Category: San Francisco

Alpine Data Labs Garners $7,500,000 New Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a077c847-979f-443f-8fb9-654fcdc41975&Preview=1 Date 5/11/2011 Company Name Alpine Data Labs Mailing Address 1900 S. Norfolk Dr. San Mateo, CA 94403 Company Description Alpine Data Labs’ vision is to make it easy and cost-effective to use the predictive power in Big Data. So we designed our solution to be intuitive and affordable, and to take … Continue reading “Alpine Data Labs Garners $7,500,000 New Funding”

LearnBoost Receives $900,000 New Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=675ac211-9fa5-4960-8094-b5c2397cedfe&Preview=1 Date 5/11/2011 Company Name LearnBoost Mailing Address Pier 38 San Francisco, CA 94107 Company Description The company has created an online greeting platform for teachers that allows real-time collaboration around grades between teachers and parents. Website http://www.LearnBoost.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $900,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were … Continue reading “LearnBoost Receives $900,000 New Financing”

BranchOut Lands $18,000,000 New Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f4166882-7066-459c-870a-bf25a35fe09f&Preview=1 Date 5/11/2011 Company Name BranchOut Mailing Address 209 Kearny St., 3rd Floor San Francisco, CA 94108 Company Description The company has created a Facebook application that lets users find out where friends are working or have worked in the past. Website http://www.branchout.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $18,000,000 Transaction Round … Continue reading “BranchOut Lands $18,000,000 New Round”

supyo Lands $500,000 New Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8a991eb8-663c-4137-883c-eaefea978c00&Preview=1 Date 5/11/2011 Company Name supyo Mailing Address 338 Spear Street San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description The company is developing unspecified Internet technologies. Website http://www.supyo.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $500,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. Combined SEC regulatory filings for 5/11/2011 and 3/1/2011. M&A Terms … Continue reading “supyo Lands $500,000 New Funding Round”

Funzio Wins $20M

San Francisco-based Funzio, developer of the popular Facebook game Crime City, said today it has raised $20 million in Series A financing. US-based IDG Ventures and China-based IDG Capital Partners led the round, which was joined by Playdom co-founder Rick Thompson. Thompson chairs the company’s board, which IDG Ventures managing director Phil Sanderson has now … Continue reading “Funzio Wins $20M”

Dan Reed, Microsoft’s Resident Futurist, Thinks Past Windows to the Fusion of Mobile and Cloud Computing; Meet Him Next Week at Beyond Mobile

Dan Reed heads a crew within Microsoft that may have the coolest name of any division in the company: the eXtreme Computing Group, or XCG. Formed a little less than two years ago, the group is part of Microsoft Research, but its mandate goes beyond R&D: it’s to help the company as a whole look … Continue reading “Dan Reed, Microsoft’s Resident Futurist, Thinks Past Windows to the Fusion of Mobile and Cloud Computing; Meet Him Next Week at Beyond Mobile”

The Lean LaunchPad at Stanford—The Final Presentations

The Stanford Lean LaunchPad class was an experiment in a new model of teaching startup entrepreneurship. This last post – part nine – highlights the final team presentations. Parts one through eight, the class lectures, are here, Guide for our mentors is here. Syllabus is here. This is the End Class lectures were over last … Continue reading “The Lean LaunchPad at Stanford—The Final Presentations”

Microsoft & Skype, in $8.5B Merger, Could Have Tons of Applications, but Mobile and Kinect are Ones to Watch

With its $8.5 billion acquisition of Skype this morning, Microsoft (NASDAQ: [[ticker:MSFT]]) appears to be embracing one of the classic digs at Redmond: It’s grown too big to truly innovate. According to the companies’ announcement, Luxembourg-based Skype, which has offices and investors in Silicon Valley, will be its own division within the Redmond, WA, software … Continue reading “Microsoft & Skype, in $8.5B Merger, Could Have Tons of Applications, but Mobile and Kinect are Ones to Watch”

Akamai, Riverbed Team Up to Speed Cloud Applications, Wherever They May Run

This deal is all about combining Internet optimization and WAN optimization to accelerate enterprise adoption of hybrid cloud networks. Got that? Let’s try to deconstruct this considerable jargon. Cambridge, MA-based Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ: [[ticker:AKAM]]) and San Francisco-based Riverbed Technology (NASDAQ: [[ticker:RVBD]]), two big players in IT performance management, are announcing today a unique strategic alliance. … Continue reading “Akamai, Riverbed Team Up to Speed Cloud Applications, Wherever They May Run”

LevelUp Joins the Deals Bandwagon with a Boost from Levi’s and American Express

Boston-based SCVNGR started out in 2008 doing exactly what its name suggests—organizing mobile-based scavenger hunts. Since then, the startup has been downright Protean, morphing into a Foursquare-like system of location-based checkins and rewards and then introducing a Groupon-like spinoff called LevelUp. But while it still isn’t clear whether 22-year-old CEO Seth Priebatsch wants to be the … Continue reading “LevelUp Joins the Deals Bandwagon with a Boost from Levi’s and American Express”

Funzio Receives $20,000,000 Series A Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=fd082cd3-5e8a-4e16-980e-5563ec40a73e&Preview=1 Date 5/10/2011 Company Name Funzio Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94123 Company Description Funzio developed the social game Crime City in 2010 and it quickly became a mega hit. Funzio plans to continue to create free-to-play high quality, innovative and polished games for Facebook and mobile that are action-packed and … Continue reading “Funzio Receives $20,000,000 Series A Funding”

LiquidSpace Obtains $3,600,000 Series A Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=784eb338-3e63-4c6b-bb04-9619b93479c0&Preview=1 Date 5/10/2011 Company Name LiquidSpace Mailing Address 2225 Bayshore Road Palo Alto, CA 94043 Company Description The company develops technology to help users work productively. Website http://www.liquidspaceapp.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $3,600,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes The new monies from Shasta and FloodGate will assist LiquidSpace with … Continue reading “LiquidSpace Obtains $3,600,000 Series A Round”

Proformative Obtains $1,100,000 Series A Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ea1169e7-414c-4d05-ae5a-a4e9239bab8b&Preview=1 Date 5/10/2011 Company Name Proformative Mailing Address Undisclosed San Jose, CA 95112 Company Description The company provides an online resource and community for the corporate finance, accounting and treasury fields. Website http://www.proformative.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,100,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes from the financing were … Continue reading “Proformative Obtains $1,100,000 Series A Funding Round”

HotelTonight Receives $3,250,000 Series A Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5a3bf192-4ba0-4e75-8103-e479a05630f4&Preview=1 Date 5/10/2011 Company Name HotelTonight Mailing Address 144 2nd Ave. Third Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description HotelTonight is the only hotel booking application that is made for mobile from the ground up. Available for free in the App Store for those with Apple iOS devices – the iPhone, iPod … Continue reading “HotelTonight Receives $3,250,000 Series A Funding”

Get Out Your Crystal Ball & Win a Pair of Free Tickets to Beyond Mobile

There’s a remarkable fact in today’s New York Times: if you stepped into a time machine with your iPad 2 and went back just 17 years to 1994, the Apple gadget would rank among the world’s 500 fastest supercomputers. And that’s just measuring processing speed—when it comes to ease of use, the iPad obviously leaves … Continue reading “Get Out Your Crystal Ball & Win a Pair of Free Tickets to Beyond Mobile”

Kilimanjaro, RPX, and Embargoes: The 1-Minute Version of Last Week’s Bay Area BizTech News

I was pretty busy last week getting ready for Beyond Mobile: Computing in 2021, Xconomy’s next big Bay Area event at SRI International on May 17. So I didn’t have time to write as many features as usual—but I got a lot of help filling up our pages from my colleagues. —Luke profiled Kilimanjaro Energy, … Continue reading “Kilimanjaro, RPX, and Embargoes: The 1-Minute Version of Last Week’s Bay Area BizTech News”

Palantir Sees $50M

[Corrected 8/1/11] Palo Alto, CA-based Palantir Technologies has raised $50 million in a sale of equity, option, and warrants, according to a May 5 regulatory filing. The company, which makes software platforms for visualizing and analyzing intelligence, defense, law enforement, and financial data, raised $90 million in Series D funding in 2010. Its investors include … Continue reading “Palantir Sees $50M”

SwipeGood Works to Make Giving So Easy, It’s a Rounding Error

This is the fifth in a series of profiles of Y Combinator Winter 2011 (YC W11) startups. “Keep the change.” You might say that to a taxi driver who’d delivered you speedily and safely to your destination, but it’s unlikely you’d ever say it to a grocery checkout clerk or a Nieman Marcus salesperson. Yet … Continue reading “SwipeGood Works to Make Giving So Easy, It’s a Rounding Error”

Why Are Drugs Getting Such Weird Brand Names?

Oddball product names are one of the occupational hazards of biotech writing. Drugs in particular can be hard to spell, and often hard to pronounce. While I can practically type telaprevir, telaprevir, telaprevir in my sleep at this point, I can almost feel the reader reaction when that scientific name flows from my keyboard. ZZZ…. … Continue reading “Why Are Drugs Getting Such Weird Brand Names?”

Trustnode Receives New Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=cf5ac865-76f3-4d46-8934-ae032df273b9&Preview=1 Date 5/9/2011 Company Name Trustnode Mailing Address 965 Mission St. San Francisco, CA 94103 Company Description Trustnode’s interactive education platform eliminates the complexity of insurance education. Our proprietary authoring engine allows flexible adaptation of a programmable, animated cast of cartoon characters to create an engaging and effective user experience. Website http://www.Trustnode.com … Continue reading “Trustnode Receives New Financing Round”

U-Systems Lands $6,500,000 New Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5ae861b9-6603-45e2-9bbd-fd4251990a6b&Preview=1 Date 5/9/2011 Company Name U-Systems Mailing Address 447 Indio Way Sunnyvale, CA 94085 Company Description U-Systems, Inc., founded in Silicon Valley in 1997, designs, develops, manufactures and markets innovative ultrasound systems to assist the radiologist in the diagnosis of breast cancer. The company has developed a leadership position in advanced ultrasound … Continue reading “U-Systems Lands $6,500,000 New Financing Round”

JiWire Raises $20M

San Francisco-based JiWire, which operates an online advertising network targeting public Wi-Fi networks in places such as airports, said today that it has raised $20 million in new funding. New investor Trident Capital led the Series C round, which was joined by existing investors Comcast Interactive Capital, DFJ Frontier, Norwest Venture Partners, and Panorama Capital. The … Continue reading “JiWire Raises $20M”

SBIR Overhaul Stalls In the Senate, to the Detriment of VC-Backed Innovation

Venture capital-backed startups got a slap on the back this week, but that was followed by a slap in the face in the latest round of Washington political gamesmanship over how much lawmakers should or should not encourage venture capital-backed innovation. So far, the battle to enhance U.S. innovation is taking yet another hit. What … Continue reading “SBIR Overhaul Stalls In the Senate, to the Detriment of VC-Backed Innovation”

How Do You Like to Get Your Xconomy Content? Check Out Our New Look on Facebook

Facebook, for me at least, has mainly been about looking for newly updated photos of my two-year-old nephew who lives two time zones away in the Midwest. But I’m well aware this isn’t a mainstream point of view, and that many of the online social network’s 600 million global users really like to get their … Continue reading “How Do You Like to Get Your Xconomy Content? Check Out Our New Look on Facebook”

The News Embargo Is Dead. TechCrunch Killed It. Let’s Move On.

My passion is for storytelling, and the stories that fascinate me most are about new technologies, how they’re brought into being, and how they’re changing everyday life. But there’s a wrinkle that’s been distracting me from doing my best work and getting it out to the readers who will appreciate it most. It’s called the … Continue reading “The News Embargo Is Dead. TechCrunch Killed It. Let’s Move On.”

Pfizer Hands Back Rigel Drug

South San Francisco-based Rigel Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: [[ticker:RIGL]]) said today it that it will take over development of an experimental asthma drug, R343, after its partner, New York-based Pfizer (NYSE: [[ticker:PFE]]), decided to stop developing allergy and respiratory drugs. The treatment, an inhalable small molecule designed to inhibit a protein called syk, was licensed from Rigel … Continue reading “Pfizer Hands Back Rigel Drug”

JiWire Lands $20,000,000 Series C Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ec4b205c-948e-4859-be3e-15c526f90ef4&Preview=1 Date 5/6/2011 Company Name JiWire Mailing Address 220 Sansome Street 4th Floor San Francisco, CA 94104 Company Description JiWire is the leading mobile broadband advertising network, delivering premium, location-driven advertising on Wi-Fi and WiMAX networks. JiWire enables the mobile broadband ecosystem (wireless ISPs and device manufacturers) to monetize public mobile broadband … Continue reading “JiWire Lands $20,000,000 Series C Funding”

Cyterix Pharmaceuticals Lands $1,500,000 New Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1e257c37-50dc-409e-a7cc-5565ea7edac0&Preview=1 Date 5/6/2011 Company Name Cyterix Pharmaceuticals Mailing Address 1300 Seaport Blvd. Redwood City, CA 94063 Company Description The company is developing cytochrome P450- activated drugs. Website Undisclosed Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,500,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC regulatory filing. M&A Terms Venture Investor … Continue reading “Cyterix Pharmaceuticals Lands $1,500,000 New Round”

Geron Nabs $25M Loan from Stem Cell Agency, Paves Way for State Support of Clinical Trials

Geron is getting a big boost from the state of California stem cell agency to see if it can deliver the goods with an embryonic stem cell therapy for spinal cord injuries. The Menlo Park, CA-based company (NASDAQ: [[ticker:GERN]]) said it has been awarded $25 million from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) to … Continue reading “Geron Nabs $25M Loan from Stem Cell Agency, Paves Way for State Support of Clinical Trials”

The Y Combinator Class of Winter 2011

This spring we’re featuring profiles of selected companies that participated in the Winter 2011 session at Mountain View, CA-based venture incubator Y Combinator. March 21: Taskforce—the Y Combinator Startup With a Solution for E-mail Overload March 22: Noteleaf Seeks to Sync Up Online Calendars, Contacts, For Meeting Prep On-The-Go March 30: HelloFax Lets You Ditch … Continue reading “The Y Combinator Class of Winter 2011”

Amidst Google Lawsuits, Skyhook Sees Victories With App Developer Deals and Press on Privacy Concerns—And Isn’t Looking to be Acquired Just Yet

It’s no secret that some big West Coast players have shown interest in Boston’s homegrown mobile technology lately. In the past few weeks, San Jose, CA-based eBay (NASDAQ: [[ticker:EBAY]]) has bought Where, a location-based mobile advertising and recommendations provider, and mobile payments startup Fig Card, to roll into its PayPal division. But Boston-based Skyhook Wireless … Continue reading “Amidst Google Lawsuits, Skyhook Sees Victories With App Developer Deals and Press on Privacy Concerns—And Isn’t Looking to be Acquired Just Yet”

Crown Bioscience Nabs $29M

Crown Bioscience, a Santa Clara, CA-based cancer drug developer, said it has raised $28.8 million in a Series C venture financing. The deal was led by OrbiMed Advisors Caduceus Asia Partners Fund, Argonaut Private Equity, the CID Group, IBT, and CDIB Capital Investment. Existing shareholders Qiming Venture Partners and CRCI also participated. Orbimed’s Nancy Chang … Continue reading “Crown Bioscience Nabs $29M”

Mashery Obtains $11,000,000 New Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5f7fbb3b-882f-4d5c-8154-6968d0371dc6&Preview=1 Date 5/5/2011 Company Name Mashery Mailing Address 717 Market St. San Francisco, CA 94103 Company Description Mashery is the leading provider of web services and API management solutions enabling software-driven companies to unlock and accelerate their web services channel. Website http://www.mashery.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $11,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed … Continue reading “Mashery Obtains $11,000,000 New Funding”

iRhythm Technologies Garners $15,000,000 Series C Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0365ac78-2ca3-495c-821e-d3c90e0d2790&Preview=1 Date 5/5/2011 Company Name iRhythm Technologies Mailing Address 650 Townsend Street San Francisco, CA 94103 Company Description iRhythm Technologies has developed a novel cardiac rhythm monitoring device that is dramatically superior to any currently available monitor due to its radically simplified design and ease-of-use. Website http://www.irhythmtech.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction … Continue reading “iRhythm Technologies Garners $15,000,000 Series C Round”

GoPro Lands New Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0f88f164-bcea-4202-9d21-59cd37de8857&Preview=1 Date 5/5/2011 Company Name GoPro Mailing Address 2450 Cabrillo Hwy. South Half Moon Bay, CA 94019 Company Description The company manufactures and sells a wearable HD camcorder. Website http://www.GoPro.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes The company will utilize the proceeds to fund further international … Continue reading “GoPro Lands New Round”

In the Age of Health Reform, Healthcare IT to the Rescue?

Talking about health insurance is a good way to clear a room. It is a rare person who is excited to interact with their insurance company or who can understand the explanation of benefits they receive in the mail detailing all of the things that the insurance carrier has decided not to pay on their … Continue reading “In the Age of Health Reform, Healthcare IT to the Rescue?”

Disqus Talks Up $10M Round

Daniel Ha, CEO and co-founder of Disqus, the San Francisco startup whose commenting system is used by the publishers of 750,000 websites, said in a blog post today that his company has secured $10 million in Series B venture financing from new investors North Bridge Venture Partners and existing investor Union Square Ventures. North Bridge partner … Continue reading “Disqus Talks Up $10M Round”

C21 BioVentures

From the conference website: “As 2011 progresses there are both new opportunities and new challenges for biotech companies, pharmaceutical partners and investors. C21 provides a platform to network with your peers, learn from new business models and pre-schedule face-to-face meetings with the partners and investors you need to succeed. With podium presentations, leadership sessions and two-full … Continue reading “C21 BioVentures”

RPX, Defensive Patent Firm, Goes from Zero to $160M IPO in Less than Three Years—Thoughts from Boston Investor CRV

As examples of ultra-fast growth in the tech world, people like to talk about Groupon and Zynga. While they are phenomenal success stories, neither of those companies is publicly traded yet—nor, for that matter, are Twitter or Facebook. Well, how about a different kind of tech company that started in 2008 and held its IPO … Continue reading “RPX, Defensive Patent Firm, Goes from Zero to $160M IPO in Less than Three Years—Thoughts from Boston Investor CRV”

TaskRabbit Takes In $5M Series A

San Francisco-based TaskRabbit, an online service-networking startup with roots in Boston, said today it has closed $5 million in Series A financing led by Shasta Ventures, with Baseline Ventures, First Round Capital, Floodgate, Collaborative Fund, and 500 Startups also participating in the round. The company, led by founder and CEO Leah Busque, runs a marketplace … Continue reading “TaskRabbit Takes In $5M Series A”

PowerReviews Receives $10,000,000 New Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e146f751-a870-4454-8d9c-11b54142ddf9&Preview=1 Date 5/4/2011 Company Name PowerReviews Mailing Address 665 Third Street San Francisco, CA 94107 Company Description PowerReviews has launched a Web-based portal for consumer reviews of products ranging from shoes to housewares. Website http://www.powerreviews.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $10,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes The new funding will be … Continue reading “PowerReviews Receives $10,000,000 New Financing”

Gigwalk Receives $1,700,000 New Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9ef9560e-70a7-414b-949b-13694aad14ba&Preview=1 Date 5/4/2011 Company Name Gigwalk Mailing Address Undisclosed Mountain View, CA 94043 Company Description We turn iPhones into a second paycheck and instantly connect businesses to the talented Gigwalk community workforce to do Gigs using the Gigwalk iPhone App. Website http://www.gigwalk.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,700,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed … Continue reading “Gigwalk Receives $1,700,000 New Financing”

Center’d Lands $1,500,000 New Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e8664a03-1081-4620-9c3f-22dfe65bd0a4&Preview=1 Date 5/4/2011 Company Name Center’d Mailing Address 695 Oak Grove Avenue Menlo Park, CA 94025 Company Description The company operates an online community platform to assist people in getting to know other people in their local community. Website http://www.centerd.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $1,500,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds … Continue reading “Center’d Lands $1,500,000 New Round”

GoingOn Networks Garners $200,000 New Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5113c485-3df3-4f96-9dfb-65d2d20fe358&Preview=1 Date 5/4/2011 Company Name GoingOn Networks Mailing Address 101 Townsend St. San Francisco, CA 94107 Company Description GoingOn Community Platform enables academic institutions to deliver new, more engaging models of knowledge management and social collaboration across their campuses, and to their broad network of constituents. Website http://www.goingon.com Transaction Type Venture Equity … Continue reading “GoingOn Networks Garners $200,000 New Financing”

AppDirect Lands $3,250,000 New Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=447ad325-7046-466a-837e-7e326732debd&Preview=1 Date 5/4/2011 Company Name AppDirect Mailing Address 650 California St. Fourth Floor San Francisco, CA 94111 Company Description Our Business Application Network allows businesses to easily find the perfect software solution for their needs through our application marketplaces. Businesses can now benefit from one bill for all their applications and one … Continue reading “AppDirect Lands $3,250,000 New Financing”

Genophen Receives $1,453,086 New Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=090c03cb-ea86-4be8-a809-dd333cf2dd40&Preview=1 Date 5/4/2011 Company Name Genophen Mailing Address 5150 El Camino Real Los Altos, CA 94022 Company Description In minutes, we’ll give you what it took us years to formulate. We provide personalized analysis of your disease risks based on your genetics, environmental and behavioral factors. Website http://www.Genophen.com Transaction Type Venture Equity … Continue reading “Genophen Receives $1,453,086 New Round”

Skype Technologies Acquires 3Jam for Undisclosed Sum

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=16c78aad-4aff-4082-8815-275452a7c4fc&Preview=1 Date 5/4/2011 Company Name 3Jam Mailing Address P.O. Box 77507 San Francisco, CA 94107 Company Description 3jam, Inc., was founded in 2005 to develop new and better ways to keep people in touch with their friends and family. Available for any mobile phone, the 3jam SMS 2.0 text messaging service makes … Continue reading “Skype Technologies Acquires 3Jam for Undisclosed Sum”

Efficient Frontier Acquires Context Optional for Undisclosed Sum

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3a9df17b-3c50-4c3c-ae2c-befd89324954&Preview=1 Date 5/4/2011 Company Name Context Optional Mailing Address 30 Maiden Lane Sixth Floor San Francisco, CA 94108 Company Description Context Optional arms Fortune 500 brands with the tools and services to help them build, manage, monitor and measure their brand presence across the social web. Website http://www.contextoptional.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction … Continue reading “Efficient Frontier Acquires Context Optional for Undisclosed Sum”