “Chairish Lands $3,200,000 Seed Financing Round”
KeepSafe Secures $3,400,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=361e9cd5-f8bc-4ccc-be9a-f1d771eb31fc Date 7/22/2013 Company Name KeepSafe Mailing Address 427 Bryant St San Francisco, CA 94110 Company Description KeepSafe is an easy way to store personal things and to keep them to yourself in a digital world. KeepSafe gives you control over who sees what.The company’s mission is to empower consumers to be … Continue reading “KeepSafe Secures $3,400,000 New Financing”
Dropbox Acquires Endorse for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ff528465-d6df-4964-b5d3-f380632831ab Date 7/22/2013 Company Name Endorse Mailing Address 60 E 3rd Avenue San Mateo, CA 94401 Company Description Endorse enables consumer product companies to market at the individual shopper level and shoppers to earn rewards for staying loyal to their favorite brands. Endorse closes the online-to-offline purchase loop and ties an online … Continue reading “Dropbox Acquires Endorse for Undisclosed Sum”
Yelp Acquires SeatMe for $12,700,000
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=804ea702-8902-4b14-8129-f65fc6c5f7fa Date 7/22/2013 Company Name SeatMe Mailing Address 220 Montgomery Street San Francisco, CA 94104 Company Description SeatMe started as an idea jotted on a notes app in early February of 2011. The idea was to make restaurant reservations better — both for members of the hungry public and members of the … Continue reading “Yelp Acquires SeatMe for $12,700,000”
OpenIncubate to Boost Open-Source Startups in Austin, Boston, and SF
[Updated at 2:06 p.m.] Austin, TX, will be one home to a new incubator designed to promote innovation in open-source technology. OpenIncubate is a joint project by Austin Ventures, Battery Ventures in Boston, and The Valley Fund, located in Menlo Park, CA. The firms hope to boost open-source startups in each region with mentoring and … Continue reading “OpenIncubate to Boost Open-Source Startups in Austin, Boston, and SF”
Don’t Call Me “Girl,” Sir: Women, Tech, and a Chat with Olivia Munn
It is long past time to stop regarding the presence of women in technology as an anomaly—yet achieving widespread acknowledgment of their work remains a challenge. Multiple organizations in New York—including Girls Who Code, Cornell NYC Tech, and L’Oréal—and across the country are taking on this task while also encouraging new generations of women to … Continue reading “Don’t Call Me “Girl,” Sir: Women, Tech, and a Chat with Olivia Munn”
VC Funding Levels Out as Early Stage Turns Up & Top 10 Deals
Consistent and modest are the words that seem to best describe U.S. venture capital activity during the second quarter, as VC investments remained more or less level with the first three months of 2013, according to recent data from several venture-tracking surveys. But the pace of venture investing is down in comparison to the second … Continue reading “VC Funding Levels Out as Early Stage Turns Up & Top 10 Deals”
mxHero Obtains $1,250,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=272970ca-b087-48dc-ad57-1991f775a8b2 Date 7/19/2013 Company Name mxHero Mailing Address 665 3rd St San Francisco, CA 94107 Company Description mxHero is a technology start-up based in New York founded by veteran email technologists with a track record of designing software solutions that improve how email functions for hosted service providers, end users, and businesses … Continue reading “mxHero Obtains $1,250,000 Seed Financing”
Swell Lands $5,400,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c4b4cc86-65a2-416b-b09e-23ab49c9574e Date 7/19/2013 Company Name Swell Mailing Address 480 S. California Ave Palo Alto, CA 94306 Company Description Swell is powered by an advanced algorithm that delivers content in a lean back format designed with a simple goal: serve content that you want to listen to right now. Website http://www.swell.am Transaction Type … Continue reading “Swell Lands $5,400,000 Series A Funding Round”
Audentes Therapeutics Obtains $30,000,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2c5a5cce-55a1-40ae-9e46-3c5c1d33373f Date 7/19/2013 Company Name Audentes Therapeutics Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94101 Company Description Audentes is a biotechnology company committed to the development and commercialization of innovative new treatments for people with serious, rare muscle diseases through the application of adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene therapy technology. Website http://www.audentestx.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “Audentes Therapeutics Obtains $30,000,000 Series A Funding Round”
AbGenomics International Receives $9,600,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6c89906e-73ed-4d81-88be-88d1a4084cd5 Date 7/19/2013 Company Name AbGenomics International Mailing Address 4984 El Camino Real Los Altos, CA 94022 Company Description AbGenomics International Inc., incorporated in Delaware with principal office in San Francisco Bay Area, California, is a biopharmaceutical company integrated globally and virtually to develop targeted antibody therapeutics for the treatment of cancer … Continue reading “AbGenomics International Receives $9,600,000 New Financing”
KISSmetrics Lands $7,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=64da682c-6503-4506-8d1e-c95e2c5a4d2b Date 7/19/2013 Company Name KISSmetrics Mailing Address 1565 Brunswig Lane Emeryville, CA 94608 Company Description KISSmetrics is a powerful web analytics solution that helps you to increase customer acquisition and retention rates, make smarter business decisions, and boost your bottom line. Website http://www.kissmetrics.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $7,000,000 Transaction … Continue reading “KISSmetrics Lands $7,000,000 New Funding”
Audiodraft Lands $400,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e331d3ca-aaa3-4c08-81a0-f3d9d5b6247d Date 7/19/2013 Company Name Audiodraft Mailing Address 156 2nd Street San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description Audiodraft helps companies to outsource their music and audio production to a global community of over 15,000 sound designers and music composers. Audiodraft offers a music crowdsourcing platform for composed music and a production music … Continue reading “Audiodraft Lands $400,000 New Financing”
OncoMed Pharmaceuticals Soars in IPO Debut
The stock market can’t seem to get enough of biotech IPOs these days, and OncoMed Pharmaceuticals is the latest company to cash in. Redwood City, CA-based OncoMed Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: [[ticker:OMED]]) sold 4.8 million shares to IPO investors last night at $17 apiece, for a total fundraising haul of $81 million. But once the company first … Continue reading “OncoMed Pharmaceuticals Soars in IPO Debut”
SMC Bio Looks to Heal Bones With Carbohydrates, Not Stem Cells
The secret to regenerative medicine doesn’t really lie in a lab dish with stem cells, or some engineered protein that stimulates tissue growth, at least to the folks at one Bay Area biotech startup. The big regenerative medicine opportunity at SMC Biotechnology comes from an unlikely source—carbohydrates from pig intestines. SMC Bio, a little Redwood … Continue reading “SMC Bio Looks to Heal Bones With Carbohydrates, Not Stem Cells”
RiskIQ Garners $10,000,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5e6f7c2a-6e14-4803-8f31-009c8784dfbe Date 7/18/2013 Company Name RiskIQ Mailing Address 1244 Sutter St. San Francisco, CA 94109 Company Description RiskIQ offers a hosted, software-as-a-service (SAAS) product delivering risk intelligence and automated enforcement. We offer turnkey solutions as well as customized programs. Schedule a demo with us to see how our crawler, detection logic, and … Continue reading “RiskIQ Garners $10,000,000 Series A Funding”
Proven.com Obtains $950,003 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=28905544-5acc-471d-84d2-49a8819fa002 Date 7/18/2013 Company Name Proven.com Mailing Address 237 Kearny Street San Francisco, CA 94108 Company Description Proven is the best way to apply to jobs using your mobile phone. Website http://www.proven.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $950,003 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC regulatory filing. … Continue reading “Proven.com Obtains $950,003 New Funding”
CrowdOptic Lands $1,520,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=efcb6f06-eb51-4682-b33b-61c1b778e3c3 Date 7/18/2013 Company Name CrowdOptic Mailing Address 930 Montgomery St. San Francisco, CA 94133 Company Description CrowdOptic lets enterprises and photographers collaborate in real time by simply using an image. Website http://www.crowdoptic.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $1,520,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC regulatory filing. … Continue reading “CrowdOptic Lands $1,520,000 New Financing”
Apportable Receives $2,400,000 Seed Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a6893426-189d-4ace-a54f-6387402402fe Date 7/18/2013 Company Name Apportable Mailing Address 371 5th St San Francisco, CA 94107 Company Description The Apportable platform converts iOS games to Android automatically, without extensive changes to the original Objective-C or C++ code. Website http://www.apportable.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,400,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes … Continue reading “Apportable Receives $2,400,000 Seed Round”
Venturocket Secures $700,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=54d86344-9b60-4716-9976-84c1c62ff58a Date 7/18/2013 Company Name Venturocket Mailing Address 181 Fremont Street San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description Venturocket is a marketplace where job seekers bid on their skills to compete for job opportunities and employers cherry-pick the very best talent. The price job seekers bid reflects their true proficiency for those skills. … Continue reading “Venturocket Secures $700,000 Series A Financing Round”
OncoMed Pharmaceuticals Secures $81,600,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=625e1440-d7ed-42ef-a36d-eefb88b4b14e Date 7/18/2013 Company Name OncoMed Pharmaceuticals Mailing Address 800 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 Company Description OncoMed Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: OMED) is discovering and developing monoclonal antibodies and small molecules capable of destroying cancer stem cells, a recently discovered type of cell believed to seed the growth of cancers and underlie … Continue reading “OncoMed Pharmaceuticals Secures $81,600,000 New Funding”
Dialog Semiconductor Acquires iWatt for $345,000,000
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4f92de87-57f5-4772-989a-9fad434c2b93 Date 7/18/2013 Company Name iWatt Mailing Address 675 Campbell Technology Parkway Campbell, CA 95008 Company Description IWatt, Inc. is a power management IC company that designs, develops and markets semiconductors for AC/DC power supplies used in computers, communication and consumer electronic equipment. The company’s patented, digital control technology is revolutionizing power … Continue reading “Dialog Semiconductor Acquires iWatt for $345,000,000”
Walt Disney Co Acquires SpotMixer for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=95184e2a-47b2-4bdd-a267-ca8f812ea0eb Date 7/18/2013 Company Name SpotMixer Mailing Address 955-A Charter St. Redwood City, CA 94063 Company Description SpotMixer, a service from One True Media, empowers businesses to expand their marketing reach through online video advertising. Website http://www.spotmixer.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes M&A Terms Financial terms of … Continue reading “Walt Disney Co Acquires SpotMixer for Undisclosed Sum”
New York Rock Exchange Sells Fans Shares of the Music They Love
Setting up New York Rock Exchange, an Emeryville, CA-based marketplace that sells music lovers shares of individual songs, wasn’t easy for Jeff Annison, CEO and co-founder of Underground Labs. The idea itself was simple: allow fans to buy pieces of their favorite bands’ songs, letting them get a little closer to their beloved artists. But … Continue reading “New York Rock Exchange Sells Fans Shares of the Music They Love”
Bountysource Obtains $1,100,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f9233724-fc45-434d-bc9b-14d19b98a42b Date 7/17/2013 Company Name Bountysource Mailing Address 548 Market Street San Francisco, CA 94104 Company Description Bountysource is the first dedicated crowdfunding platform for open-source software. Created by developers, for developers, Bountysource is a community-oriented marketplace for funding open-source software projects and putting bounties on the day-to-day tasks and feature requests … Continue reading “Bountysource Obtains $1,100,000 Seed Funding Round”
Markerly Receives $708,352 Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=05c57b4b-d1a6-4609-b984-54493924efef Date 7/17/2013 Company Name Markerly Mailing Address 444 Castro Street Mountain View, CA 94041 Company Description We are revolutionizing advertising with the power of content. Website http://www.markerly.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $708,352 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC regulatory filing. Not a solicitation. M&A … Continue reading “Markerly Receives $708,352 Seed Funding”
Xamarin Lands $16,000,000 Series B Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6d251a30-076d-4c0d-bb48-56cadc794489 Date 7/17/2013 Company Name Xamarin Mailing Address 430 Pacific Ave San Francisco, CA 94133 Company Description Xamarin was founded in May of 2011 in Boston, Massachusetts. Our mission is to produce the best software development tools in the world, and to make it fast, easy and fun to build great mobile … Continue reading “Xamarin Lands $16,000,000 Series B Funding”
TMC Garners $5,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=70681aab-dda5-4d77-9124-9c8bf58efcea Date 7/17/2013 Company Name TMC Mailing Address 440 Pacific Avenue San Francisco, CA 94133 Company Description TMC Financing’s team of experts, a link between the public and private sectors, promotes economic development through job creation and business expansion by providing funding for small and medium sized businesses in California and Nevada. … Continue reading “TMC Garners $5,000,000 New Financing Round”
Zero Motorcycles Obtains $6,500,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7171ab08-a5a0-40e5-a67b-daa88bf8df9a Date 7/17/2013 Company Name Zero Motorcycles Mailing Address 380 El Pueblo Road Scotts Valley, CA 95066 Company Description Zero Motorcycles is the next step in motorcycle evolution and represents the ultimate electric motorcycle technology. Website http://www.zeromotorcycles.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $6,500,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were … Continue reading “Zero Motorcycles Obtains $6,500,000 New Financing Round”
Context Relevant, Ayasdi Score Funds to Automate Big Data Analysis
[Clarified 7/18/13, 4:27 pm. See below.] Context Relevant and Ayasdi, two competitors trying to automate big data analysis, separately announced venture capital investments totaling more than $37 million Tuesday showing continued investor interest in the business of turning data into insight. In Seattle, Context Relevant raised $7 million in a Series A round from Madrona … Continue reading “Context Relevant, Ayasdi Score Funds to Automate Big Data Analysis”
Would More SEC Paperwork Really Scare Away Angel Investors?
[Updated 7/17 with correction, see below.] Letting startups advertise that they’re raising money is supposed to be a boon for early stage companies. But a big advocate for angel investors says new federal regulations could have the opposite effect. Those new rules, approved by the SEC last week, could effectively “kill angel investing” by making … Continue reading “Would More SEC Paperwork Really Scare Away Angel Investors?”
Intel’s Diane Bryant Blazing Trail From Data Centers to Next Era of IT
In a world of apps, big data, and cloud connectivity, it can be hard to remember that there’s more to tech innovation than just software. Then you meet someone like Diane Bryant, and your worldview shifts. Bryant is senior vice president and general manager of the datacenter and connected systems group at Intel. You know, … Continue reading “Intel’s Diane Bryant Blazing Trail From Data Centers to Next Era of IT”
Ceterix Comes Out With Tool to Repair, Not Remove, Knee Cartilage
The cushy crescents of cartilage in the middle of your knee joint—if you’re lucky to still have them—are called the menisci. They go bad for a lot of runners and athletes, as well as plenty of sedentary people as they get older. Now a Bay Area medical device startup has come out with a tool … Continue reading “Ceterix Comes Out With Tool to Repair, Not Remove, Knee Cartilage”
U.S. Venture Activity Remains Steady as IPOs Rise in Second Quarter
Venture-backed IPOs staged something of a comeback during the second quarter, as 22 VC-backed startups went public with an aggregated valuation of about $9.6 billion. Healthcare companies made up about half of those IPOs, according to the venture-data tracking firm, CB Insights. Still, it was a relatively modest period for VC activity. CB Insights says … Continue reading “U.S. Venture Activity Remains Steady as IPOs Rise in Second Quarter”