Category: San Francisco

EPA Expands Innovative Compound-Testing Collaboration With BioSeek

The Detroit-based life sciences company Asterand (LSE: ATD) recently announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has expanded its collaboration with BioSeek, a wholly owned Asterand subsidiary, on the ToxCast environmental compound testing program. The EPA first began working with BioSeek, which is based in South San Francisco, in 2007. The new agreement includes an additional … Continue reading “EPA Expands Innovative Compound-Testing Collaboration With BioSeek”

Former Sun CEO’s New Venture: A Healthcare Locker for Families

Jonathan Schwartz, the former Sun Microsystems CEO who sold the server-and-software maker to Oracle for $7.4 billion in 2009, was in the hospital for surgery a couple of months ago. When he went to get an MRI, he noticed that the imaging machine was hooked up to a Sun workstation. Sun’s most famous tag line … Continue reading “Former Sun CEO’s New Venture: A Healthcare Locker for Families”

Scripted.com Lands $150,000 New Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ecd07218-e8f8-4243-8103-6e8acaf056d6&Preview=1 Date 2/15/2012 Company Name Scripted.com Mailing Address 90 Alhambra Street San Francisco, CA 94123 Company Description At Scripted.com, we hang our hat on imagination, and we believe that when it comes to grabbing the public’s attention and holding it, what you say is second only to how you say it. And … Continue reading “Scripted.com Lands $150,000 New Round”

SanDisk Acquires FlashSoft for Undisclosed Sum

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c0408bbe-6990-4073-b1ae-3a47ab9d8a49&Preview=1 Date 2/15/2012 Company Name FlashSoft Mailing Address 155-A Moffett Park Drive Sunnyvale, CA 94089 Company Description Some of the biggest initiatives in the enterprise today are constrained by a fundamental infrastructure problem: how to increase input-output (IO) performance and make much larger amounts of data accessible in working memory. The problem … Continue reading “SanDisk Acquires FlashSoft for Undisclosed Sum”

Venture Capital Is the Essence of Everything Good in Capitalism

I was heartened this month to see that the Private Equity Growth Capital Council launched a multi-million-dollar education and public affairs campaign on the Internet highlighting the basics of private equity. Hopefully, this will address a general lack of understanding about private equity, which, among other things, is too often confused with venture capital. This … Continue reading “Venture Capital Is the Essence of Everything Good in Capitalism”

33Across Taps More User Data Than Facebook or Google for Marketers

In the race to make mountains of social Web data useful, social targeting technology company 33Across says it is getting ahead of the competition by gathering anonymous information from more users than even Facebook has access to. That might sound surprising. But thanks to its recent acquisition of Tynt Multimedia, New York-based 33Across has the … Continue reading “33Across Taps More User Data Than Facebook or Google for Marketers”

Nabeel Hyatt on the Next Consumer Startup Model: Metrics + Creative

The best interviews surprise you. You go in expecting to talk about one thing, but your subject makes you think about something else—in this case, an emerging trend that people are talking about, though it doesn’t have a name yet. Last week I spoke with Nabeel Hyatt, the Boston-area techie best known for starting Conduit … Continue reading “Nabeel Hyatt on the Next Consumer Startup Model: Metrics + Creative”

DoubleRecall Receives $1,600,000 New Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=02a57134-8a39-4dce-beee-d5e2372e8409&Preview=1 Date 2/14/2012 Company Name DoubleRecall Mailing Address 900 High School Way Mountain View, CA 94041 Company Description DoubleRecall lets you roll out digital brand-building campaigns for the web that are actually memorable. And even fun. Website http://www.doublerecall.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,600,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes The company … Continue reading “DoubleRecall Receives $1,600,000 New Financing Round”

StopTheHacker Secures $1,100,000 New Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=da52b856-6edf-4c6d-97e6-f13faab49780&Preview=1 Date 2/14/2012 Company Name StopTheHacker Mailing Address 912 El Camino Real Burlingame, CA 94010 Company Description We provide a comprehensive suite of website health-care services to safeguard your website, and subsequently, your online reputation. Our services can help you prevent, detect, and recover from a malware attack. Website http://www.stopthehacker.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “StopTheHacker Secures $1,100,000 New Funding”

Greenstart Targets Cleantech Software Startups in Second Round

The founders of Greenstart, the San Francisco-based venture incubator for cleantech startups, believe a new chapter is opening in the energy business—and they’re changing their program to keep up. The second class of Greenstart companies arrives today for its 12-week session of product iteration and intensive mentorship. Conspicuously missing from this group are any companies … Continue reading “Greenstart Targets Cleantech Software Startups in Second Round”

Women 2.0 PITCH Conference & Competition

PITCH 2012 features keynote speaker Caterina Fake (Founder, Flickr, Hunch), Katie Mitic (Head of Platform, Facebook, Board of Directors, eBay) and Robin Chase (Founder, Zipcar), along with many others on panels, as well as two sets of pitches from up and coming startups selected by a panel of 40 VCs. Full details here: http://www.women2.org/pitch-2012-agenda/

Option to Buy: The New Face of Biotech Funding?

When Cambridge, MA-based Warp Drive Bio launched on January 10, the startup was as notable for its financing structure as it was for its technology—maybe more. That’s because part of the $125 million in funding that Warp Drive received came from French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi (NYSE: [[ticker:SNY]]) , which received in return the chance to … Continue reading “Option to Buy: The New Face of Biotech Funding?”

Soft Machines Obtains $15,000,000 New Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4e9d7e45-0a32-4ccf-9253-0a4e58bbbc59&Preview=1 Date 2/13/2012 Company Name Soft Machines Mailing Address 3211 Scott Blvd. Santa Clara, CA 95054 Company Description The company is developing multithreaded CPU technologies. Website Undisclosed Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $15,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC regulatory filing. M&A Terms Venture Investor Undisclosed

OpenLabel Receives $80,000 Seed Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e7e6d337-d727-48ee-a09b-4efb15ca9877&Preview=1 Date 2/13/2012 Company Name OpenLabel Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description The super fast way for people and organizations to keep each other informed about products. Just scan any barcode, and exchange reasons to buy or avoid that product. Website http://www.theopenlabel.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $80,000 … Continue reading “OpenLabel Receives $80,000 Seed Funding Round”

Health Fidelity Lands Series A Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=90049c16-d3f6-46e4-a801-629fd83c1ea4&Preview=1 Date 2/13/2012 Company Name Health Fidelity Mailing Address 325 Sharon Park Dr Menlo Park, CA 94025 Company Description Health Fidelity, Inc. offers a clinical natural language processing (NLP) platform that enables medical practitioners and administrators to effectively make use of the wealth of currently unusable medical information they collect. The company … Continue reading “Health Fidelity Lands Series A Round”

Marin Software Obtains $30,000,000 New Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=828d1d44-2276-4a6e-9a22-9dcc1a765184&Preview=1 Date 2/13/2012 Company Name Marin Software Mailing Address 123 Mission Street 25th Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description Marin Software was founded in April 2006 by experienced search marketers and enterprise software experts. Marin Search Marketer addresses the workflow, analysis and optimization needs of professional search marketers, saving time and … Continue reading “Marin Software Obtains $30,000,000 New Financing Round”

Solar Junction Lands $19,200,000 New Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ec74d971-e02c-480e-b557-fb5db8e969e9&Preview=1 Date 2/13/2012 Company Name Solar Junction Mailing Address 401 Charcot Avenue San Jose, CA 95131 Company Description Solar Junction’s mission is to develop and supply the highest-efficiency solar cells enabling significant growth for the CPV market. These cells poses’s the highest efficiency for III-V terrestrial solar cells combined with the highest … Continue reading “Solar Junction Lands $19,200,000 New Funding”

Visualize Your Prototype—Autodesk Workshop

The Environmental Business Cluster and Autodesk invite entrepreneurs to a free, hands-on, two and a half hour workshop and an Open Lab (one-on-one help) to assist cleantech startups in getting your clean technology to market faster with a Digital Prototype. This Instructor led training, by a certified Autodesk Professional will cover how to: 1) Get … Continue reading “Visualize Your Prototype—Autodesk Workshop”

Stripe Garners $18,000,000 New Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=353cb237-c4df-4680-8fe0-def1376a1ae5&Preview=1 Date 2/11/2012 Company Name Stripe Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94123 Company Description Stripe is a simple, developer-friendly way to accept payments online. We believe that enabling transactions on the web is a problem rooted in code, not finance, and we want to help put more websites in business. Website … Continue reading “Stripe Garners $18,000,000 New Funding”

Stanford StartX Graduates Tackle Cell Therapy, Mental Health, Batteries

Nine startups graduating from the Fall 2011 session of StartX, the startup accelerator for Stanford students and affiliates, shared their wares with investors and journalists last night at AOL West in Palo Alto. Below are some quick summaries pulled from my notes, as well as videos from the live-stream webcast of the event. All of … Continue reading “Stanford StartX Graduates Tackle Cell Therapy, Mental Health, Batteries”

AllTrails and National Geographic Team Up to Get Hikers Oriented

The United States is essentially an unpopulated wilderness. If you scattered the citizenry evenly across the country, we’d each have a luxurious eight acres to ourselves. But here’s the weird thing: In a country where the outdoors is so vast, people rarely go there. Even folks who think of themselves as outdoorsy types don’t leave … Continue reading “AllTrails and National Geographic Team Up to Get Hikers Oriented”

Nivio Garners $21,000,000 New Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e8753996-59c0-4911-a5b8-ff15ce4deb41&Preview=1 Date 2/10/2012 Company Name Nivio Mailing Address 2825 El Camino Real Palo Alto, CA 94306 Company Description We believe the days of buying hardware and software that quickly gets old are numbered; that’s why we created nivio for you – your digital life on your terms. We are a passionate, fast … Continue reading “Nivio Garners $21,000,000 New Funding Round”

To Attract Investors, Put Your Best Financial Foot Forward

As you have read this week about the financial details of Facebook’s IPO filing, you have no doubt stopped to think about—or daydream about—what your own company might be worth.  While going public might be a distant or inappropriate goal for your own venture, Facebook’s IPO serves as a timely reminder that you should be … Continue reading “To Attract Investors, Put Your Best Financial Foot Forward”

Xconomist of the Week: Tim Mayleben on Building University Startups

Last month, Aastrom Biosciences president and CEO Tim Mayleben and his wife, Dawn, announced they are funding a new “venture shaping” program at the University of Michigan. Venture shaping refers to the process of systematically vetting a nifty idea for a startup, with the idea that the failure of a less-than-viable business will occur at … Continue reading “Xconomist of the Week: Tim Mayleben on Building University Startups”

HAXLR8R Opens a China-Based Accelerator for Hardware Startups

Over the last week, 10 lucky companies have been getting the calls from HAXLR8R: they’ve been admitted to the inaugural session of the startup world’s newest venture incubator. Following the popular model pioneered by TechStars and Y Combinator, HAXLR8R will provide teams with a stipend of $6,000 per founder and about three months of mentorship, … Continue reading “HAXLR8R Opens a China-Based Accelerator for Hardware Startups”

WibiData Obtains $5,000,000 New Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=887e20a1-31b3-4f5d-bc68-226d59049ad7&Preview=1 Date 2/9/2012 Company Name WibiData Mailing Address 1098 Harrison Street San Francisco, CA 94103 Company Description WibiData is the next-generation platform for large-scale data storage, serving and analysis. And it’s the product of the hard work and collaboration of a talented staff, world-class investors, and amazing customers and partners. Website http://www.wibidata.com … Continue reading “WibiData Obtains $5,000,000 New Funding”

Gumroad Receives $1,100,000 Seed Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6464b0e0-141b-45b3-b3bd-249e67d37747&Preview=1 Date 2/9/2012 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 Receives $1,100,000 Seed Funding Round”

TastemakerX Garners $1,800,000 New Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6618e585-4404-4dec-bade-47b3e4275848&Preview=1 Date 2/9/2012 Company Name TastemakerX Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94123 Company Description TastemakerX is social gaming platform that allows users to build portfolios of personal tastes and share it to their social graph. The TastemakerX Music mobile app enables fans to discover artists, trends and inspiration; compete against other … Continue reading “TastemakerX Garners $1,800,000 New Funding Round”

Altheos Lands $12,500,000 Series A Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=80635cd1-8d9f-4215-98d7-7b63f3f804ed&Preview=1 Date 2/9/2012 Company Name Altheos Mailing Address 601 Gateway Blvd. South San Francisco, CA 94080 Company Description Altheos, Inc. is focused on the development of a best-in-class next-generation eye drop treatment for glaucoma. The lead compound, ATA907, is a selective rho-kinase (ROCK) inhibitor developed specifically for topical treatment of glaucoma which … Continue reading “Altheos Lands $12,500,000 Series A Financing Round”

SchoolFeed Secures $1,500,000 Seed Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6f544ee9-3748-4f3e-a903-d5e6a3a3e3cb&Preview=1 Date 2/9/2012 Company Name SchoolFeed Mailing Address Undisclosed San Mateo, CA 94402 Company Description SchoolFeed is a FREE classmates network which connects with Facebook. Website http://www.your.schoolfeed.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,500,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes The funding will be used to build up the main site. Future features … Continue reading “SchoolFeed Secures $1,500,000 Seed Financing”

Guidance Software Acquires CaseCentral for $50,000,000

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=27a39ace-e633-48da-9325-53c6e9e24f38&Preview=1 Date 2/9/2012 Company Name CaseCentral Mailing Address 50 California Street San Francisco, CA 94111 Company Description Founded in 1994, CaseCentral is the leader in secure, cloud-based eDiscovery software for corporations and law firms to simplify electronic discovery (e-Discovery) in response to litigation, regulatory inquiries and internal investigations. Website http://www.casecentral.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “Guidance Software Acquires CaseCentral for $50,000,000”

Plug and Play Tech Center Spring Expo

Plug and Play Spring EXPO 2012 features 30 promising startups gaining exposure to over 75+ top-tier VCs, investors and corporate players. Join us for an exclusive peek at emerging technologies, rapid-fire pitches, live demos and networking at Plug and Play EXPO! Who will be there? Top Startups, VCs, Angels, Corporate Representatives, CEO’s, Entrepreneurs, University Representatives, … Continue reading “Plug and Play Tech Center Spring Expo”

Geeking Out with Evernote: The Photo Gallery

In the nearly five years since we started Xconomy, I’ve looked forward to few events more than our Silicon Valley “Xconomy Xchange” forum last night with Evernote CEO Phil Libin, Sequoia Capital partner Roelof Botha, and Morgenthaler Ventures partner Gary Little. I’m a longtime power user of Evernote’s online notekeeping application—it’s installed on my Mac, … Continue reading “Geeking Out with Evernote: The Photo Gallery”

VeloMedix Garners $10,200,000 Series B Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ba3504af-e45a-416e-8754-2433128b9f75&Preview=1 Date 2/8/2012 Company Name VeloMedix Mailing Address 1445 Adams Dr. Menlo Park, CA 94025 Company Description VeloMedix, Inc. is a therapeutic hypothermia company that safely cools much more rapidly than competitive technologies. Website http://www.velomedix.com Transaction Type Debt, Venture Equity Transaction Amount $10,200,000 Transaction Round Series B Proceeds Purposes Proceeds from the … Continue reading “VeloMedix Garners $10,200,000 Series B Financing”

Flingo Receives $7,000,000 Series A Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=37563431-089f-4eaa-8196-2f401d44144b&Preview=1 Date 2/8/2012 Company Name Flingo Mailing Address 164 Townsend St San Francisco, CA 94110 Company Description Flingo is a small, nimble team of entreprenuers, architects, engineers and designers, building the next generation of smart TV experiences. Website http://www.flingo.tv Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $7,000,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “Flingo Receives $7,000,000 Series A Funding Round”

Extole Lands $10,000,000 Series C Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=72f7f805-1e88-4f07-acbb-58b9b5fd1ffd&Preview=1 Date 2/8/2012 Company Name Extole Mailing Address 625 2nd Street San Francisco, CA 94107 Company Description Extole helps brands harness the marketing potential of the growing social channel. The company’s unique full-service Social Marketing as Service offering enables brands to tap into a new customer acquisition channel, increase customer engagement, generate … Continue reading “Extole Lands $10,000,000 Series C Round”

Pasteurization Technology Group Receives $1,000,000 New Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=038dfeaf-8b79-4e00-988d-c9afa4abac0e&Preview=1 Date 2/8/2012 Company Name Pasteurization Technology Group Mailing Address 2995 Teagarden St. San Leandro, CA 94577 Company Description The two most important problems facing the globe over the next 100 years are energy and water. Pasteurization Technology Group (PTG) is the only company in the world to combine renewable energy generation … Continue reading “Pasteurization Technology Group Receives $1,000,000 New Financing”

iHear Medical Obtains $1,800,000 Series B Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d9f308bc-7591-4614-9b56-cb251a1058c5&Preview=1 Date 2/8/2012 Company Name iHear Medical Mailing Address 15250 Hesperian Blvd San Leandro, CA 94578 Company Description iHear Medical is a venture-backed firm incubated by the Center for Medical Device Innovations, Inc. (CMDI) which focuses on developing novel platform technologies to create paradigm shifts in healthcare delivery. Website Undisclosed Transaction Type … Continue reading “iHear Medical Obtains $1,800,000 Series B Funding Round”

LinkedIn Acquires Rapportive for Undisclosed Sum

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c6c0da23-63c3-4411-ad3c-3fa596d4b281&Preview=1 Date 2/8/2012 Company Name Rapportive Mailing Address 153 Townsend St. San Francisco, CA 94107 Company Description Rapportive shows you everything about your contacts right inside your inbox. You can immediately see what people look like, where they’re based, and what they do. You can establish rapport by mentioning shared interests. You … Continue reading “LinkedIn Acquires Rapportive for Undisclosed Sum”

GigaOmniMedia Acquires ContentNext Media for Undisclosed Sum

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e4955a92-4288-44fe-9089-912f0bcacb2a&Preview=1 Date 2/8/2012 Company Name ContentNext Media Mailing Address Undisclosed Los Angeles, CA 94000 Company Description ContentNext Media is the parent compan to paidContent.org, a prominent news blog. Website http://www.paidcontent.org Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes M&A Terms Terms of the transaction were not disclosed by the parties.

Xconomy Event Tonight: Building the 100-Year Company at Evernote

Perhaps you’ve been meaning to buy a ticket to our big Silicon Valley event with Evernote CEO Phil Libin tonight, but you keep forgetting. Well, now’s the time to take action. We still have some tickets available online for $50 ($40 if you work for a startup)—but a walk-in ticket tonight will cost you $95. … Continue reading “Xconomy Event Tonight: Building the 100-Year Company at Evernote”

Life Sciences VC Investing Up in Dollar Value, Down in Deal Volume

At first glance, a report released last week by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association seems to portend rich times for life sciences startups. Biotech companies raised $4.7 billion in 2011—more than any other sector except for software and enough to help make last year one of the top three years for venture fundraising … Continue reading “Life Sciences VC Investing Up in Dollar Value, Down in Deal Volume”

EMC’s Comeback in Server-Side Memory: Q&A with Pat Gelsinger

In enterprise data centers, servers and storage go together like hot dogs and buns. One isn’t much good without the other. But if your specialty is baking buns, you probably don’t spend a lot of time thinking about how to improve the dogs. And that, in essence, is one of the limitations that Hopkinton, MA-based … Continue reading “EMC’s Comeback in Server-Side Memory: Q&A with Pat Gelsinger”

R2 Semiconductor Receives $10,057,775 New Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=44ed43c9-2914-4794-8558-1788e986e1ca&Preview=1 Date 2/7/2012 Company Name R2 Semiconductor Mailing Address 1277 North Borregas Ave Sunnyvale, CA 94089 Company Description R2 Semiconductor Inc is a chip startup company. Website Undisclosed Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $10,057,775 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC regulatory filing. M&A Terms Venture Investor … Continue reading “R2 Semiconductor Receives $10,057,775 New Funding”

Ridejoy Lands $1,300,000 Seed Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=809aec6c-b1de-41b6-bf5d-1bf506793bf4&Preview=1 Date 2/7/2012 Company Name Ridejoy Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94123 Company Description Ridejoy is a community-driven marketplace for sharing rides. We’re making it easy to share rides with friendly people. If you’re going on a trip, you can list extra seat space in your car, and if you need … Continue reading “Ridejoy Lands $1,300,000 Seed Financing Round”

Ignite Game Technologies Secures $5,000,000 Series C Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=458df507-a243-40c8-afeb-664852ba4a75&Preview=1 Date 2/7/2012 Company Name Ignite Game Technologies Mailing Address 1 Bluxome Street San Francisco, CA 94107 Company Description The company is developing online games focused on building a new form of auto racing game. Website http://www.ignitegt.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $5,000,000 Transaction Round Series C Proceeds Purposes Ignite will … Continue reading “Ignite Game Technologies Secures $5,000,000 Series C Financing”

Lumatic Garners $800,000 New Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7983e418-a613-4dae-b15c-bd610a815926&Preview=1 Date 2/7/2012 Company Name Lumatic Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description We are building photographic maps of the world’s cities to offer photo-driven pedestrian navigation and landmark discovery. We’re just as utilitarian as maps, but we use photos and local knowledge to bring the culture, art, history, and … Continue reading “Lumatic Garners $800,000 New Funding Round”