Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=64a66fee-5432-460e-ac0f-f9a181244b62 Date 9/28/2016 Company Name Beckon Mailing Address 107 South B Street San Mateo, CA 94401 USA Company Description Beckon is omnichannel analytics software for marketing in all its modern complexity. Our software-as-a-service platform integrates messy marketing data and delivers rich dashboards and scorecards for cross-channel marketing intelligence. Built by marketers for … Continue reading “Beckon Secures $10,000,000 New Round”
Category: San Francisco
New Rockefeller Prez Takes Stock of “Wildly Underdeveloped” NY Bio Scene
As the child of a military physicist, Richard Lifton was forced to move around a lot, from Washington, DC, to Albuquerque, New Mexico, to Ankara, Turkey. As an adult he settled in Connecticut, where he became a renowned geneticist at Yale University. Now he’s on the move again, relocating to New York, where he faces … Continue reading “New Rockefeller Prez Takes Stock of “Wildly Underdeveloped” NY Bio Scene”
Xconomy Presents: State of the Biotech Union
Life science research and healthcare are a nationwide conversation. The White House is using major initiatives to push innovation in precision medicine and cancer. Zika virus has spread to our shores. Drug prices are a hot-button topic for presidential candidates, activist patients, and everybody in between. Xconomy wants to talk about it all. Join National … Continue reading “Xconomy Presents: State of the Biotech Union”
Circulation, Uber Team Up to Get Patients to Doctor’s Appointments
Healthcare providers are starting to embrace consumer technologies, and Boston has emerged as one of the hubs of experimentation. The latest example is Circulation, a startup founded last year and partly incubated at Boston Children’s Hospital. The new venture makes software that manages non-emergency medical transportation for patients, primarily those who are elderly, disabled, or … Continue reading “Circulation, Uber Team Up to Get Patients to Doctor’s Appointments”
Aki Technologies Obtains $3,750,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=61c307d6-a519-4ee8-afa8-0e9db38d9011 Date 9/27/2016 Company Name Aki Technologies Mailing Address 912 Cole Street San Francisco, CA 94117 USA Company Description Aki Technologies helps brands own the mobile moment. As the first ad platform built for mobile moment targeting and insights, Aki interprets the full range of mobile data signals to gauge and predict … Continue reading “Aki Technologies Obtains $3,750,000 Seed Financing”
Skyhigh Networks Secures $40,000,000 Series D Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=96c4dafa-4c45-4adc-9ab2-4bd7796b8930 Date 9/27/2016 Company Name Skyhigh Networks Mailing Address 1601 S De Anza Blvd. Cupertino, CA 95014 USA Company Description The Skyhigh Networks executive team is comprised of successful repeat entrepreneurs with a passion for delivering game changing products and services and a relentless focus on customer success. Website http://www.skyhighnetworks.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “Skyhigh Networks Secures $40,000,000 Series D Funding”
Inverse Secures $6,000,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=05af1052-ddbf-4f18-b409-4c551246498e Date 9/27/2016 Company Name Inverse Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Inverse covers the latest news, TV, movies, music, digital culture, science and tech by asking: What could happen next? Website http://www.inverse.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $6,000,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes The latest … Continue reading “Inverse Secures $6,000,000 Series A Funding”
LearnUp Lands $7,500,001 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1b9a08ba-ced3-4abe-844d-b20de98c423b Date 9/27/2016 Company Name LearnUp Mailing Address 1881 Page Mill Road Palo Alto, CA 94304 USA Company Description Founded in 2012, LearnUp empowers job applicants to get hired through the use of innovative job-specific online training and interview coaching. Website http://www.learnup.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $7,500,001 Transaction Round Undisclosed … Continue reading “LearnUp Lands $7,500,001 New Funding Round”
SavvyMoney Obtains Series D Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e8daca82-8c77-4523-877f-b55b42f90d37 Date 9/27/2016 Company Name SavvyMoney Mailing Address 315 Montgomery St. San Francisco, CA 94104 USA Company Description SavvyMoney was founded in early 2008 out of frustration with banks that push products and measure success based on the number of products they sell to each customer rather than how well they help … Continue reading “SavvyMoney Obtains Series D Funding”
Kinetica Obtains $6,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=27bff590-681d-4a0a-bdf9-d51522d5b901 Date 9/27/2016 Company Name Kinetica Mailing Address 1 Sansome St. San Francisco, CA 94104 USA Company Description Built from the ground up to scale linearly, Kinetica’s distributed, in-memory database accelerated by GPUs delivers truly real-time actionable intelligence on large, complex and streaming data sets: 100x faster performance at 1/10 of the … Continue reading “Kinetica Obtains $6,000,000 New Financing”
Orient Hontai Capital Acquires AppLovin for $1,420,000,000
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2e1308af-6da6-493c-a8ce-59945d121475 Date 9/27/2016 Company Name AppLovin Mailing Address 640 2nd St. San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description AppLovin turns mobile into the medium of choice for brands by using data gathered across screens to deliver dynamic mobile ads for consumers. Website http://www.applovin.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount $1,420,000,000 Transaction Round Proceeds … Continue reading “Orient Hontai Capital Acquires AppLovin for $1,420,000,000”
Gfycat Secures $10,000,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f50fb58a-9ecc-4408-b0d4-31490078e916 Date 9/26/2016 Company Name Gfycat Mailing Address 457 Castro St. Mountain View, CA 94041 USA Company Description Gfycat was founded in order to upgrade the GIF viewing experience to the 21st century. We all know GIFs are awesome (duh!) because they play everywhere, they are simple to view, they contain concise … Continue reading “Gfycat Secures $10,000,000 Seed Financing”
Zero Garners $2,500,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5069343d-c62f-4582-a0b2-bf9705924d28 Date 9/26/2016 Company Name Zero Mailing Address 215 Kearny St. San Francisco, CA 94108 USA Company Description Zero is the first banking experience to combine the balance oversight of a debit card with the rewards of a credit card. Zero was built on the belief that people shouldn’t be required to … Continue reading “Zero Garners $2,500,000 New Round”
CA Technologies Acquires BlazeMeter for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=39d166f5-6c6c-4fcf-ac74-810fb49a124d Date 9/26/2016 Company Name BlazeMeter Mailing Address 785 Castro Street Mountain View, CA 94041 USA Company Description BlazeMeter offers a cross-enterprise test automation framework for the entire technical team (developers, devops, ops and QA) throughout the product development lifecycle. Run continuous or on demand testing for APIs, mobile apps and websites. … Continue reading “CA Technologies Acquires BlazeMeter for Undisclosed Sum”
Shanhai Capital Acquires Analogix Semiconductor for $500,000,000
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=306de002-9632-4f95-9686-c9186a3bcfa2 Date 9/26/2016 Company Name Analogix Semiconductor Mailing Address 3211 Scott Boulevard Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA Company Description Talent, leadership, vision. Analogix has cultivated qualities like these from the start. We pride ourselves on a corporate culture that nurtures creativity, innovation, and dedication to customers. Website http://www.analogix.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction … Continue reading “Shanhai Capital Acquires Analogix Semiconductor for $500,000,000”
Bio Roundup: Mylan Grilled, Duchenne Kids Thrilled, Zuck-Chan & More
Another biopharma executive went before Congress to explain drug price hikes. Unlike Martin Shkreli, Mylan CEO Heather Bresch actually answered questions. Taking heat over the EpiPen scandal, she tried to stick to her script, getting testy when legislators brought up a USA Today story about her mother helping market the life-saving anti-allergy injection to schools. … Continue reading “Bio Roundup: Mylan Grilled, Duchenne Kids Thrilled, Zuck-Chan & More”
Tech Transforms the Election Experience, From VR to Voter Registration
My friend Eileen and I are planning to “phone-watch” the first presidential debate together on Monday. Just by calling her number in Louisiana from my couch in the Bay Area, I’ll hear hilarious commentary on the Clinton-Trump exchange from Eileen, a terrific reporter who’s wittier than most standup comics. I found another name for this … Continue reading “Tech Transforms the Election Experience, From VR to Voter Registration”
Sonder Lands $10,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=efb65b5e-e96a-4495-9733-64df34b5fcf7 Date 9/23/2016 Company Name Sonder Mailing Address 430 9th Street San Francisco, CA 94104 USA Company Description We’ve traveled far and wide, and we know what matters – authenticity and amenities. Stay in one-of-a-kind Sonders in intimate neighborhoods, and find a consistent standard of quality inside – comfortable beds, five-star cleanliness, … Continue reading “Sonder Lands $10,000,000 New Financing Round”
Anodot Obtains $8,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=856c8d34-3ec1-475f-a726-911a20c0391a Date 9/23/2016 Company Name Anodot Mailing Address Undisclosed Sunnyvale, CA 94085 USA Company Description Providing real time operational business insights using machine learning algorithms. Website http://www.anodot.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $8,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes The funds will be used to expand the company’s global sales and operations … Continue reading “Anodot Obtains $8,000,000 New Round”
Vina Obtains $1,400,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=975eec5c-2388-4fab-aced-b79ebbfdb787 Date 9/23/2016 Company Name Vina Mailing Address 468 Tehama Street San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description At VINA, we’re dedicated to building global communities of women who make each other feel supported, inspired, free, and above all else, happy. Website http://www.vina.io Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,400,000 Transaction Round … Continue reading “Vina Obtains $1,400,000 Seed Funding Round”
Aperia Technologies Receives $15,577,482 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5cbac1a6-d359-471f-8384-db47650e2a71 Date 9/23/2016 Company Name Aperia Technologies Mailing Address 1616 Rollins Road Burlingame, CA 94010 USA Company Description A revolutionary automatic tire inflation system for trucks & trailers that bolts-on in minutes. Increased fuel efficiency & extended tire life. Website http://www.aperiatech.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $15,577,482 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds … Continue reading “Aperia Technologies Receives $15,577,482 New Financing”
Airbnb Obtains $555,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e31b23d1-5f8a-40da-946c-e7a51c3b68dc Date 9/23/2016 Company Name Airbnb Mailing Address 888 Brannan Street San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description Rent unique accommodations from local hosts in 190+ countries. Feel at home anywhere you go in the world with Airbnb. Website http://www.airbnb.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $555,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “Airbnb Obtains $555,000,000 New Funding Round”
Operator Receives $15,000,000 Series B Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5572e6d5-b1bd-43d0-9ed9-e7d09f20e6bd Date 9/23/2016 Company Name Operator Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Operator makes shopping as easy as a text. By combining the best AI algorithms with Operator’s network of shopping experts, Operator is building a platform that helps people shop for exactly what they want at any … Continue reading “Operator Receives $15,000,000 Series B Funding”
Sarepta Preps For Sales As Insurers Unlikely To Deny Duchenne Drug
Kathryn Wagner treats boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a rare and fatal genetic disease. She thinks the first drug ever approved to treat Duchenne is “horrendously expensive,” and she’s not comfortable with the data that the FDA said was good enough to merit the approval, which was announced with great controversy this week. But Wagner … Continue reading “Sarepta Preps For Sales As Insurers Unlikely To Deny Duchenne Drug”
D.light Garners $22,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5e9651f7-2ccc-452d-b784-2329f67e7e65 Date 9/22/2016 Company Name D.light Mailing Address 650 5th Street San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description d.light: a global solar energy company delivering affordable solar home and power solutions for 2 billion people without access to reliable energy Website http://www.dlight.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $22,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed … Continue reading “D.light Garners $22,000,000 New Financing Round”
MetroMile Receives $191,500,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=260dbe0f-4b4f-4c4b-809a-23fc9f8a7b85 Date 9/22/2016 Company Name MetroMile Mailing Address 292 Townsend St San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description We started MetroMile because we believe the people leading the lower-mileage trend should be rewarded. We also believe products such as car insurance are not reacting quickly enough to meet the specialized needs of … Continue reading “MetroMile Receives $191,500,000 New Financing”
InfluxData Secures $16,000,000 Series B Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9923fd79-89af-4b14-b416-5738e1d53585 Date 9/22/2016 Company Name InfluxData Mailing Address 555 Market Street 15th floor San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description InfluxDB is a time series, events, and metrics database. It is written in Go and has no external dependencies. That means once you install it there’s nothing else to manage (like Redis, … Continue reading “InfluxData Secures $16,000,000 Series B Round”
Gametime Garners $20,000,000 Series B Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=85e9f329-8aa9-4c0b-b7dc-7007f1cb7e18 Date 9/22/2016 Company Name Gametime Mailing Address 501 2nd Street San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Gametime provides the best mobile ticketing experience in existence. Get last minute sports tickets delivered straight to your phone! Website http://www.gametime.co Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $20,000,000 Transaction Round Series B Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “Gametime Garners $20,000,000 Series B Financing Round”
CloudTalk Lands $5,562,486 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6566a4cf-79df-45ea-b702-8af05ef702db Date 9/22/2016 Company Name CloudTalk Mailing Address 89 De Boom Street San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description The company operates a website that provides free personal text and voice messaging. Website http://www.cloudtalk.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $5,562,486 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. 16 … Continue reading “CloudTalk Lands $5,562,486 New Financing Round”
Efficient Drivetrains Lands $7,850,000 Series C Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=78e24c15-08ab-4cec-8955-8aff7be21712 Date 9/22/2016 Company Name Efficient Drivetrains Mailing Address 1181 Cadillac Court Milpitas, CA 95035 USA Company Description EDI’s leading-edge hybrid-electric drivetrain systems and technologies enable OEMs to meet zero-emissions requirements while providing significant cost and efficiency advantages for parallel and series hybrid drivetrain architectures across nearly all platform classes and configurations. … Continue reading “Efficient Drivetrains Lands $7,850,000 Series C Funding Round”
When Self-Driving Cars Turn Corner, Other Autos Become Irrelevant
Austin—Autonomous cars are coming. How quickly they take over the automobile market will largely depend on how soon consumers are willing to trust the cars, governments are able to manage the sector, and insurers are able to assess the risk, says Peter Stone, a professor who works in the artificial intelligence laboratory at the University … Continue reading “When Self-Driving Cars Turn Corner, Other Autos Become Irrelevant”
Announcing Xconomy’s Agtech and Food Channel
A core tenet of Xconomy—and the reason behind our broad coverage across information technology, life sciences, energy, and more—is that the most interesting and important innovations often arise from the intersection of different disciplines. One of the most important intersections today is between agriculture, the life sciences, and information technology—as evidenced by the growing field … Continue reading “Announcing Xconomy’s Agtech and Food Channel”
Allset Obtains $2,350,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=67d1c038-c7c0-44f5-a400-0600cea74f06 Date 9/21/2016 Company Name Allset Mailing Address 2670 Leavenworth Street San Francisco, CA 94133 USA Company Description Have your lunch served on your time at your favorite restaurant. Available on iPhone and Android. Website http://www.allsetnow.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,350,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes Allset plans to utilize … Continue reading “Allset Obtains $2,350,000 Seed Funding Round”
Progressly Receives $6,000,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=488c6c43-9129-45f7-b9ce-5a5777719b10 Date 9/21/2016 Company Name Progressly Mailing Address 2317 Broadway St. Redwood City, CA 94063 USA Company Description Progressly’s mission is to become the de-facto system of record for enterprise business processes. Enterprises today are plagued with difficult to use, antiquated business process solutions that hinder them to run their operations efficiently … Continue reading “Progressly Receives $6,000,000 Series A Funding”
Vlocity Lands $50,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=da9a6a53-eb0d-478f-8afe-6f7d7c6aef59 Date 9/21/2016 Company Name Vlocity Mailing Address 50 Fremont Street San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description The seeds of our company were planted 28 years ago when Craig Ramsey hired Marc Benioff into Oracle and worked closely at Oracle with David Schmaier, Mark Armenante and Young Sohn. Craig, Mark and … Continue reading “Vlocity Lands $50,000,000 New Financing Round”
Skycatch Receives $4,360,752 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5bf8b544-862c-41c5-8bd4-81731c4dd80b Date 9/21/2016 Company Name Skycatch Mailing Address 424 9th St. San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description Skycatch is a team with a diverse array of backgrounds but a common passion getting your ideas off the ground. We’ve grown quickly; within the last year we have added staff with deep expertise … Continue reading “Skycatch Receives $4,360,752 New Financing”
LeEco Obtains $1,080,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9126b712-e875-47e0-ad9d-9e2d45901018 Date 9/21/2016 Company Name LeEco Mailing Address 3553 North 1st Street San Jose, CA 95134 USA Company Description Formerly Known as LeTV. Letv.com is the world’s first public video company. The only fully domestically funded company among China’s major Internet companies. The true Internet company among listed companies in China’s A-share … Continue reading “LeEco Obtains $1,080,000,000 New Funding Round”
Cornami Receives $3,000,000 Series B Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1d2b5a69-e2ff-418a-896d-b4ee8b23cecd Date 9/21/2016 Company Name Cornami Mailing Address 2085 C-2 Walsh Ave. Santa Clara, CA 95050 USA Company Description CORMANI is a High Performance Computing (HPC) company that takes compute performance to extraordinary levels, while greatly reducing power and latency. This is achieved by efficiently using heterogeneous cores of multi-core processors in … Continue reading “Cornami Receives $3,000,000 Series B Financing”
Fauna Secures $4,500,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e90075ee-1f76-4999-95de-d013290ad4b8 Date 9/21/2016 Company Name Fauna Mailing Address 485 3rd Street San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description In FaunaDB, traditional joins, constraints, indexes, and views are transparently combined with temporal structures. FaunaDB maintains an implicit history of every piece of data. Developers can use time-slice queries to easily build activity feeds, … Continue reading “Fauna Secures $4,500,000 Seed Financing”
Brava Secures $12,000,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b587869e-3112-4506-8282-d5a22789f057 Date 9/21/2016 Company Name Brava Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description We are an IoT and domestic automation company that integrates technology and design to enable joyful experiences in the home — starting with the kitchen. We are actively hiring exceptional people who love food. Website http://www.bravahome.com … Continue reading “Brava Secures $12,000,000 Series A Funding”
With Tobira Deal, Allergan Keeps Shopping For “Questionable” Assets
[Updated 9/20/16, 4:45 p.m. See below.] Since its mega-merger with drug giant Pfizer (NYSE: [[ticker:PFE]]) fell apart, Allergan has been on an acquisition spree of its own. Its latest purchase has the highest profile—and highest premium—of the lot. Allergan (NYSE: [[ticker:AGN]]) said today it is paying up to $1.7 billion for Tobira Therapeutics (NASDAQ: [[ticker:TBRA]]), … Continue reading “With Tobira Deal, Allergan Keeps Shopping For “Questionable” Assets”
Viddyad Takes Grand Prize at L’Oréal USA Women in Digital Program
It will be easier for more businesses to create and share video ads if Grainne Barron has her way. Last week, Barron, the founder and CEO of San Francisco-based Viddyad, was named this year’s grand prize winner at the L’Oréal USA Women in Digital awards held in New York. Viddyad is a platform that lets … Continue reading “Viddyad Takes Grand Prize at L’Oréal USA Women in Digital Program”
Regeneron, in Pain Drug Race With Pfizer & Lilly, Gets $250M From Teva
Millions of people in the U.S. suffer from chronic forms of pain, but the treatment options aren’t great. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals is locked in a race with Eli Lilly and Pfizer to develop an alternative, and today the Tarrytown, NY, company just got a big chunk of cash to speed the way forward. Teva Pharmaceutical (NYSE: … Continue reading “Regeneron, in Pain Drug Race With Pfizer & Lilly, Gets $250M From Teva”
Ultimaker Pushes 3D Printers in U.S. With Help of Former Z Corp Exec
The dream of putting a desktop 3D printer in every home hasn’t materialized, despite a lot of hype, and it might still be years away—if it comes at all. “I don’t know if it’s dead as an idea,” says John Kawola, a Boston-based executive with Dutch 3D printing company Ultimaker. “But we don’t spend any … Continue reading “Ultimaker Pushes 3D Printers in U.S. With Help of Former Z Corp Exec”
Are Enterprise or Consumer Startups Best VC Bets? One VC’s View
When Shawn Carolan joined Menlo Ventures just after earning his MBA at Stanford in 2002, he found the venture capital firm “fairly enterprise focused.” But Carolan, a trained engineer who says he loves gadgets and gizmos, was most interested in tech products aimed at consumers. Over the next decade, the Stanford recruit managed to give … Continue reading “Are Enterprise or Consumer Startups Best VC Bets? One VC’s View”
Pharmaceutical Price Controls Might Be Closer Than You Think
Amid the hue and cry over the Mylan EpiPen pricing debacle, Hillary Clinton unveiled her “Plan to Respond to Unjustified Price Hikes for Long-Available Drugs.” Clinton’s plan calls for “dedicated oversight to protect consumers.” To that end she would “convene representatives of federal agencies…to create a dedicated group charged with protecting consumers from outlier price … Continue reading “Pharmaceutical Price Controls Might Be Closer Than You Think”
SYNQY Receives $4,500,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=14cba159-cff4-40c8-9880-4b3d2fa921f4 Date 9/20/2016 Company Name SYNQY Mailing Address 3380 Vincent Road Pleasant Hill, CA 94523 USA Company Description SYNQY is reinventing product marketing by building the first real-time product network — a new online merchandising system for delivering and sharing live, interactive product shopping experiences across the Internet. Website http://www.synqy.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “SYNQY Receives $4,500,000 Seed Funding Round”
Nutanix Garners $21,062,643 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=18845378-8980-4808-88f4-62331a9b4760 Date 9/20/2016 Company Name Nutanix Mailing Address 1740 Technology Dr. San Jose, CA 95110 USA Company Description Nutanix 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 enterprise-class compute … Continue reading “Nutanix Garners $21,062,643 New Financing”
AdStage Receives $2,000,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=61343975-571f-4581-9e97-6eff08312972 Date 9/20/2016 Company Name AdStage Mailing Address 461 Bush Street San Francisco, CA 94108 USA Company Description Create, manage, report, and automate your ad campaigns across Google Adwords, Bing Ads, Facebook Ads, Twitter Ads, and LinkedIn ads in one PPC platform. Website http://www.adstage.io Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,000,000 Transaction … Continue reading “AdStage Receives $2,000,000 Series A Funding Round”
YesVideo Secures $3,367,538 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=153f3deb-d27e-4243-aac0-7840110ad97b Date 9/20/2016 Company Name YesVideo Mailing Address 3281 Scott Blvd. Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA Company Description YesVideo is dedicated to providing its customers with easy and affordable solutions to preserve and enjoy their video and photographic memories. Website http://www.yesvideo.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $3,367,538 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds … Continue reading “YesVideo Secures $3,367,538 New Financing Round”