Corey Goodman, the prominent biotech entrepreneur, looked at the view from his home at Tomales Bay in Marin County, CA one day in the late ’90s, and was stunned by what he saw. Officials were taking water samples, looking for bacterial contamination that was making people sick. It was all a big mystery where it … Continue reading “PhyloTech, Corey Goodman’s First Environmental Health Startup, Raises $1.2M in Seed Capital”
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Amazon’s Cloud Computing Service Sees Opportunity in Genomic Data Overload
The future of biology, if Amazon has its way, will be in the cloud. The Seattle-based online retailer (NASDAQ: [[ticker:AMZN]]) has generated buzz the past few years with its foray into cloud computing through Amazon Web Services. This is the model in which customers rent server space on a pay-as-you-go basis, and get access to … Continue reading “Amazon’s Cloud Computing Service Sees Opportunity in Genomic Data Overload”
Theravida Lands $3,638,227 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2cfdec4c-deb2-4871-8dcf-4d735a8b6098&Preview=1 Date 7/6/2010 Company Name Theravida Mailing Address 400 S El Camino Real San Mateo, CA 94402 Company Description The company is developing urology pharmaceutical drugs. Website http://www.theravida.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $3,638,227 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. M&A Terms Venture Investor Undisclosed
Maven Research Secures $1,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a96f649e-fc26-4e0f-82cf-080a39718225&Preview=1 Date 7/6/2010 Company Name Maven Research Mailing Address 505 Montgomery St. San Francisco, CA 94111 Company Description Maven is a global network of industry professionals, thought leaders, and experts who seek to connect with others to share their knowledge. Maven’s proprietary “micro-consulting” platform allows members to participate in short duration telephone … Continue reading “Maven Research Secures $1,000,000 New Funding Round”
EMC Corporation Acquires Greenplum for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=fb7fb93e-fa13-44c5-89b8-042a547bb58d&Preview=1 Date 7/6/2010 Company Name Greenplum Mailing Address 1900 South Norfolk Drive San Mateo, CA 94403 Company Description Greenplum is pioneering the use of open source databases for enterprise-class Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing. Greenplum’s family of database products, called Bizgres, comprises solutions suited to installations ranging from departmental data marts to … Continue reading “EMC Corporation Acquires Greenplum for Undisclosed Sum”
Ingenuity Systems Adds $15.3M
Ingenuity Systems, the Redwood City, CA-based company that offers search capabilities to life scientists, has secured $15.3 million in a new equity financing, according to a regulatory filing. The company, founded in 1998 by Stanford University graduate students, says on its website that it uses semantic search and software development to help biologists search, visualize, … Continue reading “Ingenuity Systems Adds $15.3M”
Invuity Nabs $13.2M
San Francisco-based Invuity, the company that helps surgeons better visualize what they do, has raised $13.2 million in new equity out of a financing deal that could be worth as much as $16 million, according to a regulatory filing. The document doesn’t say who invested, but Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers is a backer, according … Continue reading “Invuity Nabs $13.2M”
Kleiner-Backed V-Vehicle’s Headquarters Remains in San Diego—For Now
San Diego has learned from years of painful experience that being the hometown of a corporate headquarters is an insecure relationship that depends entirely on the fidelity of the company’s CEO. So it seemed inevitable that San Diego-based V-Vehicle would move its headquarters to the San Francisco Bay Area after the wheels came off the … Continue reading “Kleiner-Backed V-Vehicle’s Headquarters Remains in San Diego—For Now”
World Wide Wade Goes West—Episode V: Minneapolis, MN
When I hatched this kooky plan to drive across the country to San Francisco, shooting, editing, and publishing videos along the way, I had no idea it would be quite so exhausting. So when we reached the home of Graham’s friend Oliver Zhou in Minneapolis Wednesday night, we were grateful to have a place to … Continue reading “World Wide Wade Goes West—Episode V: Minneapolis, MN”
Drop the Incrementalism & More Advice on How to Create a Stable Hub for Innovation
We tapped into a rich vein for commentary the past few weeks, by asking technology leaders from around the country for ideas on how to make San Francisco and Silicon Valley a more stable place for innovation, less wedded to traditional cycles of boom and bust. We had no idea what people would say, but … Continue reading “Drop the Incrementalism & More Advice on How to Create a Stable Hub for Innovation”
Exelixis CEO Takes Biogen Gig, What Drives Brook Byers Crazy, The Mission Bay Biotech Cluster, & More Bay Area Life Sciences News
There was some feisty commentary this week on the site to go with a couple big personnel moves right before the holiday weekend. —Exelixis CEO George Scangos built that company’s reputation around a productive R&D pipeline, and now he’s taking on the big challenge of fixing the R&D engine at Cambridge, MA-based Biogen Idec (NASDAQ: … Continue reading “Exelixis CEO Takes Biogen Gig, What Drives Brook Byers Crazy, The Mission Bay Biotech Cluster, & More Bay Area Life Sciences News”
Invuity Obtains $13,200,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a40686a2-ff6b-4d36-b024-03a5706bd2ef&Preview=1 Date 7/2/2010 Company Name Invuity Mailing Address 39 Stillman Street San Francisco, CA 94107 Company Description Invuity was founded in 2004 by an orthopedic surgeon and an optical engineer with the goal of improving visualization in less invasive surgery. Located in San Francisco, Invuity has assembled an organization of world class … Continue reading “Invuity Obtains $13,200,000 New Financing Round”
DiVitas Networks Garners $267,905 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=11210958-c721-4a30-89a2-889155b8794f&Preview=1 Date 7/2/2010 Company Name DiVitas Networks Mailing Address 321 Castro St. Mountain View, CA 94041 Company Description DiVitas Networks has rapidly become the leader in Enterprise Social Networking and Mobile Unified Communications (Mobile UC). DiVitas offers a next-generation platform for business communications and real-time collaboration that enables individuals to actively stay … Continue reading “DiVitas Networks Garners $267,905 New Funding”
Figure 8 Surgical Garners $1,360,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=bcdb95dd-8ce1-4523-a29e-de88cc0e4be8&Preview=1 Date 7/2/2010 Company Name Figure 8 Surgical Mailing Address 690 Oak Grove Ave. Menlo Park, CA 94025 Company Description The company is developing unspecified surgical technologies. Website Undisclosed Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,360,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. M&A Terms Venture Investor Undisclosed
ITA Software Bought by Google for $700M, Shifting Balance of Power in Travel Search
Score a big one for travel search. This deal was a long time in coming, but Cambridge, MA-based ITA Software is being acquired by Google for about $700 million in cash. There were rumors earlier, and the companies have now confirmed they have signed a definitive agreement. ITA makes the behind-the-scenes software that organizes data … Continue reading “ITA Software Bought by Google for $700M, Shifting Balance of Power in Travel Search”
World Wide Wade Goes West—Episode IV: Torch Lake, MI
Sharon Branson, a retired nurse, and her husband Dean Branson, a retired industrial chemist and toxicologist, are busy enough for any three non-retired couples. I met this fascinating couple through my parents, who serve with Dean in the Three Lakes Association, a conservation group working to preserve the natural environment around Michigan’s Torch Lake and … Continue reading “World Wide Wade Goes West—Episode IV: Torch Lake, MI”
New CEO George Scangos Says Biogen Idec’s R&D Has to Improve
George Scangos, the newly appointed chief executive of Biogen Idec (NASDAQ:[[ticker:BIIB]]), is calling for the biotech powerhouse to improve its research and development productivity. Which could mean that some projects get cut, Scangos said in a call with analysts yesterday. The news broke on Wednesday that Biogen selected Scangos for the big job. Scangos, 62, … Continue reading “New CEO George Scangos Says Biogen Idec’s R&D Has to Improve”
The Wireless Vineyard: A Former Intel Researcher Reinvents Irrigation in the Mountains Above Napa
The vines are standing in straight rows along the irrigation pipes at Camalie Vineyards, high on the side of Mt. Veeder, in Napa Valley. For each vine a smaller pipe, thinner than a soda straw, runs from the pipe into the earth and down to the roots. Here and there you can spot some yellow … Continue reading “The Wireless Vineyard: A Former Intel Researcher Reinvents Irrigation in the Mountains Above Napa”
Should It Be Called “Startbucks?”
Today Starbucks begins providing free Internet in their stores. To me, this means that Howard Schultz has just provided 11,000 free offices for startups. To an entrepreneur, having tables, chairs, free Internet, and access to food and coffee is a golden opportunity. To a professional who provides support services to startups (e.g. marketing, design, business … Continue reading “Should It Be Called “Startbucks?””
Enable Networks (Capeco) Garners $3,200,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=30c4862a-6d55-4f6c-8a6c-291ea97a7f5b&Preview=1 Date 7/1/2010 Company Name Enable Networks (Capeco) Mailing Address 3333 Coyote Hill Rd. Palo Alto, CA 94304 Company Description The company is a telecommunications spin out from the Xerox PARC research center. Website http://demo.capeco.biz/manage/login Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $3,200,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. … Continue reading “Enable Networks (Capeco) Garners $3,200,000 New Funding”
Ingenuity Systems Lands $15,399,233 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f4ab61c7-98e7-4196-a378-64c44c2ba3ea&Preview=1 Date 7/1/2010 Company Name Ingenuity Systems Mailing Address 1700 Seaport Blvd. Redwood City, CA 94063 Company Description All of Ingenuity’s products and services have one common goal — to help life science researchers generate maximum value from all types of biological and chemical knowledge. Ingenuity offers a broad and flexible range … Continue reading “Ingenuity Systems Lands $15,399,233 New Funding Round”
ApaceWave Lands $7,800,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6f1746e6-2005-4e13-ba61-839b4d646e34&Preview=1 Date 7/1/2010 Company Name ApaceWave Mailing Address 48389 Fremont Blvd. Fremont, CA 94538 Company Description ApaceWave is developing next generation mobile broadband solution based on IEEE 802.16e/Mobile WiMAX, to enable broadband wireless connection anywhere. Website http://www.apacewave.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $7,800,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were … Continue reading “ApaceWave Lands $7,800,000 New Round”
Walt Disney Co. Acquires Tapulous for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=20e9a5eb-396a-48eb-97f3-54312af5d5c6&Preview=1 Date 7/1/2010 Company Name Tapulous Mailing Address 240 Hamilton Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94301 Company Description Tapulous is profitable and angel-funded by Andreas Bechtolsheim, Khosla Ventures, Marc Benioff, Rob DeSantis, Katrina Garnett, Jeff Clavier, Rob Theis, Ben Smith, David Lee, Scott Kurnit, Roy Sardina, Aydin Senkut, and others. Special appreciation and … Continue reading “Walt Disney Co. Acquires Tapulous for Undisclosed Sum”
IBM Acquires BigFix for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=898fad01-4e74-4794-9919-cabc2b82c9f5&Preview=1 Date 7/1/2010 Company Name BigFix Mailing Address 1480 64th Street Emeryville, CA 94608 Company Description BigFix enables organizations to better manage their global IT infrastructures with solutions to discover, analyze, change and maintain security and software configurations faster and more accurately, resulting in improved processes, greater visibility, better security and more … Continue reading “IBM Acquires BigFix for Undisclosed Sum”
Dell Acquires Scalent Systems for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f81f986e-c09a-4e7e-8016-cc9afc91ebc5&Preview=1 Date 7/1/2010 Company Name Scalent Systems Mailing Address 1076b East Meadow Circle Palo Alto, CA 94303 Company Description Scalent is a software-based solution which interacts with your existing servers, network, and storage to provide increased agility, flexibility, and reliability to your data center and business. Website http://www.scalent.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction … Continue reading “Dell Acquires Scalent Systems for Undisclosed Sum”
Exelixis Promotes Morrissey to CEO, Replacing Scangos as He Heads to Biogen Idec
Exelixis didn’t have to spend a lot of time searching for a CEO to replace George Scangos. The South San Francisco-based biotech company (NASDAQ: [[ticker:EXEL]]) said today that its president of R&D, Michael Morrissey, is being promoted to the company’s top job as Scangos is leaving to become CEO of Cambridge, MA-based Biogen Idec. Morrissey, … Continue reading “Exelixis Promotes Morrissey to CEO, Replacing Scangos as He Heads to Biogen Idec”
Reports: Biogen Picks Exelixis Chief George Scangos as New CEO
Biogen Idec won’t be the biggest biotech without a CEO for long. Bloomberg News reported late this morning that the Cambridge, MA-based company (NASDAQ: [[ticker:BIIB]]) is expected to announce its appointment of George Scangos as its new chief executive as soon as today. Scangos, a microbiologist by training, has been CEO of the South San … Continue reading “Reports: Biogen Picks Exelixis Chief George Scangos as New CEO”
World Wide Wade Goes West—Episode III, Who’s Wade?
Mile 971—northern Michigan. We definitely aren’t taking the direct route from Boston to San Francisco. We’ve veered north in order to take in Torch Lake—where we’ve spent the last two nights with my parents—and Minneapolis, our next destination. We were at Torch Lake long enough to record two videos. The second, coming tomorrow, is a … Continue reading “World Wide Wade Goes West—Episode III, Who’s Wade?”
What Drives Brook Byers Crazy & More Lessons On Innovation from the QB3/BayBio Event
Brook Byers got a little animated last night. Speaking in a packed auditorium that bears his name on UCSF’s Mission Bay campus, the famed venture capitalist rhapsodized about the scientific wonders around him, and how the university has created an entrepreneurial culture to translate discoveries into real-world products and businesses. It was all upbeat until … Continue reading “What Drives Brook Byers Crazy & More Lessons On Innovation from the QB3/BayBio Event”
Biotech Investors Should Quit the Marketing Games, and Build Real Innovative Companies
I’d like to see people get back to the concept of building companies. The venture capital community over the last seven to eight years has really gone toward binary outcome type of plays. As a result, they run into a boom and bust cycle of their own creation. This is opposed to conceptually building sustainable … Continue reading “Biotech Investors Should Quit the Marketing Games, and Build Real Innovative Companies”
Keas, Founded by Former Google and Bit9 Execs, Tries to Make Online Care Plans Pay
Keas has an online platform that gives patients interactive software for improving their health. But the San Francisco-based startup has had to change its strategy to find customers to pay for its technology. In October 2009, Keas made its first big public debut, with articles in the New York Times and on a Wall Street … Continue reading “Keas, Founded by Former Google and Bit9 Execs, Tries to Make Online Care Plans Pay”
Innotas Lands $3,000,016 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=53d9c355-f7ce-4f84-8f07-0b5413fbeada&Preview=1 Date 6/30/2010 Company Name Innotas Mailing Address 118 2nd Street 3rd Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description Innotas provides the only on-demand Project Portfolio Management (PPM) solution specifically designed to meet the needs of IT organizations. With Innotas, managers and team members improve collaboration and can more effectively and efficiently … Continue reading “Innotas Lands $3,000,016 New Funding Round”
Vapore Secures $686,873 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1bcea9cd-edeb-45ed-8815-38d1e09d7f8f&Preview=1 Date 6/30/2010 Company Name Vapore Mailing Address 1411 Harbor Bay Pkwy. Alameda, CA 94502 Company Description The company said it has created a small ceramic device called a capillary force vaporizer, or CFV, that generates a powerful jet of pressurized vapor from un-pressurized liquid. The CFV could displace current widely used … Continue reading “Vapore Secures $686,873 New Financing Round”
Adesto Technologies Obtains $3,500,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=282212b8-f755-420e-87c4-620bc3a9633d&Preview=1 Date 6/30/2010 Company Name Adesto Technologies Mailing Address 1225 Innsbruck Drive Sunnyvale, CA 94089 Company Description The company operates as a fabless semiconductor company. Website http://www.adestotech.com/ Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $3,500,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. M&A Terms Venture Investor Undisclosed
Zenprise Lands $9,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c9e42127-87aa-4ba0-b7ca-b69ba3eba4cf&Preview=1 Date 6/30/2010 Company Name Zenprise Mailing Address 6120 Stevenson Blvd. Fremont, CA 94538 Company Description Zenprise provides service-management software that delivers real-time, automated diagnosis and resolution of problems across the Microsoft Exchange environment. Website http://www.zenprise.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $9,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes The investment will be … Continue reading “Zenprise Lands $9,000,000 New Funding Round”
Envivio Garners $3,984,656 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4896ade8-d040-4fc9-baa1-d35c0d805e06&Preview=1 Date 6/30/2010 Company Name Envivio Mailing Address 400 Oyster Point Boulevard South San Francisco, CA 94080 Company Description Envivio’s goal is to make the world’s video content universally enjoyable by all viewers, on any device, across any network, at any time. From live news and sports to catching up with a … Continue reading “Envivio Garners $3,984,656 New Round”
Toyota Delivers Three Prius Plug-In Hybrids for Year-Long Demo
San Diego Gas & Electric and the nonprofit California Center for Sustainable Energy rolled out three Toyota Prius plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHVs) today in what’s expected to be at least a year-long program intended to assess the vehicles’ performance in real-world driving conditions throughout the United States. The three cars unveiled today in San Diego … Continue reading “Toyota Delivers Three Prius Plug-In Hybrids for Year-Long Demo”
Tesla Rocks the Nasdaq, But Analysts Skeptical Electric Car Company Can Go The Distance
Tesla, the Palo Alto, CA electric car company, wowed the markets today when it went public, raising $229 million in the IPO and trading at $17 apiece, a buck more than the company’s estimated upper range of $16 a share. Despite the strong start in an otherwise weak IPO market, some analysts are cautious about … Continue reading “Tesla Rocks the Nasdaq, But Analysts Skeptical Electric Car Company Can Go The Distance”
World Wide Wade Goes West—Episode II: Rochester, NY
A confession: Graham and I recorded the first episode in this week’s video travelogue series, the interview with Mark Nelson at C.B. Fisk in Gloucester, MA, a couple of weeks ago as a dry run for our trip. Today’s episode is the first one shot en route. We left Boston early Sunday morning, June 27, … Continue reading “World Wide Wade Goes West—Episode II: Rochester, NY”
The Mission Bay Biotech Cluster: Antibodies, RNAi, Biofuels, & More
[Update: 11:30 am, 7/8/10] Much has been written about the transformation of San Francisco’s Mission Bay district from run-down railroad property into a biotech hotbed. An estimated 56 biotech companies were said to be operating in San Francisco as of last month, compared to just one back in 2004, according to this report from Tom … Continue reading “The Mission Bay Biotech Cluster: Antibodies, RNAi, Biofuels, & More”
Dream of an IPO, but Plan for an Acquisition
It’s now very clear to me: a successful M&A exit is far more likely for entrepreneurs than the once vaunted IPO. Structural changes in the venture-IPO ecosystem over the past 15 years have made it increasingly difficult for young companies to successfully tap the public markets to fuel their continued growth. While this fact has … Continue reading “Dream of an IPO, but Plan for an Acquisition”
Sonicbids, Run by Former Music Talent Agent, Brings Band Gig-Booking Into the Digital Age, Adds San Francisco Presence
After graduating from Berklee College of Music in the mid 1990s, Panos Panay started working at a music talent agency in Boston’s Allston neighborhood, and was eager to book his first tours. So eager that he mailed bands’ press kits across the globe and incurred an Airborne Express shipping bill in excess of $4,000 one … Continue reading “Sonicbids, Run by Former Music Talent Agent, Brings Band Gig-Booking Into the Digital Age, Adds San Francisco Presence”
SunRun Receives $55,000,000 Series C Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f21523f8-3df1-4999-b407-44620c541a92&Preview=1 Date 6/29/2010 Company Name SunRun Mailing Address 717 Market Street San Francisco, CA 94103 Company Description SunRun is the nation’s first residential solar electricity provider. Pioneering “solar as a service,” SunRun offers the only low-cost, zero-hassle way for homeowners to go solar and is also the only company that lets homeowners … Continue reading “SunRun Receives $55,000,000 Series C Round”
Tesla Investors Hope IPO Heralds a New Era in Electric Automobiles
San Francisco angel investor Bill Lee says he knew what he was getting himself into four years ago when he decided to invest in Tesla, the Palo Alto, CA electric car company that is expected to go public Tuesday. Much of the media coverage today has focused on the fact that Tesla has not turned … Continue reading “Tesla Investors Hope IPO Heralds a New Era in Electric Automobiles”
World Wide Wade Goes West—Episode I: Gloucester, MA
If you don’t know where you started from, it’s harder to figure out where you’re going. That’s why we chose to kick off this week’s special video travelogue series, World Wide Wade Goes West, in a place that’s as East Coast as they come: the historic seaport of Gloucester, MA. While Gloucester is famous for … Continue reading “World Wide Wade Goes West—Episode I: Gloucester, MA”
mSpot Opens Up Freemium Cloud Music Service in a Bid to Pre-empt Apple and Google; In-Depth Q&A with CEO Daren Tsui
MSpot might be the biggest mobile music service you’ve never heard of. The Palo Alto company has been profitable since shortly after its launch in 2004, and its streaming music service has six million users across 10 different wireless carriers in North America. But it white-labels that service, meaning it shows up under names like … Continue reading “mSpot Opens Up Freemium Cloud Music Service in a Bid to Pre-empt Apple and Google; In-Depth Q&A with CEO Daren Tsui”
In Bust Times, Schmooze
A friend of mine worked at a productive technology company that was private. When sales slumped in a recession, the owner turned technical personnel on to creating future products, and turned them to servicing products when the economy was strong. The company became public and the cycle of stability was reversed: laying off people in slumps … Continue reading “In Bust Times, Schmooze”
Future Biotech Winners Will Help Nurses Clean up Less (Stuff), Says Roger Longman
Savvy biotech companies developing, say, cancer drugs, will have to do more in the future than just look at whether a new drug is safe and kills tumors, according to Roger Longman. They’ll also measure things that really count for payers, like length of hospital stays, and—set aside your bowl of Cheerios—how much time it … Continue reading “Future Biotech Winners Will Help Nurses Clean up Less (Stuff), Says Roger Longman”
Facebook Secures $120,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=66c01b3b-f3ee-4feb-9ed2-33884a013b4a&Preview=1 Date 6/28/2010 Company Name Facebook Mailing Address 471 Emerson St Palo Alto, CA 94301-1605 Company Description Facebook is a social directory that enables people to share information. Facebook increases information flow between people by giving them access to the information that is most relevant to them. Website http://www.facebook.com Transaction Type Venture … Continue reading “Facebook Secures $120,000,000 New Financing”
Palantir Technologies Garners $60,000,000 Series D Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7789367d-f821-444e-bfac-d022c6357ed0&Preview=1 Date 6/27/2010 Company Name Palantir Technologies Mailing Address 100 Hamilton Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94301 Company Description Palantir’s analytical platform is revolutionizing information analysis and management, providing superior human-driven systems needed to explore and analyze the subtle connections that exist within vast networks of heterogeneous information. Website http://www.palantirtech.com Transaction Type Venture … Continue reading “Palantir Technologies Garners $60,000,000 Series D Funding”