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Illumina Acquires Verinata Health, Prenatal Testmaker, For $350M

Illumina spent much of the last year trying to avoid being swallowed up by a bigger corporate fish, and now it has taken a gulp of its own out of the fast-growing market for prenatal genetic tests. The San Diego-based genetic instrument maker (NASDAQ: [[ticker:ILMN]]) said tonight it has agreed to pay $350 million upfront, … Continue reading “Illumina Acquires Verinata Health, Prenatal Testmaker, For $350M”

Mobility and Big Data: Why They Need Each Other to Thrive

Mobile devices and apps will generate seven exabytes of data by 2015, a number that will continue to double and perhaps triple each year. Not only are huge volumes of data/content being communicated through mobile networks, but there has been unexpected growth in related communications and transactions, such as: —Salesforce.com getting 60 percent of its … Continue reading “Mobility and Big Data: Why They Need Each Other to Thrive”

Atrenta Obtains $2,852,167 Series D Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5ed52280-ccaf-442e-951d-0683006b6532&Preview=1 Date 1/7/2013 Company Name Atrenta Mailing Address 2077 Gateway Place San Jose, CA 95110 Company Description Atrenta delivers predictive analysis solutions (EDA) to the world’s leading electronics companies, including eight of the top ten semiconductor companies. Website http://www.atrenta.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,852,167 Transaction Round Series D Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “Atrenta Obtains $2,852,167 Series D Financing Round”

BridgeWave Communications Secures $2,932,199 New Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4ab451ea-2670-49a2-a724-4b8a5351cc30&Preview=1 Date 1/7/2013 Company Name BridgeWave Communications Mailing Address 3350 Thomas Road Santa Clara, CA 95054 Company Description BridgeWave Communications, Inc. is a leading supplier of gigabit wireless solutions. Setting the standard for product quality, BridgeWave employs Highly Accelerated Life Testing (HALT) during design and Highly Accelerated Stress Screening (HASS) during production … Continue reading “BridgeWave Communications Secures $2,932,199 New Funding Round”

Aktana Obtains $1,010,000 Series A Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d4b666ec-b912-4628-8dcf-806a67e69756&Preview=1 Date 1/7/2013 Company Name Aktana Mailing Address 944 Market Street San Francisco, CA 94102 Company Description Actionable + Analytics = Aktana, the new world leader in driving sales force effectiveness. We’re experienced sales and marketing executives, sales effectiveness consultants, and technology visionaries actively solving one of the biggest problems vexing sales … Continue reading “Aktana Obtains $1,010,000 Series A Funding”

Shape Security Obtains $20,000,000 Series B Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8fa7034c-39a8-4a3d-9511-cfd323b1c23c&Preview=1 Date 1/7/2013 Company Name Shape Security Mailing Address Undisclosed Mountain View, CA 94043 Company Description Shape Security is funded by top-tier investors including Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Eric Schmidt’s TomorrowVentures. Our founders come from the Department of Defense, major defense contractors, and Google. Website http://www.shapesecurity.com Transaction Type Venture Equity … Continue reading “Shape Security Obtains $20,000,000 Series B Funding”

Illumina Acquires Verinata Health for $350,000,000

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=85dcc405-70a4-4967-b826-3f2a2511cdae&Preview=1 Date 1/7/2013 Company Name Verinata Health Mailing Address 800 Saginaw Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 Company Description Verinata Health, Inc. is driven by a sole, extraordinary purpose – maternal and fetal health. Our initial focus is to develop and offer non-invasive tests for early identification of fetal chromosomal abnormalities through our … Continue reading “Illumina Acquires Verinata Health for $350,000,000”

Solstice Biologics Garners $18,000,000 Series A Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7daf7f46-5fc2-4b00-bdf3-0426ef9354a6&Preview=1 Date 1/5/2013 Company Name Solstice Biologics Mailing Address 1700 Owens Street San Francisco, CA 94158 Company Description Solstice Biologics is a private company focused on solving the problem of targeting and delivery of nucleic acid therapeutics. The company is developing small, cell-permeable RNAi pro-drugs that can enter many different cell types … Continue reading “Solstice Biologics Garners $18,000,000 Series A Round”

10 Apps That Will Make You Feel Smarter & More Cultured in 2013

Right before the holidays, I shared a list of 20 Must-Have Apps for That Tablet Under the Tree. That list focused on apps for the iPad and Android tablets, and it was intended as an introductory guide for new tablet owners eager to test-drive their gifts with apps that really showcase the capabilities of today’s … Continue reading “10 Apps That Will Make You Feel Smarter & More Cultured in 2013”

Room 77 Lands $30,297,703 Series C Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6eed1dd8-dbe5-4cb8-acfb-230553eae81a&Preview=1 Date 1/4/2013 Company Name Room 77 Mailing Address 440 N. Wolfe Rd. Sunnyvale, CA 94085 Company Description With the belief that choice and transparency are key to improving travel experiences, Room 77 offers room recommendations matching your preferences. Website http://www.room77.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $30,297,703 Transaction Round Series C … Continue reading “Room 77 Lands $30,297,703 Series C Financing”

Discera Lands $310,499 New Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=47086039-27ef-4d4c-bc37-31905a02a715&Preview=1 Date 1/4/2013 Company Name Discera Mailing Address 1961 Concourse Drive San Jose, CA 95131 Company Description Discera is a fabless analog semiconductor company that offers tiny, high performance silicon resonators for the frequency and timing control markets. These resonators act as the heartbeat or pulse for a variety of devices from … Continue reading “Discera Lands $310,499 New Round”

Carbylan BioSurgery Receives $5,999,999 New Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=cf749f0c-b32e-40db-9759-477a93d62a8c&Preview=1 Date 1/4/2013 Company Name Carbylan BioSurgery Mailing Address 3181 Porter Drive Palo Alto, CA 94304 Company Description Carbylan BioSurgery develops and markets bioresponsive medical products to enhance healing, provide better surgical outcomes and improve patients’ quality of life. Carbylan is committed to quality in all areas of its business by complying … Continue reading “Carbylan BioSurgery Receives $5,999,999 New Funding Round”

Labrys Biologics Secures $31,000,000 Series A Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9b242101-e825-49c6-97a5-73d55dfd0721&Preview=1 Date 1/4/2013 Company Name Labrys Biologics Mailing Address 1700 Owens Street San Francisco, CA 94158 Company Description Labrys Biologics is a private, venture-financed development stage biotechnology company focused on treatments for chronic migraine. Labrys’ lead candidate, RN-307, is an anti-CGRP monoclonal antibody for the treatment of chronic migraine slated to enter … Continue reading “Labrys Biologics Secures $31,000,000 Series A Funding Round”

Webvanta Lands $490,618 New Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=93c45996-dbb9-4c65-a26e-ff2c2fce0415&Preview=1 Date 1/4/2013 Company Name Webvanta Mailing Address 130 S. Main St. Sebastopol, CA 95472 Company Description Webvanta provides a hosted service that dramatically reduces the time and effort required to build and deploy a dynamic web site. Website http://www.webvanta.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $490,618 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “Webvanta Lands $490,618 New Funding”

Ceterix Orthopaedics Obtains $19,499,999 New Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d73d2917-a510-447d-90d5-461683cdda0e&Preview=1 Date 1/4/2013 Company Name Ceterix Orthopaedics Mailing Address 959 Hamilton Ave Menlo Park, CA 94025 Company Description Ceterix Orthopaedics, Inc. develops novel surgical tools for arthroscopic procedures. The Ceterix technology enables surgeons to place stitches in very tight joint compartments, while protecting sensitive surrounding structures such as nerves, arteries and cartilage. … Continue reading “Ceterix Orthopaedics Obtains $19,499,999 New Financing”

At Copious, The Love Button Drives Social Commerce

Here’s the simple premise behind Copious, the San Francisco-based social marketplace: despite all the buzz about “social commerce,” the social networking revolution hasn’t really come to online buying and selling between consumers. The two biggest exchanges, eBay and Craigslist, are products of the first Internet boom, circa 1995, and the experience of discovering products on … Continue reading “At Copious, The Love Button Drives Social Commerce”

Crescendo Bioscience Snags $28M For Arthritis Test

Billions are spent every year on treating rheumatoid arthritis patients with drugs that sometimes work, and sometimes don’t. Now South San Francisco-based Crescendo Bioscience has pulled in more cash to help commercialize a diagnostic test that is supposed to help physicians better treat individual patients. Crescendo is announcing today it has raised $28 million in … Continue reading “Crescendo Bioscience Snags $28M For Arthritis Test”

BioMarin Delays Profit to Pursue New Products

Struggling biotechnology companies feel the heat from Wall Street when their drug candidates fall flat. But successful biotech companies can face a different kind of pressure from investors, says BioMarin CEO Jean-Jacques Bienaimé. BioMarin’s total revenues are still rising for the three drugs it shepherded to FDA approval from 2003 to 2007. The drugs–laronidase (Aldurazyme), … Continue reading “BioMarin Delays Profit to Pursue New Products”

Crescendo Bioscience Garners $28,000,000 Series D Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=60d06187-b95d-4196-bbd4-2957fce9eebd&Preview=1 Date 1/3/2013 Company Name Crescendo Bioscience Mailing Address 341 Oyster Point Blvd South San Francisco, CA 94080 Company Description Crescendo Bioscience is developing a broad range of quantitative, objective diagnostic tools to provide Rheumatologists with deeper clinical insights to more effectively manage patients with autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. Website http://www.crescendobio.com Transaction … Continue reading “Crescendo Bioscience Garners $28,000,000 Series D Financing Round”

Leap Motion Garners $30,000,000 New Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2e388f2c-82d3-49e1-99f2-2a1e969d41dc&Preview=1 Date 1/3/2013 Company Name Leap Motion Mailing Address 333 Bryant St San Francisco, CA 94107 Company Description Leap Motion is a stealth company currently developing motion control technology that is radically more powerful and also significantly less costly than anything currently available. Website http://www.leapmotion.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $30,000,000 … Continue reading “Leap Motion Garners $30,000,000 New Financing Round”

Rennovia Obtains $2,000,000 New Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0a08b23b-83f8-4569-88ef-84eea48de722&Preview=1 Date 1/3/2013 Company Name Rennovia Mailing Address 1080 Hamilton Ave. Menlo Park, CA 94025 Company Description Rennovia is developing advanced chemo-catalytic processes for the conversion of bio-derived, renewable feedstocks to major-market chemical products. These processes are designed to be readily scalable and to employ standard chemical production and purification equipment. Website … Continue reading “Rennovia Obtains $2,000,000 New Round”

StemPar Sciences Secures New Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c8c7594c-0f20-440f-ab7c-8ecffaa0b1e7&Preview=1 Date 1/3/2013 Company Name StemPar Sciences Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description StemPar Sciences is dedicated to the translation of scientific advances into new medicines to treat cancer. Website http://www.stempar.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. M&A … Continue reading “StemPar Sciences Secures New Funding”

Alvine Pharmaceuticals Garners $6,006,000 New Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ac543918-067d-4b6e-bf17-b6c496bfa86c&Preview=1 Date 1/3/2013 Company Name Alvine Pharmaceuticals Mailing Address 75 Shoreway Rd San Carlos, CA 94070 Company Description Alvine Pharmaceuticals, Inc., is a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing and commercializing therapeutics for the treatment of Celiac sprue. Website http://www.alvinepharma.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $6,006,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes … Continue reading “Alvine Pharmaceuticals Garners $6,006,000 New Round”

Halt Medical Secures $15,000,000 New Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=853bf174-32e7-4618-8c6c-d18749209dd4&Preview=1 Date 1/3/2013 Company Name Halt Medical Mailing Address 131 Sand Creek Road Brentwood, CA 94513 Company Description The company is developing a uterine fibroid treatment device. Website http://www.haltmedical.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $15,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Halt Medical, Inc. announced today that it has received $15 million … Continue reading “Halt Medical Secures $15,000,000 New Financing”

Y Combinator: The Secret in This Incubator’s Sauce

The Commonwealth Club’s INFORUM hosts an evening discussion on the success secrets behind Mountain View, CA-based startup school Y Combinator. From the event description: “Companies like Heyzap, Airbnb, Hipmunk, Reddit and Dropbox are all very different but have one mighty factor in common—they got their initial green and kibitz from Y Combinator. Heralded by Wired … Continue reading “Y Combinator: The Secret in This Incubator’s Sauce”

Stitcher, the Pandora of Talk, Works to Make Internet Radio Easier

Sometimes we don’t realize what was so great about a traditional medium until a new one comes along and tries to take its place. Consider radio. Web-based radio has been around since the 1990s, and this year marks the 10th anniversary of the technology behind podcasting. Yet old-fashioned broadcast radio is still a $17 billion … Continue reading “Stitcher, the Pandora of Talk, Works to Make Internet Radio Easier”

CES Countdown: Startups Plant their Flags and Changes Coming to TV

Each January the makers of gadgets big and small bring an electronic carnival to Las Vegas as they tease the world with glimpses of devices they plan to unleash during the coming year. A few changes are in store for next week’s International CES, held at the Las Vegas Convention Center and nearby hotels. After … Continue reading “CES Countdown: Startups Plant their Flags and Changes Coming to TV”

Ending the Culture of Illness through Healthy Eating

[Editor’s note: To tap the wisdom of our distinguished group of Xconomists, we asked a few of them to answer this question heading into 2013: What makes you optimistic?] As a person who has worked in the healthcare field for over 25 years, I am extremely optimistic about the recent trend towards the democratization of healthful behavior and … Continue reading “Ending the Culture of Illness through Healthy Eating”

Making a Case For Boston JP Morgan

Mens et manus. It’s Latin for “mind and hands” and just happens to be the school motto of MIT. I suspect these words are etched somewhere above a concrete arch that serves as an entrance into one of the halls of learning of this renowned technical university; much the way some of the world’s most … Continue reading “Making a Case For Boston JP Morgan”

Revolution Analytics Receives $7,800,000 New Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f88039c6-c50a-4240-b34a-698859bf87e0&Preview=1 Date 1/2/2013 Company Name Revolution Analytics Mailing Address 101 University Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94301 Company Description Though our Revolution R products, we aim to make the power of predictive analytics accessible to every type of user & budget. Website http://www.revolutionanalytics.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $7,800,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed … Continue reading “Revolution Analytics Receives $7,800,000 New Funding”

MoBeam Obtains $2,215,228 New Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8f751ce7-45ef-4a5e-be5b-92fa524ce79c&Preview=1 Date 1/2/2013 Company Name MoBeam Mailing Address 625 Second Street Second Floor 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. … Continue reading “MoBeam Obtains $2,215,228 New Funding”

Kovio Receives $5,000,000 New Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6f617f25-de01-4b09-a72e-f0efeada18e1&Preview=1 Date 1/2/2013 Company Name Kovio Mailing Address 233 S. Hillview Dr. Milpitas, CA 95035 Company Description Kovio Inc., a privately held Silicon Valley company, is developing a new category of semiconductor products using printed silicon electronics and thin film technology. Kovio’s approach delivers a unique and compelling value proposition in multiple … Continue reading “Kovio Receives $5,000,000 New Financing Round”

Misfit Wearables Puts Design First in New Activity Tracker

Misfit Wearables cofounder and CEO Sonny Vu learned a valuable lesson at his last company, AgaMatrix. The mobile health startup produced a blood glucose meter called the iBGStar, which allows users to check, monitor and share their readings on their iPhones. With only a glucose strip and the iPhone plug-in, users could track and analyze … Continue reading “Misfit Wearables Puts Design First in New Activity Tracker”

The Fiscal Cliff Is Forcing a Biomedical Day of Reckoning

Sarah Palin, the onetime candidate for the second-highest elected office in the U.S., once delivered a rant on the campaign trail about waste she perceived in federal support of fruit fly research. Scientists everywhere were appalled. Regardless of whether Palin knew about the historic importance of the drosophila to genetics, they were furious that a … Continue reading “The Fiscal Cliff Is Forcing a Biomedical Day of Reckoning”

The War on Success Will Rage On

[Editor’s note: To tap the wisdom of our distinguished group of Xconomists, we asked a few of them to answer this question heading into 2013: “What does your gut tell you will happen this year even though you don’t have data to prove it?”] The war on success will continue on and capital gains taxes will … Continue reading “The War on Success Will Rage On”

Linkage Biosciences Garners $1,545,335 New Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=bc8b6b1a-530e-4876-9d68-0e363d289288&Preview=1 Date 12/31/2012 Company Name Linkage Biosciences Mailing Address 2503 Bush Street San Francisco, CA 94115 Company Description Linkage Biosciences is a molecular diagnostics company developing products that will dramatically improve and expedite complex genetic testing. Website http://www.linkagebio.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,545,335 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes … Continue reading “Linkage Biosciences Garners $1,545,335 New Financing Round”

CrowdOptic Receives New Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c80e66a7-71ac-4f7b-a1ce-4fd3711d4273&Preview=1 Date 12/31/2012 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 Undisclosed Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. M&A Terms Venture … Continue reading “CrowdOptic Receives New Financing”

Jasper Wireless Obtains $39,999,994 New Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d65b0889-32bc-446d-9fee-562ec837edff&Preview=1 Date 12/31/2012 Company Name Jasper Wireless Mailing Address 189 North Bernardo Avenue Mountain View, CA 94043 Company Description Jasper Wireless is a one-stop shop for enterprises, OEMs, solution providers and operators who want to capitalize on a world of connected devices. Website http://www.jasperwireless.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $39,999,994 Transaction … Continue reading “Jasper Wireless Obtains $39,999,994 New Round”

Calithera Biosciences Lands $1,999,999 Series C Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=aafc4d3a-8f13-4ce4-ace1-7267be0468a7&Preview=1 Date 12/31/2012 Company Name Calithera Biosciences Mailing Address 341 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 Lands $1,999,999 Series C Funding”

0xdata Secures $1,720,000 New Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e4eb7b8e-b2af-4a34-82aa-d46b1ab5a7e7&Preview=1 Date 12/31/2012 Company Name 0xdata Mailing Address Undisclosed Mountain View, CA 94043 Company Description The company is developing technologies to make Hadoop more user-friendly to end-users. Website http://www.0xdata.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,720,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. M&A Terms Venture Investor Nexus Venture … Continue reading “0xdata Secures $1,720,000 New Funding Round”

SkimaTalk Secures $100,000 New Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=439e0389-da51-4db1-998e-73e01d739b38&Preview=1 Date 12/31/2012 Company Name SkimaTalk Mailing Address Undisclosed Berkeley, CA 94704 Company Description The company is an online language-learning platform. Website http://www.skimtalk.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $100,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. M&A Terms Venture Investor Recruit

CloudFlare Secures $50,000,000 Series C Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1b7d624c-79c9-4f27-bcf8-9d865606cd71 Date 12/31/2012 Company Name CloudFlare Mailing Address 665 Third Street San Francisco, CA 94107 Company Description CloudFlare is a cloud-based web application performance and security solution that uses the collective knowledge of the Internet to keep websites safe. CloudFlare is born from our experience in building Project Honey Pot, the largest … Continue reading “CloudFlare Secures $50,000,000 Series C Financing Round”

eASIC Lands $6,415,497 Series A Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3bc99cb5-c801-485a-9650-413287ca84d1&Preview=1 Date 12/28/2012 Company Name eASIC Mailing Address 2585 Augustine Drive Santa Clara, CA 95054 Company Description eASIC offers breakthrough Programmable ASIC products including Configurable Logic and Structured ASIC, aimed at dramatically reducing the overall fabrication cost and time of customized high-performance semiconductor chips. Website http://www.easic.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount … Continue reading “eASIC Lands $6,415,497 Series A Round”

Clean Energy Systems Lands $3,000,000 New Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0bea4b53-e708-4dd6-b1ab-6a327cb8c545&Preview=1 Date 12/28/2012 Company Name Clean Energy Systems Mailing Address 3035 Prospect Park Drive Rancho Cordova, CA 95670 Company Description Clean Energy Systems has advanced a superior power generation concept. Using aerospace technology, a high energy gas generation system has been developed that powers turbines which in turn produce electricity with no … Continue reading “Clean Energy Systems Lands $3,000,000 New Funding Round”

Proformative Obtains $425,000 New Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=94114c63-6db8-42b8-9e6d-c55aa70329cb&Preview=1 Date 12/28/2012 Company Name Proformative Mailing Address 5570 Sanchez Dr San Jose, CA 95123 Company Description The company provides an online resource and community for the corporate finance, accounting and treasury fields. Website http://www.proformative.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $425,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. … Continue reading “Proformative Obtains $425,000 New Financing”

WebFilings Receives $19,384,150 New Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c67fc973-d7c3-44b4-8ad6-ebca77550653&Preview=1 Date 12/28/2012 Company Name WebFilings Mailing Address 4410 El Camino Real Los Altos, CA 94022 Company Description The company sells software and services that enable businesses to more efficiently file their SEC filings. Website http://www.Webfilings.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $19,384,150 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not … Continue reading “WebFilings Receives $19,384,150 New Funding Round”

A Pivotal Year in Mobile, Energy, Automobiles, Education

[Editor’s note: To tap the wisdom of our distinguished group of Xconomists, we asked a few of them to answer this question heading into 2013: What does your gut tell you will happen in the coming year even though you don’t have data to prove it?] This is a pivotal year in mobile, we are seeing the … Continue reading “A Pivotal Year in Mobile, Energy, Automobiles, Education”

BuildingIQ Receives $8,873,747 New Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8e198d44-d7cb-49c9-af0c-426daced28c4&Preview=1 Date 12/27/2012 Company Name BuildingIQ Mailing Address 1710 South Amphlett Blvd San Mateo, CA 94402 Company Description BuildingIQ‘s mission is to change the way energy is managed in the commercial building sector. BuildingIQ‘s management team and advisors bring decades of valuable experience with technology and technology start ups, energy management and … Continue reading “BuildingIQ Receives $8,873,747 New Funding Round”