[Updated and corrected 9:35 am PT] Anyone who invested in Sunnyvale, CA-based Pharmacyclics (NASDAQ: [[ticker:PCYC]]) or Bedford, MA-based Avila Therapeutics the past couple years must love to see the words “covalent” and “drug” in the same sentence. While most people probably haven’t thought much about covalent bonds since high school chemistry, those two companies have … Continue reading “UCSF Spinout Principia Biopharma Thinking Big and Covalent”
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OptiScan Biomedical Garners $2,600,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7798a140-4636-40b1-a102-620c1a386bcf&Preview=1 Date 10/30/2012 Company Name OptiScan Biomedical Mailing Address 21021 Corsair Blvd Hayward, CA 94545 Company Description The company manufactures non-invasive devices for measuring and monitoring glucose. Website http://www.optiscancorp.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $2,600,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC regulatory filing. M&A Terms Venture Investor … Continue reading “OptiScan Biomedical Garners $2,600,000 New Funding Round”
Bidgely Receives $3,000,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b5c3505d-d886-4aac-902a-c8f4771f249c&Preview=1 Date 10/30/2012 Company Name Bidgely Mailing Address 440, North Wolfe Rd Sunnyvale, CA 94085 Company Description Bidgely (pronounced bij-lee; means electricity) is a disruptive technology company creating an innovative energy monitoring & management solution. We have taken up the challenge to bring huge energy savings to the world and ring a … Continue reading “Bidgely Receives $3,000,000 Series A Funding”
MoBeam Obtains $418,434 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f855ce27-3ce5-4b22-82e9-ce16c6b1680f&Preview=1 Date 10/30/2012 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 $418,434 New Funding Round”
EMC Acquires Silver Tail Systems for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=bcdcf95d-104b-4207-91dd-066c6f0cc394&Preview=1 Date 10/30/2012 Company Name Silver Tail Systems Mailing Address 1010 El Camino Real Menlo Park, CA 94025 Company Description Silver Tail was founded by a team of fraud prevention experts who built anti-fraud and anti-phishing tools at eBay and PayPal. Through their experience and proprietary algorithms, they have built a system … Continue reading “EMC Acquires Silver Tail Systems for Undisclosed Sum”
With a Push from Calysta, Biofuels Economy Tilts Toward Natural Gas
Natural gas is best known to most people as a fuel burned to heat homes or generate electricity. Josh Silverman, chief scientific officer and co-founder of the Menlo Park startup Calysta Energy, sees it as an untapped raw material that, like crude oil, could be converted into high-value products from transportation fuels to plastics. “The … Continue reading “With a Push from Calysta, Biofuels Economy Tilts Toward Natural Gas”
Shire Hunts More Deals Amid Reawakening Interest in Stem Cell R&D
[Updated 10/29/09 12:20 pm. See below.] As the Stem Cell Meeting on the Mesa convenes its second annual investor and partnering forum in San Diego this morning, Dean Tozer says the last 18 to 24 months have seen a rejuvenation of interest in the commercial prospects for biomedical products arising from stem cell research and … Continue reading “Shire Hunts More Deals Amid Reawakening Interest in Stem Cell R&D”
The New Power Players in Drug R&D Are Wearing Bright T-Shirts
See all those people signing up for the 10K charity run/walk in your hometown this weekend? Those folks in your Facebook photo album, decked out with colorful T-shirts and uplifting messages about fighting some disease? You could easily have written off many of these nonprofit fundraisers a few years ago as well-intended, but ultimately ineffective, … Continue reading “The New Power Players in Drug R&D Are Wearing Bright T-Shirts”
Principia Biopharma Receives $12,500,000 Series B Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d08527b4-30b4-40e5-8656-9e6ccee1c300&Preview=1 Date 10/29/2012 Company Name Principia Biopharma Mailing Address Undisclosed Menlo Park, CA 94025 Company Description The compnay develops unspecified biotheraputic products. Website Undisclosed Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $12,500,000 Transaction Round Series B Proceeds Purposes Proceeds from this most recent financing will be used to advance Principia’s lead molecule towards … Continue reading “Principia Biopharma Receives $12,500,000 Series B Funding Round”
Brooks Automation Acquires Crossing Automation for $63,000,000
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=54e4362f-6aed-49d0-b18e-303fd212b2fe&Preview=1 Date 10/29/2012 Company Name Crossing Automation Mailing Address 46702 Bayside Parkway Fremont, CA 94538 Company Description Our specialty is to deliver cost effective, innovative and highly reliable solutions for transferring wafers into and out of process and metrology tools during the chip manufacturing process. Our patent pending system driven architectures are … Continue reading “Brooks Automation Acquires Crossing Automation for $63,000,000”
Mobile-Loco: The Future of Brands & Tech in the SoLoMo Revolution
From the event website: Come learn how to get a piece of the 2013 big brand budget pie. Mobile-Loco will dive into the brand, advertiser and mobile convergence in the context of the Social, Local and Mobile (SoLoMo) marketplace — exploring what this convergence means for big brands, consumers, SMBs and the mobile and location … Continue reading “Mobile-Loco: The Future of Brands & Tech in the SoLoMo Revolution”
Data Deluge: LSI Accelerating Innovation Summit 2012
From the event website: At AIS 2012 you’ll get the tools and insight you need to become master of your IT universe. The AIS 2012 session tracks are designed for a number of technology audiences, including: * Technology and Line of Business professionals who need to speed up critical business applications * Datacenter builders and … Continue reading “Data Deluge: LSI Accelerating Innovation Summit 2012”
Beyond Cash: How Top VCs Are Creating Value
From the event website: “The best entrepreneurs can get capital from many sources – so how do VCs differentiate and compete to work with the best startups? To win this fierce talent war, and to give their own portfolio companies the best chance of success, many top VCs are now offering much more than just … Continue reading “Beyond Cash: How Top VCs Are Creating Value”
How the Larklife Wristband Could Turn Us All Into Quantified-Selfers
If you’re willing to to walk around all day wearing sensors that record your activity and compile the data into fancy reports and graphs, you must be either a pretty big geek, or a fanatical athlete training for an ultramarathon-style event, or both. At least, that’s been the conventional wisdom. And there’s some truth in … Continue reading “How the Larklife Wristband Could Turn Us All Into Quantified-Selfers”
Exclusive: Skyline Ventures Cuts Partners, Postpones Fundraising
Skyline Ventures, one of the high-profile venture firms in the U.S. biotech and medical device business over the past 15 years, has let go three of its six partners and postponed plans to raise a new venture fund, Xconomy has learned. Skyline, which has offices in Palo Alto, CA, Waltham, MA, and Stamford, CT, raised … Continue reading “Exclusive: Skyline Ventures Cuts Partners, Postpones Fundraising”
Instacart Lands $2,300,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1b138af1-4188-4e81-b214-353271a8f90e&Preview=1 Date 10/26/2012 Company Name Instacart Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description Founded by former Amazon.com Inc. employee Apoorva Mehta, Instacart wants to eliminate the trip to the grocery store altogether by using a team of smartphone-equipped drivers who get paid to shop and deliver goods on a customer’s … Continue reading “Instacart Lands $2,300,000 Seed Funding Round”
Dhingana Lands $7,000,000 Series B Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0b49c10a-dcd8-463b-8536-a58c78b2e0b2&Preview=1 Date 10/26/2012 Company Name Dhingana Mailing Address 1230 Midas Way Sunnyvale, CA 94085 Company Description Dhingana is an Indian on-demand music service that wants its users to discover new traditional Indian and Bollywood music across the globe. Dhingana gives access to over 350,000 songs in more than 35 Indian languages and … Continue reading “Dhingana Lands $7,000,000 Series B Funding”
Udacity Receives $15,000,000 Series B Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ed370110-d0b5-4502-a31e-e1108dd948ca&Preview=1 Date 10/26/2012 Company Name Udacity Mailing Address 2390 El Camino Real Palo Alto, CA 94306 Company Description Udacity is a totally new kind of learning experience. You learn by solving challenging problems and pursuing udacious projects with world-renowned university instructors (not by watching long, boring lectures). Website http://www.udacity.com Transaction Type Venture … Continue reading “Udacity Receives $15,000,000 Series B Financing”
Telefónica Acquires TokBox for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e2767aee-cf60-4172-9718-9eb5d38a40f0&Preview=1 Date 10/26/2012 Company Name TokBox Mailing Address 115 Stillman Street San Francisco, CA 94107 Company Description Tokbox is a free service that lets you talk with your friends over live video. Here’s how it works: you sign up and we give you a link. When you want to talk with anyone, … Continue reading “Telefónica Acquires TokBox for Undisclosed Sum”
Xconomist of the Week: NPS’s Francois Nader Shares Lessons Learned
NPS Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: [[ticker:NPSP]]) is gearing up for its first FDA approval, a mere 26 years after the company was founded. It is also six years since CEO Francois Nader joined the Bedminster, NJ, firm to engineer a dramatic structural overhaul, turning a fully integrated pharmaceutical company, which had spent decades developing drugs for osteoporosis, … Continue reading “Xconomist of the Week: NPS’s Francois Nader Shares Lessons Learned”
Good Technology Obtains $25,171,899 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6c1257e0-0764-44c5-98ec-2e55e41a30f8&Preview=1 Date 10/25/2012 Company Name Good Technology Mailing Address 430 N. Mary Avenue Sunnyvale, CA 94085 Company Description Good Technology is a leader in enterprise wireless handheld computing software and services, delivering critical corporate information to the handhelds users choose, over the networks they prefer. Website http://www.good.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction … Continue reading “Good Technology Obtains $25,171,899 New Funding”
Magnum Semiconductor Receives $12,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c86028b2-bb59-4763-a427-3e84e18f21a3&Preview=1 Date 10/25/2012 Company Name Magnum Semiconductor Mailing Address 591 Yosemite Drive Milpitas, CA 95035 Company Description Magnum Semiconductor is a leading provider of chips, software, and platforms for consumer entertainment systems. Magnum provides the tools and technologies for recording, storing, managing, viewing, and exchanging audio and video throughout the home, and … Continue reading “Magnum Semiconductor Receives $12,000,000 New Funding Round”
Akros Silicon Lands $8,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9a3fd3f6-d456-4015-818a-3f9a4f879ac2&Preview=1 Date 10/25/2012 Company Name Akros Silicon Mailing Address 262 Santa Ana Court Sunnyvale, CA 94085 Company Description Akros Silicon Inc. is Venture Capital-backed fabless semiconductor company located in Folsom California. Website http://www.akrossilicon.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $8,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC regulatory … Continue reading “Akros Silicon Lands $8,000,000 New Funding Round”
Composite Software Secures $1,750,003 Series D Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=40ecbc14-cbc5-4eb5-ba16-a560add85119&Preview=1 Date 10/25/2012 Company Name Composite Software Mailing Address 2655 Campus Drive San Mateo, CA 94403 Company Description The company develops and markets secure enterprise information integration solutions. Website http://www.compositesw.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,750,003 Transaction Round Series D Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC regulatory filing. M&A … Continue reading “Composite Software Secures $1,750,003 Series D Funding”
Rewarder Garners $7,000,000 Series A Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=451e2b9e-25e6-4a9f-a204-caae872febb1&Preview=1 Date 10/25/2012 Company Name Rewarder Mailing Address 564 Market Street San Francisco, CA 94104 Company Description Rewarder.com is a social marketplace connecting those seeking unique knowledge or expertise with real people who are eager to help. It’s the best place to mobilize an online community of more than 100,000 savvy, resourceful … Continue reading “Rewarder Garners $7,000,000 Series A Financing”
BrightSource Energy Garners $80,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e444627d-9786-464b-b85a-a1a62be0bc4a&Preview=1 Date 10/25/2012 Company Name BrightSource Energy Mailing Address 1999 Harrison Street Oakland, CA 94612 Company Description Bright Source Energy develops utility-scale solar power plants using high-temperature solar thermal technology that concentrates sunlight and converts the resulting heat into electricity. Website http://www.brightsourceenergy.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $80,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed … Continue reading “BrightSource Energy Garners $80,000,000 New Funding Round”
The iPad Mini: Good News for Education, But “Not a Game Changer”
Well, it’s official—Apple has introduced the iPad mini, defying late founder Steve Jobs, who reportedly commented in 2010 that users would have to “sand down their fingers” to use a tablet touchscreen smaller than that of the original iPad. Why would Apple change its mind about the need for a mid-size tablet? In a column … Continue reading “The iPad Mini: Good News for Education, But “Not a Game Changer””
Greenbuild Expo 2012
From the event website: “Greenbuild is the world’s largest conference and expo dedicated to green building. The ideals and passion of the green building community come alive at Greenbuild. The buzz is contagious. Greenbuild brings together industry leaders, experts and frontline professionals dedicated to sustainable building in their everyday work, and a unique energy is … Continue reading “Greenbuild Expo 2012”
Fishy Founding
I have a confession to make. Much to my profound personal surprise, I have become seriously addicted to fishing. Mind you, not the idyllic fly casting on the Scottish Weirs clad in tweed over waders sort of fishing. We’re talking big tuna fish into the hundreds of pounds trolled up from the depths of the … Continue reading “Fishy Founding”
Auxogyn Trains A Computer Eye on Embryos for IVF
When infertility doctors are about to help a couple conceive a baby through in vitro fertilization, they have to make some momentous bets. The possible consequences of those bets include a high-risk pregnancy with multiple infants, on one extreme, and no pregnancy at all on the other. In their quest for a healthy birth, doctors … Continue reading “Auxogyn Trains A Computer Eye on Embryos for IVF”
Propel Fuels Obtains $3,500,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=75fac752-0702-48c6-9801-8f20e1aacea8&Preview=1 Date 10/24/2012 Company Name Propel Fuels Mailing Address 2317 Broadway Redwood City, CA 94063 Company Description Fueling change means empowering drivers with a way to make clean, American-made fuel a part of our daily lives. The American consumer has waited too long for a better fueling option, one that positively affects … Continue reading “Propel Fuels Obtains $3,500,000 New Funding Round”
Airbnb Receives $117,051,696 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c0c4daf3-757b-4d2f-92ea-aa85ea5d51df&Preview=1 Date 10/24/2012 Company Name Airbnb Mailing Address 142 10th St. San Francisco, CA 94103 Company Description The company operates a website where users can purchase rooms to share with each other on trips. Website http://www.airbnb.com Transaction Type Debt, Venture Equity Transaction Amount $117,051,696 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were … Continue reading “Airbnb Receives $117,051,696 New Round”
Airbnb Receives $117,051,696 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c0c4daf3-757b-4d2f-92ea-aa85ea5d51df&Preview=1 Date 10/24/2012 Company Name Airbnb Mailing Address 142 10th St. San Francisco, CA 94103 Company Description The company operates a website where users can purchase rooms to share with each other on trips. Website http://www.airbnb.com Transaction Type Debt, Venture Equity Transaction Amount $117,051,696 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were … Continue reading “Airbnb Receives $117,051,696 New Financing”
As Zynga Boston Closes, Gaming Community Speaks Volumes
Social-gaming giant Zynga has laid off over 100 employees and has closed its Boston-area office, according to a report in TechCrunch and numerous tweets around town. The company is also laying off staff in Austin, TX, and possibly Chicago, according to an update. Zynga Boston was formed in the summer of 2010 when San Francisco-based … Continue reading “As Zynga Boston Closes, Gaming Community Speaks Volumes”
Trendspotting: The Variegated Social Web
The social Web is gradually taking over the Internet. From search to shopping, everything is getting social these days. Time for an overview of what we see in the 1M/1M portfolio from all corners of the social web. Lutebox Ali Ahmed, who used to be an entrepreneur-in-residence at Groupon, co-founded Lutebox, a Walkie-Talkie shopping venture … Continue reading “Trendspotting: The Variegated Social Web”
Cobalt Technologies Garners $972,131 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=cdcb3ecc-7c3d-494e-bdc6-2b26486ad2a6&Preview=1 Date 10/23/2012 Company Name Cobalt Technologies Mailing Address 500 Clyde Avenue Mountain View, CA 94043 Company Description Cobalt Technologies is contributing to solving energy challenges by making commercial scale biobutanol from biomass a sustainable reality. Our patented and proprietary technologies create favorable economics for the biorefinery business model by increasing productivity … Continue reading “Cobalt Technologies Garners $972,131 New Round”
Cobalt Technologies Secures $972,131 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=cdcb3ecc-7c3d-494e-bdc6-2b26486ad2a6&Preview=1 Date 10/23/2012 Company Name Cobalt Technologies Mailing Address 500 Clyde Avenue Mountain View, CA 94043 Company Description Cobalt Technologies is contributing to solving energy challenges by making commercial scale biobutanol from biomass a sustainable reality. Our patented and proprietary technologies create favorable economics for the biorefinery business model by increasing productivity … Continue reading “Cobalt Technologies Secures $972,131 New Funding”
InfoArmy Secures $17,300,000 Series B Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7cbd8f1a-0cc5-41fd-9013-ab64c7d43177&Preview=1 Date 10/23/2012 Company Name InfoArmy Mailing Address 800 S Claremont St San Mateo, CA 94402 Company Description InfoArmy is pioneering crowdsourced competitive intelligence for businesses. It creates comprehensive and affordable Competitive Intelligence Reports designed for the iPad. The reports are created by a global community of researchers motivated by a crowdsourced … Continue reading “InfoArmy Secures $17,300,000 Series B Funding”
Skytree Receives $1,075,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=87534cfc-d44b-4d49-988d-eb869b0768e8&Preview=1 Date 10/23/2012 Company Name Skytree Mailing Address 2033 Gateway Place San Jose, CA 95110 Company Description Skytree is a big data analytics company that enables organizations to perform machine learning and other advanced analytics methods on massive amounts of data (Big Data). The first-of-a-kind Skytree Server delivers best in class performance, … Continue reading “Skytree Receives $1,075,000 New Financing Round”
The Flexibility to Explore: Zuckerberg on Facebook’s Early History
The mob scene outside Stanford’s Memorial Auditorium this Saturday resembled the prelude to a big rock concert, and in some ways, it was. For today’s generation of young tech entrepreneurs, Mark Zuckerberg—the headline speaker, for the third year running, at Y Combinator’s Startup School—is like Mick Jagger, Madonna, and Justin Bieber rolled into one. In his … Continue reading “The Flexibility to Explore: Zuckerberg on Facebook’s Early History”
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff: End Coming for Windows in Enterprise
If you ask cloud computing evangelist Marc Benioff about the future of Windows and PCs in the enterprise world it comes as no surprise that he sees this era rapidly coming to an end. That change, he believes, may be closer than ever if this week’s release of Windows 8 gives chief information officers the … Continue reading “Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff: End Coming for Windows in Enterprise”
Pfizer to Acquire NextWave for $700 Million
New York-based Pfizer (NYSE:[[ticker:PFE]]) today announced that it will acquire NextWave Pharmaceuticals, a privately held specialty pharma company based in Cupertino, CA, that makes a liquid drug for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), in a transaction worth up to $700 million. NextWave’s drug methylphenidate hydrochloride (Quillivant XR) is a liquid form of the off-patent drug Ritalin, … Continue reading “Pfizer to Acquire NextWave for $700 Million”
Who Will Survive the Biotech VC Downturn? The Young and the Proven
[Updated: 10:10 am PT, 12/10/12] Most people, if they’re being honest, don’t have a clear plan for what they’ll be doing in their careers five years from now. But career planning is serious, high-stakes business for biotech venture capitalists. When a firm raises a new fund to invest in biotechnology, the partners have to personally … Continue reading “Who Will Survive the Biotech VC Downturn? The Young and the Proven”
Job Growth Malarkey: Avoid the Mermaid Strategy
Last week’s presidential debate once again focused on the need to create new jobs in the United States. And yet with barely two weeks to go until the election, neither candidate presented a convincing or nuanced understanding of the dynamics of job creation. Together the two candidates referred to “small business” 21 times during the … Continue reading “Job Growth Malarkey: Avoid the Mermaid Strategy”
Gigwalk Receives $6,000,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e9df1b6c-898a-41ac-8982-2fcd9c54f059&Preview=1 Date 10/22/2012 Company Name Gigwalk Mailing Address 962 Celia Drive Palo Alto, CA 94303 Company Description We turn iPhones into a second paycheck and instantly connect businesses to the talented Gigwalk community workforce to do Gigs using the Gigwalk iPhone App. Website http://www.gigwalk.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $6,000,000 Transaction … Continue reading “Gigwalk Receives $6,000,000 Series A Funding Round”
Clever Garners $3,000,000 Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0dab93ac-4636-4308-945d-3594a27fbf18&Preview=1 Date 10/22/2012 Company Name Clever Mailing Address 59 Hilltop Drive San Carlos, CA 94070 Company Description We believe that data should empower learning, not hold it back. With unique experiences in education and technology, the Clever team understands the data challenges that schools and developers face. Our mission is to make … Continue reading “Clever Garners $3,000,000 Seed Funding”
Intelleflex Secures $5,861,003 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1bc6a019-9539-411b-8169-52f003e9a844&Preview=1 Date 10/22/2012 Company Name Intelleflex Mailing Address 2465 Augustine Drive Santa Clara, CA 95054 Company Description Intelleflex is a Silicon Valley company focused on the next generation of radio frequency identification (RFID) products and applications. Website http://www.intelleflex.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $5,861,003 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes … Continue reading “Intelleflex Secures $5,861,003 New Funding Round”
Intelli-Touch Apps Obtains Series B Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d964e1c8-5d61-431f-b1df-e96ddfa9b5ae&Preview=1 Date 10/22/2012 Company Name Intelli-Touch Apps Mailing Address Undisclosed San Ramon, CA 94582 Company Description About Intelli-Touch AppsIntelli-Touch automates and simplifies business and personal communications, thereby delivering customized productivity, entertainment, and reduced stress. For business, Intelli-Touch empowers companies and their channels by leveraging the automated communications and marketing smartphone solution to … Continue reading “Intelli-Touch Apps Obtains Series B Financing”
Pfizer Acquires NextWave Pharmaceuticals for $680,000,000
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2336082a-6523-4773-a419-c1e87ddef876&Preview=1 Date 10/22/2012 Company Name NextWave Pharmaceuticals Mailing Address 20450 Stevens Creek Boulevard Cupertino, CA 95014 Company Description By listening to the needs of parents and children, and working closely with the pediatric community, including pediatricians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners, NextWave Pharmaceuticals is developing a broad line of products across several … Continue reading “Pfizer Acquires NextWave Pharmaceuticals for $680,000,000”
Goalbook Receives $915,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c8297e33-41e7-494d-92e0-7ccc825f2838&Preview=1 Date 10/20/2012 Company Name Goalbook Mailing Address 395 Page Mill Rd 3rd Floor Palo Alto, CA 94306 Company Description Goalbook (goalbookapp.com) is a secure platform for schools to manage and collaborate around student Individual Learning Plans (ILPs). Goalbook’s outcomes are to help educators collaborate more effectively, streamline communication, engage parents, and … Continue reading “Goalbook Receives $915,000 Seed Funding Round”