Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2258cf0a-3228-4f49-a7c4-6520b8ffe71b Date 11/28/2016 Company Name Palantir Technologies Mailing Address 100 Hamilton Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94301 USA 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.palantir.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “Palantir Technologies Obtains $19,999,995 New Financing Round”
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Stripe Obtains $150,000,000 Series D Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=262bcaee-0df8-4032-ad51-c0b8be8992d8 Date 11/28/2016 Company Name Stripe Mailing Address 185 Berry Street San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Stripe is a simple, developer-friendly way to accept payments online. We believe that enabling transactions on the web is a problem rooted in code, not finance, and we want to help put more websites … Continue reading “Stripe Obtains $150,000,000 Series D Funding Round”
Amazon Acquires Biba for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=71f044c7-09e7-4a6a-b5ff-48a2ed066a1f Date 11/25/2016 Company Name Biba Mailing Address 101 2nd Street San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description Online Meetings and Communication. Biba is the best way to work across distance. Website http://www.biba.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes M&A Terms Financial terms of the transaction were not … Continue reading “Amazon Acquires Biba for Undisclosed Sum”
Hornet Garners $8,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8c5c7c21-f25b-4d64-a832-d4549bca78cc Date 11/24/2016 Company Name Hornet Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description Hornet is the premier gay social network app–where gay people meet one another and form meaningful relationships nearby and afar. Unlike straight people, the gay 2.5% of mankind need a Gay GPS to find their likes … Continue reading “Hornet Garners $8,000,000 New Round”
HelpShift Lands $2,000,000 Series B Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d50b1ce1-0e93-4c37-9a9a-423aa465c6fe Date 11/23/2016 Company Name HelpShift Mailing Address 369 Pine Street San Francisco, CA 94104 USA Company Description Helpshift is an in-app customer support platform that enables mobile apps to improve customer experience, drive higher ratings and increase retention. Website http://www.helpshift.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,000,000 Transaction Round Series B … Continue reading “HelpShift Lands $2,000,000 Series B Financing Round”
Trizic Garners $1,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8c7d20b0-6423-487d-8421-456e82ef892e Date 11/23/2016 Company Name Trizic Mailing Address 101 Lucas Valley Road San Rafael, CA 94903 USA Company Description We’re dedicated to rethinking the way wealth managers connect with their clients in a digital world. We come to this passion honestly. Our founder and CEO, a one-time private banker, found that the … Continue reading “Trizic Garners $1,000,000 New Round”
Barefoot Networks Garners $23,000,000 Series C Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=84e5205f-484c-4e10-9e27-4b4e60696812 Date 11/23/2016 Company Name Barefoot Networks Mailing Address 2185 Park Blvd. Palo Alto, CA 94306 USA Company Description We are a team of visionaries, experienced technologists and engineers who have created a blueprint for designing and operating the world’s fastest and most programmable networks. Our goal is to make programming your … Continue reading “Barefoot Networks Garners $23,000,000 Series C Funding Round”
Findo.io Receives $7,000,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4ac1b559-2952-48c8-9460-a04552440818 Date 11/23/2016 Company Name Findo.io Mailing Address Undisclosed Menlo Park, CA 94025 USA Company Description Findo is dedicated to helping you intelligently access information across your personal cloud, email and files. Website http://www.findo.io Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $7,000,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. M&A … Continue reading “Findo.io Receives $7,000,000 Seed Funding Round”
Shockwave Medical Secures $45,000,000 Series C Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5a25c8ec-9c57-4f5d-b6a8-a0b18dfa15e5 Date 11/23/2016 Company Name Shockwave Medical Mailing Address 48501 Warm Springs Blvd. Fremont, CA 94539 USA Company Description The Lithoplasty family of balloon dilatation catheters incorporate tiny lithotripsy electrodes designed to increase the compliance of rigid vascular and valvular lesions prior to low-pressure dilation, thereby limiting injury to healthy tissue and … Continue reading “Shockwave Medical Secures $45,000,000 Series C Financing Round”
3VR Video Intelligence Platform Garners $2,470,096 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=fbd29a02-dcac-41e0-a5bf-bbd1e82f7e81 Date 11/23/2016 Company Name 3VR Video Intelligence Platform Mailing Address 814 Mission Street San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description 3VR is the leader in intelligent surveillance & search hardware / software that allows mining of video data. Call 415-513-4611 for info on surveillance products Website http://www.3vr.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction … Continue reading “3VR Video Intelligence Platform Garners $2,470,096 New Round”
Whill Garners $1,999,999 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=bee4ea1e-3cfa-4024-b611-f9bd0eb2d90e Date 11/23/2016 Company Name Whill Mailing Address 345 Shoreway Rd. San Carlos, CA 94070 USA Company Description WHILL Type-A is a next generation personal mobility device to expand your horizon with functionality and style that everyone including wheelchair users can use. Website http://www.whill.jp Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,999,999 Transaction … Continue reading “Whill Garners $1,999,999 New Funding Round”
True Link Financial Lands $3,600,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9d1816a7-7735-459f-8d39-fb6cc389b364 Date 11/23/2016 Company Name True Link Financial Mailing Address P.O. Box 581 San Francisco, CA 94104 USA Company Description The True Link Prepaid Visa Card helps you safeguard your loved one from scams and unwanted charges, without taking away their financial independence. Website http://www.truelinkcard.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $3,600,000 … Continue reading “True Link Financial Lands $3,600,000 New Round”
Precision Medicine In Trump Era? California Presses Own Modest Program
[Updated, 11/22/16, 5:42 p.m. See below.] Among the many questions swirling around the incoming Trump administration is the fate of ambitious biomedical science projects that require federal funding. What will a Trump presidency and Republican control of Congress mean for the Precision Medicine Initiative and the Cancer Moonshot program, both championed by the Obama administration? … Continue reading “Precision Medicine In Trump Era? California Presses Own Modest Program”
The Convergence of Information Technology and the Life Sciences
We are at an incredible inflection point in the traditionally distinct fields of information technology and the life sciences. These broad disciplines are converging to advance fields of study like computational biology and systems biology, resulting in new forms of therapeutics and diagnostics that could have a monumentally positive impact on human health. At DFJ … Continue reading “The Convergence of Information Technology and the Life Sciences”
Sluggish Year for IPOs, But Signs Abound of Post-Election Surge
Uncertainty surrounding this year’s presidential election has kept U.S. IPO activity at a sluggish pace—so sluggish, in fact, that this year could end with the fewest IPOs and the lowest level of capital raised since 2009, according to PitchBook data for the first nine months of 2016. But this is no time to trash talk … Continue reading “Sluggish Year for IPOs, But Signs Abound of Post-Election Surge”
Virtual Power Systems Lands $5,458,557 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=206996ff-153a-483d-85ad-c5da21421f7e Date 11/22/2016 Company Name Virtual Power Systems Mailing Address 4699 Old Ironsides Drive Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA Company Description Virtual Power Systems, Inc. (VPS) is creating a software-defined power infrastructure for data centers. Today’s Data Centers ensure continuous power availability through expensive redundancy and overprovisioning, resulting in avoidable operating losses … Continue reading “Virtual Power Systems Lands $5,458,557 New Financing Round”
Oracle Acquires Dyn, Continuing Its New England Software Takeover
Oracle has a thing for buying up Boston-area software and networking companies. Usually, they’re pretty significant companies, too. Since 2010, the Redwood Shores, CA-based software giant (NYSE: [[ticker:ORCL]]) has acquired Phase Forward, Art Technology Group, Endeca, Acme Packet, and now Dyn. Oracle said Monday it is acquiring Dyn, an Internet infrastructure company based in Manchester, … Continue reading “Oracle Acquires Dyn, Continuing Its New England Software Takeover”
Despite Disruption for B-Schools, Haas Dean Sees Growing Benefits of Edtech
Surely, one of the most interesting business case studies an MBA class could chew over these days must be the challenging conditions facing business schools themselves. That thought popped into my head during a long talk with Richard Lyons, a recognized B-school leader who is dean of UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business. Lyons (pictured) … Continue reading “Despite Disruption for B-Schools, Haas Dean Sees Growing Benefits of Edtech”
Yup Garners $4,000,000 Seed Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=38fdc769-8997-44ad-ae64-45bf5b905683 Date 11/21/2016 Company Name Yup Mailing Address 642 Harrison Street San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description We’re serious about student learning and understanding. That’s why we hold students accountable for their own learning. Our pledge asks students to commit to learning and engaging with their tutor. Check out our pledge … Continue reading “Yup Garners $4,000,000 Seed Round”
ManufactOn Receives New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7777bbab-9a3e-4ee4-946b-984ee8d7140a Date 11/21/2016 Company Name ManufactOn Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94101 USA Company Description ManufactOn is a collaborative, cloud, and mobile solution for prefab production and supply chain management. We founded ManufactOn to help the construction industry leverage the power of prefabrication, with tools that integrate supply chain, prefab production, … Continue reading “ManufactOn Receives New Funding Round”
Wearhaus Obtains $4,000,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e0aae4be-970d-4713-a33b-f1cd467bcfc6 Date 11/21/2016 Company Name Wearhaus Mailing Address 2041 Bancroft Way Berkeley, CA 94704 USA Company Description Wearhaus Inc. is a Bay Area hardware startup founded in 2013 by ex-UC Berkeley students Richie Zeng and Nelson Zhang. Richie and Nelson met as engineering students but bonded over concerts and trips to the … Continue reading “Wearhaus Obtains $4,000,000 Series A Funding”
Fluid Secures $1,700,000 Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=047981d7-4600-4e2b-a369-f6b4d014a846 Date 11/21/2016 Company Name Fluid Mailing Address 222 Sutter Street 8th Floor San Francisco, CA 94108 USA Company Description Fluid-Digital Shopping Innovation. Their love affair with mobile is transforming the way they act when they walk into your offline store. Online, they’re exposed to increasingly thrilling rich media, and have come … Continue reading “Fluid Secures $1,700,000 Seed Financing Round”
Sparkcentral Obtains $20,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7d9a1e48-f0a6-42db-8639-ff20bc40bffe Date 11/21/2016 Company Name Sparkcentral Mailing Address 650 California Street San Francisco, CA 94108 USA Company Description Everything we do follows the belief that the customer is the most important part of any business. We are amazed that over the past few years, the success of social media in advertising and … Continue reading “Sparkcentral Obtains $20,000,000 New Financing Round”
Bio Roundup: Trump’s Rx Silence, PCSK9 News, Amgen’s Migraines & More
Speculation swirled this week around the incoming U.S. president’s intent to make good on his angry campaign rhetoric on drug prices, while the Associated Press reported that naming-and-shaming—that is, Congress hauling executives into hearings and penning angry letters—certainly hasn’t done the trick. For one new kind of cholesterol drug, insurers and their agents have tried … Continue reading “Bio Roundup: Trump’s Rx Silence, PCSK9 News, Amgen’s Migraines & More”
Transcriptic Lands $13,400,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1edf66f2-fbef-4e3b-a18b-3e4dbf5970b4 Date 11/18/2016 Company Name Transcriptic Mailing Address 3565 Haven Ave. Menlo Park, CA 94025 USA Company Description Transcriptic is a new kind of scientific outsourcing provider. By expressing life science methods as data, infrastructure virtualization will become possible. Science-as-a-Service will power the next generation of discovery, driven by huge efficiencies of … Continue reading “Transcriptic Lands $13,400,000 Series A Funding”
Alpaca Receives $1,221,677 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3023c68e-5a72-4004-8719-ac17771f436b Date 11/18/2016 Company Name Alpaca Mailing Address 55 East Third Avenue San Mateo, CA 94403 USA Company Description Developing deep learning software to optimize workflows and to scale human expertise. Website http://www.alpaca.ai Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $1,221,677 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. 5 investors participated … Continue reading “Alpaca Receives $1,221,677 New Funding”
CodeFights Lands $10,000,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3eaa8944-ef80-4d7f-a71a-c9746cbd2a85 Date 11/18/2016 Company Name CodeFights Mailing Address 425 2nd Street San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Just as we believe that coding on CodeFights can and should be fun, we believe that building CodeFights can and should be fun too. We work with people we love, on a product we … Continue reading “CodeFights Lands $10,000,000 Series A Financing Round”
Tray.io Secures $5,000,000 Series A Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e8ed309c-de84-4312-b8ed-d98b7ca88f2a Date 11/18/2016 Company Name Tray.io Mailing Address 1161 Mission Street San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description Tray.io offers a platform that makes it easy for anyone to build and share SaaS integrations. Currently integration solutions are divided into two parts, simple point to point data migration services (easy to setup, … Continue reading “Tray.io Secures $5,000,000 Series A Financing”
Regeneron: It’s Still Wait Until 2017 For Big Heart Drug Study
With the American Heart Association’s annual meeting in New Orleans underway this week, there’s been plenty of talk about the prospects of so-called PCSK9 inhibitors, a new class of cholesterol lowering drugs that has struggled to gain traction in the market. Though evidence is being accumulated to prove their worth, the biggest piece of proof—data … Continue reading “Regeneron: It’s Still Wait Until 2017 For Big Heart Drug Study”
How to Lower Drug Prices, Improve Care, and Save Pharma
I recently received a note from a longtime friend who questioned me on the issue of pharma pricing. I answered with the always-reliable alleviating-the-scourge-of-disease-through-the-miracle-of-modern-medicine defense of “free-market pricing.” My friend, who is not in the pharmaceutical business, responded: The fundamental flaw in your argument centers on the notion that there is any relevance to “market … Continue reading “How to Lower Drug Prices, Improve Care, and Save Pharma”
Echo Receives $2,200,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b5dbbeb2-b498-4950-bd0a-0d15f190460c Date 11/17/2016 Company Name Echo Mailing Address 1765 Crockett Lane San Francisco, CA 94010 USA Company Description Echo (Formerly Haloscan) provides the industry’s first and largest provider of Real-time Engagement Products. It’s used by Brands and Media Companies to transform static websites and mobile apps into real-time experiences that significantly boost … Continue reading “Echo Receives $2,200,000 New Financing Round”
analyticsMD Secures $13,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=927900bf-9309-4538-9c05-240b6c709ee6 Date 11/17/2016 Company Name analyticsMD Mailing Address 1707 Spring St. Mountain View, CA 94043 USA Company Description Real time feedback for continual improvement in clinical environments. Website http://www.analyticsmd.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $13,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes analyticsMD plans to use the capital to ramp product development and … Continue reading “analyticsMD Secures $13,000,000 New Financing Round”
Yewno Secures $6,500,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=68ad0617-bcba-4377-bbb7-44e169998885 Date 11/17/2016 Company Name Yewno Mailing Address Undisclosed Palo Alto, CA 94301 USA Company Description Founded in 2011, Yewno is sparking curiosity, passion and the thirst for knowledge by building the technology to enable connections between concepts and content. Yewno is comprised of a team of hands-on entrepreneurs, engineers and data … Continue reading “Yewno Secures $6,500,000 New Funding Round”
Funny Or Die Receives New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e55bc7ba-ceed-4d5b-b082-72830efac075 Date 11/17/2016 Company Name Funny Or Die Mailing Address 167 2nd Avenue San Mateo, CA 94401 USA Company Description Funny videos, funny pictures, and funny articles featuring celebrities, comedians, and you. Website http://www.funnyordie.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. M&A … Continue reading “Funny Or Die Receives New Funding Round”
Apama Medical Obtains $13,176,004 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=693f72da-011e-46bf-b98a-b8dd0e2466e7 Date 11/17/2016 Company Name Apama Medical Mailing Address 745 Camden Avenue Campbell, CA 95008 USA Company Description Recognizing the need for a more effective means of treating atrial fibrillation, Apama Medical has developed a unique approach designed to increase procedural efficiency and safety, addressing fundamental obstacles to the more widespread adoption … Continue reading “Apama Medical Obtains $13,176,004 New Funding”
Glycomine Secures $12,000,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=84e595a1-5813-417e-82bf-bad25262f982 Date 11/17/2016 Company Name Glycomine Mailing Address 953 Indiana Street San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Glycomine is developing orphan drugs for serious rare monogenic disorders of metabolism and protein misfolding for which no other therapeutic options exist. Website http://www.glycomine.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $12,000,000 Transaction Round Series … Continue reading “Glycomine Secures $12,000,000 Series A Funding Round”
Royole Receives $80,000,000 Series D Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=265f461d-e375-4a0b-9a14-cdf246befaff Date 11/17/2016 Company Name Royole Mailing Address 48025 Fremont Boulevard Fremont, CA 94538 USA Company Description Royole was founded with the mission to create the highest quality electronic applications utilizing its proprietary digital display technology. Website http://www.royole.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $80,000,000 Transaction Round Series D Proceeds Purposes The … Continue reading “Royole Receives $80,000,000 Series D Funding Round”
BetterUp Secures $12,900,000 Series A Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ed89212e-11fc-44cb-ad4e-e1d17301c2ec Date 11/17/2016 Company Name BetterUp Mailing Address 267 8th Street San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description BetterUp’s mission is to help every leader pursue their lives with clarity, purpose, and passion. Website http://www.betterup.co Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $12,900,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not … Continue reading “BetterUp Secures $12,900,000 Series A Round”
Keeping Lead in Migraine Drug Race, Amgen Touts Data, Preps FDA Filing
The first of a new group of drugs meant to prevent migraines, not just treat their symptoms, could be headed for FDA review next year. Amgen (NASDAQ: [[ticker:AMGN]]), of Thousand Oaks, CA, said Wednesday that an experimental drug named erenumab succeeded in the second of two Phase 3 trials—a 955-patient study in people with “episodic” … Continue reading “Keeping Lead in Migraine Drug Race, Amgen Touts Data, Preps FDA Filing”
Harvard Spinout Magenta, Other Academics Race Toward Better Stem Cell Transplants
Stem cell transplants are risky business, and although their use to treat cancer and other blood-borne diseases has increased in recent years, they remain dangerous and in many cases a last resort. One startup using work from Harvard University wants to develop a suite of new techniques to make them safer and more widely available. … Continue reading “Harvard Spinout Magenta, Other Academics Race Toward Better Stem Cell Transplants”
Kit Secures $2,500,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=62c58962-bc85-497f-9801-2ef977c7354b Date 11/16/2016 Company Name Kit Mailing Address 1 Sutter Street San Francisco, CA 94104 USA Company Description With Kit handling your marketing, you have the time you need to focus on other aspects of your business. Kit helps drive sales by doing everything from creating highly-targeted Facebook ad campaigns, to sending … Continue reading “Kit Secures $2,500,000 Seed Funding Round”
Stasis Labs Lands $5,000,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e0bb18c8-bda0-4cb6-a1df-34945f18fb40 Date 11/16/2016 Company Name Stasis Labs Mailing Address Undisclosed Los Angeles, CA 94107 USA Company Description Stasis Labs offers a connected vitals monitoring system to drive low-cost hospital innovation. We target emerging market hospitals through our custom vitals monitor, tablet application, and cloud backend. Website http://www.stasislabs.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction … Continue reading “Stasis Labs Lands $5,000,000 Seed Financing”
Prynt Obtains $7,000,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=561b6d8a-de83-4fad-b85d-8331d31a2667 Date 11/16/2016 Company Name Prynt Mailing Address 1400 Tennessee Street San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Prynt reimagines how we share digital content in the physical world with the first-ever smartphone printer/phone case. Pictures from Prynt have short video clips embedded inside so you can share your memories in a … Continue reading “Prynt Obtains $7,000,000 Series A Financing Round”
Sauce Labs Lands $70,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3fc58e48-6912-426a-aa99-dfff5ba4f0b4 Date 11/16/2016 Company Name Sauce Labs Mailing Address 539 Bryant Street San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Sauce Labs is the trusted source for Selenium-based software and services that accelerate the agile web development test process. Cofounded by the original creator of Selenium, Sauce Labs is a leader in the … Continue reading “Sauce Labs Lands $70,000,000 New Financing”
Virtual Instruments Acquires Xangati for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=09df92e8-916b-4b27-9c5d-a1a41bad6732 Date 11/16/2016 Company Name Xangati Mailing Address 10121 Miller Avenue Cupertino, CA 95014 USA Company Description Xangati’s rapid problem identification technology enables IT organizations to be the first to respond to application and network performance problems and ensures high productivity across the enterprise. Website http://www.xangati.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed … Continue reading “Virtual Instruments Acquires Xangati for Undisclosed Sum”
With New Data, Medicines Co. Takes Long-Lasting Heart Drug to Phase 3
The Medicines Co. and Alnylam Pharmaceuticals released new data today supporting a potentially longer lasting alternative to the widely hyped wave of cholesterol-fighting drugs that hit the market in 2015. But it’ll take more clinical testing, and likely several years, before the drug’s potential and commercial viability are proven. Today at the American Heart Association’s … Continue reading “With New Data, Medicines Co. Takes Long-Lasting Heart Drug to Phase 3”
GE Digital’s $915M ServiceMax Deal Continues Equipment Software Push
It’s not the sexiest of tech products, but software that helps manage equipment maintenance is big business. The latest sign: GE Digital, the Boston-based industrial giant’s business focused on connected machines, is acquiring ServiceMax for $915 million. The Pleasanton, CA-based firm provides cloud-based software to direct the installation, maintenance, and repair of machines across a variety … Continue reading “GE Digital’s $915M ServiceMax Deal Continues Equipment Software Push”
The New Crowdfunding Rules: Will They Really Help Startups?
Hailed as the true democratizer of private investment, crowdfunding has been attracting both headlines and a fast-growing pile of cash. In May of 2016, rules from the Securities and Exchange Commission went into effect that will democratize the process even further. These new rules will open the doors to more investors, but they also pose … Continue reading “The New Crowdfunding Rules: Will They Really Help Startups?”
Zugata Obtains $7,000,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d8ea9e10-909e-4f60-a833-804fe8277c64 Date 11/15/2016 Company Name Zugata Mailing Address 425 Sherman Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94306 USA Company Description Performance reviews focused on helping employees reach their potential. Zugata helps you get continuous feedback from the people you work with, offers recommendations for your improvement and tracks your progress. Website http://www.zugata.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “Zugata Obtains $7,000,000 Series A Financing Round”
General Electric Acquires ServiceMax for $915,000,000
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=fa5df345-e8c0-4c63-902f-fa4b12212e05 Date 11/15/2016 Company Name ServiceMax Mailing Address 3875 Hopyard Rd. Pleasanton, CA 94588 USA Company Description ServiceMax is the complete field service software solution helping companies of all sizes manage contracts, scheduling, and parts, while also providing solutions for social, portals, and analytics — all delivered in the cloud to any … Continue reading “General Electric Acquires ServiceMax for $915,000,000”