Every year, 70 million people in the United States set out to find a new doctor. It may be because they’ve moved or switched jobs (and hence insurers), or because they’ve gotten married or divorced or had a new child, or because they have a health problem requiring a specialist. But whatever the impetus, a … Continue reading “BetterDoctor’s Ad-Free Physician Search Tool Goes Nationwide”
Category: San Francisco
Xconomist of the Week: Bill Warner’s Rules for Angel Investing
First, a word to the wise. These investment rules may work for Bill Warner, but they’re not for everyone. Because Warner is one of a kind. The renowned Boston-area techie founded Avid Technology (NASDAQ: [[ticker:AVID]]) in video production and Wildfire Communications in voice-based systems, back in the day. In recent years he has dedicated his … Continue reading “Xconomist of the Week: Bill Warner’s Rules for Angel Investing”
Skyfire Receives $10,000,000 Series D Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4c4c562b-42c4-4146-b997-2dc0883530db&Preview=1 Date 10/11/2012 Company Name Skyfire Mailing Address 779 East Evelyn Ave Mountain View, CA 94041 Company Description Skyfire is an exciting venture-backed innovator in mobile web browsing with a mission to dramatically improve your browsing experience on mobile phones. We created the only mobile browser that delivers both the speed and … Continue reading “Skyfire Receives $10,000,000 Series D Funding Round”
Bright Pattern Lands Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2a5c59ba-cbfb-4980-b563-3a370d92e611&Preview=1 Date 10/11/2012 Company Name Bright Pattern Mailing Address 1250 Bayhill Dr San Bruno, CA 94066 Company Description Bright Pattern is a software technology company whose solutions help businesses offer superior customer service across a wide range of communication channels – inexpensively and efficiently. Our mission is to be the industry leader … Continue reading “Bright Pattern Lands Seed Financing”
BackOps Receives $1,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=86ae2408-d947-4dd5-a72d-3ba8c89a4841&Preview=1 Date 10/11/2012 Company Name BackOps Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 942015 Company Description BackOps’ platform completely automates the back-office, integrating Intuit’s Quickbooks software with 13 other applications on the back-end to create an all-in-one solution for small- to mid-sized businesses. It even integrates sales tracking software such as Salesforce to … Continue reading “BackOps Receives $1,000,000 New Financing”
SideCar Garners $10,000,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=42d461e0-5604-4d66-9459-4c7a4b371460&Preview=1 Date 10/11/2012 Company Name SideCar Mailing Address 360 Pine Street San Francisco, CA 94104 Company Description SideCar is moving transportation in a big, sustainable, community-driven direction — one ride at a time. Whether you’re ready to fill your car’s empty seats with new friends or need to get across town in … Continue reading “SideCar Garners $10,000,000 Series A Financing Round”
Grantoo Receives $1,700,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6edf6d5d-97e1-41fa-b75f-6c9df043dba7&Preview=1 Date 10/11/2012 Company Name Grantoo Mailing Address 474 Bryant Street San Francisco, CA 94107 Company Description Grantoo is a social gaming community where everyone wins. Playing our fun games earns you prizes. Winning our tournaments scores you educational grants. Plus, you have the opportunity to give to your favorite charities. We … Continue reading “Grantoo Receives $1,700,000 Seed Financing”
Play 2012
From the event website: “The 8th Annual Play Conference, UC Berkeley’s largest digital media and entertainment conference, will be held at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business on October 27, 2012. The conference will once again bring together more than 500 thought leaders, business professionals, industry experts, and graduate students to discuss the most important … Continue reading “Play 2012”
FailCon
From the event website: “Stop being afraid of failure and start embracing it. FailCon is a one-day conference for technology entrepreneurs, investors, developers and designers to study their own and others’ failures and prepare for success. We all have founded, worked for or invested in startups that have failed. We’re smart, we keep up with … Continue reading “FailCon”
Ginzametrics Helps Huge Sites Get More Search & Social Attention
Ray Grieselhuber, the founder of search optimization startup Ginzametrics, deserves a prize for patience. My first meeting with him was more than two years ago, on September 27, 2010 (I remember that it was a windy but bright afternoon outside Caffe La Stazione in the Dogpatch). I said I’d likely write a story based on … Continue reading “Ginzametrics Helps Huge Sites Get More Search & Social Attention”
Trendspotting: The Era of E-Sharing
From sharing maternity clothing to sharing car rides, this seems to be the era of sharing, and the Internet is playing the role of the grand facilitator. A few people have already spotted the trend and are coming up with new ideas. Three such companies presented their products to me in the 1M/1M roundtables over … Continue reading “Trendspotting: The Era of E-Sharing”
See the Agenda for ‘Reinventing Biotech’s Business Model’ Oct. 16 in SF
We’re less than a week away from our biggest life sciences event of the year in the San Francisco Bay Area. So today it’s time to scratch an important event prep item off my to-do list, by giving you the updated agenda for our big conference on “Reinventing Biotech’s Business Model.” This event will be … Continue reading “See the Agenda for ‘Reinventing Biotech’s Business Model’ Oct. 16 in SF”
getTalent Receives $2,600,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b445cbac-1262-435b-8359-1fdcde126a5c&Preview=1 Date 10/10/2012 Company Name getTalent Mailing Address Undisclosed Mountain View, CA 94043 Company Description Powering Candidate Experience Software – melting together cutting-edge mobile and social technologies, to build, and deeply engage with, dedicated talent communities. Website http://www.gettalent.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,600,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes … Continue reading “getTalent Receives $2,600,000 New Funding”
Search Engine Blekko Brings Human Evaluation to Search Results
Two years after he sold his second start-up, the online news aggregator Topix, to a trio of media companies, Blekko CEO Rich Skrenta was ready for a new challenge. During his 20-year career, the computer engineer had worked for AOL, Sun Microsystems, Unix Systems Labs, and Commodore Business Machines, and had also founded two companies … Continue reading “Search Engine Blekko Brings Human Evaluation to Search Results”
The Early Stage Innovation Crisis
With more than 850 biotechnology companies, the Bay Area is the oldest, largest and most productive life sciences cluster in the world, employing more than 125,000 people in the region. For more than 30 years, this region has led the world in researching and delivering new cures and treatments for debilitating diseases including cancer, Multiple … Continue reading “The Early Stage Innovation Crisis”
Packet Design Receives $350,368 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=77c740d7-8861-4126-998d-a518746572dd&Preview=1 Date 10/9/2012 Company Name Packet Design Mailing Address 2455 Augustine Drive Santa Clara, CA 95054 Company Description Packet Design, Inc., develops and markets network solutions that leverage the distributed intelligence of the Internet Protocol (IP) to enhance the reliability, efficiency and predictability of IP networks. Website http://www.packetdesign.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction … Continue reading “Packet Design Receives $350,368 New Financing Round”
Artemis International Solutions Acquires Accept Software for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=42010574-c035-4693-b157-3599c9249302&Preview=1 Date 10/9/2012 Company Name Accept Software Mailing Address 3979 Freedom Cir. Santa Clara, CA 95054 Company Description Accept Software provides the leading solution for enterprise-class product planning in its Accept 360° application suite. Accept integrates Requirements Management, Customer Needs Management, Strategic Planning, and Portfolio Management into a single solution that helps … Continue reading “Artemis International Solutions Acquires Accept Software for Undisclosed Sum”
Watch Out SF, Boston Is Turning Into Biotech’s No. 1 Cluster
Biotech has never concentrated in just one place. This industry tends to grow up in geographic clusters, but it will always be spread across the map, partly because great science comes from hundreds of academic hotspots around the world. But there have always been two places—San Francisco and Boston—that have stood out far above all … Continue reading “Watch Out SF, Boston Is Turning Into Biotech’s No. 1 Cluster”
Relypsa Obtains $12,734,652 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=753be57d-dde0-4877-be6e-89a9462014ed&Preview=1 Date 10/8/2012 Company Name Relypsa Mailing Address 5301 Patrick Henry Drive Santa Clara, CA 95054 Company Description Relypsa, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company leading the discovery and development of new non-absorbed polymeric drugs for important applications in renal and cardiovascular disease. Website http://www.relypsa.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $12,734,652 Transaction … Continue reading “Relypsa Obtains $12,734,652 New Financing”
Pearl.com Secures $25,700,000 Series B Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=78dea225-ee0d-4a1e-ad26-8a2f92ff91c5&Preview=1 Date 10/8/2012 Company Name Pearl.com Mailing Address P.O. Box 29045 San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description Pearl.com aims to make the world better by connecting people with verified professionals to help answer questions and solve problems – from the everyday to the life-changing. Website http://www.pearl.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount … Continue reading “Pearl.com Secures $25,700,000 Series B Financing Round”
QuorumLabs Lands $2,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=39a870b5-e9d2-44cd-acca-94fe7fc1e3ec&Preview=1 Date 10/8/2012 Company Name QuorumLabs Mailing Address 47200 Bayside Parkway Fremont, CA 94538 Company Description QuorumLabs onQ was engineered from the ground up to provide enterprise level business continuity without the complexity or cost of traditional solutions. onQ One-Click Recovery puts all of your applications and data back online within minutes … Continue reading “QuorumLabs Lands $2,000,000 New Funding Round”
QuorumLabs Receives $2,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=39a870b5-e9d2-44cd-acca-94fe7fc1e3ec&Preview=1 Date 10/8/2012 Company Name QuorumLabs Mailing Address 47200 Bayside Parkway Fremont, CA 94538 Company Description QuorumLabs onQ was engineered from the ground up to provide enterprise level business continuity without the complexity or cost of traditional solutions. onQ One-Click Recovery puts all of your applications and data back online within minutes … Continue reading “QuorumLabs Receives $2,000,000 New Funding Round”
Xeround Secures $4,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=cd29e615-217e-4a61-87ef-f3a21040b0d9&Preview=1 Date 10/8/2012 Company Name Xeround Mailing Address 800 West El Camino Real Mountain View, CA 94040 Company Description Xeround enables a truly scalable cloud computing infrastructure by providing elastic and highly available database software for public and private clouds. Xeround’s cloud database for MySQL-based applications allows service providers, ISVs and customers … Continue reading “Xeround Secures $4,000,000 New Financing Round”
Veracode Buys Marvin Mobile Security, Moves Into App Intelligence
BYOD is starting to become a big business driver. I’m talking about “Bring Your Own Device,” the corporate practice of letting employees use their personal smartphones, tablets, and other computers for work purposes. As you can imagine, this is a major challenge for IT departments, which need to make sure the software and business data … Continue reading “Veracode Buys Marvin Mobile Security, Moves Into App Intelligence”
ShopWell Solutions Obtains $324,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8b4e6fcb-c225-43cd-b21f-1683127d5c2e&Preview=1 Date 10/5/2012 Company Name ShopWell Solutions Mailing Address 100 Forest Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94301 Company Description ShopWell is a free food information site that scores products on how well they meet your unique needs. With easy-to-understand nutrition information and customized product scores, ShopWell gives you easy tools to find better … Continue reading “ShopWell Solutions Obtains $324,000 New Funding Round”
Barracuda Networks Receives $130,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=112982d4-5eb4-475e-9911-63a8a4ba5b77&Preview=1 Date 10/5/2012 Company Name Barracuda Networks Mailing Address 3175 S. Winchester Blvd Campbell, CA 95008 Company Description Barracuda Networks, Inc., is the leading provider of enterprise-class application security appliances for comprehensive email, Internet, and IM protection. Website http://www.barracudanetworks.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $130,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes In … Continue reading “Barracuda Networks Receives $130,000,000 New Financing”
Intacct Lands $7,500,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=de137031-88e1-4458-8406-94fe4f18fea2&Preview=1 Date 10/5/2012 Company Name Intacct Mailing Address 150 Almaden Boulevard San Jose, CA 95113 Company Description Intacct provides on-demand financial applications for more than 2,200 small and midsize businesses. Website http://us.intacct.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $7,500,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC regulatory filing. … Continue reading “Intacct Lands $7,500,000 New Funding”
Trifacta Secures $4,300,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=af47a44c-5a0d-4619-a633-964c02c332b5&Preview=1 Date 10/5/2012 Company Name Trifacta Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description People, Data, Computation: The Analytic Trifecta. We hear a lot these days about unlocking the value in data. But value doesn’t come from data or computers. Value comes from people — the analysts and decision-makers who extract … Continue reading “Trifacta Secures $4,300,000 New Round”
Cozy Services Secures $1,500,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ed68894d-d49c-4dfa-b202-ad45982af4cd&Preview=1 Date 10/5/2012 Company Name Cozy Services Mailing Address 360 Ritch St San Francisco, CA 94107 Company Description Cozy, the San Francisco-based startup for landlords, could bring a lot of ease to both landlords and tenants with its standardization of rental applications and monthly payments. Website http://www.cozy.co Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction … Continue reading “Cozy Services Secures $1,500,000 Seed Financing”
Xconomist of the Week: SRI’s Curt Carlson on 7 Rules for Creating Jobs
“This all comes down to job growth,” Curt Carlson says, considering the future of the U.S. economy. “Budget cuts and changes to tax policies and regulations are necessary. But whether they lower rates for some people, increase revenue by taxing the rich, or close corporate loopholes, they aren’t remotely enough to offset the deficit we face. … Continue reading “Xconomist of the Week: SRI’s Curt Carlson on 7 Rules for Creating Jobs”
LS9 Scales Up in Chemical Business As Biofuels Industry Re-Tools
The South San Francisco company LS9 recently produced five tons of industrial chemicals from plant sugars at a Florida demonstration facility, a step toward proving that its genetically engineered microbes can manufacture carbon compounds and fuels at a commercial scale. Chief executive officer Ed Dineen says the private company is eager to raise money to … Continue reading “LS9 Scales Up in Chemical Business As Biofuels Industry Re-Tools”
Rap Genius Garners $15,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e7e8e25c-a46b-416b-a791-7041d966b87c&Preview=1 Date 10/4/2012 Company Name Rap Genius Mailing Address 1625 North Market Blvd Sacramento, CA 95834 Company Description Rap Genius is your guide to the meaning of rap lyrics (basically the internet version of the nerdy rap dictionary dorm-mate you had in college). Website http://www.rapgenius.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $15,000,000 … Continue reading “Rap Genius Garners $15,000,000 New Financing”
Dobango Receives $600,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d55937bc-5fff-48fd-babf-81d8d1459eb0&Preview=1 Date 10/4/2012 Company Name Dobango Mailing Address 1230 Oakmead Pkwy Sunnyvale, CA 94085 Company Description Dobango is a social gaming platform where you can play free games and win prizes. Rewards are sponsored by merchants. People play casual and social games against each other to become the top scorers. These short … Continue reading “Dobango Receives $600,000 Seed Financing”
SoloPower Receives $12,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c48a1026-7a84-44d7-aa60-be13a19db17e&Preview=1 Date 10/4/2012 Company Name SoloPower Mailing Address 5981 Optical Court San Jose, CA 95138 Company Description SoloPower, Inc. is a technology leader in the field of thin film photovoltaics (PV) for low-cost module manufacturing and delivery of solar electricity for a variety of uses including grid-connected commercial, residential and distributed power … Continue reading “SoloPower Receives $12,000,000 New Round”
Tubular Labs Secures $650,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=dcda79b2-1051-49fc-bfa7-c9d891a6b815&Preview=1 Date 10/4/2012 Company Name Tubular Labs Mailing Address 17977 Saratoga Los Gatos Road Monte Sereno, CA 95030 Company Description The company is developing a marketing and analytics platform for YouTube video channels. Website http://www.tubularlabs.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $650,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. … Continue reading “Tubular Labs Secures $650,000 New Financing Round”
Expect Labs Secures $2,400,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=070ed131-54c7-42cf-89db-e9f6ecf982d5&Preview=1 Date 10/4/2012 Company Name Expect Labs Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94129 Company Description The company develops technology for computing applications. Website Undisclosed Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,400,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Expect Labs intends to use the investment to scale their technology infrastructure and launch the … Continue reading “Expect Labs Secures $2,400,000 New Funding Round”
RainStor Lands $12,000,000 Series C Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=bf290b27-d9e4-4bbe-8c7b-f41a60d58553&Preview=1 Date 10/4/2012 Company Name RainStor Mailing Address 45 Belden Place 2nd Floor San Francisco, CA 94104 Company Description RainStor is a technology pioneer in online information preservation. The company’s specialized data repository significantly reduces the total cost of preserving information through extreme data compression, simplified data management, and near-perfect scalability on … Continue reading “RainStor Lands $12,000,000 Series C Funding”
NGDATA Lands $2,500,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=949b9d70-e16a-4040-86d3-fa812d980907&Preview=1 Date 10/4/2012 Company Name NGDATA Mailing Address 71 Stevenson St San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description NGDATA is the consumer intelligence company that empowers enterprises seeking greater customer lifetime value by enabling deep customer insights, personalized product offers and intimate customer experience to drive sales, and increase customer loyalty with a … Continue reading “NGDATA Lands $2,500,000 New Financing Round”
Ancestry.com Acquires 1000Memories for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=af11efcf-04d8-4e54-b582-13a684f16ec9&Preview=1 Date 10/4/2012 Company Name 1000Memories Mailing Address 879 Hampshire St. San Francisco, CA 94110 Company Description 1000Memories is a new way to remember the people we care about and build something special in their memory. We aspire to create a place where visitors can gather and remember the lives of the … Continue reading “Ancestry.com Acquires 1000Memories for Undisclosed Sum”
GSN Digital Adds Ex-Zynga Exec to Amp Up Mobile, SF Presence
Last time I caught up with Waltham, MA-based GSN Digital, the digital games unit of the Game Show Network was seeing its Facebook business really start to heat up. About a year and a half later, the company is experiencing a similar take off with its newly launched mobile channels, and is figuring just how … Continue reading “GSN Digital Adds Ex-Zynga Exec to Amp Up Mobile, SF Presence”
See What GSK, J&J, KPCB, Third Rock & Orbimed Have in Common Oct. 16
Everywhere in biotech, people are scrambling to come up with more sustainable business models. Entrepreneurs, venture capital firms, public biotech companies, and Big Pharma all have their different ideas, but it all boils down to a pretty simple theme. They all want to get a lot more bang out of every buck they spend on … Continue reading “See What GSK, J&J, KPCB, Third Rock & Orbimed Have in Common Oct. 16”
AirPR Obtains $1,000,000 Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=940ea49e-cb33-4fa1-ad5b-18ebe473cc77&Preview=1 Date 10/3/2012 Company Name AirPR Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description AirPR is a technology platform to increase PR performance. Website http://www.airpr.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,000,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes AirPR plans to use this seed funding to continue building its platform, and invite-only … Continue reading “AirPR Obtains $1,000,000 Seed Funding”
Equity Administration Solutions Garners $5,000,000 Series D Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3252e573-d058-4b1f-92bb-193739a0fec2&Preview=1 Date 10/3/2012 Company Name Equity Administration Solutions Mailing Address 4683 Chabot Dr. Pleasanton, CA 94588 Company Description Deep expertise in accounting and systems design is what distinguishes EASi. We built our software from the ground up to address accounting rules and standards. Our customers are public and private companies of all … Continue reading “Equity Administration Solutions Garners $5,000,000 Series D Funding”
Coinbase Obtains $618,700 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7571da24-c7aa-4455-b1d9-240e831dfc50&Preview=1 Date 10/3/2012 Company Name Coinbase Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description Coinbase is based in San Francisco, CA. We’re committed to making bitcoin easy to use. Website http://www.coinbase.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $618,700 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. M&A Terms Venture … Continue reading “Coinbase Obtains $618,700 New Funding”
Cohere Networks Receives $22,760,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c4951b0c-d081-4f18-8c6c-8dd9f3d39315&Preview=1 Date 10/3/2012 Company Name Cohere Networks Mailing Address 295 Santa Ana Court Sunnyvale, CA 94085 Company Description We’re changing the game for cable operators. But we’re not ready to talk just yet. Stay tuned. Website http://www.cohere.net Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $22,760,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were … Continue reading “Cohere Networks Receives $22,760,000 New Round”
ThredUP Secures $14,500,000 Series C Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=12e6675f-78b6-4d06-bcdc-b1bd6cfec052&Preview=1 Date 10/3/2012 Company Name ThredUP Mailing Address 580 Market St 4th Floor San Francisco, MA 94104 Company Description We started thredUP in January, 2009 mainly because as football loving, bike riding, beer drinking men we couldn’t be caught dead at a clothing swap. That, and the whole absurdly inefficient $2B used … Continue reading “ThredUP Secures $14,500,000 Series C Round”
Insightly Garners $3,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=21fae91a-9024-4b9f-8820-e4cf23d05378&Preview=1 Date 10/3/2012 Company Name Insightly Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description Insightly: built for the web, made for small business. Insightly is the leading web based Customer Relationship and Project Management system for small business. Website http://www.insightly.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $3,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds … Continue reading “Insightly Garners $3,000,000 New Financing Round”
Tracks.by Obtains $1,298,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c2cc41d1-2289-41f4-92b3-f6e5ba20f46f&Preview=1 Date 10/3/2012 Company Name Tracks.by Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description Tracks.by lets artists launch new music and videos. Using the launch campaigns on the Tracks.by platform, artists can turn every music and video release into an opportunity to get likes on Facebook, find fans that love them, … Continue reading “Tracks.by Obtains $1,298,000 New Financing”
Soasta Acquires LogNormal for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=22380622-2d74-4ae7-8f59-97e84ab034c8&Preview=1 Date 10/3/2012 Company Name LogNormal Mailing Address 825 Live Oak Ave Menlo Park, CA 94025 Company Description LogNormal takes the guesswork out of measuring your website’s performance. We measure the speed that your real users experience — in their browser, over their network, from their location. It doesn’t get any more … Continue reading “Soasta Acquires LogNormal for Undisclosed Sum”
Square Goes All in for Design Studio 80/20, Gains New York Presence
New York-based design studio 80/20 said on its website it was joining San Francisco’s Square, the developer of electronic payments software and a card reader used with smartphones and tablets. 80/20’s team is led by veteran user-interface and product designers from Apple and Adobe. Prior to the acquisition by Square, 80/20 designed the look and feel … Continue reading “Square Goes All in for Design Studio 80/20, Gains New York Presence”