Guardian Analytics Lands $3,000,000 New Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a7e359e9-5cc3-4886-a78e-368b627d57db&Preview=1 Date 6/21/2011 Company Name Guardian Analytics Mailing Address 289 S. San Antonio Rd Los Altos, CA 94022 Company Description Guardian Analytics is a privately held company that provides analytics-based products and services that prevent and mitigate online identity theft and account fraud. Website http://www.guardiananalytics.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $3,000,000 … Continue reading “Guardian Analytics Lands $3,000,000 New Financing”

DisplayLink Receives $8,000,000 Series D Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3c6b11df-cb3b-450d-96bb-51c72d2fbc51&Preview=1 Date 6/21/2011 Company Name DisplayLink Mailing Address 480 South California Ave Palo Alto, CA 94306 Company Description DisplayLink has reinvented the way computers talk to multiple displays through the use of semiconductors and software. We have a growing team of technology, business, and creative minds who share a passion for creating … Continue reading “DisplayLink Receives $8,000,000 Series D Financing”

Cloud9 Garners $5,500,000 Series A Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f2d4e6d6-c298-43a2-8a31-916d4d941a7a&Preview=1 Date 6/21/2011 Company Name Cloud9 Mailing Address 34 7th Street San Francisco, CA 94103 Company Description Meet Cloud9, development-as-a-service for Javascripters and other developers. It all started with a dream of an online platform for Javascript development, where all the code is opensource, free to adapt and use for everyone, anywhere, … Continue reading “Cloud9 Garners $5,500,000 Series A Round”

Core Mobile Networks Secures New Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b01f83e4-d007-4e9a-b355-af4e497e32b8&Preview=1 Date 6/21/2011 Company Name Core Mobile Networks Mailing Address 3333 Bowers Ave Santa Clara, CA 95054 Company Description Core Mobile Networks, was founded by established professionals from companies like Juniper, Nokia, Motorola, Cisco and SANdisk. Website http://www.coremobilenetworks.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes … Continue reading “Core Mobile Networks Secures New Funding”

Green Shoots of an Entrepreneurial Spring

[Editor’s note: Cross-posted from The Economist, 6/16/11] As the G8 last month pledged $10 billion to aid the Arab Spring to support the building of economic and political institutions, the May 24th NASDAQ debut of Russia’s $10 billion Yandex was but one of many green shoots of an equally significant Entrepreneurial Spring blossoming out from … Continue reading “Green Shoots of an Entrepreneurial Spring”

Genentech, Curis Pass Clinical Trial With Skin Cancer Drug, Look Ahead to FDA

Just when it looked like there was nothing much left to say about cancer drugs after the huge ASCO conference a couple weeks ago, here comes Genentech and Curis with another noteworthy result for skin cancer patients. South San Francisco-based Genentech, and Curis, its partner in Cambridge, MA, said that their experimental drug for a … Continue reading “Genentech, Curis Pass Clinical Trial With Skin Cancer Drug, Look Ahead to FDA”

Greenstart, Pandora, Google-Admeld—The 1-Minute Version of Last Week’s Bay Area BizTech News

Occasionally, readers write in asking us to slow down a bit so they’ll have time catch up on all the startup news. Well, last week was a slow one around here, mainly because I was in Boston all week helping with Xconomy’s big annual XSITE conference. And this week will be quiet too, as I’m … Continue reading “Greenstart, Pandora, Google-Admeld—The 1-Minute Version of Last Week’s Bay Area BizTech News”

Pfizer’s Idea to Fix the Drug Development Crisis, Which Probably Won’t Work (But Just Might)

Big companies love acronyms, and Pfizer is no exception. So when I heard the world’s biggest drugmaker talk about using its CTI network to validate POMs, it sounded like some Dilbert-style, soul-crushing initiative going nowhere. Writing off this latest initiative would be the safe bet, as many have tried and failed to revitalize the unproductive … Continue reading “Pfizer’s Idea to Fix the Drug Development Crisis, Which Probably Won’t Work (But Just Might)”

Crescendo Bioscience Lands $31,019,775 Series C Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8332f09c-f928-48a1-a652-ca65e0da9b7c&Preview=1 Date 6/20/2011 Company Name Crescendo Bioscience Mailing Address 341 Oyster Point Blvd South San Francisco, CA 94080 Company Description Crescendo Bioscience is developing a broad range of quantitative, objective diagnostic tools to provide Rheumatologists with deeper clinical insights to more effectively manage patients with autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. Website http://www.crescendobio.com Transaction … Continue reading “Crescendo Bioscience Lands $31,019,775 Series C Financing”

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Lands $45,000,000 Series A Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=98aaee1a-8317-4e65-8cd2-556242497227&Preview=1 Date 6/20/2011 Company Name Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Mailing Address 77 Digital Drive Novato, CA 94949 Company Description Ultragenyx is a new startup focused on developing therapeutics for rare diseases. The company is lead by Emil Kakkis, M.D., Ph.D., former CMO of BioMarin Pharmaceutical, and will build on management’s experience in choosing and … Continue reading “Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Lands $45,000,000 Series A Round”

Pulse Raises $9M

Palo Alto, CA-based Pulse, which makes a visual news reader app for iPads, iPhones, and Android devices, said today that it has collected $9 million in Series A financing. New Enterprise Associates, Greycroft Partners, and Lerer Ventures led the round, which will help the company hire more engineers and port the app to additional platforms. … Continue reading “Pulse Raises $9M”

TechShop Detroit Facility (Finally) Will Debut In October

It took longer than expected but TechShop will finally open…uh, shop in Detroit this fall. The Menlo Park, CA-based company, a self-described “membership-based, do-it-yourself workshop and fabrication studio” will open a 12,000 square foot facility at Ford Motor facility in 800 Republic, Allen Park, MI in October, TechShop CEO Mark Hatch tells Xconomy in an … Continue reading “TechShop Detroit Facility (Finally) Will Debut In October”

An Ode to Error: Entrepreneurship and the Importance of Being Wrong

Is your world view marked by a sense of hopelessness? Do you obsess about past errors? Do you tend to minimize or overlook positive news? If your answers are yes, you may not be clinically depressed. Maybe you’re just being realistic. Depressed people are often told they’re just not looking at things the right way. … Continue reading “An Ode to Error: Entrepreneurship and the Importance of Being Wrong”

Xtime Garners $3,000,000 Series F Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=22efcea7-8e49-428d-9755-8524c3c05e8c&Preview=1 Date 6/17/2011 Company Name Xtime Mailing Address 1400 Bridge Parkway Redwood City, CA 94065 Company Description Xtime is the leading provider of Service CRM and scheduling solutions for automotive dealerships. Xtime gives automotive dealerships the ability to schedule more service appointments per working day, driving profitability through increased customer-paid service. Website … Continue reading “Xtime Garners $3,000,000 Series F Financing Round”

Vivecoach Secures $1,500,000 New Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d28812c6-6f8d-4a2f-a63d-01c0f6eea635&Preview=1 Date 6/17/2011 Company Name Vivecoach Mailing Address 1047 El Camino Real Menlo Park, CA 94025 Company Description Social gaming has been like a tidal wave in the entertainment business. Hundreds of millions of people are engaging their social networks and using mobile devices to participate in social games. So why not … Continue reading “Vivecoach Secures $1,500,000 New Financing Round”

Pulse Obtains $9,000,000 Series A Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=10cf6cf3-af9f-4b4f-8bca-1ca48321c052&Preview=1 Date 6/17/2011 Company Name Pulse Mailing Address Undisclosed Palo Alto, CA 94301 Company Description Pulse is an elegant news reading application for iPhone, iPad and Android devices. It incorporates colorful panning story bars and fills them with content from your favorite sources. Pulse redefines news, giving you the opportunity to experience … Continue reading “Pulse Obtains $9,000,000 Series A Funding Round”

Shopobot Secures New Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7573f41d-ef23-47a0-a1f6-f74f6603ce4e&Preview=1 Date 6/17/2011 Company Name Shopobot Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94123 Company Description Shopobot discovers experts in the user’s social graph to provide advice from friends and trusted sources. Shopobot’s price index crawler monitors prices across many stores and tells users the best time to buy an item. Website http://www.shopobot.com … Continue reading “Shopobot Secures New Round”

Enphase Files for $100M IPO

Petaluma, CA-based Enphase, which sells microinverters that simplify the installation of residential photovoltaic arrays, filed paperwork Wednesday indicating that it hopes to raise $100 million in an initial public offering on the NASDAQ exchange. As Xconomy observed in a March profile of the company, Enphase’s DC-t0-AC conversion technology allows homeowners to configure solar panels more … Continue reading “Enphase Files for $100M IPO”

Lumosity Lands $32,500,000 Series C Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5ac8eeff-43d4-449d-8bd8-72b79d74a0c6&Preview=1 Date 6/16/2011 Company Name Lumosity Mailing Address 153 Kearny Street San Francisco, CA 94108 Company Description Lumosity is a cognitive neuroscience research and development company that builds software tools for improving brain health and performance. Lumosity is the first general brain fitness program from Lumos Labs. Website http://www.lumosity.com Transaction Type Venture … Continue reading “Lumosity Lands $32,500,000 Series C Financing”

Cambrios Technologies Lands $9,377,769 New Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9b175e26-791b-4f58-9312-a5954734a178&Preview=1 Date 6/16/2011 Company Name Cambrios Technologies Mailing Address 930 East Arques Ave. Sunnyvale, CA 94085 Company Description Cambrios’ mission is to use biological technology to transform the way commercial electronic products are made, expand their impact, and reduce their environmental cost. Website http://www.cambrios.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $9,377,769 Transaction … Continue reading “Cambrios Technologies Lands $9,377,769 New Round”

Copious Garners $2,000,000 New Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=65e8f347-3d16-474e-b034-ab023bcc0d50&Preview=1 Date 6/16/2011 Company Name Copious Mailing Address 330 Townsend Street San Francisco, CA 94107 Company Description Founded in January 2011, Copious is a social marketplace for buying from and selling to people, not strangers. Copious is backed by Foundation Capital, Embarcadero Ventures, The Blackberry Partners Fund, Google Ventures and a handful … Continue reading “Copious Garners $2,000,000 New Financing Round”

ShotSpotter Garners $10,500,000 New Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5355421f-6947-422e-bbb3-e1353e6b5238&Preview=1 Date 6/16/2011 Company Name ShotSpotter Mailing Address 1060 Terra Bella Avenue Mountain View, CA 94043 Company Description ShotSpotter, Inc., the leading developer of gunshot location systems and technology, is based in Santa Clara, CA. ShotSpotter’s flagship product, the ShotSpotter Gunshot Location System, detects gunfire and other weapons-events across large urban areas … Continue reading “ShotSpotter Garners $10,500,000 New Funding Round”

Behind Pandora, There’s Walden Venture Capital—A Little-Known “Sprout Stage” Investor with Music Mania

[Updated, 8:00 a.m. ET] If there’s a tune playing at Walden Venture Capital today, it’s probably “We’re In the Money.” The San Francisco venture firm is the second-largest shareholder in Pandora, the Oakland CA-based personalized Internet radio startup scheduled to go public on the New York Stock Exchange today under the ticker symbol “P.” Walden … Continue reading “Behind Pandora, There’s Walden Venture Capital—A Little-Known “Sprout Stage” Investor with Music Mania”

iPierian Shakeup Continues, as Chairman Corey Goodman, Scientist Doug Melton Exit Stem Cell Startup

Two of the leaders at iPierian, the high-profile stem cell startup in South San Francisco co-founded by scientists at the Harvard Stem Cell Institute, have left the company in the wake of its strategic shift this spring, Xconomy has learned. Corey Goodman, the prominent neuroscientist and biotech executive, has resigned his position as chairman of … Continue reading “iPierian Shakeup Continues, as Chairman Corey Goodman, Scientist Doug Melton Exit Stem Cell Startup”

Despite Early “Victories,” Medical Device Industry Continues To Face Uphill Slog in Washington DC

From a $20 billion industry tax to pay for healthcare reform to the Food and Drug Administration’s plans to toughen the 510(k) approval program, the medical device industry hasn’t had much to cheer about of late. However, things were starting to look up this year. After a slow start, the industry began to mobilize its … Continue reading “Despite Early “Victories,” Medical Device Industry Continues To Face Uphill Slog in Washington DC”

Active-Semi International Lands $6,000,000 New Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3ff067d5-f037-470e-a3ce-02a9b00ea202&Preview=1 Date 6/15/2011 Company Name Active-Semi International Mailing Address 2728 Orchard Parkway San Jose, CA 95134-2012 Company Description At the forefront of power IC innovations, Active-Semi creates cutting edge intellectual property ranging from the NanoStandbyTM family of essentially zero supply current portable regulator products, to the cost efficient ActiveSwitcherTM line of primary … Continue reading “Active-Semi International Lands $6,000,000 New Financing Round”

Cotendo Lands $17,000,000 Series D Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b04c403a-bd49-40d6-808f-36d30addb2e8&Preview=1 Date 6/15/2011 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 “Cotendo Lands $17,000,000 Series D Funding Round”

Tintri Lands $18,000,000 Series C Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f7e59ff6-a38d-43c4-a58b-7e28c7833781&Preview=1 Date 6/15/2011 Company Name Tintri Mailing Address 2570 W. El Camino Real Mountain View, CA 94040 Company Description Tintri’s vision is simple: everything in the data center should be virtualized. Our mission is to drive dramatically increased adoption of virtualization by providing a clearly superior alternative to traditional networked storage adapted … Continue reading “Tintri Lands $18,000,000 Series C Funding Round”

Google Puts $280M into SolarCity Fund

San Mateo, CA-based SolarCity and Mountain View, CA-based Google announced today that Google has invested $280 million in a new project financing fund that will help SolarCity extend solar panel installation leases to more homeowners. Google joins six other SolarCity financing partners who have created $1.28 billion in overall project funds overall. In a blog … Continue reading “Google Puts $280M into SolarCity Fund”

SolarDay

SolarDay is a three-year-old national and international day of recognition for solar energy, cleantech, sustainability, and environmental protection. Bay Area events include a solar power workshop organized by the City of Palo Alto and a Solar Fair at the county fairgrounds in Santa Rosa in Sonoma County. Information and event listings here.

TellApart Raises $13M

Burlingame, CA-based TellApart, a two-year-old startup whose software helps e-retailers identify high-value customers and target them with customized offers, said today that it has raised $13 million in Series B financing. Bain Capital Ventures led the round, and Bain managing director Ajay Agarwal has joined TellApart’s board. The company has raised $17.75 million all told.

Streetline Picks Up $15M

Streetline Networks, the San Francisco-based maker of mobile applications that help drivers find open parking spots, said today that it has raised $15 million in Series B financing. The round was led by Fontinalis Partners and Rockport Capital Partners, with existing backer Sutter Hill Ventures also contributing. Streetline said it would use the funds to … Continue reading “Streetline Picks Up $15M”

$4.5M for ReadyForZero

San Francisco-based ReadyForZero, a Y Combinator alumni company that helps credit card holders reduce their debt, said in a blog post today that it has obtained $4.5 million in Series A venture funding. Polaris Venture Partners and Citi Ventures led the round. “Now with more capital resources we can take everything we’ve done so far … Continue reading “$4.5M for ReadyForZero”

Google Confirms Admeld Purchase

Google confirmed yesterday that it has signed an agreement to acquire Admeld, the New York-based online display ad yield optimization startup. The news came in a blog post cross-posted to the DoubleClick Publisher Blog and the official Google blog. The financial terms of the deal weren’t disclosed; the purchase price of roughly $400 million reported … Continue reading “Google Confirms Admeld Purchase”

Will the Internet Venture Incubator Model Work in Cleantech? Greenstart Is About to Find Out

If you’re an entrepreneur with an idea for an Internet startup, there’s a growing collection of venture incubators around the country ready to help you launch it—Y Combinator, TechStars, and 500Startups are a few of the best known ones. There’s even a new incubator for health technology companies: Rock Health, which we covered here a … Continue reading “Will the Internet Venture Incubator Model Work in Cleantech? Greenstart Is About to Find Out”

Streetline Obtains $15,000,000 Series B Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=cc0c204d-5ad7-476c-b8bd-030f6d54f926&Preview=1 Date 6/14/2011 Company Name Streetline Mailing Address 49 Stevenson St 3rd Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description Streetline builds solutions to longstanding problems in city management and operations, through the customized design and application of new sensing technologies. Our parking management system offers cities the first real control and oversight … Continue reading “Streetline Obtains $15,000,000 Series B Funding Round”

Marqeta Garners $5,567,944 New Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=905c7bbb-f0e4-42a1-9c2c-0af2a216182a&Preview=1 Date 6/14/2011 Company Name Marqeta Mailing Address 6160 Buena Vista Avenue Oakland, CA 94618 Company Description Company operates an online network that allows users to “get more for the money you spend with your favorite retailers.” Website http://www.Marqeta.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $5,567,944 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds … Continue reading “Marqeta Garners $5,567,944 New Financing Round”

Roblox Obtains $4,000,000 New Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7a77d03f-491b-4622-aaa3-1c9340378cd5&Preview=1 Date 6/14/2011 Company Name Roblox Mailing Address 600 Allerton Street Redwood City, CA 94063 Company Description Roblox is a startup company based in Silicon Valley, California. We are a team of hardcore engineers with a passion for quality in everything that we do. Our project straddles several rapidly-developing aspects of internet … Continue reading “Roblox Obtains $4,000,000 New Round”

ReadyForZero Receives $4,500,000 Series A Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2eeb346d-a548-4265-869f-6f78a1bfabd5&Preview=1 Date 6/14/2011 Company Name ReadyForZero Mailing Address 153 Townsend San Francisco, CA 94107 Company Description ReadyForZero is a site that lets you track your credit card debt, and make and follow a plan to eliminate it. Website http://www.readyforzero.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $4,500,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “ReadyForZero Receives $4,500,000 Series A Round”

Alien Technology Obtains $10,352,145 Series B Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=020ba2ff-6b2f-4996-8792-ee1eb24f399a&Preview=1 Date 6/14/2011 Company Name Alien Technology Mailing Address 18220 Butterfield Blvd Morgan Hill, CA 95037 Company Description Alien Technology provides UHF Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) products and services to customers in retail, consumer goods, manufacturing, defense, transportation and logistics, pharmaceuticals and other industries. Website http://www.alientechnology.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount … Continue reading “Alien Technology Obtains $10,352,145 Series B Round”

Who Owns the Relationship with Digital Subscribers—Publishers, or Apple?

The ascent of smartphones and tablets is causing a seismic shift in the way media companies reach consumers. As an iPad and iPhone owner, I now consume the bulk of my media online. Whether it’s the Kindle App, Netflix, HBO Go, or Hulu, media companies have rapidly realized that they can use the new platforms … Continue reading “Who Owns the Relationship with Digital Subscribers—Publishers, or Apple?”

Apple, Floodgate, VigLink: The 1-Minute Version of Last Week’s Bay Area BizTech News

It wasn’t quite all Apple news all the time last week—I decided to follow Apple’s WWDC meeting via the Web and spend most of the week reporting on, you know, all the other innovation around Silicon Valley and San Francisco. That said… —At its annual World Wide Developers conference, Apple previewed the next versions of … Continue reading “Apple, Floodgate, VigLink: The 1-Minute Version of Last Week’s Bay Area BizTech News”

Cafepress to Go Public

San Mateo, CA-based Cafepress, one of the Web’s leading sellers of customized merchandise such as mugs and T-shirts, filed registration papers last week for an initial public offering. Cafepress hopes to raise $80 million in working capital in the offering. According to the filing, Cafepress’s largest shareholders include Sequoia Capital (20.4 percent), co-founder Fred Durham … Continue reading “Cafepress to Go Public”

$6.5M for Bunchball

San Jose, CA-based Bunchball, which offers gamification and loyalty features for the websites of large organizations such as NBC, Hearst, and Hasbro, said today that has raised $6.5 million in new financing. Triangle Peak Partners led the round, which was joined by Correlation Ventures, Northport Investments, and existing backers Adobe Ventures and Granite Ventures. “We’ve watched … Continue reading “$6.5M for Bunchball”

Mike Maples and Ann Miura-Ko on The Limits of Incubators, the Right Fund Size, and the True Meaning of “Pivot”

Last week we published the first half of an extended interview with Mike Maples Jr. and Ann Miura-Ko, the co-founding partners at Palo Alto, CA-based seed stage investing firm Floodgate. The focus in that part was on big issues like how Internet technologies are accelerating startup innovation, how investors have to adapt in response, and … Continue reading “Mike Maples and Ann Miura-Ko on The Limits of Incubators, the Right Fund Size, and the True Meaning of “Pivot””

Why Twitter Matters Now in Biotech, and Why Executives Can’t Ignore it Anymore

Two years ago, I caved in to the pressure and signed up for a Twitter account. I had been resisting for months. Millions of people were flocking to the 140-character microblogging service, but from what I could see then, it looked like a time-wasting fad. Hardly anybody in the business I write about, biotechnology, was … Continue reading “Why Twitter Matters Now in Biotech, and Why Executives Can’t Ignore it Anymore”

SiliconBlue Technologies Garners $11,000,000 New Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1ad76f42-0f57-46b8-a39a-09bd3090bfd7&Preview=1 Date 6/13/2011 Company Name SiliconBlue Technologies Mailing Address 3255 Scott Blvd. Bld. 7 Santa Clara, CA 95054 Company Description SiliconBlue has built from ground up, the first single-chip, reprogrammable, ultra-low power FPGA optimized for handheld, mobile applications. Website http://www.siliconbluetech.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $11,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “SiliconBlue Technologies Garners $11,000,000 New Round”

TellApart Lands $13,000,000 Series B Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c1d59e2b-83a7-4109-ae42-175c69d13b74&Preview=1 Date 6/13/2011 Company Name TellApart Mailing Address 1409 Chapin Ave Third Floor Burlingame, CA 94010 Company Description The TellApart data platform helps you unify & unlock the potential of your own customer data. Website http://www.tellapart.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $13,000,000 Transaction Round Series B Proceeds Purposes The new financing … Continue reading “TellApart Lands $13,000,000 Series B Funding Round”

Bunchball Secures $6,500,000 New Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4fa8f779-d28a-4dc6-b8a6-a6bf54147ed5&Preview=1 Date 6/13/2011 Company Name Bunchball Mailing Address 355 Santana Row San Jose, CA 95128 Company Description Bunchball is the industry leader in gamification, an innovative way of optimizing online user engagement through the application of game mechanics to websites, portals and online communities. Website http://www.bunchball.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount … Continue reading “Bunchball Secures $6,500,000 New Funding Round”

GreenBiz Verge 11 Webcast

Verge 2011, an invitation-only conference for cleantech entrepreneurs, is offering a free live webcast of its proceedings. From the event description: “VERGE describes a convergence of energy, information, building, and vehicle technologies. This convergence is leading to a new wave of innovation along with radical new efficiencies and leapfrog advances in sustainability for business and … Continue reading “GreenBiz Verge 11 Webcast”