Category: San Francisco

The Next Internet? Inside PARC’s Vision of Content Centric Networking

The Internet may be hurtling toward collapse under the strain of too much traffic. But PARC research fellow Van Jacobson thinks he knows how to fix it. He’s done it before. Back in the mid-1980s, when the Internet was seeing its first modest surge in usage, Jacobson noticed that data packets were piling up on … Continue reading “The Next Internet? Inside PARC’s Vision of Content Centric Networking”

Domain-Backed Adynxx Enters the Wide Open World of Pain Drug R&D

You may not be able to tell by looking at the R&D pipelines of Big Pharma companies, but pain is one of the bigger opportunities in new drug development. There are cheap, decades-old drugs out there everyone knows about. There are not a whole lot of pain drugs in development based on really novel biological … Continue reading “Domain-Backed Adynxx Enters the Wide Open World of Pain Drug R&D”

MIT Spinout Affectiva Gets $12M More from Big Investors to Pursue Big Idea

Affectiva knows how you feel. And Affectiva feels pretty good today. The Waltham, MA-based tech startup, which also has operations in Santa Clara, CA, has raised $12 million in Series C funding from Horizons Ventures, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (Digital Growth Fund), and previous investors, which include WPP and Myrian Capital. KPCB partner Mary … Continue reading “MIT Spinout Affectiva Gets $12M More from Big Investors to Pursue Big Idea”

Mayo and Myriad: Can Two Patent Rulings Chill Innovation?

Two recent patent cases have engendered considerable uncertainty regarding the ability of biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies to patent their commercial products and methods. The first case, Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Labs., Inc., relates to the patent eligibility of certain diagnostic methods. On March 20th, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the personalized medicine … Continue reading “Mayo and Myriad: Can Two Patent Rulings Chill Innovation?”

Therapydia Obtains $5,000,000 Series A Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6338199f-adfd-4638-87d5-0450177aa1d2&Preview=1 Date 8/7/2012 Company Name Therapydia Mailing Address 18 East Blithedale Avenue Mill Valley, CA 94941 Company Description Therapydia is the largest online community dedicated to Physical Therapy. Our goal is to unify all 212,000 PTs in the US using social media and mobilize them around key issues to elevate the profession. … Continue reading “Therapydia Obtains $5,000,000 Series A Financing Round”

VitaPath Genetics Lands $327,546 New Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=da9b7e72-81e7-4efe-b5f4-3026d4e372c5&Preview=1 Date 8/7/2012 Company Name VitaPath Genetics Mailing Address 348 Hatch Drive Foster City, CA 94404 Company Description The company is a developer of molecular diagnostics designed to help patients and their doctors correct genetic mutations that can result in diseases. Website http://www.vpgenetics.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $327,546 Transaction Round … Continue reading “VitaPath Genetics Lands $327,546 New Financing”

FundersClub Garners New Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=446d2431-31c0-4728-bc76-3d9b5b5d258b&Preview=1 Date 8/7/2012 Company Name FundersClub Mailing Address Undisclosed 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 starting out … Continue reading “FundersClub Garners New Financing Round”

LaunchBit Receives $960,000 Seed Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=045bdb2d-779d-42c0-8985-9dd335d62575&Preview=1 Date 8/7/2012 Company Name LaunchBit Mailing Address 444 Castro Street Mountain View, CA 94041 Company Description LaunchBit is an ad platform for email. Website http://www.launchbit.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $960,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. M&A Terms Venture Investor 500 Startups Venture Investor VegasTech … Continue reading “LaunchBit Receives $960,000 Seed Financing”

FreeMonee Receives $34,000,000 Series B Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=707f812f-116a-4582-b40d-b1ac57b82613&Preview=1 Date 8/7/2012 Company Name FreeMonee Mailing Address Undisclosed San Mateo, CA 94403 Company Description FreeMonee brings together customers of financial institutions with thousands of stores and restaurants to create the world’s first gift network. The network allows people to discover new stores and restaurants, for free—no strings attached. Website http://www.freemonee.com Transaction … Continue reading “FreeMonee Receives $34,000,000 Series B Financing”

Time Warner Acquires Bleacher Report for Undisclosed Sum

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=cb3fd971-9f8c-45ea-9851-9be07a4f351c&Preview=1 Date 8/7/2012 Company Name Bleacher Report Mailing Address 609 Mission St. Fourth Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description Bleacher Report is where the sports bar meets the press box, the place where fan-journalists create and critique high-quality sports analysis. Website http://www.bleacherreport.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Proceeds … Continue reading “Time Warner Acquires Bleacher Report for Undisclosed Sum”

SaaS Spreads to India and Beyond

Software as a service is a thriving and still growing industry with dozens of multi-million dollar companies making their mark around the world. According to Gartner, global spending on the Software-as-a-Service (SAAS) market is projected to grow 17.9percent in 2012 to $14.5 billion and is projected to be worth $22.1 billion by 2015. IPOs and acquisitions … Continue reading “SaaS Spreads to India and Beyond”

U.S. Biotech Clusters Are Losing Their Anchor Tenants, and It Hurts

Every industry needs its anchors, the companies that everyone looks up to as models of success. Think Apple, GE, Boeing. Biotech is no different, as it has been defined by trailblazers like Genentech, Genzyme, and more. But if you look around, biotech is clearly losing its anchors. And this worrisome trend isn’t just happening in … Continue reading “U.S. Biotech Clusters Are Losing Their Anchor Tenants, and It Hurts”

Artillery Receives $2,500,000 New Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e76a8aba-b9d0-4c15-868c-017fa12fb9a4&Preview=1 Date 8/4/2012 Company Name Artillery Mailing Address 395 Page Mill Road FL3 Palo Alto, CA 94301 Company Description Artillery is bringing console quality gaming experiences to modern browsers using the latest HTML5 technology. Website http://www.artillery.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,500,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not … Continue reading “Artillery Receives $2,500,000 New Funding Round”

One Jackson Lands $2,000,000 Seed Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=93290da1-1aea-4332-9877-851599e68c35&Preview=1 Date 8/4/2012 Company Name One Jackson Mailing Address 555 Bryant Street Palo Alto, CA 94301 Company Description We believe in raising creative, original kids who love great design (as much as we do!). We want our kids to know the designer and story behind what they wear (and look and feel … Continue reading “One Jackson Lands $2,000,000 Seed Round”

SportStream’s App Bottles the Social Media Explosion in Sports

I don’t have much of a head for sports. If you said “ERA” my first thought would be Equal Rights Amendment, not Earned Run Average. And being a cable TV cord-cutter, I never watch televised games. But I do know about iPads, social media, and next-generation-TV technologies. So at the risk of sounding like a … Continue reading “SportStream’s App Bottles the Social Media Explosion in Sports”

Xconomist of the Week: John Reed on Sanford-Burnham’s Drug Pipeline

In the decade since John Reed stepped in as chief executive, San Diego’s Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute has basically doubled in size. The nonprofit research facility has added a campus in Orlando, FL, the full-time faculty has grown from 52 to 89, and the overall staff has increased from 520 to 1,200. Today the institute … Continue reading “Xconomist of the Week: John Reed on Sanford-Burnham’s Drug Pipeline”

FabKids Obtains $2,600,000 Series A Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=cb09a5c3-7607-4f65-8f18-71feaa78e969&Preview=1 Date 8/3/2012 Company Name FabKids Mailing Address 118 2nd Street San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description FabKids is a new children’s brand and personalized e-commerce service. Website http://www.fabkids.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,600,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. M&A Terms Venture Investor Hillsven … Continue reading “FabKids Obtains $2,600,000 Series A Financing”

Boombotix Secures Series A Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7934a244-d74b-4367-aebe-9c1549dd4ef7&Preview=1 Date 8/3/2012 Company Name Boombotix Mailing Address 3224 B 23rd Street San Francisco, CA 94110 Company Description BoomBotix is for life in motion. Founded in 2009 with roots in San Francisco’s urban art scene and the Tahoe action sports arena, the company made a merger of alternative art and sport. In … Continue reading “Boombotix Secures Series A Funding”

FiveStars Secures $13,900,000 Series A Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=269b7e07-93ee-40ec-82f8-c2dec82753d7&Preview=1 Date 8/3/2012 Company Name FiveStars Mailing Address 2177 Leghorn St Mountain View, CA 94043 Company Description FiveStars was created by a team of customer loyalty experts with a heart for local businesses. Like you, we loved the perks of great loyalty programs but got tired of carrying around (and losing) countless … Continue reading “FiveStars Secures $13,900,000 Series A Financing Round”

Healthtech Conference 2012

From the event organizers: Building a Business in the New HealthTech Ecosystem!!! Please join us for a value packed day at the HealthTech Conference 2012 in San Francisco on October 26th. Hear exciting sessions on building new HealthTech businesses and take advantage of the invaluable networking opportunities. · How are successful HealthTech businesses built? Our … Continue reading “Healthtech Conference 2012”

Gild Obtains $2,000,000 New Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8f14f8a7-fb79-4cac-8525-39320f222b1a&Preview=1 Date 8/2/2012 Company Name Gild Mailing Address 660 Third Street San Francisco, CA 94107 Company Description Gild exists to map the world’s talent. By doing so, we are enabling students and professionals to earn opportunities based on merit. Website http://www.gild.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds … Continue reading “Gild Obtains $2,000,000 New Funding”

Achronix Semiconductor Lands $9,842,436 New Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=61a8ba93-4c9f-4977-b83b-c3fc68c9eaeb&Preview=1 Date 8/2/2012 Company Name Achronix Semiconductor Mailing Address 2953 Bunker Hill Lane Santa Clara, CA 95054 Company Description Achronix Semiconductor is a privately held fabless corporation based in Santa Clara, California. Achronix builds the world’s fastest field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) capable of up to 1.5 GHz peak performance. Website http://www.achronix.com … Continue reading “Achronix Semiconductor Lands $9,842,436 New Funding”

QuickPay Lands $3,500,000 Seed Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a87040fb-4ffc-41d3-8fd9-f26d973a89c3&Preview=1 Date 8/2/2012 Company Name QuickPay Mailing Address 770 Menlo Avenue Menlo Park, CA 94025 Company Description QP QuickPay is the premier provider of mobile parking payment solutions. QP QuickPay lets end-users on any mobile device find and pay for parking using multiple, concurrent and monthly payment options with stand-alone or integrated … Continue reading “QuickPay Lands $3,500,000 Seed Financing”

GetAround Secures $13,900,000 Series A Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f1559753-d38f-45ee-b259-fa2045f785c1&Preview=1 Date 8/2/2012 Company Name GetAround Mailing Address 20 S. Akron Rd MS 20-1 Moffett Field, CA 94035 Company Description Car owners invest huge amounts of time and money into an asset they barely use. Cars are driven only 8% of the time, while potential drivers walk past block after block of … Continue reading “GetAround Secures $13,900,000 Series A Round”

MindSnacks Obtains $6,500,000 New Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=494fded7-34f6-4fa6-9265-62e25a6ab0bb&Preview=1 Date 8/2/2012 Company Name MindSnacks Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description The company makes educational language games for mobile phones. Website http://www.mindsnacks.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $6,500,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes The funding will allow MindSnacks to hire additional talent to expand and develop geography … Continue reading “MindSnacks Obtains $6,500,000 New Financing”

WePay Discovers Its Hidden Talent: Social Risk Evaluation

WePay has come a long way from its humble beginnings at Boston College in 2008, where co-founders Bill Clerico and Rich Aberman created it as a way for groups like fraternities or ski-weekend buddies to collect and spend money. The company moved to the Bay Area in 2009, went through the Y Combinator startup program, … Continue reading “WePay Discovers Its Hidden Talent: Social Risk Evaluation”

Gladstone, Sage Bionetworks Top ‘Best Places to Work’ List

A couple of small West Coast research centers, the J. David Gladstone Research Institutes in San Francisco, and Sage Bionetworks in Seattle, have gotten kudos as the “Best Places to Work” in academia by The Scientist magazine. The 10th annual survey by the magazine found that the Gladstone Institutes, composed of 27 researchers affiliated with … Continue reading “Gladstone, Sage Bionetworks Top ‘Best Places to Work’ List”

Pinfluencer Garners $1,400,000 Seed Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=56eeabf3-fdf9-42c6-a99f-12c2f447ad15&Preview=1 Date 8/1/2012 Company Name Pinfluencer Mailing Address 181 2nd Ave San Mateo, CA 94401 Company Description Pinfluencer, as you may have guessed by its name, is a newly launched startup offering an analytics solution for the up-and-coming social network Pinterest. Website http://www.pinfluencer.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,400,000 Transaction Round … Continue reading “Pinfluencer Garners $1,400,000 Seed Round”

Hornet Networks Lands $500,000 New Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=51dedff4-9cad-44b8-8461-565ff0107803&Preview=1 Date 8/1/2012 Company Name Hornet Networks Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description Hornet connects up the gay community with a well-planned design and more features than competing products, like multiple profile photos, the ability to search other locations, and store private notes on other users. With Grindr’s focus … Continue reading “Hornet Networks Lands $500,000 New Funding Round”

Lunera Lighting Secures $3,338,941 New Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1f1a8d2f-c490-437d-a99a-579139503845&Preview=1 Date 8/1/2012 Company Name Lunera Lighting Mailing Address 3696 Haven Avenue Redwood City, CA 94063 Company Description Lunera Lighting is a technology innovator leading the transformation of traditional lighting to environmentally friendly, digital LED technology. We design and manufacture high performance commercial LED lighting fixtures that replace common fluorescent fixtures. Our … Continue reading “Lunera Lighting Secures $3,338,941 New Financing”

Agiliance Lands $5,455,361 New Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0ba24c67-96a1-457c-867c-df7520af2ed8&Preview=1 Date 8/1/2012 Company Name Agiliance Mailing Address 840 West California Avenue Sunnyvale, CA 94086 Company Description Agiliance delivers the only solution that unifies Security Risk and Compliance management in one integrated offering. High-level dashboards and risk-based scores allow management and users to quickly understand the current security risk and compliance postures … Continue reading “Agiliance Lands $5,455,361 New Financing Round”

Marqeta Secures $949,960 New Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=83f000f3-50c4-4696-89bd-f3b594599c6f&Preview=1 Date 8/1/2012 Company Name Marqeta Mailing Address 6160 Buena Vista Avenue Oakland, CA 94618 Company Description Company operates an online network that allows users to “get more for the money you spend with your favorite retailers.” Website http://www.Marqeta.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $949,960 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes … Continue reading “Marqeta Secures $949,960 New Funding”

Synopsys Acquires Ciranova for Undisclosed Sum

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5b4f2668-1e50-41cb-8c66-3a110e32d321&Preview=1 Date 8/1/2012 Company Name Ciranova Mailing Address 100 N. Winchester Boulevard Santa Clara, CA 95050 Company Description Ciranova is an Electronic Design Automation (EDA) startup company, focused on building language-based cell generator technology for custom analog and mixed signal (AMS) integrated circuit design. Website http://www.ciranova.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed … Continue reading “Synopsys Acquires Ciranova for Undisclosed Sum”

In Kuato’s Game World, Knowledge is Power, and the AIs are Friendly

Your spaceship has crash-landed on an alien world. You are apparently the last survivor. The ship’s electrical and life-support systems are failing, the atmosphere outside is poisonous, and hostile life forms are intruding. To stay alive, you’re going to have to fix some things, and that’s going to require some computer skills. Fortunately, “Alice” is … Continue reading “In Kuato’s Game World, Knowledge is Power, and the AIs are Friendly”

CMC Biologics Snaps Up Biotech Manufacturing Plant From Xoma

Xoma has burned through a lot of shareholder cash over 30 years in business—$916 million at last count. Now that the venerable Berkeley, CA-based biotech (NASDAQ: [[ticker:XOMA]]) has come under pressure to shed employees and assets, it’s created new opportunity for a contract manufacturer to swoop in. CMC Biologics, the contract biotech drugmaker in Copenhagen, … Continue reading “CMC Biologics Snaps Up Biotech Manufacturing Plant From Xoma”

The Case for Including Investors on Conference Calls

We are in the middle of a busy earnings season on Wall Street, which for an independent investor like me means listening to a lot of company conference calls. While that admittedly is not always the most exciting way to spend your days and evenings, I would like to relate a story about a novel … Continue reading “The Case for Including Investors on Conference Calls”

9GAG Lands $2,800,000 Seed Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c769e249-a771-424c-8a16-1a9612c4129a&Preview=1 Date 7/31/2012 Company Name 9GAG Mailing Address 444 Castro Street Mountain View, CA 94041 Company Description 9GAG is the easiest way to have fun! 9GAG lets you create your fun collection effortlessly. It’s the best place where fun creators and bored people meet. Unlike ordinary fun sites which are full of … Continue reading “9GAG Lands $2,800,000 Seed Financing”

CytomX Therapeutics Lands $31,000,000 Series B Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a920a449-be51-4417-bc94-461c8074e237&Preview=1 Date 7/31/2012 Company Name CytomX Therapeutics Mailing Address 650 Gateway Blvd South San Francisco, CA 94080 Company Description CytomX Therapeutics is an early stage, privately-funded biotechnology company developing Probodies, proteolytically-activated antibodies. Website http://www.cytomx.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $31,000,000 Transaction Round Series B Proceeds Purposes Proceeds from the expanded Series … Continue reading “CytomX Therapeutics Lands $31,000,000 Series B Financing”

Avalanche Technology Lands $30,000,000 Series D Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a11ff384-65b3-4f66-bf80-e8aa05e359b8&Preview=1 Date 7/31/2012 Company Name Avalanche Technology Mailing Address 48371 Fremont Blvd Fremont, CA 94538 Company Description Avalanche Technology set out to fundamentally change the $53B memory industry with a disruptive low power non-volatile magnetic memory. Not only solving the technology scaling challenges faced by existing charge based memories, Avalanche is also … Continue reading “Avalanche Technology Lands $30,000,000 Series D Financing”

Box Obtains $125,000,000 New Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=98a593d7-153c-4c95-9f1e-f9d329ce9c4c&Preview=1 Date 7/31/2012 Company Name Box Mailing Address 220 Portage Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94306 Company Description Launched officially in March of 2006, Box currently provides secure online file storage and sharing functionality to over 500,000 registered users, serving files to millions of people across the world. Box.net’s unique platform allows personal … Continue reading “Box Obtains $125,000,000 New Funding Round”

Google Acquires Wildfire Interactive for Undisclosed Sum

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9e553261-c7c9-419b-a430-e88f114269e9&Preview=1 Date 7/31/2012 Company Name Wildfire Interactive Mailing Address 1600 Seaport Blvd Redwood City, CA 94063 Company Description Wildfire Interactive, Inc. is a privately-held technology company specialized in developing simple tools that enable organizations to engage the hundreds of millions of users of social network sites such as Facebook and MySpace. Our … Continue reading “Google Acquires Wildfire Interactive for Undisclosed Sum”

Tapjoy + Viximo = New Boston Social Mobile Studio

In an interesting deal today, San Francisco mobile firm Tapjoy has acquired the core team from Viximo, a social gaming tools startup in Cambridge, MA. Terms weren’t disclosed, and the companies’ announcement makes the deal sound like an expansion for Tapjoy (into the Boston area) rather than an acquisition per se. The companies share a … Continue reading “Tapjoy + Viximo = New Boston Social Mobile Studio”

The 4G Security Threat for Mobile Developers

We are accustomed to thinking that smartphone safety depends on the habits of the user, but that’s likely to change with the transition to Long-Term Evolution (LTE) architecture, popularly known as 4G. Even the most careful user who never loses a phone, installs security software, and never uses suspicious apps might be more vulnerable than … Continue reading “The 4G Security Threat for Mobile Developers”

A Lonely Voice Asking Tough Questions on Cancer Cost-Effectiveness

If a new cancer drug comes out at a price of $100,000 per person, how many patients likely to benefit will actually get it? How many will drain their entire life savings just to make the insurance co-pays? How many people will go bankrupt to stay alive a few more months? How many people will … Continue reading “A Lonely Voice Asking Tough Questions on Cancer Cost-Effectiveness”

ShotSpotter Receives $6,851,223 New Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=41fd61bd-2157-43af-8820-0009f3994133&Preview=1 Date 7/30/2012 Company Name ShotSpotter Mailing Address 1060 Terra Bella Avenue Mountain View, CA 94043 Company Description ShotSpotter, Inc., the leading developer of gunshot location systems and technology, is based in Santa Clara, CA. ShotSpotter’s flagship product, the ShotSpotter Gunshot Location System, detects gunfire and other weapons-events across large urban areas … Continue reading “ShotSpotter Receives $6,851,223 New Financing”

Contrail Systems Obtains $10,000,000 Series A Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=01bb3d54-bdb8-417d-834d-22d1698c194c&Preview=1 Date 7/30/2012 Company Name Contrail Systems Mailing Address 440 North Wolfe Road Sunnyvale, CA 94085 Company Description Contrail is building a federated and standards-based virtualized network control solution that is OpenStack enabled, which is likely to come to market in 2013. It will join a crowded field – Nicira, Big Switch … Continue reading “Contrail Systems Obtains $10,000,000 Series A Funding Round”

Netpulse Garners $15,600,000 Series C Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=77f74461-ede5-4f3d-b528-fb390e27433e&Preview=1 Date 7/30/2012 Company Name Netpulse Mailing Address 2331 Third Street San Francisco, CA 94107 Company Description Netpulse provides an interactive media platform for fitness centers and active lifestyle consumers. The Netpulse platform enables a customizable entertainment experience that offers live HDTV, on-demand video and music, iPod/iPhone connectivity, personalized workout data and … Continue reading “Netpulse Garners $15,600,000 Series C Funding Round”