Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=951c1ca8-50fc-4c12-94bb-2cb39f59b1e2 Date 10/6/2016 Company Name HappyCo Mailing Address 1000 Van Ness Avenue Level 3 San Francisco, CA 94109 USA Company Description Eclectic, diverse, intelligent and silly, we like to dream big and build awesome software together. We each bring our own mix of what makes us happy at work, embarking on a … Continue reading “HappyCo Lands $7,500,000 Series A Funding”
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VRChat Secures $1,200,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a9fbc87e-80b8-46d4-a192-9014aeb82af9 Date 10/6/2016 Company Name VRChat Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94104 USA Company Description VRChat is a virtual reality social platform that allows users to easily build social virtual reality content. Any virtual world built with the VRChat platform instantly becomes a social VR world. This means VRChat users can … Continue reading “VRChat Secures $1,200,000 Seed Financing”
BEFORE Brands Lands $13,100,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0c2dd2b0-1d7a-425e-b4dd-aeb86879e2f2 Date 10/6/2016 Company Name BEFORE Brands Mailing Address 880 Santa Cruze Avenue Menlo Park, CA 94025 USA Company Description The immune system: part soldier, part sentinel. An essential balance, perfected by time but increasingly disrupted by modern living. BEFORE Brands is developing edible products to support this critical duality, beginning in … Continue reading “BEFORE Brands Lands $13,100,000 Series A Financing Round”
Trunomi Receives $3,000,000 Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=96e60e7c-71ba-4320-9c20-b67a3cfdb2c9 Date 10/6/2016 Company Name Trunomi Mailing Address 100 W Rincon Ave. Campbell, CA 95008 USA Company Description Trunomi solves KYC and unlocks new revenues and efficiencies with technology to easily create and securely manage the consent to use customer personal data. Website http://www.trunomi.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $3,000,000 Transaction … Continue reading “Trunomi Receives $3,000,000 Seed Financing Round”
Anchore Receives $5,000,000 Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5e41eac6-6593-46d1-8c44-b8ba55d11920 Date 10/6/2016 Company Name Anchore Mailing Address Undisclosed Santa Barbara, CA 94105 USA Company Description In an environment where application development must be fast and flexible, containers are the future. Adoption is accelerating, but with it comes risk. Website http://www.anchore.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $5,000,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds … Continue reading “Anchore Receives $5,000,000 Seed Funding”
Dealpath Garners $8,000,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=08e63034-4431-498b-b555-c1f21986aa47 Date 10/6/2016 Company Name Dealpath Mailing Address 300 California Street San Francisco, CA 94104 USA Company Description Dealpath organizes information and simplifies team collaboration for clear deal tracking and the best investment decisions. Website http://www.dealpath.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $8,000,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were … Continue reading “Dealpath Garners $8,000,000 Series A Funding Round”
TapFwd Receives $3,000,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=dd64e8f0-649c-45ed-acef-f23e74eef2f1 Date 10/6/2016 Company Name TapFwd Mailing Address 47 Maiden Lane San Francisco, CA 94108 USA Company Description With TapFwd as your partner, person-level mobile targeting is no longer limited to Facebook’s walled garden. Website http://www.tapfwd.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $3,000,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes TapFwd will use the … Continue reading “TapFwd Receives $3,000,000 Seed Funding Round”
With New Program, DARPA To Encourage Safety “Brakes” For Gene Editing
[Updated 10/6/16, 12:17 p.m. See below.] Drugs that use molecular scissors to snip out or replace defective genes. Altered mosquitoes meant to sabotage entire disease-carrying populations. Both are potential uses of genome editing, which thanks to the CRISPR-Cas9 system has spread throughout the world’s biology labs and is now on the doorstep of the outside … Continue reading “With New Program, DARPA To Encourage Safety “Brakes” For Gene Editing”
Is Your Organization Ready to Become an Ecosystem Driver?
[This article is co-authored by Stephanie Woerner.] Dominating business-to-consumer sales, Amazon seems ready to take over the world of business-to-business too. In its first year, Amazon Business generated $1 billion in sales. However, there is still room for competition. It’s not yet an ecosystem driver in B2B, although the longer it takes for other business … Continue reading “Is Your Organization Ready to Become an Ecosystem Driver?”
Benchling Secures $7,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=77dd86ff-31ce-4736-90b4-32565a0ec133 Date 10/5/2016 Company Name Benchling Mailing Address 170 Capp Street San Francisco, CA 94110 USA Company Description Benchling is a life science data management and collaboration platform. Website http://www.benchling.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $7,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. M&A Terms Venture Investor Thrive … Continue reading “Benchling Secures $7,000,000 New Funding Round”
Lenda Garners $1,404,153 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=87ba020f-562d-44ef-888d-395395f7fc9f Date 10/5/2016 Company Name Lenda Mailing Address 44 Tehama Street San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description Lenda (formerly GoRefi) allows homeowners to complete their home loan online – starting with a 30-second custom rate quote. Just like completing your taxes, buying airfare, or trading stocks, you can now complete the … Continue reading “Lenda Garners $1,404,153 New Financing Round”
Stripe Obtains New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=777f72e7-f7c5-406c-bd0f-a8d43e88a24e Date 10/5/2016 Company Name Stripe Mailing Address 3180 18th St. San Francisco, CA 94110 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 New Financing Round”
Restless Bandit Lands $10,000,000 Series A Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=99b576df-1982-4885-9cb2-dccb6549bc53 Date 10/5/2016 Company Name Restless Bandit Mailing Address 33 New Montgomery St. San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description You already have great candidates in your talent universe, hiding in plain sight. Often they’ve applied to your company previously—up to 40% of them have submitted their resumes before—and you may even … Continue reading “Restless Bandit Lands $10,000,000 Series A Financing”
Coupa Software Garners $133,200,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4eba9e50-974b-499e-ada4-9d116dec5c18 Date 10/5/2016 Company Name Coupa Software Mailing Address South Grant Street San Mateo, CA 94401 USA Company Description Coupa (NASDAQ: COUP) is savings-as-a-service. Our cloud-based suite of financial applications helps you spend smarter and more efficiently. Coupa s cloud-based suite of financial applications helps you spend smarter and more efficiently. Website … Continue reading “Coupa Software Garners $133,200,000 New Funding Round”
In Cloud Security Move, Akamai Scoops Up Soha Systems
Akamai has announced its second acquisition in less than a week. The Cambridge, MA-based technology company (NASDAQ: [[ticker:AKAM]]) said Tuesday it has acquired Soha Systems, a startup based in Sunnyvale, CA. Terms of the all-cash deal were undisclosed. Soha makes software to help businesses remotely and securely access applications hosted in data centers and hybrid … Continue reading “In Cloud Security Move, Akamai Scoops Up Soha Systems”
Lyft, IBM, & Others Discuss the Convergence of AI and Marketing
What do artificial intelligence, machine learning, and other innovations have in store for the future of marketing? That was a key question addressed by a panel that included the chief marketing officers from Lyft, IBM Watson, and CVS Health. They gathered last week in New York at 1 World Trade Center to discuss changes consumers … Continue reading “Lyft, IBM, & Others Discuss the Convergence of AI and Marketing”
Tout Lands $2,600,000 Series C Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c658ed60-553d-4329-a141-945daa27ab29 Date 10/4/2016 Company Name Tout Mailing Address 139 Townsend St 4th Floor San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Tout is a social media platform that allows users to shoot 15-second video status updates via smartphones and webcams. Touts are shared real-time and automatically to Tout.com, Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, SMS and … Continue reading “Tout Lands $2,600,000 Series C Funding”
After the Election, Join Us to Discuss the State of the Biotech Union
How will the upcoming election affect biotech and healthcare? On December 6 in South San Francisco, Xconomy is gathering scientists, executives, investors, and other thought leaders to dissect the results and look ahead to 2017. Issues that are crucial to the health and wealth of the nation are in play on Election Day and beyond. … Continue reading “After the Election, Join Us to Discuss the State of the Biotech Union”
TerrAvion’s Eye in the Sky For Growers, And Now, Ranchers
Robert Morris was a military drone platoon leader in Afghanistan, where he started thinking about the potential of aerial imagery in agriculture. He later became a chapter president of the Drone Industry Association, and explored the idea of setting up a business providing drone surveillance of farmland. Morris did go on to co-found an aerial … Continue reading “TerrAvion’s Eye in the Sky For Growers, And Now, Ranchers”
Salesforce Acquires Krux Digital for $750,000,000
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d7fd61f8-f62e-4759-a59b-2cd5f6b06473 Date 10/3/2016 Company Name Krux Digital Mailing Address 181 South Park San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Krux Digital helps anyone with a website safeguard, manage, and make responsible use of consumer data signatures across devices, sources, and formats. Krux arms web publishers with the technology and know-how to compete … Continue reading “Salesforce Acquires Krux Digital for $750,000,000”
Bio Roundup: CAR-T & Migraine Races, Intra-Cellular, Rockefeller & More
The presidential race captivated millions of TV viewers this week as the first debate took place in Hofstra. But biotech watchers had other races on their mind. Who will be first to market with a new type of cancer treatment known as CAR-T? Who will break free of the pack of companies developing drugs meant … Continue reading “Bio Roundup: CAR-T & Migraine Races, Intra-Cellular, Rockefeller & More”
Aligned With Roche, SQZ Bio Gets $16M to Push Cell Therapies to Clinic
The first experimental cell-based cancer immunotherapy, known as CAR-T, could soon be submitted to the FDA for approval. But CAR-T therapies have limitations. One of many companies looking to improve them is tiny Boston startup SQZ Biotech, and it just pulled in more cash. The $16 million Series B round SQZ is announcing this morning … Continue reading “Aligned With Roche, SQZ Bio Gets $16M to Push Cell Therapies to Clinic”
Folloze Garners $6,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4d94207e-6c09-4708-a5d3-06137ac675ae Date 9/30/2016 Company Name Folloze Mailing Address 480 California Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94306 USA Company Description Marketing and Sales Joint Campaigning platform, personalized and engaging prospect experience, real time alerts, sales teams follow up instantly. Marketo, salesforce, Eloqua Website http://www.folloze.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $6,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed … Continue reading “Folloze Garners $6,000,000 New Funding Round”
VentureBeat Secures $560,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d70097cd-370c-42d9-9e90-156383c28968 Date 9/30/2016 Company Name VentureBeat Mailing Address 22 Battery Street San Francisco, CA 94111 USA Company Description VentureBeat’s mission is to provide news and information about private companies and the venture capital that fuels them. It is the successor to SiliconBeat, co-founded and written by Matt Marshall. Website http://www.venturebeat.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “VentureBeat Secures $560,000 New Funding”
AnyPerk Obtains $11,500,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f9aa87ce-1cce-4643-8fe8-73de2f35edc2 Date 9/30/2016 Company Name AnyPerk Mailing Address 33 New Montgomery St. San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description AnyPerk is an employee engagement platform that helps manage and deliver perks and discount programs to maximize employee happiness in companies. Website http://www.anyperk.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $11,500,000 Transaction Round Series … Continue reading “AnyPerk Obtains $11,500,000 Series A Funding”
Shape Security Receives $15,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=03ad8dab-86ab-47ae-a5fa-a974b7827e45 Date 9/30/2016 Company Name Shape Security Mailing Address P.O. Box 772 Palo Alto, CA 94302 USA Company Description Shape alters the economics of web hacking. We shift costs from defenders to attackers, forcing hackers to spend much more to achieve much less. Our military-grade technology doesn’t rely on past signatures, so … Continue reading “Shape Security Receives $15,000,000 New Financing Round”
Remedy Obtains $1,900,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=438c6057-4fe1-42ad-9cdf-b86c50d0fc94 Date 9/30/2016 Company Name Remedy Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Remedy attempts to protect consumers from medical bill errors and overcharges. Remedy Labs protects you and your family from medical bills. We negotiate with hospitals and doctors to save you money. Website http://www.tryremedy.com Transaction Type Venture … Continue reading “Remedy Obtains $1,900,000 New Financing Round”
Karmic Labs Receives $12,177,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a9810d97-0f09-44e9-9887-07b6f68b5ee5 Date 9/30/2016 Company Name Karmic Labs Mailing Address 1600 Bryant Street San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description Karmic Labs system allows for employees to request specific amounts of cash for specific events. Managers can easily approve. Employers have organizational oversight. Website http://www.getdash.io Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $12,177,000 Transaction … Continue reading “Karmic Labs Receives $12,177,000 New Funding Round”
Apttus Receives $88,000,000 Series D Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=bee8a5ea-90e0-4a48-9745-362e4b9d24cf Date 9/30/2016 Company Name Apttus Mailing Address 1400 Fashion Island Boulevard San Mateo, CA 94404 USA Company Description Apttus provides category-defining Quote-to-Cash software delivering CPQ, Contract Management, E-Commerce, & Revenue Management on Salesforce. Website http://www.apttus.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $88,000,000 Transaction Round Series D Proceeds Purposes The funds will be used … Continue reading “Apttus Receives $88,000,000 Series D Round”
Toma Biosciences Obtains $11,895,818 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3f0c3d3c-607b-4f85-b309-4a8af70d82a3 Date 9/30/2016 Company Name Toma Biosciences Mailing Address 353E Vintage Park Dr. Foster City, CA 94404 USA Company Description Every cancer patient’s tumor has unique genomic errors. Recent efforts by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Institute of Health (NIH) have revealed how important these genomic differences are in … Continue reading “Toma Biosciences Obtains $11,895,818 New Financing”
Simpplr Garners $6,000,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=94805f6f-b7c1-4ca0-9f42-5e54100e961d Date 9/30/2016 Company Name Simpplr Mailing Address 520 S El Camino Real San Mateo, CA 94402 USA Company Description We believe employee referrals are the most sought after hires in any company. We also believe in the power of augmented intelligence. Our algorithms provide employees the ground work for intelligent and … Continue reading “Simpplr Garners $6,000,000 Series A Funding”
Zero Motorcycles Secures $2,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a5db045d-f633-40ac-9f7d-9a966e580090 Date 9/30/2016 Company Name Zero Motorcycles Mailing Address 380 El Pueblo Road Scotts Valley, CA 95066 USA Company Description Zero Motorcycles is the next step in motorcycle evolution and represents the ultimate electric motorcycle technology. Website http://www.zeromotorcycles.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes … Continue reading “Zero Motorcycles Secures $2,000,000 New Funding Round”
OneRent Garners $695,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3fb06817-c938-4771-a2bc-c970c0db94a5 Date 9/30/2016 Company Name OneRent Mailing Address 75 E Santa Clara St. San Jose, CA 95113 USA Company Description OneRent was founded in March of 2014 after we went through a painful, fragemented rental experience as first-time renters. With our first product, we spent countless hours with owners and renters to … Continue reading “OneRent Garners $695,000 New Funding”
Tech Giants’ Partnership To Explore Ethics, Societal Impacts of AI
With public interest in artificial intelligence technologies on the rise, five of the world’s largest corporations—vying against each other in so many spheres—are banding together to support research on the ethical and societal issues raised by machines with increasingly human-like capabilities. The Partnership on AI, formally unveiled Wednesday, includes Amazon, Microsoft, Facebook, IBM, Google and … Continue reading “Tech Giants’ Partnership To Explore Ethics, Societal Impacts of AI”
Will Programmable Immune “Cellbots” Be the Next Weapon Against Cancer?
[Corrected, 9/29/16, 4:24 p.m. See below.] Cancer immunotherapy has captured the medical world’s attention, knocking out a few types of cancer in a small portion of the most desperate patients. But it has bumped into many limitations. Researcher Wendell Lim (pictured) and his lab mates at the University of California, San Francisco, believe they can … Continue reading “Will Programmable Immune “Cellbots” Be the Next Weapon Against Cancer?”
Ginkgo Builds Out Robot Labs as Microbe Design Business Grows: Photos
If Ginkgo Bioworks has its way, robots and software will someday handle most of the genetic engineering work currently performed by scientists sitting at lab benches. Ginkgo is contributing to that shift. Today the synthetic biology company announced an expansion of its headquarters in Boston’s Seaport neighborhood, including a second, larger lab space for designing … Continue reading “Ginkgo Builds Out Robot Labs as Microbe Design Business Grows: Photos”
Cell Culture Agtech Offers Prospect of Meat and Milk Without the Moo
The idea of using laboratory techniques to create food sounds like something out of science fiction—think of the food replicators depicted on Star Trek. But the concept of lab-grown food is gaining traction as entrepreneurs and scientists look for ways to make more animal products while also diminishing the food industry’s impact on the environment. … Continue reading “Cell Culture Agtech Offers Prospect of Meat and Milk Without the Moo”
b8ta Lands $4,500,000 Series A Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7080fc2f-3fbf-4746-8961-4f1e7b1e92ff Date 9/29/2016 Company Name b8ta Mailing Address 2660 South El Camino Real Palo Alto, CA 94403 USA Company Description b8ta is a software-powered retail showroom for consumer hardware & IoT products. 516 Bryant Street, Palo Alto. #b8tatested Website http://www.b8ta.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $4,500,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds … Continue reading “b8ta Lands $4,500,000 Series A Round”
SentreHEART Secures $35,000,000 Series D Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=642cc682-1a26-49f7-b227-6444f41fbcd0 Date 9/29/2016 Company Name SentreHEART Mailing Address 300 Saginaw Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 USA Company Description SentreHEART, Inc. is developing minimally invasive devices to protect and treat disorders of the heart. Website http://www.sentreheart.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $35,000,000 Transaction Round Series D Proceeds Purposes The proceeds will be … Continue reading “SentreHEART Secures $35,000,000 Series D Funding Round”
Knotch Lands $10,000,000 Series A Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d6f1d066-676e-4f6b-b2d8-6ba44c4290dd Date 9/29/2016 Company Name Knotch Mailing Address 334 Kearny Street San Francisco, CA 94108 USA Company Description Knotch is the Twitter for the 99%: it gives everyone a stage to express their opinions/thoughts in front of all those who care about the topic in discussion. Website http://www.knotch.it Transaction Type Venture Equity … Continue reading “Knotch Lands $10,000,000 Series A Financing”
Druva Secures $51,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=857d0942-9c1f-407a-b526-6d52e2f7ae93 Date 9/29/2016 Company Name Druva Mailing Address 150 Mathilda Place Sunnyvale, CA 94086 USA Company Description Druva is the industry leader in converged data protection, bringing data center class availability and governance to the mobile and distributed enterprise. Website http://www.druva.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $51,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds … Continue reading “Druva Secures $51,000,000 New Round”
Contrast Security Secures $16,000,000 Series B Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2843ccba-0032-4a6f-a799-84b82658cbf3 Date 9/29/2016 Company Name Contrast Security Mailing Address 291 Lambert Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94306 USA Company Description Most companies build or buy software apps to run their business. Unfortunately, application code exposes critical vulnerabilities to hackers. Website http://www.contrastsecurity.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $16,000,000 Transaction Round Series B Proceeds … Continue reading “Contrast Security Secures $16,000,000 Series B Financing Round”
Kibo Acquires Baynote for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=df0de2f8-26c3-4f69-b4b3-31d3748cc6e6 Date 9/29/2016 Company Name Baynote Mailing Address 333 West San Carlos Street San Jose, CA 95110 USA Company Description Baynote software provides personalized shopping experiences that help drive conversions. Let us help improve your customers’ experiences today. Website http://www.baynote.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes M&A Terms … Continue reading “Kibo Acquires Baynote for Undisclosed Sum”
Nutanix Garners $237,920,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=73f6463d-4cb8-4f97-8eb8-90df8282b3f1 Date 9/29/2016 Company Name Nutanix Mailing Address 1740 Technology Dr. San Jose, CA 95110 USA Company Description Nutanix (NASDAQ: NTNX) is leading the charge in shrinking the virtualized data center through convergence of storage and compute tiers, driving out the cost and complexity associated with network storage. Nutanix’s revolutionary appliance provides … Continue reading “Nutanix Garners $237,920,000 New Round”
Bio Execs Talk Patient Advocacy, Duchenne Approval at BioForward Panel
Janet Woodcock, the top drug evaluator at the FDA, was the driving force behind the FDA’s recent decision to approve eteplirsen (Exondys 51), a drug for patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy from Cambridge, MA-based Sarepta Therapeutics (NASDAQ: [[ticker:SRPT]]). The decision was controversial: Many FDA scientists didn’t want to approve eteplirsen. They didn’t want to lower the … Continue reading “Bio Execs Talk Patient Advocacy, Duchenne Approval at BioForward Panel”
Color Genomics Garners $45,000,000 Series B Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=59601a1c-e7cb-4b69-8fa3-12b9c90a6e53 Date 9/28/2016 Company Name Color Genomics Mailing Address 1801 Murchison Drive Burlingame, CA 94010 USA Company Description Color provides a high-quality, physician-ordered, genetic test at a low cost. We include support for physicians, as well as genetic counseling as part of every purchase. Our goal is to expand physician-supported access to … Continue reading “Color Genomics Garners $45,000,000 Series B Financing”
Aqua Security Garners $9,000,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7aeed458-267f-409a-8bc9-3e127dcb49da Date 9/28/2016 Company Name Aqua Security Mailing Address 201 Spear St. San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description Software containers (Docker and other formats) are rapidly being adopted in enterprise deployments, but present unique security challenges due to the scale, agility and open nature of the container operating environment. Website http://www.aquasec.com … Continue reading “Aqua Security Garners $9,000,000 Series A Funding”
ProsperWorks Garners $24,000,000 Series B Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c39a3500-73e9-478d-a5af-51f72d6b81bb Date 9/28/2016 Company Name ProsperWorks Mailing Address 221 Main St. San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description ProsperWorks was founded by serial entrepreneurs Jon Lee, Kelly Cheng, and Andrew Hu. We started with CRM because it was something we personally struggled with. We believe that business software should be as simple … Continue reading “ProsperWorks Garners $24,000,000 Series B Funding”
MicuRx Pharmaceuticals Lands $55,000,000 Series C Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0b7f6148-61b0-4c17-bfa6-7b80894287fe Date 9/28/2016 Company Name MicuRx Pharmaceuticals Mailing Address 3916 Trust Way Hayward, CA 94545 USA Company Description MicuRx is discovering and developing next-generation antibacterial andantifungal products. By making specific modifications to validatedantibiotics, MicuRx intends to improve overall pharmacological propertiesof antimicrobial drugs in order to overcome antibiotic resistance. Website http://www.micurx.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “MicuRx Pharmaceuticals Lands $55,000,000 Series C Funding”
DeepGram Receives $1,800,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d90159f9-dd18-4ffc-add9-a95c9e222e4f Date 9/28/2016 Company Name DeepGram Mailing Address 1075 Space Park Way Mountain View, CA 94043 USA Company Description DeepGram uses artificial intelligence to recognize speech, search for moments, and categorize audio and video. Try it on calls, meetings, podcasts, video clips, lectures—and get actionable insights from an easy to use API. … Continue reading “DeepGram Receives $1,800,000 New Round”