Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=272d400f-e7c8-4f76-93a1-6e2f40b85bb6&Preview=1 Date 5/31/2012 Company Name CollabNet Mailing Address 8000 Marina Boulevard Brisbane, CA 94005-1865 Company Description CollabNet is the leading provider of distributed software development solutions. Our solutions help corporations reduce costs, increase revenues, and capture market loyalty by bringing together software development teams, regardless of geographic location. Website http://www.collab.net Transaction Type … Continue reading “CollabNet Obtains $4,508,537 New Financing”
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Soladigm Garners $4,472,849 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ac464a9c-3038-4d3e-97f7-7366cbf9b22c&Preview=1 Date 5/31/2012 Company Name Soladigm Mailing Address 195 South Milpitas Boulevard Milpitas, CA 95035 Company Description The company provides switchable electronic glass technology. Website http://www.soladigm.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $4,472,849 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC regulatory filing. M&A Terms Venture Investor Undisclosed
Raydiance Secures $1,194,039 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=660036e8-77f5-4ed0-9ef9-841d47f95c6b&Preview=1 Date 5/31/2012 Company Name Raydiance Mailing Address 2199 S. McDowell Blvd Petaluma, CA 94954 Company Description UltraShort Pulse lasers have compelling capabilities that can deliver major benefits to hundreds of lucrative markets. The problem is that that technology is impractical. It’s too expensive. It requires highly trained Ph.D.’s to operate. And … Continue reading “Raydiance Secures $1,194,039 New Financing”
Wikify.me Secures $300,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b879ab01-4203-415c-80b0-ea5749856a6e&Preview=1 Date 5/31/2012 Company Name Wikify.me Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description The company offers a peer-review website service. Website http://www.wikify.me Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $300,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed, however the company is still in beta test stage. M&A Terms … Continue reading “Wikify.me Secures $300,000 New Funding”
Huddle, With a Fresh $24M, Puts a Predictive Spin on File Sharing
Was Steve Jobs correct that file sharing and synchronization is “a feature, not a product”? That’s what the Apple co-founder told Drew Houston in a now-famous 2009 meeting where he proposed buying Houston’s startup, Dropbox, for nine figures. Houston turned down the offer, Apple went on to introduce iCloud, and Dropbox went on to raise … Continue reading “Huddle, With a Fresh $24M, Puts a Predictive Spin on File Sharing”
Kona Medical Gets $30M To Zap High Blood Pressure With Ultrasound
Ultrasound waves can be engineered to do all kinds of nifty things, from creating high-resolution images of developing fetuses to non-invasive ways of busting up kidney stones. Now a Seattle-area startup called Kona Medical has raised a load of venture capital to pursue a big dream—ultrasound that could treat millions of people with high blood … Continue reading “Kona Medical Gets $30M To Zap High Blood Pressure With Ultrasound”
Google+ Local Replaces Google Places, Adds Zagat Rankings
Today Google launched its new Google+ Local service replacing the version of Google Places used by consumers with features that include the rating system developed by its New York-based Zagat subsidiary. The service curates recommendations on places to visit from users’ Google+ friends, as well as reviews drawn from others. Avni Shah, Google’s director of … Continue reading “Google+ Local Replaces Google Places, Adds Zagat Rankings”
Basic Biology: The Complex Core of Drug Discovery
The hardest task in major league sports is hitting a baseball. Those who can successfully do this even three out of every ten times over the course of a career are likely to find themselves enshrined in Cooperstown at the Hall of Fame. Unfortunately, scientists who strive to discover new medicines can only fantasize about … Continue reading “Basic Biology: The Complex Core of Drug Discovery”
Khosla Ventures Bets on Liquid Metal Battery’s Energy Storage Tech
“Cost-effective, reliable, grid-scale storage is one of the holy grails in cleantech,” says Khosla Ventures partner Andrew Chung. But now, Chung thinks there may be an answer—and the path runs through Cambridge, MA, startup Liquid Metal Battery. That’s why Chung and Menlo Park, CA-based Khosla Ventures led the $15 million Series B investment in Liquid … Continue reading “Khosla Ventures Bets on Liquid Metal Battery’s Energy Storage Tech”
Optimizely Secures New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f65422aa-83ac-44de-8c50-33722d9b716b&Preview=1 Date 5/30/2012 Company Name Optimizely Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description The company provides a service that allows users to perform automated A/B testing of websites. Website http://www.optimizely.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Optimizely plans to utilize the new funding to … Continue reading “Optimizely Secures New Round”
Badgeville Receives $25,000,000 Series C Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=315ab9cd-f29a-4626-9acb-7a487de026b0&Preview=1 Date 5/30/2012 Company Name Badgeville Mailing Address 640 Oak Grove Ave Menlo Park, CA 94025 Company Description Badgeville is a white label Social Rewards & Analytics Platform We make it easy to increase the loyalty and engagement of your web audience. Website http://www.badgeville.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $25,000,000 Transaction … Continue reading “Badgeville Receives $25,000,000 Series C Funding”
MobileIron Garners $40,000,000 Series E Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e24880b8-59dd-4369-9715-840897c6ec72&Preview=1 Date 5/30/2012 Company Name MobileIron Mailing Address 415 East Middlefield Road Mountain View, CA 94043 Company Description MobileIron was founded to bring simplicity to the chaos of smartphones in the enterprise. Smartphones are quickly becoming the primary personal communications and computing platform for business. However, they introduce cost, risk, and usability … Continue reading “MobileIron Garners $40,000,000 Series E Round”
PlanGrid Receives $1,100,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=49680a61-c7cc-4a70-8044-842727c40765&Preview=1 Date 5/30/2012 Company Name PlanGrid Mailing Address 475 E. California Avenue Sunnyvale, CA 94086 Company Description PlanGrid was created to save contractors time and money. Our app is easy to use, easy to setup, and can benefit every project big or small. Sign up for a free account and see why … Continue reading “PlanGrid Receives $1,100,000 New Financing Round”
Kona Medical Obtains $30,000,000 Series C Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=cc6a3985-f4ed-4d1b-bc87-8bc614a2e387&Preview=1 Date 5/30/2012 Company Name Kona Medical Mailing Address 1020 Marsh Rd. Menlo Park, CA 94025 Company Description The company provides undisclosed medical services. Website Undisclosed Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $30,000,000 Transaction Round Series C Proceeds Purposes Kona Medical will use proceeds from the financing to fund clinical trials and … Continue reading “Kona Medical Obtains $30,000,000 Series C Funding”
Junar Garners $1,200,000 Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=12bcb3db-65c4-4aad-97b5-9204afd5dcf8&Preview=1 Date 5/30/2012 Company Name Junar Mailing Address 364 University Ave. Second Floor Palo Alto, CA 94301 Company Description Javier Pajaro was working at an innovative firm and needed to access data that should have been publicly available and easy to use for reports. He soon realized that only a small subset … Continue reading “Junar Garners $1,200,000 Seed Funding”
SentreHEART Receives $25,999,993 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0dda0ada-6068-47a5-9de0-d83368a736c8&Preview=1 Date 5/30/2012 Company Name SentreHEART Mailing Address 300 Saginaw Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 Company Description SentreHEART, Inc. is developing minimally invasive devices to protect and treat disorders of the heart. Website http://www.sentreheart.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $25,999,993 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC … Continue reading “SentreHEART Receives $25,999,993 New Round”
Redwood Systems Garners $11,750,000 Series C Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8672c62b-740c-419a-95b8-da5dfc5b11de&Preview=1 Date 5/30/2012 Company Name Redwood Systems Mailing Address 3839 Spinnaker Court Fremont, CA 94538 Company Description Redwood System Inc. is a company focused on commercial building energy conservation. Website http://www.redwoodsys.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $11,750,000 Transaction Round Series C Proceeds Purposes The investment will enable Redwood to continue its … Continue reading “Redwood Systems Garners $11,750,000 Series C Funding”
Medigram Offers a Safe, Legal Alternative to Texting While Doctoring
Three years of medical school and hospital rotations at Stanford was enough to convince Michael Chiu that the methods doctors and nurses use to exchange updates about patients are archaic, inefficient, and sometimes illegal. Most hospitals, he explains, still depend on old-fashioned pagers to send doctors urgent alerts and other messages. But these systems can … Continue reading “Medigram Offers a Safe, Legal Alternative to Texting While Doctoring”
Never Let Anyone Make You a Carrot
The day is coming when a single carrot, freshly observed, will set off a revolution.” –Paul Cezanne A couple of years ago my sister told me a story about how she came home from work to find her husband and then 5-year-old daughter playing “house” with her dolls and dollhouse. They were deep into the … Continue reading “Never Let Anyone Make You a Carrot”
Genentech, Roche Find New Balance Three Years Post-Merger
In late 2009, I wrote a feature story for BusinessWeek that was given the clever and rather blunt headline “Can Roche Leave Genentech Alone?” It was a pressing question at the time. Roche had just laid out $47 billion to acquire the 44 percent of Genentech that it didn’t already own. For years leading up … Continue reading “Genentech, Roche Find New Balance Three Years Post-Merger”
Ace Metrix Lands $8,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c4bf3735-7d6d-452b-8223-266464977606&Preview=1 Date 5/29/2012 Company Name Ace Metrix Mailing Address 2115 Landings Dr. Mountain View, CA 94043 Company Description At Ace Metrix, the ad guys joined with innovative researchers and technology experts to create a new way of providing traditional copy testing, tracking studies and trending analysis. Website http://www.acemetrix.com Transaction Type Venture Equity … Continue reading “Ace Metrix Lands $8,000,000 New Round”
Trivascular Garners $4,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=05634577-bc65-4dbf-8c4c-b2adb5f699c2&Preview=1 Date 5/26/2012 Company Name Trivascular Mailing Address 3910 Brickway Blvd Santa Rosa, CA 95403 Company Description Trivascular is developing novel endovascular repair devices to treat abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA). Website http://www.trivascular2.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $4,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC regulatory filing. … Continue reading “Trivascular Garners $4,000,000 New Financing”
From Career Ladder to Jungle Gym: Reid Hoffman Speaks at Babson
Seniors graduating last weekend from Babson College, the entrepreneurship-focused campus just outside Boston, were treated to a commencement speech from someone who’s got to be one of their biggest heroes: Reid Hoffman, the billionaire co-founder, executive chairman, and former CEO of LinkedIn. (He’s also an author, a venture investor with Greylock Partners, a member of numerous … Continue reading “From Career Ladder to Jungle Gym: Reid Hoffman Speaks at Babson”
Xconomist of the Week: Evan Snyder—Stem Cell Reality Check
San Diego Xconomist Evan Snyder has been called a “stem cell revolutionary” and is regarded as a father in the field of stem cell research. When we talked in his office at San Diego’s Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, he told me he isolated the first neural stem cell in the mid-1980s, as well as the … Continue reading “Xconomist of the Week: Evan Snyder—Stem Cell Reality Check”
Can Pocket (née Read It Later) Become the TiVo of the Web?
On the iPhone, the first page of the home screen—the one you see when you wake up the device—has room for only 20 apps, counting those in the dock. The iPad home screen holds 26. For me, that means the home screen is prime real estate, reserved only for the apps I use most often. … Continue reading “Can Pocket (née Read It Later) Become the TiVo of the Web?”
NeoTract Lands $6,999,996 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f2229f0a-2436-44b2-a497-248bee99cceb&Preview=1 Date 5/25/2012 Company Name NeoTract Mailing Address 4473 Willow Rd Pleasanton, CA 94588 Company Description The company develops and manufactures medical devices that treat urological and gynecological disorders. Website http://www.neotract.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $6,999,996 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC regulatory filing. M&A … Continue reading “NeoTract Lands $6,999,996 New Financing Round”
Huddle Lands $24,000,000 Series C Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2895c642-10b9-4efe-9012-e9fbc3d3ebc3&Preview=1 Date 5/25/2012 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 $24,000,000 Transaction Round Series … Continue reading “Huddle Lands $24,000,000 Series C Financing Round”
Nokia Joins X Prize in $2.25M Wireless Health “Sensing Challenge”
When the X Prize Foundation’s Peter Diamandis took the stage in San Diego this morning at the Wireless-Life Sciences Alliance (WLSA) annual convergence summit, he said it was the perfect audience for announcing the foundation’s newest competition—the “Nokia Sensing X Challenge.” The challenge, organized through a partnership with the Finnish wireless device manufacturer, is offering … Continue reading “Nokia Joins X Prize in $2.25M Wireless Health “Sensing Challenge””
Could Virtual Nanotransactions Solve the Mobile Payments Problem?
Very few people in the mobile industry will disagree that mobile payments are today’s biggest challenge for developers. In the Apple universe, there is a strong solution to the problem: Apple simply requires users to register their credit cards before they can use any services. But this approach only works for a very small segment … Continue reading “Could Virtual Nanotransactions Solve the Mobile Payments Problem?”
Silicon Valley Meets San Quentin At The Last Mile Demo Day
[Updated 7/27/12 with a new video—see page 2] The next time you feel like complaining about your startup job, take a second to imagine would how much harder it would be if you were behind bars at San Quentin. Lest you think I’m pulling this comparison out of thin air, read on. Last week, in … Continue reading “Silicon Valley Meets San Quentin At The Last Mile Demo Day”
Nanostim Obtains $10,000,003 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a13b5806-c1aa-4add-a592-9e8ca1aa5c79&Preview=1 Date 5/24/2012 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 $10,000,003 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC regulatory filing. M&A Terms Venture Investor … Continue reading “Nanostim Obtains $10,000,003 New Round”
Bazaarvoice Acquires PowerReviews for $151,900,000
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8127c8ba-fc8f-4f6b-bc55-e55cd4ccf5e8&Preview=1 Date 5/24/2012 Company Name PowerReviews Mailing Address 22 4th Street 6th Floor San Francisco, CA 94103 Company Description PowerReviews has launched a Web-based portal for consumer reviews of products ranging from shoes to housewares. Website http://www.powerreviews.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount $151,900,000 Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes M&A Terms The acquisition will … Continue reading “Bazaarvoice Acquires PowerReviews for $151,900,000”
VirtuOz Secures $18,364,326 Series B Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e7e86b0a-4dc5-4fb0-ba96-19652ff5fee4&Preview=1 Date 5/23/2012 Company Name VirtuOz Mailing Address 6001 Shellmound St. Emeryville, CA 94608 Company Description We are a pioneering software provider of intelligent, multilingual conversational customer support and virtual sales Agents. We transform the customer sales and support experience online by providing Virtual Agents that interact with customers via chat and … Continue reading “VirtuOz Secures $18,364,326 Series B Round”
YuMe Garners $10,000,000 Series D Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2f04895f-45b0-45b5-b46c-31ac38ad8ba1&Preview=1 Date 5/23/2012 Company Name YuMe Mailing Address 1204 Middlefield Dr. Redwood City, CA 94063 Company Description YuMe is the first dedicated broadband video advertising network built from the ground up that offers a brand safe advertising experience that can be delivered to any device – PC, TV, mobile and more – … Continue reading “YuMe Garners $10,000,000 Series D Financing Round”
Airtime Secures New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=33f05848-da03-46c7-8acf-7981de60a91a&Preview=1 Date 5/23/2012 Company Name Airtime Mailing Address 338 Spear Street San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description Airtime aims to help users expand their social network and will be random, realtime and include a live video chat component. Website http://www.airtime.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “Airtime Secures New Round”
SunRun Garners $60,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=940f01fc-3e1e-4f23-84c5-976610d3f1a0&Preview=1 Date 5/23/2012 Company Name SunRun Mailing Address 45 Fremont Street, 32nd Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description SunRun is the nation’s first residential solar electricity provider. Pioneering solar as a service, SunRun offers the only low-cost, zero-hassle way for homeowners to go solar and is also the only company that … Continue reading “SunRun Garners $60,000,000 New Round”
Firebase Lands $1,100,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4b9c59f6-f2d9-48ed-ba1b-a7852e546b12&Preview=1 Date 5/23/2012 Company Name Firebase Mailing Address 153 Townsend St Ninth Floor San Francisco, CA 94107 Company Description Firebase grew out of Envolve, a group chat service for your website. Since it was founded in 2009 Envolve has grown to be a large service; today it’s embedded on tens-of-thousands of websites … Continue reading “Firebase Lands $1,100,000 New Round”
Vibrynt Receives $2,750,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d96478de-bead-4597-b759-ec0b5618d6c3&Preview=1 Date 5/23/2012 Company Name Vibrynt Mailing Address 2570 West Camino Real Mountain View, CA 94040 Company Description The company is developing a medical device. Website http://www.vibrynt.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $2,750,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC regulatory filing. M&A Terms Venture Investor Undisclosed
Airtime Acquires Erly for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4f8b84e1-1459-4aa0-9cd1-defad9635203&Preview=1 Date 5/23/2012 Company Name Erly Mailing Address Undisclosed Palo Alto, CA 94301 Company Description The company is developing social technologies. Website http://www.erly.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes M&A Terms Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed by the parties.
Bay Lights Project Turns to Tech Leaders to Bridge Funding Gap
“What if we thought of it as a canvas, rather than a bridge?” That’s the question that occurred to Ben Davis as he was sitting outside the San Francisco Ferry Building one Saturday morning in September 2010, gazing at the western span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. Not long after, he got a chance … Continue reading “Bay Lights Project Turns to Tech Leaders to Bridge Funding Gap”
Bye, SocialEyes: Startup Drops Video Chat, Goes Mobile with Sidecar
SocialEyes, a startup with roots in RealNetworks and financial backing from Bellevue, WA’s Ignition Partners, is changing directions. The company unveiled a group video-chat service tied to Facebook just last spring. But the startup left that product in the dust a few months later, after realizing there wasn’t a clear path to making it work … Continue reading “Bye, SocialEyes: Startup Drops Video Chat, Goes Mobile with Sidecar”
Xfire Lands $3,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=664b1093-5503-45f3-a05d-2685413f0c14&Preview=1 Date 5/22/2012 Company Name Xfire Mailing Address 200 Middlefield Rd Menlo Park, CA 94025 Company Description XfireTM is a new, free tool that automatically keeps track of when and where gamers are playing PC games online and lets their friends join them easily. Website http://www.xfire.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount … Continue reading “Xfire Lands $3,000,000 New Round”
Netronome Systems Lands $11,197,633 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0951d6ba-bf7c-478f-a67c-40ab1db7aff6&Preview=1 Date 5/22/2012 Company Name Netronome Systems Mailing Address 5201 Great America Pkwy Santa Clara, CA 95054 Company Description Netronome is a leader in network content flow analysis and virtual machine technologies. Initially we are targeting security and application acceleration in both network appliances and network switches. However, we envisage an increasing … Continue reading “Netronome Systems Lands $11,197,633 New Financing”
SoloPower Receives $7,100,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=bb9a0475-7686-43cf-8bc1-746c3a173ec6&Preview=1 Date 5/22/2012 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 $7,100,000 New Financing”
Shocking Technologies Garners $10,500,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=cd68d33f-3748-49e6-a840-c33bb809d055&Preview=1 Date 5/22/2012 Company Name Shocking Technologies Mailing Address 5870 Hellyer Avenue San Jose, CA 95138 Company Description Shocking Technologies develops applications for it’s patented voltage switchable dielectric materials. Applications include ESD protection for Printed Circuit Boards (PCB’s) and Semiconductor Packages. Website http://www.shockingtech.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $10,500,000 Transaction Round … Continue reading “Shocking Technologies Garners $10,500,000 New Financing Round”
KaloBios Pharmaceuticals Garners $17,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=bdbe52f0-9ccc-4079-96df-dc98e7992107&Preview=1 Date 5/22/2012 Company Name KaloBios Pharmaceuticals Mailing Address 260 East Grand Avenue South San Francisco, CA 94080 Company Description KaloBios is a vertically integrated therapeutic antibody company using its proprietary antibody engineering, humaneering and expression technologies for the development of a pipeline of antibody therapeutics. Website http://www.kalobios.com Transaction Type Venture Equity … Continue reading “KaloBios Pharmaceuticals Garners $17,000,000 New Financing Round”
AnchorFree Obtains $52,000,000 Series C Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b39db33a-13b0-4438-983d-ed94f7a1cf51&Preview=1 Date 5/22/2012 Company Name AnchorFree Mailing Address 450 National Avenue Mountain View, CA 94043 Company Description AnchorFree’s Hotspot Shield application addresses a market of over 1.6 billion Internet users, in need of secure browsing, privacy, and freedom online. Hotspot Shield secures all Internet communications and web browsing and protects each user’s … Continue reading “AnchorFree Obtains $52,000,000 Series C Funding Round”
EMC Acquires Syncplicity for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=de45eab7-867b-46d9-8af9-87c9dab63380&Preview=1 Date 5/22/2012 Company Name Syncplicity Mailing Address 1134 Crane Street Menlo Park, CA 94025 Company Description Syncplicity was founded with a simple vision: Your computer should empower you, not slow you down. Our goal is to create a new way of managing files to liberate people from worrying about how and … Continue reading “EMC Acquires Syncplicity for Undisclosed Sum”
Healthcare Unbound
The Center for Business Innovation presents The Ninth Annual Healthcare Unbound Conference & Exhibition, with a special focus on Remote Monitoring, Home Telehealth, mHealth, eHealth, Social Media & Gaming for Promoting Wellness, Managing Diseases, and Facilitating Accountable Care. From the conference announcement: “Innovative technologies are driving opportunities to serve health consumers in new ways and … Continue reading “Healthcare Unbound”
99designs Crowdsources Its Own New Website Design
Crowdsourcing design startup 99designs is putting its own product to the test with a competition to redesign its homepage. The company, which connects businesses in need of design help with freelancers willing to compete for design work, wrote a request of its own, asking its 158,000 registered designers to revamp its site for a chance … Continue reading “99designs Crowdsources Its Own New Website Design”