“The tiniest bit of bot news will attract a swarm of journos,” comments SmartPlanet chief correspondent Sumi Das. And she’s right: our May 3 forum on the Future of Robotics in Silicon Valley and Beyond brought in one of the biggest contingents of reporters ever to attend an Xconomy event. Das herself came away with … Continue reading “SmartPlanet Features Xconomy’s Future of Robotics Event [Video]”
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Touch Press, the iPad, and the New Golden Age of Multimedia
Back in 2008 (exactly 180 columns ago, in fact) I wrote an elegy for the CD-ROM. If you’re under the age of 30, you probably won’t know what I’m talking about, but there was a brief span of time in the mid-1990s—after the emergence of personal computers powerful enough to handle multimedia content, but before … Continue reading “Touch Press, the iPad, and the New Golden Age of Multimedia”
Drawbridge Receives $6,500,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=06dbb50d-426d-48f3-ad20-a098e33482e5&Preview=1 Date 5/11/2012 Company Name Drawbridge Mailing Address 2121 S El Camino Real 7th Floor San Mateo, CA 94403 Company Description Drawbridge’s self-learning algorithm takes a mountain of consumer behavior data from both online and mobile ad requests and then tries to determine through an inference model if two users from a … Continue reading “Drawbridge Receives $6,500,000 New Financing”
Stipple Obtains $5,000,000 Series A Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b19574a8-a332-4257-af68-a78ef162d375&Preview=1 Date 5/11/2012 Company Name Stipple Mailing Address 360 Ritch St. San Francisco, CA 94107 Company Description The company has created a website that lets people label, share and monetize pictures on the web. Website http://www.stippleit.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $5,000,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes Proceeds will be … Continue reading “Stipple Obtains $5,000,000 Series A Round”
VitaPath Genetics Receives $4,710,428 Series C Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=336fdfcb-5d35-4a4d-b33a-f4f1bdcbff94&Preview=1 Date 5/11/2012 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 $4,710,428 Transaction Round … Continue reading “VitaPath Genetics Receives $4,710,428 Series C Funding”
Xconomist of the Week: Len Schlesinger on Learning by Doing
Are successful entrepreneurs born with an innate sense that tells them which risky business bets will pay off? Or is this a skill that that can be learned over time? To Babson College President and Xconomist Leonard “Len” Schlesinger, the answer to both questions is yes. There are occasional business prodigies like Steve Jobs who … Continue reading “Xconomist of the Week: Len Schlesinger on Learning by Doing”
A Doctor’s-Eye View of Silicon Valley
What was a geeky doctor like me doing on an MIT Sloan entrepreneurship and innovation trek in Silicon Valley back in March? That was the big question, given that I’m 37 years old, trained as an anesthesiologist, and only started using a Twitter account a couple of weeks ago. Going on that tour was almost like … Continue reading “A Doctor’s-Eye View of Silicon Valley”
Jumio Receives Series B Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2b74d41a-66e3-4658-82d9-1e620d60ea0d&Preview=1 Date 5/10/2012 Company Name Jumio Mailing Address 1971 Landings Dr. Mountain View, CA 94043 Company Description The company provides an online and mobile payment system. Website http://www.jumio.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Series B Proceeds Purposes Citi saw a lot of potential for Jumio to innovate in … Continue reading “Jumio Receives Series B Financing”
Godengo Garners $6,800,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=49fb9853-1e77-4661-a29a-7ffbcb66b130&Preview=1 Date 5/10/2012 Company Name Godengo Mailing Address 2855 Telegraph Ave Berkeley, CA 94705 Company Description Godengo provides city & regional and lifestyle magazines with a strong online presence and networked advertising inventory, enabling them to effectively compete online. Website http://www.godengo.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $6,800,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds … Continue reading “Godengo Garners $6,800,000 New Financing Round”
Mixpanel Obtains $10,250,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f40ee349-e917-44c0-b829-a9468bd6e887&Preview=1 Date 5/10/2012 Company Name Mixpanel Mailing Address 589 Howard St. Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description Mixpanel is a real-time analytics service that helps companies understand how users interact with web applications. Website http://www.mixpanel.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $10,250,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes The company will … Continue reading “Mixpanel Obtains $10,250,000 Series A Financing Round”
Coupa Software Garners $22,000,000 Series E Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7d1be882-01a0-4676-90a6-e40b17a1f6f9&Preview=1 Date 5/10/2012 Company Name Coupa Software Mailing Address 100 S. Ellsworth Ave San Mateo, CA 94401 Company Description Coupa was founded in 2006 to fulfill the promise of effective procurement for companies of all sizes. Coupa simplifies purchasing for employees while providing much-needed control for the purchasing department. Website http://www.coupa.com Transaction … Continue reading “Coupa Software Garners $22,000,000 Series E Funding Round”
Flint Mobile Lands $3,000,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b5f45246-74dd-408a-8c85-e6fe6d47a420&Preview=1 Date 5/10/2012 Company Name Flint Mobile Mailing Address 791 Middlefield Rd. Redwood City, CA 94063 Company Description Get started in minutes. With Flint there’s no merchant account headaches or upfront costs. It’s a simple online signup process. All you need is the app, there’s no waiting to get a card reader … Continue reading “Flint Mobile Lands $3,000,000 Series A Financing Round”
Apcera Obtains $2,200,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=735d1ead-a993-43f0-bb0b-f3498ad8df99&Preview=1 Date 5/10/2012 Company Name Apcera Mailing Address Undisclosed Mountain View, CA 94065 Company Description Apcera is creating a next generation cloud platform. Website http://www.apcera.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,200,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes The funding came from Andreesen Horowitz, Kleiner Perkins and True Ventures (see disclosure), and will … Continue reading “Apcera Obtains $2,200,000 New Round”
EMC Acquires XtremIO for $430,000,000
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3701f4d8-a636-4792-bed4-147e68e31821&Preview=1 Date 5/10/2012 Company Name XtremIO Mailing Address 25 Metro Dr San Jose, CA 95110 Company Description XtremIO is a privately held, venture-backed company founded in 2009. We are developing breakthrough storage system solutions based on innovative architecture and storage algorithms, utilizing solid-state drive (SSD) technologies. Our storage solutions address the growing … Continue reading “EMC Acquires XtremIO for $430,000,000”
Willow Garage Spins Off Open Source Robotics Foundation
It’s a rite of passage in the software world: Once the community around an open-source application, operating system, or language grows large enough, the creators often set up an independent, non-profit organization to oversee future growth. It happened with basic Web tools like the Apache Web server back in the 1990s, and now it’s starting … Continue reading “Willow Garage Spins Off Open Source Robotics Foundation”
A 10-Point Plan to Stimulate Biotech & the Economy as a Whole
AN OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT OBAMA Dear President Obama: As you and the rest of our nation’s leadership grapple with the momentous questions of restoring our collective financial stability and eminence, I am hopeful that some lessons from my background as an immigrant—now naturalized citizen—might prove instructive. The undeniable fact that runs throughout all the … Continue reading “A 10-Point Plan to Stimulate Biotech & the Economy as a Whole”
Facebook and the Opportunity for eCommerce Entrepreneurs
The pieces are in place for Facebook’s IPO next week—not only has the company set its stock price range and updated its Q1 numbers, it has also attempted to de-risk the biggest perceived risk in the first draft of its S-1: exposure to mobile competition. Facebook bought Instagram for $1 billion, which ostensibly will help it approach … Continue reading “Facebook and the Opportunity for eCommerce Entrepreneurs”
Yodlee Secures $8,309,780 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=656d8a61-cf3a-4647-9fa1-2cdcf3b43cbc&Preview=1 Date 5/9/2012 Company Name Yodlee Mailing Address 3600 Bridge Parkway Redwood City, CA 94065 Company Description Yodlee delivers innovative financial applications that make online banking more profitable. Yodlee’s patented software solutions help consumers achieve greater financial awareness, control, and satisfaction through the online channel. It’s what we call Smarter Online Banking. … Continue reading “Yodlee Secures $8,309,780 New Financing”
iScience Interventional Lands $5,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7848b4d5-7185-40f6-9a5d-bf46f449a340&Preview=1 Date 5/9/2012 Company Name iScience Interventional Mailing Address 4055 Campbell Avenue Menlo Park, CA 94025 Company Description iScience Interventional discovers and develops microcatheter and imaging technologies that enable ophthalmologists to deliver site-specific ocular therapies. Website http://www.iscienceinterventional.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $5,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes The company will use … Continue reading “iScience Interventional Lands $5,000,000 New Financing Round”
Leap Motion Secures $12,750,000 Series A Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=dc82c5be-b7ff-4ccc-8f77-f2279ffd7a7a&Preview=1 Date 5/9/2012 Company Name Leap Motion Mailing Address 333 Bryant St San Francisco, CA 94107 Company Description Leap Motion is a stealth company currently developing motion control technology that is radically more powerful and also significantly less costly than anything currently available. Website http://www.leapmotion.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $12,750,000 … Continue reading “Leap Motion Secures $12,750,000 Series A Round”
General Dynamics Acquires IPWireless for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=cef7a602-9783-4fd4-9dce-14423d97cfcb&Preview=1 Date 5/9/2012 Company Name IPWireless Mailing Address 90 New Montgomery Street San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description IPWireless enhances the performance of global wireless standards to deliver advanced next generation mobile broadband and multimedia solutions. These end-to-end solutions are being deployed by leading mobile operators and public safety agencies to offer … Continue reading “General Dynamics Acquires IPWireless for Undisclosed Sum”
Greenstart’s Second Batch of Startups Has “Digital Cleantech” Focus
Startups with ideas for improving energy efficiency in the transportation, construction, and utility industries got their first big chance to promote their businesses at last week’s semi-annual demo day at Greenstart, San Francisco’s cleantech startup accelerator. It was the second such event at Greenstart, which was established last summer and hatched its first batch of … Continue reading “Greenstart’s Second Batch of Startups Has “Digital Cleantech” Focus”
Sutro Biopharma Pulls in $16M for New Antibody Drugs
Sutro Biopharma is pursuing a big idea for antibody drug development, and it just got some more money to see how far it can go. The South San Francisco-based biotech company is announcing today it has received $16 million in the second tranche of its Series C financing. Skyline Ventures led the deal, which included … Continue reading “Sutro Biopharma Pulls in $16M for New Antibody Drugs”
First Comes The $1,000 genome, Then Comes The $10,000 Analysis
While everyone in the in the world of sequencing has heard this cynical joke, as an industry, the joke is about to be on us. We have focused our time, energy and investment on the ability to sequence the genome in a day, and have largely ignored the computational power required to extract and analyze … Continue reading “First Comes The $1,000 genome, Then Comes The $10,000 Analysis”
Mixamo Secures $3,676,235 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1aa30577-2730-4ea3-a0a6-43b2965e5b45&Preview=1 Date 5/8/2012 Company Name Mixamo Mailing Address 2415 3rd Street San Francisco, CA 94100 Company Description Mixamo gives you the power to create production-quality character animations in a fraction of the time that traditional motion capture and keyframing require. Website http://www.mixamo.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $3,676,235 Transaction Round Undisclosed … Continue reading “Mixamo Secures $3,676,235 New Funding Round”
Nuevora Obtains $2,250,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=55545fb6-5573-4237-a61f-5f30736c898f&Preview=1 Date 5/8/2012 Company Name Nuevora Mailing Address 2603 Camino Ramon San Ramon, CA 94583 Company Description Nuevora is a unique Big Data analytics solutions provider that helps leading organizations achieve positive, high-impact business outcomes through the delivery of continuous and context-sensitive predictive insights. Nuevora’s analytics platform enables faster, scalable, and intuitive … Continue reading “Nuevora Obtains $2,250,000 Series A Funding Round”
Coulomb Technologies Obtains $47,500,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4ce708c4-6000-465a-938c-6edc7356c452&Preview=1 Date 5/8/2012 Company Name Coulomb Technologies Mailing Address 1692 Dell Ave Campbell, CA 95008 Company Description Coulomb delivers networked charging stations and provides a service that meets the needs of drivers, municipalities, electric utilities and government entities. Website http://www.coulombtech.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $47,500,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “Coulomb Technologies Obtains $47,500,000 New Funding Round”
Sutro Biopharma Lands $16,500,000 Series C Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=63761f16-2de4-418a-b311-ec09de5edf46&Preview=1 Date 5/8/2012 Company Name Sutro Biopharma Mailing Address 310 Utah Ave South San Francisco, CA 94080 Company Description Sutro Biopharma, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company that uses its patented OCFS protein synthesis technology to develop next-generation protein therapeutics for the treatment of human disease. This commercially scalable technology overcomes important limitations … Continue reading “Sutro Biopharma Lands $16,500,000 Series C Funding”
Facebook Acquires Glancee for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=924d9264-f4ec-42e8-abed-9c0b3e0cb53b&Preview=1 Date 5/8/2012 Company Name Glancee Mailing Address 2905 Harrison St San Francisco, CA 94110 Company Description We started Glancee in 2010 with the goal of bringing together the best of your physical and digital worlds. We wanted to make it easy to discover the hidden connections around you, and to meet … Continue reading “Facebook Acquires Glancee for Undisclosed Sum”
Tech Career Expo
From the event site: “SF Bay Area Tech Career Expo, taking place June 28-29, 2012 in the Moscone Center, provides employers the opportunity to recruit top talent and jobseekers access to the most innovative technology opportunities in a casual and creative atmosphere. Tech Career Expo is held concurrently with Google’s sold-out developer conference, Google I/O. Both events take place … Continue reading “Tech Career Expo”
Xconomy’s Future of Robotics Event: The Slide Show
If you missed our May 3 forum on “The Future of Robotics in Silicon Valley,” fear not. Today we’re pleased to bring you a flurry of photos from the gathering, captured in pixels by photographer Scott Bramwell at SRI International, which hosted the half-day event. The sold-out event featured top roboticists from both coasts, including … Continue reading “Xconomy’s Future of Robotics Event: The Slide Show”
Antibiotic R&D is in Trouble: Here’s One Way to Fix It
Bacteria have been on Earth for more than a billion years, evolving in crafty ways to stay alive amid all kinds of threats. Only about 70 years ago, antibiotics came along and became one of the great triumphs of medicine, giving us the upper hand against infectious bugs. But the combination of government-funded research and … Continue reading “Antibiotic R&D is in Trouble: Here’s One Way to Fix It”
Gumroad Obtains $7,000,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=92a1de2f-5096-4364-935d-a932097fc95b&Preview=1 Date 5/7/2012 Company Name Gumroad Mailing Address 130 Langton Street San Francisco, CA 94103 Company Description We want to democratize the ability to sell stuff online. You’re a creative person; you create a lot of content. But most of it sits, archived, on some computer somewhere for the rest of time. … Continue reading “Gumroad Obtains $7,000,000 Series A Funding Round”
RichRelevance Garners $20,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=345bd47c-c73a-489f-a8f8-c78f2cb1a591&Preview=1 Date 5/7/2012 Company Name RichRelevance Mailing Address 275 Battery St. San Francisco, CA 94111 Company Description RichRelevance powers next-generation merchandising and personalized recommendations on eCommerce sites. The company’s product outperforms collaborative filtering solutions through use of more than fifteen recommendation types combined with transparent messaging, continuous optimization, and merchandiser controls. Website … Continue reading “RichRelevance Garners $20,000,000 New Funding”
BAM Labs Secures $1,275,963 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d92aa26f-4c93-4f23-988d-f36c234c409d&Preview=1 Date 5/7/2012 Company Name BAM Labs Mailing Address 901 Campisi Way Campbell, CA 95008 Company Description The company provides a medical device and service that monitors sleep inpatients. Website http://www.bamlabs.com Transaction Type Debt, Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,275,963 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC regulatory filing. … Continue reading “BAM Labs Secures $1,275,963 New Funding Round”
BAM Labs Garners $1,275,963 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d92aa26f-4c93-4f23-988d-f36c234c409d&Preview=1 Date 5/7/2012 Company Name BAM Labs Mailing Address 901 Campisi Way Campbell, CA 95008 Company Description The company provides a medical device and service that monitors sleep inpatients. Website http://www.bamlabs.com Transaction Type Debt, Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,275,963 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC regulatory filing. … Continue reading “BAM Labs Garners $1,275,963 New Funding”
Priceonomics Garners $1,500,000 Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8a16ad49-2be8-4993-b19a-b945a0fd53c1&Preview=1 Date 5/7/2012 Company Name Priceonomics Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description The company creates rrice guides, which are helpful for buying and selling used things. Website http://www.priceonomics.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,500,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. M&A Terms Venture Investor … Continue reading “Priceonomics Garners $1,500,000 Seed Funding”
All About the Cloud
From the event website: “OpSource and the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) proudly bring you the industry’s most comprehensive ISV conference on Cloud Computing, the 7th annual All About the Cloud. From enterprise cloud to mobile cloud, security and compliance, true multi-tenancy, platforms and infrastructure, integration and virtualization All About the Cloud has it all. Attend All … Continue reading “All About the Cloud”
Redwood Robotics Aims to Build Next Generation of Robot Arms
After a year in the planning stages, a new Bay Area startup called Redwood Robotics has revealed its plans to build inexpensive arms for personal service robots. The startup is a joint venture between San Francisco-based Meka Robotics, Menlo Park, CA-based Willow Garage, and the famed R&D institute SRI International. Meka Robotics co-founder Aaron Edsinger, who will lead the new … Continue reading “Redwood Robotics Aims to Build Next Generation of Robot Arms”
Xconomist of the Week: Rebecca Lynn on the Financial Services Boom
Morgenthaler Ventures partner Rebecca Lynn shows up at just about every Health 2.0 event in Silicon Valley—heck, she organizes some of them, like Morgenthaler’s annual DC to VC health IT showcase. So if you only went to those events, you might think that was Lynn’s whole investing focus. But in fact, the Xconomist’s portfolio at Morgenthaler … Continue reading “Xconomist of the Week: Rebecca Lynn on the Financial Services Boom”
LifeStreet Media Obtains $66,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c08724e6-a8a9-426e-b030-33cecb86f9a2&Preview=1 Date 5/4/2012 Company Name LifeStreet Media Mailing Address 981 Industrial Road San Carlos, CA 94070 Company Description LifeStreet Media is a leader in global in-app advertising for Facebook, Apple (iOS) and Android developers. LifeStreet’s RevJet optimization platform is built upon the world’s first universal object server and is the product of … Continue reading “LifeStreet Media Obtains $66,000,000 New Funding”
LucidPort Technology Lands $979,850 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2f99d8fc-a530-424b-aa2c-98d4d15f4019&Preview=1 Date 5/4/2012 Company Name LucidPort Technology Mailing Address 485 E. Evelyn Ave Sunnyvale, CA 94086 Company Description LucidPort Technology, Inc., based in Mountain View, California is a fabless semiconductor company developing Certified Wireless USB controllers powered by Ultra Wide Band (UWB) technology. LucidPort’s controllers are designed for PC peripherals like printers, … Continue reading “LucidPort Technology Lands $979,850 New Financing”
Discovery Communications Acquires Revision3 for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0c09f6c4-5b69-43f9-b19a-e4709a9d8f74&Preview=1 Date 5/4/2012 Company Name Revision3 Mailing Address 2415 3rd St. San Francisco, CA 94107 Company Description Revision3 is the first media company that gets it, born from the Internet, on-demand generation. Unlike aggregators, mash-ups, clients and web sites, Revision3 is an actual TV network for the web, creating, producing its own … Continue reading “Discovery Communications Acquires Revision3 for Undisclosed Sum”
Box Looks to New York, Boston, and Seattle for Innovation
At a time when new rivals are emerging in the file-sharing industry, Box in Palo Alto, CA, is looking to New York and other markets as potential destinations for opening new offices and finding talent. Box is a venture-backed startup that has made name for itself in Silicon Valley. In recent weeks, however, the company … Continue reading “Box Looks to New York, Boston, and Seattle for Innovation”
Virtual Biotech Companies: Built on Solid Bedrock or Unstable Landfill?
A recent meeting focused on “Reinventing Biotech’s Business Model” provided an interesting window into the spectrum of approaches being used to create new biotech companies. Unfortunately, it did little to relieve the concerns I recently voiced regarding the expanding numbers of “virtual” biotechs. This model is becoming a popular archetype for the creation of new … Continue reading “Virtual Biotech Companies: Built on Solid Bedrock or Unstable Landfill?”
See You at “The Future of Robotics” at SRI Today
The robots are coming—to SRI International in Menlo Park, that is, where the crew of Xconomy San Francisco is looking forward to welcoming a big crowd at The Future of Robotics in Silicon Valley and Beyond. This is our first attempt at organizing a half-day conference on robots, how they’re changing our lives, and how … Continue reading “See You at “The Future of Robotics” at SRI Today”
EverNote Garners $70,000,000 Series D Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d321791a-5b92-407e-bbd0-52c8e12c850d&Preview=1 Date 5/3/2012 Company Name EverNote Mailing Address 333 Evelyn Ave Mountain View, CA 94041 Company Description Evernote allows you to easily capture information in any environment using whatever device or platform you find most convenient, and makes this information accessible and searchable at anytime, from anywhere. Website http://www.evernote.com Transaction Type Venture … Continue reading “EverNote Garners $70,000,000 Series D Financing”
Appthority Receives $6,250,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=606d9828-d4df-4f15-be37-8b91cd5f0b94&Preview=1 Date 5/3/2012 Company Name Appthority Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94123 Company Description Appthority is The Authority in App Security. Appthority is an application security startup based in San Francisco. The Appthority Platform helps businesses identify the risks hidden inside mobile apps. We provide app reputation services to quantify the … Continue reading “Appthority Receives $6,250,000 Series A Funding Round”
Visage Mobile Lands $8,000,000 Series C Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=13bed7a4-1443-4279-b966-b06fd8cfb671&Preview=1 Date 5/3/2012 Company Name Visage Mobile Mailing Address 500 Sansome Street San Francisco, CA 94111 Company Description Visage Mobile, the recognized expert in MVNO development and operations, delivers a broad range of services to companies interested in offering branded wireless services. Website http://www.visagemobile.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $8,000,000 Transaction … Continue reading “Visage Mobile Lands $8,000,000 Series C Funding Round”
Pair Lands $4,200,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1c2d2b93-7167-4ee2-ad9b-f9e78c9cd99a&Preview=1 Date 5/3/2012 Company Name Pair Mailing Address Undisclosed Mountain View, CA 94043 Company Description Pair is an app just for the two of you. It helps you stay connected, and feel close to each other. Whether it’s texting, sharing videos, photos, sketching together and more, Pair let’s your partner know that … Continue reading “Pair Lands $4,200,000 Seed Funding Round”