Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=11992429-ed19-41e8-ad92-0d9346aabe94&Preview=1 Date 12/4/2012 Company Name Okta Mailing Address 400 2nd St. San Francisco, CA 94107 Company Description Your cloud applications are no longer tactical point solutions, they are the backbone of your business. Now there’s a way to quickly and easily transform these applications from independent silos into a secure, flexible and … Continue reading “Okta Lands $25,000,000 Series C Funding”
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Sonim Technologies Secures $18,472,424 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=87dfd4df-4f26-4b70-9c3e-15aee6ac450f&Preview=1 Date 12/4/2012 Company Name Sonim Technologies Mailing Address 1875 S. Grant Street San Mateo, CA 94402 Company Description Sonim Technologies enables today’s GSM and CDMA wireless data networks to deliver high-margin voice services. Website http://www.sonimtech.com Transaction Type Debt, Venture Equity Transaction Amount $18,472,424 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were … Continue reading “Sonim Technologies Secures $18,472,424 New Round”
Sonim Technologies Obtains $18,472,424 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=87dfd4df-4f26-4b70-9c3e-15aee6ac450f&Preview=1 Date 12/4/2012 Company Name Sonim Technologies Mailing Address 1875 S. Grant Street San Mateo, CA 94402 Company Description Sonim Technologies enables today’s GSM and CDMA wireless data networks to deliver high-margin voice services. Website http://www.sonimtech.com Transaction Type Debt, Venture Equity Transaction Amount $18,472,424 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were … Continue reading “Sonim Technologies Obtains $18,472,424 New Funding Round”
Better Place Garners $50,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9e7f29d3-cc60-4718-9bc1-25d3bc1fc6b7&Preview=1 Date 12/4/2012 Company Name Better Place Mailing Address 1070 Arastradero Road Palo Alto, CA 94304 Company Description Better Place is the world’s leading electric vehicle (EV) services provider, catalyzing the transition to sustainable transportation. Website http://www.betterplace.com Transaction Type Debt, Venture Equity Transaction Amount $50,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes … Continue reading “Better Place Garners $50,000,000 New Financing Round”
Better Place Obtains $50,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9e7f29d3-cc60-4718-9bc1-25d3bc1fc6b7&Preview=1 Date 12/4/2012 Company Name Better Place Mailing Address 1070 Arastradero Road Palo Alto, CA 94304 Company Description Better Place is the world’s leading electric vehicle (EV) services provider, catalyzing the transition to sustainable transportation. Website http://www.betterplace.com Transaction Type Debt, Venture Equity Transaction Amount $50,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes … Continue reading “Better Place Obtains $50,000,000 New Round”
Poshmark Receives $12,000,000 Series B Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f827d272-8458-4aa1-b28c-441e45def38e&Preview=1 Date 12/4/2012 Company Name Poshmark Mailing Address 1919 Menalto Ave Menlo Park, CA 94025 Company Description At Poshmark, we are creating a fun and simple way to buy and sell fashion – right from your iPhone. Website http://www.poshmark.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $12,000,000 Transaction Round Series B Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “Poshmark Receives $12,000,000 Series B Funding”
Skyscraper Receives $500,000 Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c8dec970-572c-47a0-896a-47d02cb095dc&Preview=1 Date 12/4/2012 Company Name Skyscraper Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description Skyscraper, the recently launched service that aims to make direct ad sales easier for bloggers. Skyscraper gives its users a visual editor for adding advertising space to their blogs, but in addition, it also handles all the … Continue reading “Skyscraper Receives $500,000 Seed Funding”
Vapore Secures $2,500,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=70ea661f-9060-447c-a87b-869601e8b32e&Preview=1 Date 12/4/2012 Company Name Vapore Mailing Address 2010 Crow Canyon Place San Ramon, CA 94583 Company Description The company said it has created a small ceramic device called a capillary force vaporizer, or CFV, that generates a powerful jet of pressurized vapor from un-pressurized liquid. The CFV could displace current widely … Continue reading “Vapore Secures $2,500,000 New Round”
Guardian Analytics Obtains $8,000,000 Series E Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=54e19576-1e3c-45f3-a1de-a321fad9123e&Preview=1 Date 12/4/2012 Company Name Guardian Analytics Mailing Address 2465 Latham St Mountain View, CA 94022 Company Description Guardian Analytics is a privately held company that provides analytics-based products and services that prevent and mitigate online identity theft and account fraud. Website http://www.guardiananalytics.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $8,000,000 Transaction Round … Continue reading “Guardian Analytics Obtains $8,000,000 Series E Funding Round”
Kona Medical Secures $10,000,000 Series C Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ad9bd7d1-9953-42f3-8be7-c2d957b19e18&Preview=1 Date 12/4/2012 Company Name Kona Medical Mailing Address 1020 Marsh Rd. Menlo Park, CA 94025 Company Description The company provides undisclosed medical services. Website Undisclosed Transaction Type Debt, Venture Equity Transaction Amount $10,000,000 Transaction Round Series C Proceeds Purposes The resources provided by this financing will advance our mission to offer … Continue reading “Kona Medical Secures $10,000,000 Series C Funding”
Kona Medical Lands $10,000,000 Series C Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ad9bd7d1-9953-42f3-8be7-c2d957b19e18&Preview=1 Date 12/4/2012 Company Name Kona Medical Mailing Address 1020 Marsh Rd. Menlo Park, CA 94025 Company Description The company provides undisclosed medical services. Website Undisclosed Transaction Type Debt, Venture Equity Transaction Amount $10,000,000 Transaction Round Series C Proceeds Purposes The resources provided by this financing will advance our mission to offer … Continue reading “Kona Medical Lands $10,000,000 Series C Funding Round”
HydroNovation Receives $1,500,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=096dd6c6-a1e5-4d38-b10a-cb4ffa8e013c&Preview=1 Date 12/4/2012 Company Name HydroNovation Mailing Address 750 B Portola Street San Francisco, CA 94129 Company Description An innovative, clean technology currently used industrially to make high purity water for pharmaceutical and medical applications – now adopted for salt and chemical free residential, commercial, food and beverage water treatment and conditioning … Continue reading “HydroNovation Receives $1,500,000 New Funding”
Volcano Acquires Crux Biomedical for $36,000,000
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d7c92bb7-02de-4038-98dd-b204191e8237&Preview=1 Date 12/4/2012 Company Name Crux Biomedical Mailing Address 1455 Adams Drive Menlo Park, CA 94025 Company Description The company is developing a retrievable Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) filter that promises to be a great improvement over existing modes of treatment. The device has been successfully tested in animal studies in 2006 … Continue reading “Volcano Acquires Crux Biomedical for $36,000,000”
Urban Airship Acquires Tello for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=703c12af-3c9c-47cf-a9c0-b602700c6496&Preview=1 Date 12/4/2012 Company Name Tello Mailing Address 999 Baker Way San Mateo, CA 94404 Company Description Tello Corporation supports instant communication and collaboration across networks, applications and devices, in the context of critical business processes. Website http://www.tello.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes M&A Terms Financial terms … Continue reading “Urban Airship Acquires Tello for Undisclosed Sum”
AOL Acquires Buysight for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1d2e28a3-50ac-4c15-bee9-0f8f6a832172&Preview=1 Date 12/4/2012 Company Name Buysight Mailing Address 550 College Ave Palo Alto, CA 94306 Company Description Buysight is building the world’s largest index of consumer purchase intent, history and activity data, and leveraging that deep knowledge to unlock significant value for both buyers and sellers. Website http://www.buysight.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction … Continue reading “AOL Acquires Buysight for Undisclosed Sum”
Idea to IPO at UCSF
This is a course that will take place from 5:30-7:30 pm every Monday and Thursday from January 10 to April 8. From the course description: “An intensive, 12-week course teaching scientists, technologists, clinicians, aligned professionals, faculty and students how to move bio/life science concept from the lab/clinic/digital world to commercialization. Industry experts will join course … Continue reading “Idea to IPO at UCSF”
San Diego’s Volcano Paying $36M+ for Menlo Park’s Crux Biomed
San Diego vascular device maker Volcano Corp. (NASDAQ: [[ticker:VOLC]]) today disclosed an agreement to pay at least $36 million for Menlo Park, CA-based Crux Biomedical. The Crux deal comes just a few weeks after Volcano said it was acquiring Israeli imaging software developer Sync-Rx for $17.3 million. Volcano specializes in devices that improve the diagnosis … Continue reading “San Diego’s Volcano Paying $36M+ for Menlo Park’s Crux Biomed”
Matter Ventures Aims To Launch “The Next Great Media Institutions”
Once upon a time, public radio and TV stations were the new kids on the media block, disrupting the commercial media world by offering educational, cultural, and community-based content of a type that just wasn’t available from the privately owned networks. But that was 60 years ago: the nation’s flagship public stations, WGBH and KQED, … Continue reading “Matter Ventures Aims To Launch “The Next Great Media Institutions””
Xconomist of the Week: Helen Greiner’s CyPhy Works Unveils Drones
After roughly three years in development and some $3 million in venture investment, iRobot co-founder Helen Greiner is showing off her newest robotic creations. But don’t be fooled by the cool things this new pair of aerial drones can do—the real advancement is the cable that connects them to the ground. Greiner’s robotics startup, CyPhy … Continue reading “Xconomist of the Week: Helen Greiner’s CyPhy Works Unveils Drones”
How Ed-Tech Companies Will Make (and Lose) a Few Fortunes
It’s bubble time in education technology. Over the past few years, investment dollars have started to flow in larger amounts. MBAs (like me and one of my co-founders) are starting to get interested, and I know of at least two separate groups in Boston alone trying to develop ed-tech incubation spaces. But for all the … Continue reading “How Ed-Tech Companies Will Make (and Lose) a Few Fortunes”
Where’s the Can-Do Spirit in Biotech? It’s Alive, Deep Down
How many people in the biotech industry today really feel like they are part of something special, something bigger than themselves? How many people feel such camaraderie with their co-workers that they’d show up to meet them at a reunion five years from now? How many people in biotech feel the task in front of … Continue reading “Where’s the Can-Do Spirit in Biotech? It’s Alive, Deep Down”
Marqeta Obtains $770,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a01bb7ef-cd13-435f-aeba-9a16e71c11e0&Preview=1 Date 12/3/2012 Company Name Marqeta Mailing Address 6160 Buena Vista Avenue Oakland, CA 94618 Company Description Company operates an online network that allows users to “get more for the money you spend with your favorite retailers.” Website http://www.Marqeta.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $770,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes … Continue reading “Marqeta Obtains $770,000 New Financing”
Clustrix Secures $3,250,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=de57059f-df42-4df3-87ff-a7958101570e&Preview=1 Date 12/3/2012 Company Name Clustrix Mailing Address One Post Street San Francisco, CA 94104 Company Description We are building the next generation of highly scalable distributed infrastructure products. Our products make it possible to scale infrastructure just by adding nodes – without custom software engineering or special administrative activities. Website http://www.clustrix.com … Continue reading “Clustrix Secures $3,250,000 New Financing”
Cinemagram Receives $8,500,000 Series A Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9c36eff4-d0d0-4e66-9f04-034e85b61f24&Preview=1 Date 12/1/2012 Company Name Cinemagram Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description Cinemagram, a fun and beautiful way to animate photos. Website http://www.cinemagr.am Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $8,500,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes Cinemagram’s plans for the funding reportedly involve building out its backend to handle … Continue reading “Cinemagram Receives $8,500,000 Series A Round”
Red Tricycle Garners $1,500,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=cbefc898-a03a-425d-9bd8-972ede9497a1&Preview=1 Date 12/1/2012 Company Name Red Tricycle Mailing Address 4000 Bridgeway Sausalito, CA 94965 Company Description Our mission is simple, to help parents have more fun with their kids. We offer ideas for cool things to see, eat, make and do with your kids in your neighborhood. Each weekday, we deliver must-have … Continue reading “Red Tricycle Garners $1,500,000 Series A Financing Round”
JDRF Silicon Valley Summit
The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, with sponsorship from Latham & Watkins, hosts its fourth annual summit in Silicon Valley, with a focus on healthcare reimbursement. From the event description: “Healthcare reimbursement affects all of us. The cost of insurance premiums along with the freedom of patients and providers to decide the best plan of care … Continue reading “JDRF Silicon Valley Summit”
Maximizing Value and Minimizing Risk with Remote Workers
For me, being able to work remotely is one of the greatest gifts of the information age. It allowed me to help raise my daughters in the ’80s and ’90s, live almost four hours from a major airport, and now I’m able to visit my granddaughters in Chicago at the drop of a hat, all … Continue reading “Maximizing Value and Minimizing Risk with Remote Workers”
Five Characteristics VCs Look For in a Marketing Exec
Venture capitalists are paying more attention to the structure of the marketing teams they invest in. Why? Because marketing plays an increasingly influential role in the success of their portfolio companies. To ensure that the marketing department can generate the kind of leads that drive sales, they want to see a particular profile in a … Continue reading “Five Characteristics VCs Look For in a Marketing Exec”
Photo Books from Blurb: A High-Tech Gift Idea with Low-Tech Charm
SPOILER ALERT: If your name is Paul or Patricia Roush and you live in Central Lake, MI, stop reading now or you’ll ruin one of the surprises under the Christmas tree this year. Really. You’ve been warned! Every year I put “Amazon gift certificate” on my holiday and birthday wish lists so that I can … Continue reading “Photo Books from Blurb: A High-Tech Gift Idea with Low-Tech Charm”
TranscribeMe Garners $900,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=354966b2-0889-46fb-aa71-1bf6a62fef67&Preview=1 Date 11/30/2012 Company Name TranscribeMe Mailing Address 2200 Powell Street Emeryville, CA 94608 Company Description We are a group of scientists and technologists who have put our ample brains together to come up with a unique way to take your audio and transcribe it differently, and better, than ever before. Although … Continue reading “TranscribeMe Garners $900,000 New Financing”
Pathway Therapeutics Garners $200,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=07be8fdf-a2a1-4436-b892-ac9b85c99f50&Preview=1 Date 11/30/2012 Company Name Pathway Therapeutics Mailing Address 409 Illinois Street San Francisco, CA 94158 Company Description Pathway Therapeutics is a clinical stage, privately held, pharmaceutical company developing differentiated and best in class isoform specific PI3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitors for oncology, inflammatory and respiratory diseases. Website http://www.pathwaytx.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount … Continue reading “Pathway Therapeutics Garners $200,000 New Financing”
Wikia Receives $10,870,112 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d6c10586-fc13-4ea4-a120-db4227f6b415&Preview=1 Date 11/30/2012 Company Name Wikia Mailing Address 500 3rd St San Francisco, CA 94107 Company Description Wikia supports the development of the open source software that runs both Wikipedia and Wikia, as well as thousands of other wiki sites. Website http://www.wikia.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $10,870,112 Transaction Round Undisclosed … Continue reading “Wikia Receives $10,870,112 New Funding Round”
FDA Approves First Drug for Exelixis of South San Francisco
The Food and Drug Administration today approved the Exelixis (NASDAQ: [[ticker:EXEL]]) compound cabozantinib for the treatment of patients with progressive, metastatic thyroid cancer, giving the 18-year-old company its first marketable drug. The FDA decision is an important watershed for the South San Francisco company. However, the marketing approval in medullary thyroid cancer opens no immediate gateway to … Continue reading “FDA Approves First Drug for Exelixis of South San Francisco”
Science Exchange Creates a Trading Post for Research Services
Elizabeth Iorns is the daughter of successful computer industry entrepreneurs, but as a New Zealand schoolgirl she swerved from the path taken by her mom and dad. Building on an early fascination with biology, she rocketed through her college years winning awards and scholarships, took a PhD at a prestigious cancer research center in London, … Continue reading “Science Exchange Creates a Trading Post for Research Services”
Meet VeeMe: The Virtual Agent Programmed to Think Like Me
Meet VeeMe, my “virtual me” that acts like me and reacts like me. I’ve written about him/me before (here and here). If you think VeeMe sounds creepy, I agree! But I think it will happen. I both fear it and hope for it. So far, the information revolution has consistently performed beyond our imaginations. Twenty … Continue reading “Meet VeeMe: The Virtual Agent Programmed to Think Like Me”
Triggit Secures $7,400,000 Series B Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b678ac9c-b366-4de6-bf38-2ce0c4b3c3a6&Preview=1 Date 11/29/2012 Company Name Triggit Mailing Address 1535 Mission Street San Francisco, CA 94103 Company Description The company has developed a price comparison tool to assist online shoppers. Website http://www.triggit.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $7,400,000 Transaction Round Series B Proceeds Purposes The company will use the proceeds for international … Continue reading “Triggit Secures $7,400,000 Series B Funding”
CV Ingenuity Secures $11,136,154 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ab487463-c266-4d80-887a-2eb028435922&Preview=1 Date 11/29/2012 Company Name CV Ingenuity Mailing Address 163 Britton Avenue Atherton, CA 94027 Company Description CV Ingenuity is a medical device company focused on improving patient outcomes in the treatment of vascular disease by providing “Touch-and-Go” solutions to relieve vascular obstructions, inhibit restenosis, leave no implant behind and allow natural … Continue reading “CV Ingenuity Secures $11,136,154 New Funding”
BAM Labs Obtains $1,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e39b08f3-8b8f-41d2-a768-30c21c0ce37f&Preview=1 Date 11/29/2012 Company Name BAM Labs Mailing Address 901 Campisi Way Campbell, CA 95008 Company Description The company provides a medical device and service that monitors sleep inpatients. Website http://www.bamlabs.com Transaction Type Debt, Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC regulatory filing. … Continue reading “BAM Labs Obtains $1,000,000 New Financing Round”
BAM Labs Receives $1,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e39b08f3-8b8f-41d2-a768-30c21c0ce37f&Preview=1 Date 11/29/2012 Company Name BAM Labs Mailing Address 901 Campisi Way Campbell, CA 95008 Company Description The company provides a medical device and service that monitors sleep inpatients. Website http://www.bamlabs.com Transaction Type Debt, Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC regulatory filing. … Continue reading “BAM Labs Receives $1,000,000 New Round”
Wello Garners $1,000,000 Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=eaea6bfb-7b68-4756-98a3-6e4553d67d08&Preview=1 Date 11/29/2012 Company Name Wello Mailing Address 1089 Francisco St San Francisco, CA 94109 Company Description Wello is a website that brings trainers and clients together for fun, personalized and convenient training sessions over live, two-way video. For clients, Wello enables them to workout anywhere they have their laptop and enjoy … Continue reading “Wello Garners $1,000,000 Seed Funding”
AgilOne Garners $10,000,000 Series B Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=eb4a04c5-5b03-4a51-82e9-a7edae60a1c9&Preview=1 Date 11/29/2012 Company Name AgilOne Mailing Address 1091 N Shoreline Blvd Mountain View, CA 94043 Company Description AgilOne was founded out of a need we had as frustrated retail marketing leaders. The available analytical and attribution analysis tools were not adequate in handling data from disparate sources, which are an ever … Continue reading “AgilOne Garners $10,000,000 Series B Funding Round”
In-Game Ads Push Into Mobile Market, But Play It Safe
Considering the growing amount of time people spend using their smartphones, phablets, and tablets—especially to playing games—it’s no surprise that advertisers and marketers want to use mobile devices in new ways to get their messages in front of us. Last night in New York, executives from marketing companies such as Publicis and game developers Funtactix … Continue reading “In-Game Ads Push Into Mobile Market, But Play It Safe”
Ginger.io Gets $6.5M, Led by Khosla, to “Open Up” Data-Driven Healthcare
Vinod Khosla has strong opinions on everything from education to energy storage. And he’ll speak his mind. On the topic of healthcare innovation, the bigwig entrepreneur and investor recently said that 80 percent of doctors could be replaced by machines. So perhaps it’s no surprise that Khosla Ventures has just backed MIT health-tech startup Ginger.io, … Continue reading “Ginger.io Gets $6.5M, Led by Khosla, to “Open Up” Data-Driven Healthcare”
Broken iPhone? Call iCracked, the Aspiring “AAA of Smartphones”
In the underappreciated 2000 M. Night Shyamalan thriller Unbreakable, Bruce Willis played a security guard with powers of invulnerability and super-strength, and Samuel L. Jackson played his brittle-boned archnemesis, Mr. Glass. Imagine that you were recasting the movie with Apple’s iPhone in a starring role—which part would the device play? After AJ Forsythe’s iPhone had … Continue reading “Broken iPhone? Call iCracked, the Aspiring “AAA of Smartphones””
Zaarly at Mobile Madness: 2013 a Big Year for the ‘Peer Economy’
When local commerce startup Zaarly set out to create specialized home pages for people selling goods and services, the company had plenty of digital expertise to draw from. But part of its homework was decidely old school. In San Mateo, CA, a city just south of San Francisco, the startup with high-profile venture capital backers … Continue reading “Zaarly at Mobile Madness: 2013 a Big Year for the ‘Peer Economy’”
Big Pharma’s Role in Supporting the Life Science Innovation Ecosystem
The life sciences industry has been challenged over the last several years with an economic environment that is not conducive to breeding new innovation. While things are slowly improving, reports abound of fewer investments in life science start-ups and fewer active investors in the sector. Many new ideas aren’t being developed—because the financial climate can’t … Continue reading “Big Pharma’s Role in Supporting the Life Science Innovation Ecosystem”
Lift Receives $2,500,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5e1b6d57-f9fc-49da-b338-3b499efe0ec1&Preview=1 Date 11/28/2012 Company Name Lift Mailing Address 2601 Mission St San Francisco, CA 94110 Company Description Lift provides to tools to boost human potential. Lift was founded in August 2011 by Tony Stubblebine and Jon Crosby, with the help of Obvious Corporation. Website http://www.lift.do Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,500,000 … Continue reading “Lift Receives $2,500,000 Series A Funding”
Versa Networks Obtains $14,350,000 Series A Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=717cffc8-82a5-48a6-a618-6a57f8bc140a&Preview=1 Date 11/28/2012 Company Name Versa Networks Mailing Address 19111 Barnhart Ave Cupertino, CA 95014 Company Description The company’s homepage states that it will transform the network infrastructure market and is backed by Sequoia Capital. Website http://www.versa-networks.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $14,350,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes … Continue reading “Versa Networks Obtains $14,350,000 Series A Financing”
Everything.me Secures $25,000,000 Series C Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e4ce82b1-6e81-4e22-8a26-8939db60f51d&Preview=1 Date 11/28/2012 Company Name Everything.me Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description Everything.me empowers users by putting Everything they need at their fingertips. It’s the simplicity of search with the mobility of apps. Just say what you need and get your results immediately from fully mobile, Instant Apps™. Website … Continue reading “Everything.me Secures $25,000,000 Series C Funding”
Pivotal Systems Obtains $499,999 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=009ea223-30fe-4501-adde-908144751c96&Preview=1 Date 11/28/2012 Company Name Pivotal Systems Mailing Address 4683 Chabot Drive Pleasanton, CA 94588 Company Description Pivotal Systems is a Silicon Valley company that provides products that improve the manufacturability of semiconductor devices by providing Process Matching solutions that remove chamber micro-variations. Website http://www.pivotalsys.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $499,999 … Continue reading “Pivotal Systems Obtains $499,999 Seed Financing”