Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b730971b-a8b5-45cb-85e5-f32eb435d386&Preview=1 Date 9/17/2012 Company Name A Bit Lucky Mailing Address 1700 S. Amphlett Boulevard San Mateo, CA 94403 Company Description A Bit Lucky is the new generation of transplatform online social gaming. Our passion is to make great games, played and enjoyed by a lot of people. We are a team of … Continue reading “Zynga Game Network Acquires A Bit Lucky for Undisclosed Sum”
Category: San Francisco
Why Journalists Shouldn’t Try to Think Like Investors
There are way more Bay Area tech companies than I can possibly cover, so I have to say no to a lot of story pitches. When I do that, I sometimes trot out the investor analogy. It goes like this: “I’m sort of like an angel or venture investor. Except I’m investing my time rather … Continue reading “Why Journalists Shouldn’t Try to Think Like Investors”
Zillow Sues IPO-Seeking Rival Trulia Over Home-Estimate Patent
Online real estate service Zillow is stepping up its competitive attack on San Francisco-based rival Trulia, filing a patent infringement lawsuit just as the smaller company prepares for its IPO. Specifically, Zillow (NASDAQ: [[ticker:Z]]) says Trulia is copying its patented system of letting web users add information to automatic property value estimates—a feature that Zillow … Continue reading “Zillow Sues IPO-Seeking Rival Trulia Over Home-Estimate Patent”
Y Combinator Gets an Historian: Inside YC’s Summer 2011 Session
The best way to find out what it’s like inside Y Combinator is to found a startup and get admitted to the program. The second-best way is to read Randall Stross’s new book, The Launch Pad. Y Combinator, of course, is the exclusive school for startups in Mountain View, CA. It’s been described as a … Continue reading “Y Combinator Gets an Historian: Inside YC’s Summer 2011 Session”
Xconomist of the Week: Sean MacLeod Says Stop Trying to Be SF
One of the most popular parlor games in Seattle, and every other city that isn’t in the center of the technology universe, starts with people asking themselves this: How can we become more like the San Francisco Bay Area? Sean MacLeod, president of Seattle’s Stratos Product Development and one of our Xconomists, says he’s heard … Continue reading “Xconomist of the Week: Sean MacLeod Says Stop Trying to Be SF”
Ensighten Lands $15,500,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=bd4ba107-f2ab-4684-ac2f-0910871c32f6&Preview=1 Date 9/13/2012 Company Name Ensighten Mailing Address 1601 S. De Anza Blvd Cupertino, CA 95014 Company Description Ensighten’s enterprise tag management solutions enable the world’s largest businesses to manage their websites more effectively. Ensighten’s industry-leading tag management platform replaces hundreds of lines of code per web page with a single line … Continue reading “Ensighten Lands $15,500,000 Series A Funding Round”
XDx Garners $15,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3ea5a735-283b-45c3-9cd5-240826d719b1&Preview=1 Date 9/13/2012 Company Name XDx Mailing Address 3260 Bayshore Blvd Brisbane, CA 94005 Company Description XDx is a molecular diagnostics company, XDx is one of the first companies to develop and commercialize practical applications built on insights from the Human Genome Project. Website http://www.xdx.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $15,000,000 Transaction … Continue reading “XDx Garners $15,000,000 New Financing”
Work4 Labs Lands $11,000,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=dd05c07a-25e6-448d-92da-4f0b4de0aa93&Preview=1 Date 9/13/2012 Company Name Work4 Labs Mailing Address 118 2nd Street 6th Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description Work4 Labs helps companies leverage social media to find, engage, and hire top candidates. Work4 Labs was founded on a simple idea: recruitment is an inherently social activity, and recruiters require new … Continue reading “Work4 Labs Lands $11,000,000 Series A Funding Round”
Scoot Networks Garners $550,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8d0829fc-b9a2-4c70-b35c-aad8697f1ad6&Preview=1 Date 9/13/2012 Company Name Scoot Networks Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description Scoot Networks is mobility for the city: A fleet of smartphone-enabled, 30 MPH, electric, Vespa-style scooters offered in a convenient, bicycle sharing-type system. Starting in San Francisco, they will be available on-demand throughout major cities, priced … Continue reading “Scoot Networks Garners $550,000 Seed Financing”
Billeo Receives $4,260,296 Series C Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=85192494-43c0-4dc5-9251-be30f0b02a43&Preview=1 Date 9/13/2012 Company Name Billeo Mailing Address 2933 Bunker Hill Lane Santa Clara, CA 95054 Company Description Billeo provides consumers an award-winning free Online Bill Management Service and Password Manager. The service is powered by the largest biller directory in the industry and offers consumers the greatest flexibility in managing their … Continue reading “Billeo Receives $4,260,296 Series C Funding”
Open Garden Lands $2,000,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f114b65d-b282-44e3-9fb5-d9a4303d02f3&Preview=1 Date 9/13/2012 Company Name Open Garden Mailing Address 751 13th Street Treasure Island San Francisco, CA 94130 Company Description The Internet is more than a place to go shopping. Or a way of staying in touch with friends. The universal availability of information results in liberation. Regardless of whether you were … Continue reading “Open Garden Lands $2,000,000 Seed Funding Round”
DJZ Receives $1,000,000 Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b36e0c1a-198a-4ca3-99e6-e1c50acca8ff&Preview=1 Date 9/13/2012 Company Name DJZ Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description DJZ, which focused on the culture of electronic music. DJZ (pronounced “Dee-Jays”) wants to be a cross between the Huffington Post and MTV for the D.J. community. Website http://www.djz.to Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,000,000 Transaction … Continue reading “DJZ Receives $1,000,000 Seed Funding”
Pick1 Garners $1,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=86b7de42-73a4-46a9-b7bc-e8e06cdf05d8&Preview=1 Date 9/13/2012 Company Name Pick1 Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94123 Company Description Pick1: the easiest way to create and manage insightful questions and actionable answers both for social individuals and businesses. Website http://www.pick1.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not … Continue reading “Pick1 Garners $1,000,000 New Financing Round”
KEYW Holding Acquires SenSage for $34,500,000
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5c87a153-3a1e-4b78-97d2-4f58492c661d&Preview=1 Date 9/13/2012 Company Name SenSage Mailing Address 1400 Bridge Parkway San Francisco, CA 94065 Company Description SenSage, Inc. offers the only patented solution for enterprise event management for log management, compliance auditing and security information management applications. Website http://www.sensage.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount $34,500,000 Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes M&A Terms … Continue reading “KEYW Holding Acquires SenSage for $34,500,000”
Zendesk, Qualys, SoFi: Bay Area Deals News By the Numbers
There’s been a rush of funding announcements from local startups over the last day or two. Could it be that everyone wants to get their news out of the way before the media turns its full attention to Apple’s iPhone event this morning? From biggest to smallest: $113 million—The amount Redwood City, CA-based Qualys hopes … Continue reading “Zendesk, Qualys, SoFi: Bay Area Deals News By the Numbers”
DisplayLink Garners $10,400,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c73e9db4-6ae2-434c-935d-0f16cd49eb06&Preview=1 Date 9/12/2012 Company Name DisplayLink Mailing Address 480 South California Ave Palo Alto, CA 94306 Company Description DisplayLink has reinvented the way computers talk to multiple displays through the use of semiconductors and software. We have a growing team of technology, business, and creative minds who share a passion for creating … Continue reading “DisplayLink Garners $10,400,000 New Round”
DisplayLink Garners $10,400,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c73e9db4-6ae2-434c-935d-0f16cd49eb06&Preview=1 Date 9/12/2012 Company Name DisplayLink Mailing Address 480 South California Ave Palo Alto, CA 94306 Company Description DisplayLink has reinvented the way computers talk to multiple displays through the use of semiconductors and software. We have a growing team of technology, business, and creative minds who share a passion for creating … Continue reading “DisplayLink Garners $10,400,000 New Financing Round”
YourMechanic Garners $1,800,000 Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=062e3a28-5d3f-48b1-8876-52665095dc75&Preview=1 Date 9/12/2012 Company Name YourMechanic Mailing Address 1135 College Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94306 Company Description Our mechanics come to you! Think of us as the AAA of car mechanics. We help you find the right mechanic, find fair price of the services, book an appointment, pay for services, and get … Continue reading “YourMechanic Garners $1,800,000 Seed Financing Round”
Huddle Lands New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=81b151a8-8cba-4767-ad45-52c55264ceb5&Preview=1 Date 9/12/2012 Company Name Huddle Mailing Address 425 Bush Street San Francisco, CA 94108 Company Description Established in 2006, with offices in London and San Francisco, Huddle is the leader in cloud collaboration and content management for the enterprise. Website http://www.huddle.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Undisclosed … Continue reading “Huddle Lands New Financing”
Aerohive Networks Obtains $22,500,000 Series E Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=50f0585c-730f-4aba-bfac-8d7e2532231c&Preview=1 Date 9/12/2012 Company Name Aerohive Networks Mailing Address 330 Gibraltar Dr. Sunnyvale, CA 94089 Company Description Aerohive Networks is pioneering a next-generation enterprise wireless LAN architecture. Aerohive’s cooperative control wireless LAN architecture eliminates wireless LAN controllers, providing all the management, mobility, and security of controller-based architectures without the cost, capacity, performance … Continue reading “Aerohive Networks Obtains $22,500,000 Series E Funding”
CiiNOW Garners New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=674b651c-d349-462d-bfb0-b2bb71c5020e&Preview=1 Date 9/12/2012 Company Name CiiNOW Mailing Address 450 Ferguson Dr Mountain View, CA 94043 Company Description CiiNOW is a white label cloud platform that enables game publishers, retailers and carriers to tap into the lucrative $60 billion gaming market as it rapidly transitions from physical media formats to digital distribution. Website … Continue reading “CiiNOW Garners New Financing”
CumuLogic Obtains Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=66eef681-be6d-4ece-82e3-dc31801ca4b2&Preview=1 Date 9/12/2012 Company Name CumuLogic Mailing Address Undisclosed Cupertino, CA 95014 Company Description CumuLogic is redefining Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) to include a complete platform for running applications in the cloud – not just developing applications, but migrating them to the cloud, managing, monitoring, and metering them. Website http://www.cumulogic.com Transaction Type Venture Equity … Continue reading “CumuLogic Obtains Seed Financing Round”
Social Finance Obtains $77,200,000 Series B Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=28d8ef45-f0a7-44b2-9673-eff7b034106e&Preview=1 Date 9/12/2012 Company Name Social Finance Mailing Address 220 Halleck Street San Francisco, CA 94129 Company Description Social Finance (SoFi) was founded in early 2011 by a team of Stanford GSB alumni who recognized that the current practices of student lending had become impractical in the face of a changing world … Continue reading “Social Finance Obtains $77,200,000 Series B Financing”
Siri’s Co-Creator, Adam Cheyer, Confirms He Has Left Apple
Adam Cheyer, the chief technical architect behind the Siri virtual personal assistant technology in Apple’s iPhone 4S, confirmed a report today that he has resigned from Apple. “I left Apple for personal reasons some time ago,” Cheyer told Xconomy by e-mail today. Formerly a director of engineering in Apple’s iPhone group, Cheyer has not taken … Continue reading “Siri’s Co-Creator, Adam Cheyer, Confirms He Has Left Apple”
Women in Bio: Wine & Wisdom With Congresswoman Jackie Spier and Biotech Nation’s Moira Gunn
The WIB-San Francisco Bay Area chapter is hosting an evening event Oct. 25 with wine, hors d’oeuvres and networking. Congresswoman Jackie Speier will give a keynote address, with an introduction by BioTech Nation’s Moira Gunn. For more information on how to register, click here.
Romney Disses Green Jobs, But Republican Governors Love Them
If you only listened to the speeches of candidates running for federal office, you might think that there’s a stark partisan divide over federal support for cleantech innovation, and that all Republicans see the idea of “green jobs” as a mirage concocted by the Obama Administration. And you wouldn’t be misreading the campaign statements: Mitt Romney’s … Continue reading “Romney Disses Green Jobs, But Republican Governors Love Them”
Term Sheet Liquidity SF
From the event site: “Fortune’s Term Sheet is hosting its next Liquidity Event at Paragon in San Francisco on Tuesday, October 23. No content, just cocktails and conversation with Bay Area’s top deal-makers, deal-breakers, entrepreneurs and assorted hangers-on. Plus Term Sheet editor Dan Primack. And, yes, it’s an open bar. Tickets cost just $10, plus … Continue reading “Term Sheet Liquidity SF”
Join Us Oct. 16 for ‘Reinventing Biotech’s Business Model’ in SF
How are you supposed to start a biotech company without a bunch of fat checks from venture capital firms? Entrepreneurs are wondering about that as quite a few early-stage biotech VCs have gone the way of the dodo bird. There’s no shortage of exciting advancements in biomedical research, and lots of patients with diseases that … Continue reading “Join Us Oct. 16 for ‘Reinventing Biotech’s Business Model’ in SF”
First To File Garners $249,683 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6dc5ac86-dff7-4ae2-a1ab-21a233468f9c&Preview=1 Date 9/11/2012 Company Name First To File Mailing Address 1875 S. Grant St. San Mateo, CA 94402 Company Description First To File is a web-based, patent document management service for IP organizations of all sizes, including law firms. We provide an online solution to manage patent related matter and activities both … Continue reading “First To File Garners $249,683 New Financing Round”
First To File Garners $249,683 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6dc5ac86-dff7-4ae2-a1ab-21a233468f9c&Preview=1 Date 9/11/2012 Company Name First To File Mailing Address 1875 S. Grant St. San Mateo, CA 94402 Company Description First To File is a web-based, patent document management service for IP organizations of all sizes, including law firms. We provide an online solution to manage patent related matter and activities both … Continue reading “First To File Garners $249,683 New Funding Round”
Blue River Technology Receives $3,100,000 Series A Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=05930f46-74c9-4f79-9298-67c8a6d70b47&Preview=1 Date 9/11/2012 Company Name Blue River Technology Mailing Address 550 E. Weddell Dr Sunnyvale, CA 94089 Company Description We are a Venture Capital funded, fast-moving, Stanford-derived startup. Our mission is to create advanced technology to improve agriculture. Our team brings expertise in Robotics, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, and Precision Agriculture. Website … Continue reading “Blue River Technology Receives $3,100,000 Series A Financing”
CellScape Secures $1,099,999 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b6105ec8-496d-4ec7-a54a-6c05ea4b4242&Preview=1 Date 9/11/2012 Company Name CellScape Mailing Address 465 Fairchild Dr. Building A Mountain View, CA 94043 Company Description The company is developing technology to enable noninvasive, fetal genetic testing in the period between the eight weeks and 14 weeks of pregnancy. Website http://www.cellscapecorp.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,099,999 Transaction … Continue reading “CellScape Secures $1,099,999 New Round”
Gyft Secures $1,250,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a3810935-1332-4bbe-a40d-6dd8f9bcd881&Preview=1 Date 9/11/2012 Company Name Gyft Mailing Address 120 Hawthorne Ave Palo Alto, CA 94301 Company Description Gyft is a digital gift card platform that enables you to manage your gift cards. You can ditch the plastic and use your mobile device to store, send and redeem cards. Website http://www.gyft.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “Gyft Secures $1,250,000 New Round”
RidePal Receives $500,000 Seed Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=925caed2-f097-4ead-adf4-6eb2db432340&Preview=1 Date 9/11/2012 Company Name RidePal Mailing Address PO Box 720203 San Francisco, CA 94172 Company Description RidePal is focused around saving people time: we make commuting more convenient, social, comfortable and relaxing. We share the road and help clean the air. Website http://www.ridepal.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $500,000 Transaction … Continue reading “RidePal Receives $500,000 Seed Round”
Sosh Secures $4,000,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b7ec1937-7ca4-4684-b335-124fab67c956&Preview=1 Date 9/11/2012 Company Name Sosh Mailing Address 330 Townsend St. San Francisco, CA 94107 Company Description The company is developing an online service (besosh.com) that enables users to more easily discover and share memorable activities and events. Website http://www.besosh.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $4,000,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds … Continue reading “Sosh Secures $4,000,000 Series A Funding”
BetterDoctor Lands $650,000 Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=52c16acc-af1f-4f60-904f-bdbd6ce2784d&Preview=1 Date 9/11/2012 Company Name BetterDoctor Mailing Address 165 Jessie St Floor 2 San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description BetterDoctor was born in early 2011 when Ari Tulla was yet again searching for a new doctor. After years of personal family medical struggles Ari decided that there has to be a better … Continue reading “BetterDoctor Lands $650,000 Seed Funding”
With NextGuide, Dijit Continues the Search for the Perfect TV App
There’s one thing everybody in the media, mobile, and software world seems to agree on: tablets and television were made for each other. Even more than a laptop, a tablet such as an iPad or Amazon’s new Kindle Fire HD is great for discovering TV shows, movies, and Internet videos that you might enjoy watching. … Continue reading “With NextGuide, Dijit Continues the Search for the Perfect TV App”
Tapjoy, at NY Games Conference, Sees More Ads Coming to Mobile Games
Much like other contagious apps, mobile games can spread quickly through the populace with the right buzz. However, turning that attention into dollar signs can be elusive. Developers might try to charge players who want to download mobile games, but let’s be realistic—not every game is going to sell like Angry Birds, even at just … Continue reading “Tapjoy, at NY Games Conference, Sees More Ads Coming to Mobile Games”
U.S. CTO Todd Park Out to Spur Entrepreneurship With Data “Jujitsu”
The chief technology officer of a company can have a wide range of responsibilities—from overseeing development of innovative new products to making sure servers stay up. But what about the chief technology officer of the United States of America? The position is barely three years old, created by President Obama in 2009, and is evolving … Continue reading “U.S. CTO Todd Park Out to Spur Entrepreneurship With Data “Jujitsu””
The FDA Turns Friendly Toward Pharma in 2012
The FDA, for most of the past 10 years, was the regulatory agency that many people in biotech and pharma loved to hate. Critics have long complained about bureaucratic foot-dragging, byzantine organization, poor communication, excessive aversion to risk, and arbitrary decisions around whether to approve new drugs for sale in the U.S. But FDA bashers, … Continue reading “The FDA Turns Friendly Toward Pharma in 2012”
Adesto Technologies Receives $13,999,995 Series D Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5ed1f912-b3b5-48e6-b8d3-b247fff45748&Preview=1 Date 9/10/2012 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 Receives $13,999,995 Series D Round”
Babelverse Receives New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3e50fd85-2fa7-4024-904b-fc38981f7ece&Preview=1 Date 9/10/2012 Company Name Babelverse Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description Babelverse relies on people to preserve the quality, context, cultural relevance, tone and emotion of the spoken word. Better than any algorithm! Machine translation is just not reliable for real conversations. Website http://www.babelverse.com Transaction Type Venture Equity … Continue reading “Babelverse Receives New Round”
Nimble Storage Lands $40,700,000 Series E Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9414eda9-c496-4f46-892c-fe0fd3eb176c&Preview=1 Date 9/10/2012 Company Name Nimble Storage Mailing Address 2740 Zanker Rd San Jose, CA 95134 Company Description Nimble Storage has developed the first converged storage and backup solution that significantly reduces the cost and complexity of storing, accessing, and protecting data for enterprises. Website http://www.nimblestorage.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount … Continue reading “Nimble Storage Lands $40,700,000 Series E Financing”
MasterCard Acquires Truaxis for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=592cda6a-6394-4a0e-9e9b-0c49809535b0&Preview=1 Date 9/10/2012 Company Name Truaxis Mailing Address 601 Marshall Street Redwood City, CA 94063 Company Description At Truaxis, our vision is to save you time and money through highly-personalized analysis of your particular usage. Not only will Truaxis find the best cell phone plan for you today, but we can automatically … Continue reading “MasterCard Acquires Truaxis for Undisclosed Sum”
Quirky Raises $68 Million to Make Invention More Accessible
Quirky founder and CEO Ben Kaufman may have penned a long and detailed blog post about why it’s not a big deal, but the New York-based startup has just raised a boatload of cash—along with everyone’s expectations of the company, which crowdsources ideas for new consumer products. Quirky announced yesterday that it has collected $68 … Continue reading “Quirky Raises $68 Million to Make Invention More Accessible”
The End of Meat. And Driving. And Football.
Americans are great at giving up things—in emergencies, anyway. Under World War II rationing plans, U.S. citizens cut way back on their use of gasoline, nylon stockings, coffee, sugar, and everything made of steel or rubber. In the 1970s, in response to the Middle East oil embargoes, the federal government imposed odd-even gasoline rationing in … Continue reading “The End of Meat. And Driving. And Football.”
EBay Acquires Pinterest-style Curation Platform Svpply
E-commerce giant eBay (Nasdaq: [[ticker:EBAY]]) in San Francisco said in a blog post Thursday it has acquired New York-based startup Svpply for undisclosed terms. Svpply, which once hailed from Boston, uses bookmarklets to daily curate a collection of some 3,000 stylish products such as apparel, accessories, and gadgets from around the Web. It is kind … Continue reading “EBay Acquires Pinterest-style Curation Platform Svpply”
UserTesting Secures $3,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=577fd18f-ae75-4db6-a3f6-11b0f1eae312&Preview=1 Date 9/7/2012 Company Name UserTesting Mailing Address 2672 Bayshore Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043 Company Description UserTesting.com lets you look over the shoulder of people in your target audience while they use your website. And we make it fast, easy, and inexpensive, so you’re more likely to do it. Website http://www.usertesting.com … Continue reading “UserTesting Secures $3,000,000 New Round”
Spreecast Garners $7,000,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d2182fbf-2a11-41a6-9ba1-1dd560a2e2e9&Preview=1 Date 9/7/2012 Company Name Spreecast Mailing Address 604 Mission St Third Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description Spreecast is a social video platform that lets people broadcast together, creating shared experiences that inform and entertain. Website http://www.spreecast.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $7,000,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “Spreecast Garners $7,000,000 Series A Financing Round”
Seyyer Secures $1,500,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3c0bc5e8-f5aa-45b6-8afe-56bcd48e1145&Preview=1 Date 9/7/2012 Company Name Seyyer Mailing Address 530 University Ave Palo Alto, CA 94301 Company Description Seyyer, Inc. is a developer of the first, cognitive video regeneration (CVR) platform. By blending facial micro-expressions, human gesture-recognition technology and personalized-speech modeling, Seyyer will create realistic, human video avatars. The artificial intelligence (AI) video … Continue reading “Seyyer Secures $1,500,000 New Round”