Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a682631c-e05e-4eb3-ae48-20f4a9549163&Preview=1 Date 5/21/2013 Company Name Minbox Mailing Address 25 Taylor Street San Francisco, CA 94102 Company Description While Dropbox is great for syncing files between your devices, it’s slow when it comes to uploading and sending files. Minbox, a beautifully designed Mac app, let’s you send files of any size in seconds—all … Continue reading “Minbox Garners $800,000 Seed Round”
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Ekso Bionics Lands $216,500 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0016c45b-d1d3-4ecf-8747-7677df587e64&Preview=1 Date 5/21/2013 Company Name Ekso Bionics Mailing Address 1414 Harbour Way South Richmond, CA 94804 Company Description We are in the midst of one of the greatest technological revolutions in history. Since 2005, Ekso Bionics has been pioneering the field of robotic exoskeletons to augment human strength, endurance and mobility. Website … Continue reading “Ekso Bionics Lands $216,500 New Financing Round”
Adaptive Planning Obtains $45,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4df8f4c7-e673-4a9c-8ef9-a9d789623239&Preview=1 Date 5/21/2013 Company Name Adaptive Planning Mailing Address 2041 Landings Drive Mountain View, CA 94043 Company Description Adaptive Planning is the leading provider of on-demand budgeting, forecasting, reporting and analytics applications. Adaptive Planning makes it easy for small to mid-size companies to move beyond spreadsheets to a full-featured planning solution for … Continue reading “Adaptive Planning Obtains $45,000,000 New Financing”
Yahoo Locks in $1.1B Deal for Tumblr, Promises Not to Screw Up
David Karp’s wallet just got a lot fatter. After a flurry of speculation over the weekend, Tumblr in New York is being acquired by Sunnyvale, CA-based Yahoo, in a deal announced early Monday at the previously reported price of $1.1 billion, mostly in cash. Yahoo put out a statement on the acquisition with a pledge to … Continue reading “Yahoo Locks in $1.1B Deal for Tumblr, Promises Not to Screw Up”
Andy Miller on Leap Motion as the New Apple, & Sacramento Kings Deal
I’m on the phone with Andy Miller, and I don’t know where to begin. Ask him about working with Steve Jobs at Apple? About how Leap Motion may or may not be the next Apple? Or what about how that $348 million deal to buy the Sacramento Kings went down? Miller is driving in his … Continue reading “Andy Miller on Leap Motion as the New Apple, & Sacramento Kings Deal”
The Top Five Traits to Look For in Prospective Startup Employees
Most successful entrepreneurs will tell you that the fastest way to kill a startup is to hire the wrong people. It’s true. As someone who has helped build multiple startups, I cannot overstate the importance of assembling a stellar core team. They are the ones who will transform your ideas into reality, and help you … Continue reading “The Top Five Traits to Look For in Prospective Startup Employees”
Zillions of Biotech Conferences Want You. Which Should You Attend?
Biotech industry conferences are happening, somewhere on this green Earth, every day. If you’ve been around a while, and you’ve attended a few, chances are you get invitations, or marketing pitches, that ask you to attend a different meeting every day. If you’re new to the business, you may not be on all the lists. … Continue reading “Zillions of Biotech Conferences Want You. Which Should You Attend?”
AEGEA Medical Receives $2,000,200 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=da4fbc6e-eb08-4273-ac64-7a07a09bed24&Preview=1 Date 5/20/2013 Company Name AEGEA Medical Mailing Address 2686 Middlefield Rd Redwood City, CA 94063 Company Description AEGEA Medical is a private, clinical-stage medical device company that is developing a novel treatment for abnormal uterine bleeding. The company’s products are not available for sale in the United States. Website http://www.aegeamedical.com Transaction … Continue reading “AEGEA Medical Receives $2,000,200 New Round”
Consumer Health & Wellness Innovation Summit
International Business Forum presents a full-day conference on innovation in consumer health. From the event site: “Rapidly rising healthcare costs have led consumers to take an active role in making decisions about their health. This radical shift has presented a growth sector for investing, partnering and commercialization as consumers are choosing innovative, alternative approaches to … Continue reading “Consumer Health & Wellness Innovation Summit”
Entrepreneurship in Education
From the event site: “StartOut invites you to our first panel on educational entrepreneurship. EdTech, as this industry is known in tech circles, is one of the largest growing startup sectors, as it gets increasing attention from investors. The evening will feature a panel of entrepreneurs who have worked at, invested in and built companies … Continue reading “Entrepreneurship in Education”
Nine Lessons for Innovators from a Nobel Prize-Winning Psychologist
I was pretty slow about getting around to reading Thinking, Fast and Slow. The career-capping book by Princeton psychologist Daniel Kahneman, one of the founders of behavioral economics, spent months on all the bestseller lists back in 2011. I finally picked up a paperback copy a couple of weeks ago. The book is mainly about … Continue reading “Nine Lessons for Innovators from a Nobel Prize-Winning Psychologist”
Matterport Isn’t Playing Games with Kinect-Style 3D Camera
When Tel Aviv, Israel-based PrimeSense came out with its first depth-sensitive, near-infrared camera-on-a-chip in 2010, nobody could have predicted how many uses hardware makers would dream up for the technology within a few short years. The first and most famous was Microsoft’s Kinect sensor, which lets gamers move their bodies to interact with video games. … Continue reading “Matterport Isn’t Playing Games with Kinect-Style 3D Camera”
MessageMe Secures $10,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=84ca8f56-2912-463f-a611-2530e500502e&Preview=1 Date 5/16/2013 Company Name MessageMe Mailing Address 300 Brannan St San Francisco, CA 94107 Company Description MessageMe is the fastest and most fun way to chat. Drop the need for SMS and exchange one-on-one or group text messages with your friends and family worldwide at absolutely no cost. All your favourite … Continue reading “MessageMe Secures $10,000,000 New Funding”
Ringadoc Obtains $700,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e3845477-b196-4d02-8efd-3480cff41f20&Preview=1 Date 5/16/2013 Company Name Ringadoc Mailing Address 420 Taylor Street San Francisco, CA 94102 Company Description Ringadoc gives you direct access to doctors. We cut away all the barriers between you and the care you need, bringing immediate care straight to your nearest phone. During your call, the doctor you speak … Continue reading “Ringadoc Obtains $700,000 New Funding”
PernixData Lands $20,000,000 Series B Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f3f97b81-5ae2-458e-8301-5e0b1b91c180&Preview=1 Date 5/16/2013 Company Name PernixData Mailing Address 1735 North 1st Street San Jose, CA 95112 Company Description PernixData is passionate about building a world-class team and culture essential to becoming the next big software company. Solving challenging problems and building great products that make a difference to our customers is our … Continue reading “PernixData Lands $20,000,000 Series B Financing”
MoBeam Lands $1,980,616 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c4eac8bb-3080-487d-9cdb-d82ade6628ef&Preview=1 Date 5/16/2013 Company Name MoBeam Mailing Address 625 Second Street San Francisco, CA 94107 Company Description MoBeam Inc. applies its patented technology to transform the consumer-retail interaction and create multiple layers of value across the entire consumer products and retail industry, with clear benefits to both consumers and retailers. Website http://www.mobeam.com … Continue reading “MoBeam Lands $1,980,616 New Funding”
Genentech Follows Fast at ASCO as Cancer Immunotherapy Picks Up
Genentech made its name in cancer by creating targeted antibody drugs that zero in on tumor cells while mostly sparing healthy tissue. Now it’s seeking to compete in the next wave of cancer immunotherapies, which are designed to spark the immune system to attack tumors like a virus. South San Francisco-based Genentech, a unit of … Continue reading “Genentech Follows Fast at ASCO as Cancer Immunotherapy Picks Up”
Genentech Cancer Antibody, Son of Rituxan, Nails Pivotal Study
Genentech has been searching for years to find a way to improve upon rituximab (Rituxan), which set a gold standard 15 years ago as part of the first generation of targeted antibody cancer drugs. Now it looks like Genentech has finally nailed a new and patented version to keep the franchise going for many more … Continue reading “Genentech Cancer Antibody, Son of Rituxan, Nails Pivotal Study”
VC Meets AC/DC: Video from the NVCA Live Concert
For a minute I thought I was back in 2008, when Xconomy organized Boston’s first Battle of the Tech Bands. But no, this was 2013, and I was in San Francisco, at the Great American Music Hall (where the Grateful Dead recorded One From the Vault). And I was at “NVCA Live!”—a private concert organized … Continue reading “VC Meets AC/DC: Video from the NVCA Live Concert”
Real Estate Move: DocuSign Buys Cartavi, Strengthens Ties with zipLogix
Electronic signatures company DocuSign is beefing up its real estate line with the acquisition of Cartavi and a tighter partnership with zipLogix, meant to enable transactions using any device. DocuSign—founded in Seattle in 2004, but with its headquarters now in San Francisco—has had a partnership with Cartavi, based in Naperville, IL, for the last year … Continue reading “Real Estate Move: DocuSign Buys Cartavi, Strengthens Ties with zipLogix”
SugarSync Lands $3,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=cbd9cfb7-b20e-4934-836d-2a946b9b2ce4&Preview=1 Date 5/15/2013 Company Name SugarSync Mailing Address 1810 Gateway Drive San Mateo, CA 94404 Company Description An innovator in digital media and information synchronization, SugarSync develops software and services that dramatically simplify the way people organize and access digital content. Website http://www.sugarsync.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $3,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed … Continue reading “SugarSync Lands $3,000,000 New Funding Round”
Apexigen Obtains $14,990,062 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=17c4bf88-5ba8-4eed-b53c-663e862df74f&Preview=1 Date 5/15/2013 Company Name Apexigen Mailing Address 863 Mitten Road Burlingame, CA 94010 Company Description Apexigen is a biopharmaceutical product development company advancing a pipeline of novel product candidates with the potential to address life-threatening and difficult to treat diseases. Website http://www.apexigen.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $14,990,062 Transaction Round … Continue reading “Apexigen Obtains $14,990,062 New Financing”
Atlantis Computing Obtains $20,000,000 Series D Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e869d739-5ca7-4769-94b7-6a63e30cbab7&Preview=1 Date 5/15/2013 Company Name Atlantis Computing Mailing Address 2570 W. El Camino Real Mountain View, CA 94040 Company Description Atlantis Computing is transforming enterprise desktop computing by solving the challenges of desktop virtualization: storage costs and user acceptance. Atlantis ILIO complements existing VDI solutions by reducing VDI storage costs and complexity, … Continue reading “Atlantis Computing Obtains $20,000,000 Series D Financing”
Access Systems Garners $1,500,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=176c7946-6ef6-44fb-b143-7d30db9cd47c&Preview=1 Date 5/15/2013 Company Name Access Systems Mailing Address Undisclosed Palo Alto, CA 94301 Company Description The company provides security-related technologies. Website Undisclosed Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,500,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC regulatory filing. M&A Terms Venture Investor Undisclosed
GCT Semiconductor Receives $30,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=407771e8-6317-48d5-b60f-8e012d29ac5d&Preview=1 Date 5/15/2013 Company Name GCT Semiconductor Mailing Address 2121 Ringwood Avenue San Jose, CA 95131 Company Description GCT Semiconductor is a fabless semiconductor company that designs, develops and markets innovative integrated circuit solutions for the wireless communications industry. Website http://www.gctsemi.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $30,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds … Continue reading “GCT Semiconductor Receives $30,000,000 New Funding”
OpenCoin Lands New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=11960c81-67d6-4a56-9acb-cb3472cf49d0&Preview=1 Date 5/15/2013 Company Name OpenCoin Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94102 Company Description The opencoin project is about “digital cash”. We develop a protocol to use the original idea of electronic cash in daily life. For this we also develop a system consisting of minting software, wallet software and everything … Continue reading “OpenCoin Lands New Round”
Walt Doyle, Former CEO of Where, Leaves PayPal: What’s Next?
A prominent leader in the tech-startup community is moving on. Walt Doyle, the longtime CEO of Where, which was acquired by PayPal in April 2011, has left the company as of today. Doyle served as general manager of PayPal Media Network after the acquisition. It has been two years since the deal, so Doyle’s departure … Continue reading “Walt Doyle, Former CEO of Where, Leaves PayPal: What’s Next?”
Pulse 2013
Pulse 2013 is a thought leadership event focused on customer retention and customer success on 5/30 at the Four Seasons hotel in San Francisco. Several hundred attendees (CEOs, VPs of Customer Success, VPs of Sales, VCs, press, etc.) are expected to attend. Sessions Highlights: Crossing the Customer Success Chasm: Geoffrey Moore CEO View on Customer Success: Aaron … Continue reading “Pulse 2013”
Make Cyber Security Training Mandatory
The online world can be a dangerous place for the unprepared. And it’s just going to get worse. It’s time to teach cyber security as integral part of the high school and college curriculum and to all corporate employees. I grew up in New York City and for a few years heaven on earth for … Continue reading “Make Cyber Security Training Mandatory”
Cloudant Raises $12M from Rackspace and Others, Opens SF Office
There’s some more fuel for the online database arms race today: Boston-based Cloudant has secured a new $12 million investment round. The money will bankroll Cloudant’s general growth, which includes a new office in San Francisco, complementing Cloudant’s previous footprint in Boston, Seattle, and Bristol, England. New investors in the new Series B round are Devonshire Investors, … Continue reading “Cloudant Raises $12M from Rackspace and Others, Opens SF Office”
Who Needs Equity Crowdfunding? Dealstruck Builds Crowdlending Market
After President Obama signed the JOBS Act more than a year ago, Ethan Senturia says he studied the provisions for crowdfunding startups under Title III, and came to the conclusion that it would be more trouble than it was worth. Today crowdfunding boosters are still waiting for regulators at the Securities and Exchange Commission to … Continue reading “Who Needs Equity Crowdfunding? Dealstruck Builds Crowdlending Market”
Henri Termeer on Startups, Drug Prices, Getting Older (Part 2)
Yesterday, we ran the first part of a wide-ranging interview with Henri Termeer, the legendary biotech entrepreneur and former CEO of Cambridge, MA-based Genzyme. He spoke about what kinds of startups he likes to get involved in, the trend toward drug companies working on rare diseases, and efforts to repair pharma’s damaged reputation. Today, he … Continue reading “Henri Termeer on Startups, Drug Prices, Getting Older (Part 2)”
SellPoint Receives $3,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1908a63d-f864-488c-9dbc-15cdebb0715c&Preview=1 Date 5/14/2013 Company Name SellPoint Mailing Address 3000 Executive Parkway San Ramon, CA 94583 Company Description Tentoe product merchandising solutions deliver a highly interactive shopping experience at the point of purchase, the product page, through powerful content transformation tools, just-in-time delivery and real-time analytics. Website http://www.sellpoint.net Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount … Continue reading “SellPoint Receives $3,000,000 New Funding”
Radius Secures New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9f423d4a-3cb7-43ce-8bd9-62c2ddc00232&Preview=1 Date 5/14/2013 Company Name Radius Mailing Address 140 2nd Street San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description Radius provides actionable insights for selling to SMBs. Simply put, we are a GeoData platform that powers the local data (places, news, events, reviews, photos, and more) for Partners and Developers who use our API … Continue reading “Radius Secures New Financing Round”
LucidWorks Secures $9,999,999 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=63490704-eccb-4c75-a17c-ef1ca33ed897&Preview=1 Date 5/14/2013 Company Name LucidWorks Mailing Address 3800 Bridge Parkway Redwood City, CA 94065 Company Description LucidWorks (formerly known as Lucid Imagination) is the trusted name in Search, Discovery and Analytics, delivering the only enterprise-grade embedded search development solution built on the power of the Apache Lucene/Solr open source search project. … Continue reading “LucidWorks Secures $9,999,999 New Funding Round”
RelayRides Acquires Wheelz for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7107ade7-dcad-4451-b14d-d69a73c236cc&Preview=1 Date 5/14/2013 Company Name Wheelz Mailing Address PO Box 1588 Palo Alto, CA 94302 Company Description Wheelz is the first car sharing platform designed specifically to meet the needs of campus communities – connecting students with cars to students who need them. Offering instant sign up, easy set up for car … Continue reading “RelayRides Acquires Wheelz for Undisclosed Sum”
Wal-Mart Stores Acquires Tasty Labs for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=656ffe98-0eb0-42c3-ae60-fa859450ad28&Preview=1 Date 5/14/2013 Company Name Tasty Labs Mailing Address 60 E. Portola Avenue Los Altos, CA 94022 Company Description The company is developing as yet unspecified Internet software technologies. Website http://www.tastylabs.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes M&A Terms Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed by … Continue reading “Wal-Mart Stores Acquires Tasty Labs for Undisclosed Sum”
Bootstrapping Products with Services
Because it’s often so difficult for entrepreneurs to obtain seed funding for their startups, bootstrapping is one of the best methods to self-fund their projects. And offering a service is one of the best ways to go. This, by the way, remains a controversial point of view, and most industry observers will take the position … Continue reading “Bootstrapping Products with Services”
Henri Termeer on Startups, Drug Prices, Getting Older (Part 1)
Henri Termeer could have easily faded away into obscurity a couple years ago. The biotech pioneer could have relaxed at his oceanside home in Maine, played a little golf. Or, if he wanted, he could have made loads of money at a private equity firm. Certainly, he didn’t need to mess around with hungry little … Continue reading “Henri Termeer on Startups, Drug Prices, Getting Older (Part 1)”
Zoove Obtains $15,345,772 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9866cb68-156e-408c-80f2-4aa4abc9643f&Preview=1 Date 5/13/2013 Company Name Zoove Mailing Address 2300 Geng Rd Palo Alto, CA 94303 Company Description Zoove is a technology company that gives brands and media properties the power to deliver information to consumers using a variety of mobile data technologies, such as e-mail, SMS, WAP and MMS without the hassle … Continue reading “Zoove Obtains $15,345,772 New Round”
LearnSprout Garners $2,766,837 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6a926805-36af-460e-af48-a4cfdb1883ce&Preview=1 Date 5/13/2013 Company Name LearnSprout Mailing Address 630 8th Street San Francisco, CA 94103 Company Description Having witnessed the revolution that data transparency has brought to the consumer software industry, we are driven to do the same for education. At LearnSprout our mission is to make education data universally accessible yet … Continue reading “LearnSprout Garners $2,766,837 New Funding Round”
Rocket Lawyer Lands $4,256,366 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=965dc469-4b4d-4014-a0aa-a7940df28fe6&Preview=1 Date 5/13/2013 Company Name Rocket Lawyer Mailing Address 55 Second Street 7th Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description RocketLawyer.com is a service of Rocket Lawyer Incorporated. Our mission is to empower consumers, business professionals and lawyers to get and give legal help. Our comprehensive line of do it yourself legal … Continue reading “Rocket Lawyer Lands $4,256,366 New Funding Round”
Yahoo! Acquires Loki Studios for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=406b5a57-eda0-475c-b2d8-4f298bf463f9&Preview=1 Date 5/13/2013 Company Name Loki Studios Mailing Address Undisclosed Palo Alto, CA 94301 Company Description Enter the world of Espercorp and discover Espers all over the world! Become a field agent and embark on a journey of capturing, training, and battling diverse Espers. You can even add to your collection by … Continue reading “Yahoo! Acquires Loki Studios for Undisclosed Sum”
Any.DO Obtains $3,500,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=279d2017-59ee-46e3-825f-59b405402c47&Preview=1 Date 5/13/2013 Company Name Any.DO Mailing Address Undisclosed Palo Alto, CA 94301 Company Description Any.DO is a free to-do list that helps you get things done with your friends in a simple and elegant way. With Any.DO you can easily capture, organize and sync all the things you need to do. … Continue reading “Any.DO Obtains $3,500,000 Seed Financing”
OwnerListens Obtains $1,100,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=905fd91f-f2aa-4199-a738-b77552a3d748&Preview=1 Date 5/13/2013 Company Name OwnerListens Mailing Address Undisclosed Palo Alto, CA 94306 Company Description OwnerListens is pioneering the next generation of communications between businesses and their customers. The OwnerListens messaging platform creates a closed, private feedback loop that delivers better service for consumers, protects businesses from negative reputation hazards and helps … Continue reading “OwnerListens Obtains $1,100,000 Seed Financing”
LeChat Secures $118,000 Seed Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c0447423-cba6-4d49-a251-c497afc46435&Preview=1 Date 5/13/2013 Company Name LeChat Mailing Address 720 Peralta St. Oakland, CA 94607 Company Description LeChat is developing chat tools for distributed teams and enterprises. Website http://www.lechat.im Transaction Type Accelerator Transaction Amount $118,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes The company will use the proceeds to accelerate its initial development. M&A Terms … Continue reading “LeChat Secures $118,000 Seed Round”
GoodApril Garners $118,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ccc4d60f-5534-4aee-849e-f886f1b394b5&Preview=1 Date 5/13/2013 Company Name GoodApril Mailing Address 25 Division Street San Francisco, CA 94103 Company Description Millions of Americans overpay on their taxes. In 2012, Americans overpaid the IRS by more than $370B, and that’s just the amount taxpayers knew enough to request a refund for. Billions more are overpaid without … Continue reading “GoodApril Garners $118,000 Seed Funding Round”
Women in Bio Fireside Chat with Gail Maderis
Women in Bio sponsors an evening chat with Gail Maderis of BayBio. From the event site: “Please join us in conversation with Gail Maderis, President and CEO of BayBio, at the Stanford Faculty Club, Palo Alto, CA. Get the inside scoop on strategies that Gail has utilized to engage in an exciting career. Make sure to bring … Continue reading “Women in Bio Fireside Chat with Gail Maderis”
Bloom Energy Lands $130,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=68e05b99-e577-4f44-bbcf-f043dd0e6641&Preview=1 Date 5/11/2013 Company Name Bloom Energy Mailing Address 1299 Orleans Drive Sunnyvale, CA 94089 Company Description The company develops and sells solid oxide fuel cell technology to compete with electric power. Website http://www.bloomenergy.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $130,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. M&A … Continue reading “Bloom Energy Lands $130,000,000 New Funding Round”
Hack//Meat: Reimagine the Future of Meat
From the event website: “Food+Tech Connect, in partnership with the GRACE Communications Foundation and Applegate, is bringing together technologists, entrepreneurs, creatives, policy experts, non-profit leaders and industry executives to develop technologies and tools that help create a better future for meat. Over the course of the weekend, teams will work with design-thinking facilitators and industry … Continue reading “Hack//Meat: Reimagine the Future of Meat”