Certain pairings make the world a better place. Peanut butter and jelly. Fred and Ginger. Pinot Noir and chocolate. Evernote and Moleskine. That last one might not be familiar to you, yet. But a few weeks ago, the Milan, Italy-based publisher Moleskine introduced a new line of “Smart Notebooks” designed to be used in conjunction … Continue reading “Moleskine Goes Digital: The Story Behind Evernote’s Smart Notebook”
Category: San Francisco
Square, Box, GitHub Dominate Third-Quarter Venture Activity in Bay Area
The whopping $200 million in fourth-round funding collected by San Francisco-based Square in September topped the list of third-quarter venture deals in the region by a wide margin. The only funding events that held a candle to the digital payment company’s huge Starbucks-fueled round were Box’s $125 million round in July, led by private equity … Continue reading “Square, Box, GitHub Dominate Third-Quarter Venture Activity in Bay Area”
Dear Members of Congress: Don’t Gut the NIH Budget
In 1973, research spearheaded by Herbert Boyer at the University of California San Francisco and Stanley Cohen at Stanford University led to the discovery of recombinant DNA technology and, in turn, genetic engineering. That basic scientific investigation, supported by funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), ultimately spawned an entire industry. What we now … Continue reading “Dear Members of Congress: Don’t Gut the NIH Budget”
Some Q3 Megadeals Amid Decline in U.S. VC Activity: Behold the Top 10
Venture firms invested $6.48 billion in 890 deals throughout the United States during the three months that ended September 30, according to the MoneyTree Report being released today by the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Venture activity remained strong during the third quarter in the software sector, but funding for life sciences and … Continue reading “Some Q3 Megadeals Amid Decline in U.S. VC Activity: Behold the Top 10”
Nanostim Secures $10,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d256a97e-485e-4770-bdc7-9e25722d54ec&Preview=1 Date 10/19/2012 Company Name Nanostim Mailing Address 830 Hillview Court Milpitas, CA 95035 Company Description Nanostim Inc is a developer of miniaturized, leadless cardiac pacemakers. Website Undisclosed Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $10,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC regulatory filing. M&A Terms Venture Investor … Continue reading “Nanostim Secures $10,000,000 New Financing”
7digital Lands $10,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=22c771cf-a17a-4f6f-bd4c-c050b26251f7&Preview=1 Date 10/19/2012 Company Name 7digital Mailing Address 220 Montgomery Street San Francisco, CA 94104 Company Description 7digital is the world’s leading digital music and content technology platform, and provides open access to the broadest catalogue of fully licensed, high quality digital music. The company powers comprehensive digital music services for consumers, … Continue reading “7digital Lands $10,000,000 New Financing Round”
BloomReach Lands $25,000,000 Series C Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=935756c5-7e4b-41ab-9e42-e1ccf82d0d98&Preview=1 Date 10/19/2012 Company Name BloomReach Mailing Address 82 Pioneer Way Mountain View, CA 94041 Company Description BloomReach is the world’s first Web Relevance Engine exposing the best content to the right consumers seeking it on search engines and social platforms. Website http://www.bloomreach.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $25,000,000 Transaction Round … Continue reading “BloomReach Lands $25,000,000 Series C Round”
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Acquires Presidio Pharmaceuticals for $101,000,000
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=90f906e5-3cdf-4273-8ed2-60cb435f9d0a&Preview=1 Date 10/19/2012 Company Name Presidio Pharmaceuticals Mailing Address 1700 Owens Street San Francisco, CA 94158 Company Description Presidio is focused on developing novel and established therapeutic modalities and small molecule compounds for the treatment of HIV-1, HCV and other chronic virus infections. Website http://www.presidiopharma.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount $101,000,000 Transaction … Continue reading “BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Acquires Presidio Pharmaceuticals for $101,000,000”
FundersClub Secures $6,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4f02abd7-bea4-43d2-b4d1-cded9c02c3cf&Preview=1 Date 10/19/2012 Company Name FundersClub Mailing Address 465 Forest Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94301 Company Description FundersClub is changing the way the world fundraises and invests. We believe that in this age of efficiency, progress, and democratization, no innovation that has the support of the people should go unpursued. We are … Continue reading “FundersClub Secures $6,000,000 New Funding”
Reinventing Biotech’s Business Model: The Photos
Big Pharma is cutting back on internal R&D, many biotech venture capital firms that once financed innovation are going extinct, and federal research budgets are under perennial attack. It’s all enough to make a guy wonder, where are all the great new drugs going to come from in the next decade if there’s so much … Continue reading “Reinventing Biotech’s Business Model: The Photos”
Upgrade, Downgrade: Pokki Offers Windows 8 Users a Familiar Menu
Next week, Microsoft is scheduled to officially kick off its marketing campaign for Windows 8, described as the most radical overhaul of the PC operating system since Bill Gates persuaded Mick Jagger to let him use “Start Me Up” to promote Windows 95. Microsoft obviously has a lot riding on its new tile-like startup display, … Continue reading “Upgrade, Downgrade: Pokki Offers Windows 8 Users a Familiar Menu”
Xconomist of the Week: Angel John Landry Says No to Consumer Apps, Couples
[Updated, October 18, 2012–see below] A few weeks ago, Xconomy posted a slide-show extravaganza called Top Angel Investors of New England that featured short profiles of 34 of the region’s leading individual investors. To help choose the candidates, we culled through editors’ knowledge banks, and surveyed entrepreneurs and investors alike. One name on nearly everyone’s … Continue reading “Xconomist of the Week: Angel John Landry Says No to Consumer Apps, Couples”
NuMedii Sifts Data to Teach Old Drugs New Tricks
Here’s a scenario that captivates medical researchers: A pharmaceutical company reluctantly shelves a drug candidate whose early promise didn’t pan out after extensive testing in a target disease. But new data in genomics and other fields later reveals that the failed compound could be a blockbuster drug in an entirely different illness. That vision has … Continue reading “NuMedii Sifts Data to Teach Old Drugs New Tricks”
Carbonite Buys Backup Firm Zmanda as Big Data Spending Skyrockets
Boston-based Carbonite (NASDAQ: [[ticker:CARB]]), the online data backup company, says it is acquiring Zmanda, a Sunnyvale, CA-based open source and cloud backup company. The price tag is about $14.75 million, with some adjustments. The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter of this year. “Zmanda is a great strategic fit for Carbonite,” says … Continue reading “Carbonite Buys Backup Firm Zmanda as Big Data Spending Skyrockets”
MarineXplore Receives $1,400,000 Seed Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=848a668e-5356-4a50-a5c6-7163380046bc&Preview=1 Date 10/18/2012 Company Name MarineXplore Mailing Address Undisclosed San Jose, CA 95101 Company Description Today, most public ocean data is disconnected, often archived and never used again. Professionals across offshore, marine technology & scientific community who rely on that data, are isolated from each other, while more than 80% of the … Continue reading “MarineXplore Receives $1,400,000 Seed Round”
Splice Machine Receives $4,000,000 Series A Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c03b9713-3227-45c8-87e0-a43afb9ee554&Preview=1 Date 10/18/2012 Company Name Splice Machine Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94123 Company Description Based in San Francisco, Splice Machine provides the first SQL-compliant database designed for Big Data applications. Our goal is to provide companies with a high-performance, massively scalable database for Big Data applications that doesn’t require you … Continue reading “Splice Machine Receives $4,000,000 Series A Financing”
Talari Networks Secures $5,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ebe9dbc8-6220-42b3-ae48-bb774f488ba8&Preview=1 Date 10/18/2012 Company Name Talari Networks Mailing Address 550 S. Winchester Blvd. San Jose, CA 95128 Company Description Talari’s Adaptive Private Networking (APN) does for the Enterprise WAN what RAID did for Storage, bringing Internet economics to corporate WANs by transforming affordable broadband links to deliver business-class reliability at consumer prices. … Continue reading “Talari Networks Secures $5,000,000 New Funding Round”
Carbonite Acquires Zmanda for $14,750,000
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c05a655e-bd49-4517-a67a-aedb26e90ba0&Preview=1 Date 10/18/2012 Company Name Zmanda Mailing Address 465 S Mathilda Ave Sunnyvale, CA 94086 Company Description Zmanda contributes development and testing resources to open source data protection projects that share Zmanda’s vision. We also provide resources to the open source community in terms of hardware, collaboration tools and financial assistance to … Continue reading “Carbonite Acquires Zmanda for $14,750,000”
Validity Sensors Lands $20,000,000 Series E Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=badb92ff-62c8-4d87-a504-f853300b5d75&Preview=1 Date 10/18/2012 Company Name Validity Sensors Mailing Address 2001 Gateway Place San Jose, CA 95110 Company Description Validity’s patented LiveFlex technology provides durability, ruggedness, reliability, and flexibility to create the best overall fingerprint sensing solution for both client and enterprise applications. Website http://www.validityinc.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $20,000,000 Transaction … Continue reading “Validity Sensors Lands $20,000,000 Series E Round”
Health Tech Hatch Widens Crowdfunding Choices for Health Startups
Dentistry student Alec Whitters had a new iPad and an iPhone, but the only “apps’’ available to help him study for his dental board exams were pricey stacks of paper flashcards, or hefty 500-page books costing more than $300. Seeing a need to fill, Whitters, 25, took a break from dental school to develop mobile, … Continue reading “Health Tech Hatch Widens Crowdfunding Choices for Health Startups”
Deal Count Rises, But Third Quarter VC Funding Lags Behind ’11 Pace
Venture capital activity continued apace during the third quarter, with $7.5 billion invested in 835 deals nationwide—the highest deals tally since the dot-com era. But the overall funding total for 2012 is expected to decline from the $30.7 billion invested in 2011, according to a report today from New York financial data firm CB Insights. … Continue reading “Deal Count Rises, But Third Quarter VC Funding Lags Behind ’11 Pace”
BuzzMob Obtains $2,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=da66bb21-2e31-465d-b2a7-0e19ff5d8d09&Preview=1 Date 10/17/2012 Company Name BuzzMob Mailing Address 735 Market Street 4th Floor San Francisco, CA 94103 Company Description BuzzMob is a location-based platform that brings social media communication to real-world places and events. It connects with your current location and puts you in touch with the people around you in a … Continue reading “BuzzMob Obtains $2,000,000 New Financing Round”
Inigral Lands $3,250,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=717e2a46-0a46-4ce0-b99f-3970f771f2e2&Preview=1 Date 10/17/2012 Company Name Inigral Mailing Address 660 York St San Francisco, CA 94110 Company Description The company develops software that enables collaboration between students, their peers and their instructors through online tools and social networks. Website http://www.inigral.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $3,250,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Mr. … Continue reading “Inigral Lands $3,250,000 New Funding”
Gridstore Garners $12,500,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=32e371a6-5109-4a1d-bb26-460b10d2a5a5&Preview=1 Date 10/17/2012 Company Name Gridstore Mailing Address 1975 Landings Drive Mountain View, CA 94043 Company Description Gridstore is the leading provider of grid based scale-out storage that turns simple storage building blocks into the world’s most powerful and affordable storage without limits. Gridstore brings the era of mainframe style monolithic storage … Continue reading “Gridstore Garners $12,500,000 Series A Funding Round”
WebFilings Obtains $10,850,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9a308860-bec0-410e-b1ef-a998e93e17af&Preview=1 Date 10/17/2012 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 $10,850,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not … Continue reading “WebFilings Obtains $10,850,000 New Funding Round”
AdRise Receives $2,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=45062ede-503d-4b77-a635-ce6d9efc70d4&Preview=1 Date 10/17/2012 Company Name AdRise Mailing Address 1 Market St Steuart Tower San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description adRise develops for free branded apps for all of the major Connected TV platforms and generates revenue from advertising and subscription revenue. We support Connected TV platforms such as Samsung, Roku, Western Digital, … Continue reading “AdRise Receives $2,000,000 New Financing”
Twitter Acquires Cabana for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e9a328b7-e2a4-4d0c-9d19-2c6182b8b34a&Preview=1 Date 10/17/2012 Company Name Cabana Mailing Address 383 West Portal Ave San Francisco, CA 94127 Company Description Leaping from the world of high-end computer graphics to the web. Website http://www.cabanaapp.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 “Twitter Acquires Cabana for Undisclosed Sum”
See You Today at Onyx for ‘Reinventing Biotech’s Business Model’
The Xconomy team is getting ready to head over this afternoon to Onyx Pharmaceuticals for our big event titled “Reinventing Biotech’s Business Model.” More than 160 people have registered online in advance, and there is still a little room for folks who’d like to register at the door. For those of you who can’t make … Continue reading “See You Today at Onyx for ‘Reinventing Biotech’s Business Model’”
Charles Simonyi, David Allen Team Up To Get Things Done on Mobile
Getting Things Done author David Allen, inventor of a technique used by hundreds of thousands of professionals to manage their workloads, isn’t a big technology booster. Arguing that his method is mainly a habit of thought, he’s never released or endorsed an official “GTD” app or service. In fact, he’s often said that gadgets and … Continue reading “Charles Simonyi, David Allen Team Up To Get Things Done on Mobile”
Punching the “Clear Your Head” Button: The Xconomy Q&A with David Allen
David Allen was in San Francisco on September 7, 2012, to lead a paid seminar on the principles in Making It Work, the sequel to his 2001 bestseller Getting Things Done. I interviewed him after the seminar. Among other things, we talked about the nature of work and ways to think about e-mail overload. Allen … Continue reading “Punching the “Clear Your Head” Button: The Xconomy Q&A with David Allen”
Streak Obtains $1,900,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=787e5639-eacf-4f66-a4da-22f84af5bd2c&Preview=1 Date 10/16/2012 Company Name Streak Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description Streak was born out of the frustration of constantly having to switch between our inbox (where we do our work) and separate systems. Our goal is to take the work out of managing the processes you do … Continue reading “Streak Obtains $1,900,000 New Round”
Adesto Technologies Garners $22,500,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=96300b6a-6f4d-4f5c-8c60-4d2611ae5d7e&Preview=1 Date 10/16/2012 Company Name Adesto Technologies Mailing Address 1250 Borregas Avenue Sunnyvale, CA 94089 Company Description Adesto Technologies was founded in 2006 by a team of experienced semiconductor memory developers. The company’s mission is to turn CBRAM technology into a platform of memory solutions that spans from the lowest cost, lowest … Continue reading “Adesto Technologies Garners $22,500,000 New Funding”
Trumaker Secures $1,845,559 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c3e0db96-b46a-4834-b0b1-73b75d0fd7ab&Preview=1 Date 10/16/2012 Company Name Trumaker Mailing Address 1342 Kearny Street San Francisco, CA 94133 Company Description We come to you: a free 15-minute fitting with one our outfitters is all you need to get started. We construct each piece with the highest levels of craftsmanship Website http://www.trumaker.com Transaction Type Venture Equity … Continue reading “Trumaker Secures $1,845,559 New Funding”
Referly Receives $1,000,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=948c495d-2de3-4e3c-94fd-f8ffb5a54b88&Preview=1 Date 10/16/2012 Company Name Referly Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description Referly is a San Francisco based shopping network where every product is hand picked by our community of social sellers. Our mission is to create entrepreneurial opportunities for people who love writing high quality product recommendations to … Continue reading “Referly Receives $1,000,000 Seed Funding Round”
Microsoft Acquires StorSimple for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d27c739a-37d7-4dfa-9fd4-9ecb10cac7c3&Preview=1 Date 10/16/2012 Company Name StorSimple Mailing Address 2350 Mission College Blvd Santa Clara, CA 95054 Company Description StorSimple is a venture-backed company based in Santa Clara, CA, in the heart of Silicon Valley. StorSimple’s vision is to solve application-specific challenges that are directly related to storage, and provide customers with the … Continue reading “Microsoft Acquires StorSimple for Undisclosed Sum”
Amid Layoff Rumors, PayPal’s Mok Oh Out as Chief Scientist
[Updated 5:55pm ET] Since late last week, we’ve been hearing about impending layoffs at PayPal, the payments division of San Jose, CA-based eBay (NASDAQ: [[ticker:EBAY]]). But one high-level executive is already out—and he has strong ties to both the Bay Area and Boston. Mok Oh has left his post as chief scientist of PayPal as … Continue reading “Amid Layoff Rumors, PayPal’s Mok Oh Out as Chief Scientist”
Inventory Data from Retailigence Helps Mobile Users Buy Locally
You’re standing on a hot street, feeling thirsty, and a bus goes buy with an electronic sign advertising your favorite sports drink. Normally, that would just make you even thirstier. But this sign contains some actionable information: the drink is in stock at the 7-Eleven one block away. The chances that the store will soon … Continue reading “Inventory Data from Retailigence Helps Mobile Users Buy Locally”
GrabCAD Grabs $8M from Charles River Ventures, Yammer’s David Sacks
GrabCAD is looking more and more like the quintessential Boston tech company—and maybe, just maybe, a big part of the future of the whole tech ecosystem. First of all, the company has CAD (computer aided design) in its name; Boston, of course, is the cradle of CAD, with SolidWorks/Dassault, PTC, an Autodesk presence, and many … Continue reading “GrabCAD Grabs $8M from Charles River Ventures, Yammer’s David Sacks”
Which VCs Are Poised to Cash In On the Biotech IPOs of 2012?
There’s a story going on in biotech venture capital, and it’s about a slow and painful death. Four years after the start of the Great Recession, and after a decade of too much promising and too little delivering, the majority of biotech VCs are struggling to stay afloat. Firms are shutting their doors, forcing partners … Continue reading “Which VCs Are Poised to Cash In On the Biotech IPOs of 2012?”
Switchfly Receives $2,800,000 Series C Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3dbc8e22-a691-4dfe-93c7-273da89ab9bd&Preview=1 Date 10/15/2012 Company Name Switchfly Mailing Address 601 Montgomery St. 17th Floor San Francisco, CA 94111 Company Description Switchfly is a software company that helps any business enhance its Web presence with intelligent and easy packaging and selling of air, hotel, rental car, vacation activities, and other related travel components for … Continue reading “Switchfly Receives $2,800,000 Series C Funding Round”
Cloud Engines Receives $4,999,996 Series B Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=534c4ac0-dac8-481a-8116-5aabd13e7fbb&Preview=1 Date 10/15/2012 Company Name Cloud Engines Mailing Address 480 Pacific Avenue San Francisco, CA 94133 Company Description Founded in 2007 by experienced entrepreneurs from the digital media and security industries, Cloud Engines is located in San Francisco, California. The company was formed with a mission to change the way personal content … Continue reading “Cloud Engines Receives $4,999,996 Series B Funding Round”
AutoGrid Obtains $9,000,000 Series B Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f1d815a4-258a-42e0-8729-5f410eb1a64e&Preview=1 Date 10/15/2012 Company Name AutoGrid Mailing Address 960 San Antonio Rd. Palo Alto, CA 94303 Company Description The company provides data analytics and simulation software. Website http://www.auto-grid.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $9,000,000 Transaction Round Series B Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. M&A Terms Venture Investor Voyager Capital … Continue reading “AutoGrid Obtains $9,000,000 Series B Funding”
Tenaxis Medical Garners $3,169,756 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4b428714-ab6d-4699-90d4-6d7ce71bbbbb&Preview=1 Date 10/15/2012 Company Name Tenaxis Medical Mailing Address 835 Maude Ave Mountain View, CA 94043 Company Description The company is a medical device company that is developing a range of surgical sealants from its proprietary chemistry platform. Website http://www.tenaxismedical.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $3,169,756 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “Tenaxis Medical Garners $3,169,756 New Financing”
UrbanSitter Garners $6,000,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=aba2774c-4539-4f5c-8376-a611bb4237e7&Preview=1 Date 10/15/2012 Company Name UrbanSitter Mailing Address 1 Union Street San Francisco, CA 94111 Company Description UrbanSitter is an online service which uses Facebook to connect parents with babysitters. Website http://www.urbansitter.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $6,000,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes The additional funding will be used to … Continue reading “UrbanSitter Garners $6,000,000 Series A Funding”
Message Bus Secures $11,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8fcad584-bf1f-4232-a802-ff9cda8ebaef&Preview=1 Date 10/15/2012 Company Name Message Bus Mailing Address 200 Tamal Plaza, 2nd Floor, Corte Madera, CA 94925 Company Description Message bus is developing technologies to help make email systems easier and more robust. Website https://www.messagebus.com/company/contact/ Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $11,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Message Bus plans to use the … Continue reading “Message Bus Secures $11,000,000 New Funding Round”
VC Taskforce 2012 Innovation Catalyst Award Gala
Keynote Speakers: Recollections of the Draper Family Franklin “Pitch” Johnson, Chairman, Asset Management Company Special Guest Speaker Matt Flannery, CEO Kiva A Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation Organization “Silicon Valley, Venture Capital and the Future” Steve Jurvetson Managing Director, Draper Fisher Jurvetson “Fireside chat with Bill and Tim Draper” Hosted by Ellice Papp Senior Vice President … Continue reading “VC Taskforce 2012 Innovation Catalyst Award Gala”
How to Create and Market a Children’s Book App
RipplFX Mobile Media, a leading developer of children’s books, games and entertainment apps, presents “How to Create and Market a Children’s Book App,” a one day intensive workshop for aspiring authors and illustrators seeking to successfully publish and market their own digital titles. The $99 workshop will be presented on Saturday, October 27, 2012, in … Continue reading “How to Create and Market a Children’s Book App”
Translating Nobel Science Into Novel Drugs
This week, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Drs. Shinya Yamanaka and Dr. John Gurdon for their work in the stem cell field, including the discovery of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). iPSCs now rank among other fields that represent this pinnacle of profound discoveries that disrupt the fields of biology … Continue reading “Translating Nobel Science Into Novel Drugs”
I Won’t Buy an iPad Mini—But Parents and Schools Will
Until recently, I was an iPad Mini denier. A tablet with a 7- or 8-inch screen feels like the worst of both worlds to me—too big for simple e-reading, too small for serious Web browsing, games, and photos. And Apple has historically been a creator, not a joiner, so the idea that the company would … Continue reading “I Won’t Buy an iPad Mini—But Parents and Schools Will”
EcoFactor Secures $8,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=745d2016-0ce4-4809-9e16-b75fc67d50fc&Preview=1 Date 10/12/2012 Company Name EcoFactor Mailing Address 990 Industrial Rd San Carlos, CA 94070 Company Description EcoFactor’s solution operates with off-the-shelf hardware and is hosted on-demand so there is no software to install or maintain. Other solutions require expensive thermostats, costly hardware that needs to be updated regularly, and manual updates … Continue reading “EcoFactor Secures $8,000,000 New Funding”