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Survey: Tech Executives Saw More Pay in 2011, Life Sciences Inched Up
[Updated 1:45 p.m. ET] Executive compensation held relatively steady in 2011 among privately-held life sciences companies, while their peers in the technology sector continued to see salary increases, according to the annual CompStudy survey produced by executive search firm J. Robert Scott and law firm WilmerHale in collaboration with Noam Wasserman, associate professor of business administration … Continue reading “Survey: Tech Executives Saw More Pay in 2011, Life Sciences Inched Up”
At Freestyle, Investing Is A Family-Friendly Alternative to Startup Life
Josh Felser has three kids. Dave Samuel has four. You won’t hear any highfalutin business-speak from these former tech entrepreneurs about why they started Freestyle Capital, their San Francisco-based seed-stage investing fund. They say they did it because they recognized that it’s pretty hard to create a business and be an involved parent at the … Continue reading “At Freestyle, Investing Is A Family-Friendly Alternative to Startup Life”
Lithium Technologies Garners $53,400,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=807c880f-6c10-490f-8053-7d4a2e90d9f4&Preview=1 Date 1/5/2012 Company Name Lithium Technologies Mailing Address 6121 Hollis Street Emeryville, CA 94608 Company Description Lithium powers some of the largest customer communities on the Web. We deliver an unparalleled combination of technology and expertise that enables our clients to deploy innovative community solutions. Website http://www.lithium.com Transaction Type Venture Equity … Continue reading “Lithium Technologies Garners $53,400,000 New Round”
SuVolta Garners $17,600,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a9550ddd-371f-4f2c-9060-993edf9063ac&Preview=1 Date 1/5/2012 Company Name SuVolta Mailing Address 130 -D Knowles DriVe Los Gatos, CA 95032 Company Description SuVolta is the developer of PowerShrink(TM) low-power IC technology that cuts chip power consumption by 50 to 90 percent. Website http://www.suvolta.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $17,600,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes The … Continue reading “SuVolta Garners $17,600,000 New Round”
Synchronoss Technologies Acquires Miyowa for $59,000,000
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d6344c82-a124-4332-8ed1-9fa7f5ef98cc&Preview=1 Date 1/5/2012 Company Name Miyowa Mailing Address 19925 Stevens Creek Boulevard Cupertino, CA 95014 Company Description Miyowa is the technology solution for these new mobile phone functions, which will make mobile recommendations a reality across IM, presence, advertising, e-commerce and content in the rapidly converging and evolving mobile market. Website http://www.miyowa.com … Continue reading “Synchronoss Technologies Acquires Miyowa for $59,000,000”
Marvell Acquires Xelerated for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=17e8bc63-9f15-4637-a02c-e22c6dcec081&Preview=1 Date 1/5/2012 Company Name Xelerated Mailing Address 2700 Augustine Drive Santa Clara, CA 95054 Company Description Xelerated is a fabless semiconductor company recognized as being the only network processor vendor to have combined the efficiency of an ASIC with the programmability of traditional network processors. Website http://www.xelerated.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction … Continue reading “Marvell Acquires Xelerated for Undisclosed Sum”
Coffee & Power Puts A Jolt of Creativity Into Crowdsourcing
After building a vast virtual world with a complex internal economy sustained by the labor of more than a million active users, what do you do for an encore? For Philip Rosedale, the founder and former CEO of Linden Lab, the company behind Second Life, the answer was to try to recreate some of the … Continue reading “Coffee & Power Puts A Jolt of Creativity Into Crowdsourcing”
Loosen the Rules Stifling IPOs by Venture-Backed Startups
[Editor’s Note: We asked selected Xconomists a series of questions designed to zero in on the big issues of the year, including “What would you be willing to throw a punch over?”] What would I be willing to throw a punch over? Solving the small-cap IPO bottleneck … to unleash the job creating potential of … Continue reading “Loosen the Rules Stifling IPOs by Venture-Backed Startups”
Rocket Lawyer Receives $10,793,630 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=71f3e382-f408-41cf-8bfb-04b7a08e56c3&Preview=1 Date 1/4/2012 Company Name Rocket Lawyer Mailing Address 220 Montgomery Street San Francisco, CA 94104 Company Description RocketLawyer.com is a service of Rocket Lawyer Incorporated. Our mission is to empower consumers, business professionals and lawyers to get and give legal help. Our comprehensive line of do it yourself legal assistance solutions … Continue reading “Rocket Lawyer Receives $10,793,630 New Funding”
Klout Receives $30,000,000 Series C Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c2238d2c-fc87-42f1-9577-42ac97054695&Preview=1 Date 1/4/2012 Company Name Klout Mailing Address 77 Stillman San Francisco, CA 94107 Company Description Klout measures influence across the social web. We believe that every individual who creates content online has influence. Our goal is to measure that influence and make it even more effective. Website http://www.klout.com Transaction Type Venture … Continue reading “Klout Receives $30,000,000 Series C Financing Round”
Zero Motorcycles Garners $2,200,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=94693fac-fed3-43b0-b8fa-849802f3f7c8&Preview=1 Date 1/4/2012 Company Name Zero Motorcycles Mailing Address 170 Technology Circle Scotts Valley, CA 95066 Company Description Zero Motorcycles is the next step in motorcycle evolution and represents the ultimate electric motorcycle technology. Unencumbered by conventional thinking about how we design, manufacture, and sell high performance electric motorcycles, we’re on a … Continue reading “Zero Motorcycles Garners $2,200,000 New Round”
Edmodo’s K-12 Social Network Helps Teachers Connect with Students
Back in 2008, when Edmodo co-founders Nic Borg and Jeff O’Hara were still working in IT for Chicago-area school districts, they noticed a big problem. Teachers were increasingly trying to bring Web tools into the classroom, but they didn’t have a safe and secure way to collaborate with students online. (Clearly, Facebook wasn’t an option—and … Continue reading “Edmodo’s K-12 Social Network Helps Teachers Connect with Students”
Diabetes Drugs Could Cure Cancer
[Editor’s note: As a New Year’s exercise, we asked a select group of Xconomists to answer this question: “What’s the craziest idea out there that just might succeed?”] Drugs for type 2 diabetes have the potential to become effective therapies for certain types of cancers. Tumor cells have increased energy needs, and starving them of … Continue reading “Diabetes Drugs Could Cure Cancer”
Counting Coups: Better, Fewer Deals in 2011 for Venture-Backed Cos.
2011 was a year of bigger deals and fewer exits for venture-backed companies, according to data being released today by Dow Jones VentureSource. VentureSource says that venture-backed companies netted $53.2 billion through a total of 522 deals of all kinds in 2011—mergers, buyouts, and IPOs. That was a 14 percent decline in the number of … Continue reading “Counting Coups: Better, Fewer Deals in 2011 for Venture-Backed Cos.”
Healthcare That Works
[Editor’s note: As a New Year’s exercise, we asked a select group of Xconomists to answer this question: “What’s the craziest idea out there that just might succeed?”] Reinventing the absolutely dysfunctional healthcare delivery system in the U.S. It is a daunting idea, as it requires major changes in 100 years worth of doctor and … Continue reading “Healthcare That Works”
All-Electric Transportation
[Editor’s note: As a New Year’s exercise, we asked a select group of Xconomists to answer this question: “What’s the craziest idea out there that just might succeed?”] All-electric commercial boats, ships, railway engines, and aircraft. The hyper-convergence of energy generation, battery storage, electric vehicle systems development, and electric charging infrastructure has first focused commercially … Continue reading “All-Electric Transportation”
Technology That Finally Helps Learning
[Editor’s note: As a New Year’s exercise, we asked a select group of Xconomists to answer this question: “What’s the craziest idea out there that just might succeed?”] That technology can actually play a significant positive role in education. The false promises go back at least 100 years—to extravagant claims by Thomas Edison. Certainly “computers … Continue reading “Technology That Finally Helps Learning”
VeloMedix Receives $9,291,198 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ba3504af-e45a-416e-8754-2433128b9f75&Preview=1 Date 12/30/2011 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 $9,291,198 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not … Continue reading “VeloMedix Receives $9,291,198 New Funding Round”
AllTrails Obtains $989,987 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=751c28af-369e-4890-b4cf-e6e96ef7f5a1&Preview=1 Date 12/30/2011 Company Name AllTrails Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94107 Company Description AllTrails is building the largest digital network focused exclusively on outdoor enthusiasts. Each month the AllTrails Network attracts more than 1,000,000 outdoor enthusiasts. Website http://www.alltrails.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $989,987 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “AllTrails Obtains $989,987 New Funding”
The Big Stories of 2011 at Xconomy San Francisco
The challenge of writing a year-end “top stories” post is that a list of headlines is too particular to illustrate what really happened over the last year. Sometimes the outlines of the big trends only become clear when you step back, look at the whole year’s output, and see what groupings naturally emerge. That’s why … Continue reading “The Big Stories of 2011 at Xconomy San Francisco”
Alternative Online Payments: The Dream That Refuses to Die
[Editor’s note: As a New Year’s exercise, we asked a select group of Xconomists to answer this question: “What’s the craziest idea out there that just might succeed?” ] After nearly twenty years of failed attempts, I’m still a believer in the potential transformative power of the “crazy idea” of alternative Internet payment systems, particularly … Continue reading “Alternative Online Payments: The Dream That Refuses to Die”
just.me Obtains $2,728,359 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e795b2f5-e6bc-43c1-8855-123df351ef87&Preview=1 Date 12/29/2011 Company Name just.me Mailing Address 2158 Wellesley Street Palo Alto, CA 94306 Company Description The company is developing technologies in the social and mobile spaces. Website http://www.just.me Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,728,359 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC regulatory filing. M&A Terms … Continue reading “just.me Obtains $2,728,359 New Financing”
IFTTT Garners New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2b4c302e-1249-407c-be13-3d32bfdd723a&Preview=1 Date 12/29/2011 Company Name IFTTT Mailing Address 460 Fell St. San Francisco, CA 94102 Company Description ifttt allows anyone to set up a chain of conditional actions between a wide variety of web services, like “If I post a photo to Flickr, save it to my Dropbox.” Website http://www.ifttt.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “IFTTT Garners New Financing”
Apigee Lands $7,000,000 Series E Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6a8374b1-f825-4ba4-9a27-d67ad91d305e&Preview=1 Date 12/29/2011 Company Name Apigee Mailing Address 260 Sheridan Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94306 Company Description Apigee is for a new internet of APIs – where billions of mobile, tablets, and set-top apps connect in a web that has moved beyond the browser. Website http://www.apigee.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount … Continue reading “Apigee Lands $7,000,000 Series E Financing”
Healthy Transgenic Foods
[Editor’s note: We asked a group of Xconomists to answer the following question: “If you could patent one thing, what would it be?”] Transgenic foods that are programmed and cultivated not so much to lower costs at the risk of ruining health and the environment, but the opposite—like a tomato that produces lots of Omega3 … Continue reading “Healthy Transgenic Foods”
Cure for Diabetes
[Editor’s note: We asked a group of Xconomists to answer the following question: “If you could patent one thing, what would it be?”] If I can only pick one, I’d patent a functional cure for diabetes—whether it’s an artificial pancreas, a treatment to spare beta cells, or a means to prevent insulin resistance. However it … Continue reading “Cure for Diabetes”
Cyan Optics Receives $10,000,004 Series F Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=45250860-26b2-478d-a568-03a82a379e40&Preview=1 Date 12/28/2011 Company Name Cyan Optics Mailing Address 1383 N. McDowell Blvd Petaluma, CA 94954 Company Description Cyan builds advanced technology systems to meet the expectations placed on these networks. Website http://www.cyanoptics.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $10,000,004 Transaction Round Series F Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC … Continue reading “Cyan Optics Receives $10,000,004 Series F Financing Round”
Bacteria to Do Our Bidding
[Editor’s note: We asked a group of Xconomists to answer the following question: “If you could patent one thing, what would it be?”] Broad claims covering delivery of therapeutics using engineered bacteria. Synthetic biology tools emerging in just the last few years have made this possible. The trick, of course, is precise control. If I … Continue reading “Bacteria to Do Our Bidding”
Beyond the iPad to the hPad
[Editor’s note: We asked a group of Xconomists to answer the following question: “If you could patent one thing, what would it be?”] Two patents: a. A low-cost holographic pad: an “hPad,” which would sit on your desk and project three-dimensional fixed and moving images. It would include a touchscreen-like functionality. This would not only … Continue reading “Beyond the iPad to the hPad”
Accellion Obtains $12,150,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d7dee447-a47e-4714-bc16-a0a770b4774e&Preview=1 Date 12/26/2011 Company Name Accellion Mailing Address 1804 Embarcadero Road Palo Alto, CA 94303 Company Description Accellion, Inc provides enterprise-class secure file sharing solutions that provide the ease-of-use employees need, while giving the enterprise organization the security protection it needs. Website http://www.accellion.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $12,150,000 Transaction Round … Continue reading “Accellion Obtains $12,150,000 New Financing”
Pall Corporation Acquires ForteBio for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4ccf6fc3-57f4-4862-868a-1f0cf42718ee&Preview=1 Date 12/26/2011 Company Name ForteBio Mailing Address 1360 Willow Road Menlo Park, CA 94025 Company Description ForteBio is a venture-capital funded life science company developing analytical systems to provide rapid, real-time results for protein quantification and characterization of protein interaction. Website http://www.fortebio.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Proceeds … Continue reading “Pall Corporation Acquires ForteBio for Undisclosed Sum”
Beyond the Tablet Wars: Apple, Amazon, and the Cloud
Much has been written on the battle between Apple and Amazon. Certainly Steve Jobs’ passing has made us all reflect, and perhaps on a much deeper level than before, on the man and the empire he created. In many ways, the companies are more alike than they are different. What makes them both remarkable players … Continue reading “Beyond the Tablet Wars: Apple, Amazon, and the Cloud”
15 Great Apps for that iPad Under the Tree
The iPad 2 won’t be the only tablet turning up as a holiday gift this year: it’s finally got some real competition in the form of the more affordable Kindle Fire. But let’s face it: you don’t buy (or give someone) a Kindle Fire because of the apps. The device is designed primarily as a … Continue reading “15 Great Apps for that iPad Under the Tree”
Enabling the Cleantech Revolution
[Editor’s note: We asked a group of Xconomists to answer the following question: “If you could patent one thing, what would it be?”] It is a very dynamic time for the emerging cleantech market, and success will only be ensured if strong technologies are combined in systems that work the first time. So, if I … Continue reading “Enabling the Cleantech Revolution”
24-Hour, Full-Genome Scans
[Editor’s note: We asked a group of Xconomists to answer the following question: “If you could patent one thing, what would it be?”] A DNA sequencing technology that results in full genome scans in less than 24 hours. This would enable real-time profiling of cancer patients, which would be of tremendous value in determining the … Continue reading “24-Hour, Full-Genome Scans”
Addmired Lands $5,269,986 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=22bdcffe-9001-4f75-b339-1f7861e03925&Preview=1 Date 12/23/2011 Company Name Addmired Mailing Address 555 Hamilton Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94301 Company Description Addmired, Inc. is a software company in Sunnyvale, CA, focused on creating new and engaging applications and games for users of social networks and mobile devices. Website http://www.addmired.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $5,269,986 … Continue reading “Addmired Lands $5,269,986 Series A Funding Round”
Quantcast Secures $7,999,999 Series C Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c43fa8a2-cb65-4d67-a3b7-d155bd8a8eba&Preview=1 Date 12/23/2011 Company Name Quantcast Mailing Address 201 Third St. Second Floor San Francisco, CA 94103 Company Description Quantcast is the world’s first open Internet ratings service. The free service provides deep insights on more than 20 million websites and services to help publishers demonstrate the unique value of their audiences … Continue reading “Quantcast Secures $7,999,999 Series C Funding Round”
Jawbone, Stion, Houzz: Bay Area BizTech by the Numbers
Time for our data-driven roundup of the latest deals news from around the San Francisco Bay Area. $17 to $18 billion—The approximate amount Yahoo could raise by selling off its stakes in China’s Alibaba and Yahoo Japan, according to reports today from Fortune and Dow Jones VentureWire. Yahoo’s board is reportedly considering the transactions this … Continue reading “Jawbone, Stion, Houzz: Bay Area BizTech by the Numbers”
Allozyne, Poniard Scrap Plan to Merge Amid Investor Apathy
Seattle-based Allozyne spent the last six months trying to go public by merging into the shell of what used to be an active, publicly traded biotech company. But in the end, the deal fell apart. Allozyne and San Francisco-based Poniard Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: [[ticker:PARD]]) said today in a statement they have “mutually agreed to terminate” the … Continue reading “Allozyne, Poniard Scrap Plan to Merge Amid Investor Apathy”
CrowdOptic Taps Smartphones to Track the Crowd’s Attention
The idea behind CrowdOptic, a service that allows event organizers to figure out what a crowd is looking at by tapping their smartphones, came to CEO and co-founder Jon Fisher last year during a routine meeting. As he sat down to chat with an investor in one of his earlier companies, he caught sight of … Continue reading “CrowdOptic Taps Smartphones to Track the Crowd’s Attention”
Akamai to Buy Cotendo for $268M
Some big acquisition news before the holidays here. Cambridge, MA-based Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ: [[ticker:AKAM]]), the Web delivery and networking giant, said today it is acquiring a competitor, Sunnyvale, CA-based Cotendo, for $268 million in cash. The deal, which has been rumored for the past month, is expected to close in the first half of 2012. … Continue reading “Akamai to Buy Cotendo for $268M”
How Not to Name a Startup: The Curse of the Camel Case
What’s in a tech startup name? More specifically, is there a correlation between the type of name a company has and its success? That’s a question every startup founder and investor should be interested in. Because if there is a correlation, then using a name-based strategy for picking winners would be, well, about as good … Continue reading “How Not to Name a Startup: The Curse of the Camel Case”
Omada Health Garners $850,000 Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4820863e-8198-416f-aa8b-0a5d92bc8f07&Preview=1 Date 12/22/2011 Company Name Omada Health Mailing Address 615 Grant Street Floor 3 San Francisco, CA 94108 Company Description We’re revolutionizing health care through group-based programs for chronic disease prevention. Focused disease prevention is the next great opportunity in health. We’re combining behavioral science, human-centered design, and new technology to transform … Continue reading “Omada Health Garners $850,000 Seed Financing Round”
GlassPoint Solar Garners $1,500,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e723810e-0a63-43a7-80f1-5ac452d95168&Preview=1 Date 12/22/2011 Company Name GlassPoint Solar Mailing Address 46485 Landing Parkway Fremont, CA 94538 Company Description GlassPoint specializes in building large-scale solar collector systems that are optimized for delivering solar industrial process heat. From our Fremont, California headquarters we manage our global supply chain to maintain our position as the price … Continue reading “GlassPoint Solar Garners $1,500,000 New Funding Round”
Buffer Receives $400,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=bbe475e0-4c8d-42d8-9a6e-85e6d795bbd0&Preview=1 Date 12/22/2011 Company Name Buffer Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94123 Company Description Buffer makes your life easier with a smarter way to schedule tweets. Work out all your tweets at one point in time during the day. Then fill up your Buffer with your tweets and Buffer schedules them … Continue reading “Buffer Receives $400,000 New Funding”
Purfresh Secures $400,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9e67e3f7-5268-4ca2-8ef3-87875e565a19&Preview=1 Date 12/22/2011 Company Name Purfresh Mailing Address 47211 Bayside Parkway Fremont, CA 94538 Company Description Purfresh is a leader in clean solutions for food and water. Its chemical-free, ozone-based family of products has been approved by the FDA, EPA and USDA to kill deadly, food-borne pathogens such as E. coli and … Continue reading “Purfresh Secures $400,000 New Round”
SurDoc Obtains $4,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=abc266dd-74da-4936-b84e-dc4026e9aada&Preview=1 Date 12/22/2011 Company Name SurDoc Mailing Address 1370 Willow Road Menlo Park, CA 94025 Company Description SurDoc Corp. is a new startup that launched in December of 2011 to redefine PC backup and cloud-sharing of documents. Website http://www.surdoc.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $4,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds … Continue reading “SurDoc Obtains $4,000,000 New Funding Round”
Akamai Acquires Cotendo for $268,000,000
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f74af6d9-1e5d-45cb-b08b-ddaadc8a5faf&Preview=1 Date 12/22/2011 Company Name Cotendo Mailing Address 530 Lakeside Drive Sunnyvale, CA 94085 Company Description Cotendo is a content delivery network and an innovator of software-focused CDN technologies. Cotendo’s full suite of content delivery applications is addressing an important unmet need that Internet content providers have for application-level flexibility and sophisticated … Continue reading “Akamai Acquires Cotendo for $268,000,000”
TechShop Mines Detroit’s Innate DIY Culture With New Location
[Corrected on 12/30/11, 1:25 p.m. See below.] Roughly 18 months after Menlo Park, CA-based TechShop announced it was partnering with Ford on a new location in metro Detroit, the communal, membership-based DIY maker space is ready to welcome the public next week at an open house on Dec. 27. [Paragraph has been updated to reflect … Continue reading “TechShop Mines Detroit’s Innate DIY Culture With New Location”