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Bugcrowd Obtains $15,000,000 Series B Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e48dabe3-c4b0-4748-b267-5f0220ddbaa6 Date 4/20/2016 Company Name Bugcrowd Mailing Address 921 Front Street 1st Floor San Francisco, CA 94111 USA Company Description Crowdsourced security solutions. Bugcrowd delivers fully managed bug bounties on on all-in-one vulnerability disclosure platform powered by the world s largest crowd of security researchers. Website http://www.bugcrowd.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction … Continue reading “Bugcrowd Obtains $15,000,000 Series B Round”

Apester Garners $12,000,000 Series A Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2b9c5809-5d3a-4a44-adaa-6b1c9e30eb24 Date 4/20/2016 Company Name Apester Mailing Address 2500 El Camino Real Palo Alto, CA 94306 USA Company Description Apester is empowering content creators to publish conversational content, and to close the storytelling loop with the voice of the reader. Website http://www.apester.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $12,000,000 Transaction Round Series … Continue reading “Apester Garners $12,000,000 Series A Financing Round”

DalCor Pharmaceuticals Lands $150,000,000 Series B Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6dda61a3-9036-4814-8191-9cff6fe0f8b2 Date 4/20/2016 Company Name DalCor Pharmaceuticals Mailing Address 400 S. El Camino Real San Mateo, CA 94402 USA Company Description DalCor is focused on providing precision medicine through identification of genetically distinct patient populations that derive clinical benefits. By integrating clinical, biologic and genetic insights, DalCor intends to deliver superior outcomes … Continue reading “DalCor Pharmaceuticals Lands $150,000,000 Series B Financing Round”

Second Genome Lands $42,600,000 Series B Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8250f143-34ff-446a-ba2e-a63e29c3509d Date 4/20/2016 Company Name Second Genome Mailing Address 341 Allerton Avenue South San Francisco, CA 94080 USA Company Description Founded in 2009 by leading experts in microbial research, molecular diagnostics, and biotechnology R&D, Second Genome is using its proprietary Microbiome Signature Discovery platform to generate novel insights relating the microbiome with … Continue reading “Second Genome Lands $42,600,000 Series B Financing Round”

Twist Bioscience Receives $2,650,000 New Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=93247500-c1da-46d8-a060-fb20fda321ca Date 4/20/2016 Company Name Twist Bioscience Mailing Address 455 Mission Bay Blvd South San Francisco, CA 94158 USA Company Description At Twist Bioscience, our expertise is accelerating science and innovation by leveraging the power of scale. We have developed a proprietary semiconductor-based synthetic DNA manufacturing process featuring a 10,000-well silicon platform … Continue reading “Twist Bioscience Receives $2,650,000 New Financing Round”

Ready Or Not: Next Alzheimer’s Drugs Might Strain Health Systems

By 2029, more than 20 percent of people in the United States will be over the age of 65. That’s why the race to find effective treatments for Alzheimer’s disease feels urgent. A few drugs, approved well over a decade ago, can slow patients’ mental decline for some time. But everything else that has reached … Continue reading “Ready Or Not: Next Alzheimer’s Drugs Might Strain Health Systems”

Nanosys, QD Vision Patent Fight Could Shake Up Nanotech Sector

As consumer device makers keep upping the ante with high-definition displays, a patent lawsuit between two well-funded, competing developers of “quantum dot” display technology could have ramifications for an emerging business sector. Milpitas, CA-based nanotechnology company Nanosys is suing Lexington, MA-based QD Vision for allegedly infringing upon 13 patents that Nanosys says it exclusively licensed … Continue reading “Nanosys, QD Vision Patent Fight Could Shake Up Nanotech Sector”

Geli Secures $7,000,000 Series A Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=62d353ae-4c9b-4eed-950e-1d34edf3f459 Date 4/19/2016 Company Name Geli Mailing Address 657 Mission St. San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description Geli, which stands for Growing Energy Labs, Inc., provides software and business solutions to design, connect, and operate energy storage and microgrid systems. Geli’s suite of products creates an ecosystem where project developers, OEMs, … Continue reading “Geli Secures $7,000,000 Series A Funding”

Proteus Digital Health Obtains $50,000,000 New Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e570ea23-76b3-440d-aada-31c6789cf8c5 Date 4/19/2016 Company Name Proteus Digital Health Mailing Address 2600 Bridge Parkway Redwood City, CA 94065 USA Company Description Our vision is to integrate medicines that treat chronic conditions with mobile technology – via our ingestible sensor – to make healthcare more accessible, manageable and innovative. Website http://www.proteus.com Transaction Type Venture … Continue reading “Proteus Digital Health Obtains $50,000,000 New Financing”

Rinse Lands $6,000,000 Series A Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=21e52bc0-4d8f-4b42-9766-3a88b37e94fe Date 4/19/2016 Company Name Rinse Mailing Address 2525 Van Ness Avenue San Francisco, CA 94109 USA Company Description Rinse is creating a seamless dry cleaning laundry experience designed entirely around your needs. We pick-up and drop-off at your door. We deliver on your schedule. We provide full transparency with everything we … Continue reading “Rinse Lands $6,000,000 Series A Round”

FusionOps Lands $25,000,000 Series C Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9b59c24f-7790-486b-a0de-5229312781ef Date 4/19/2016 Company Name FusionOps Mailing Address 707 California Street Mountain View, CA 94041 USA Company Description FusionOps makes it easy to discover opportunities to make your supply chain hum with cloud supply chain analytics and dashboards. Learn How We Can Help. Website http://www.fusionops.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $25,000,000 … Continue reading “FusionOps Lands $25,000,000 Series C Funding Round”

Takipi Receives $15,000,000 New Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b651c80b-e9aa-4535-8d31-84e19f09b69c Date 4/19/2016 Company Name Takipi Mailing Address 325 9th St. San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description Takipi tells when new exceptions, log errors or slowdowns happen in production, and shows the exact code and variable state. Website http://www.takipi.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $15,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “Takipi Receives $15,000,000 New Funding Round”

Agenda Posted For Napa Summit: Request Invite to Star-Studded Event

It’s four weeks until Napa Summit 2016: The Xconomy Retreat on the Economy, Jobs, and Growth. We have now posted the agenda, and we’d love to see you there. So request your invitation today to Xconomy’s most prestigious event. The dates are May 16 and 17, starting with a wine reception and dinner at Silver … Continue reading “Agenda Posted For Napa Summit: Request Invite to Star-Studded Event”

ShopAdvisor Buys Retailigence to Marry Mobile With In-Store Shopping

ShopAdvisor has acquired Retailigence in a tie-up of two marketing technology startups that highlights a push by brands and retailers to get smarthphone-wielding shoppers to make purchases in stores. The deal price wasn’t disclosed. ShopAdvisor was founded in 2011 as Evoqu and initially launched with an app that allows shoppers to scan barcodes of items and … Continue reading “ShopAdvisor Buys Retailigence to Marry Mobile With In-Store Shopping”

$1B Lumina Foundation Backs New Education Credentials Framework

Advocates of online education say it can provide learning opportunities as good as college coursework, but at a much lower cost. The broad offerings of edtech companies now range from foreign language instruction to history lessons to computer programming. What non-traditional education providers have always needed, though, is the ability to award their students a … Continue reading “$1B Lumina Foundation Backs New Education Credentials Framework”

An LP Becomes Owner of Silicon Valley VC Firm Northgate

Venture capital firms are usually owned by their founders and other firm executives who actively decide how to invest the money entrusted to them by wealthy individuals and institutions, such as pension funds. The suppliers of capital are called limited partners, and their usual role is to sit back while the VC firm chooses how … Continue reading “An LP Becomes Owner of Silicon Valley VC Firm Northgate”

Wrap Media Secures $9,000,000 New Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=88a62503-62ff-4c2f-bf04-12880cd49ff7 Date 4/18/2016 Company Name Wrap Media Mailing Address 275 Sacramento St. 4th Floor San Francisco, CA 94115 USA Company Description Founded in 2014 by entrepreneur Eric Greenberg, Wrap is a mobile-first storytelling and commerce platform that delivers app-like user experiences in bite-sized pieces through the mobile web. Website http://www.wrap.co Transaction Type … Continue reading “Wrap Media Secures $9,000,000 New Financing”

HomeLight Secures $11,000,000 Series A Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f3f00409-631e-4ae9-852b-1a54f16b61a8 Date 4/18/2016 Company Name HomeLight Mailing Address 128 Spear Street San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description Buying or selling a home? Let HomeLight help you find the best Real Estate Agent in your area today. We use agent reviews and actual home sales data to analyze agent performance. Website http://www.homelight.com … Continue reading “HomeLight Secures $11,000,000 Series A Financing”

ClassDojo Lands $21,000,000 Series B Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a3dafcf3-d672-4ade-87f3-49f828cb90e8 Date 4/18/2016 Company Name ClassDojo Mailing Address 735 Tehama Street San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description Build wonderful classroom communities with parents and students. Website http://www.classdojo.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $21,000,000 Transaction Round Series B Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. M&A Terms Venture Investor General Catalyst … Continue reading “ClassDojo Lands $21,000,000 Series B Funding Round”

Cornershop Receives $6,700,000 Series A Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3063488d-2beb-4c01-a0ce-77a94371400c Date 4/18/2016 Company Name Cornershop Mailing Address 44 Tehama St. San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description Cornershop is the leader in fast grocery delivery for Mexico and Chile. It has been operating its on-demand grocery delivery service since July 2015, in Mexico City and Santiago de Chile. Website http://www.cornershopapp.com Transaction … Continue reading “Cornershop Receives $6,700,000 Series A Funding Round”

Beekeeper Obtains $5,000,000 Seed Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0e34cd38-c10c-4a93-be3c-ac313fd0b285 Date 4/18/2016 Company Name Beekeeper Mailing Address 730 Montgomery St. San Francisco, CA 94111 USA Company Description Beekeeper was founded in 2012 by ETH graduates Flavio Pfaffhauser (MSc in Computer Science) and Cristian Grossmann (PhD in Engineering). They were both passionate about building technology that connects and brings people together. Website … Continue reading “Beekeeper Obtains $5,000,000 Seed Financing”

Sharper Shape Obtains $3,250,000 New Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=57c24a5f-4bfe-4d89-9d09-ba98bf33e5b9 Date 4/18/2016 Company Name Sharper Shape Mailing Address 530 Lytton Avenue 2nd Floor Palo Alto, CA 94301 USA Company Description Next Eagle by Sharper Shape is the world’s first automatic asset inspection solution utilizing unmanned aerial vehicles. The solution drastically reduces inspection and maintenance costs for high value assets such as … Continue reading “Sharper Shape Obtains $3,250,000 New Round”

ShopAdvisor Acquires Retailigence for Undisclosed Sum

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=afc6748d-3838-4fb8-b4e1-458f23267ce2 Date 4/18/2016 Company Name Retailigence Mailing Address 541 Jefferson Avenue Redwood City, CA 94063 USA Company Description Retailigence is a hyperlocal marketing platform that utilizes brick-and-mortar inventory data obtained directly from retailers to turn online consumers into offline buyers. Website http://www.retailigence.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “ShopAdvisor Acquires Retailigence for Undisclosed Sum”

West Coast Biotech Roundup: Theranos, Medivation, Juno, and More

Sean Parker, who made billions of dollars investing in Napster and Facebook, hosted a big party this week with Lady Gaga, John Legend, and a lot of movie stars. Oh, and Parker pledged $250 million to create a cancer immunotherapy center in his own name that will coordinate research between six academic centers spread across … Continue reading “West Coast Biotech Roundup: Theranos, Medivation, Juno, and More”

ROBLOX Lets The Games Begin in VR: Launches On Oculus Rift

Predicting the potential market for virtual reality is the classic chicken-and-egg question: People will only buy the new crop of VR headsets—on sale for the first time this year—if there are plenty of things to watch or do on them. But content developers can only profit if people buy the headsets. San Mateo, CA-based game … Continue reading “ROBLOX Lets The Games Begin in VR: Launches On Oculus Rift”

First-Quarter VC Activity Buoyant at $12.1 Billion, & Top 10 Deals

Venture capital firms invested $12.1 billion in 969 startup deals nationwide during the first three months of 2016, marking the ninth consecutive quarter when VCs invested at least $10 billion in new companies, according to the MoneyTree Report. The top 10 deals accounted for 25 percent of all capital deployed during the quarter, and was … Continue reading “First-Quarter VC Activity Buoyant at $12.1 Billion, & Top 10 Deals”

Eversight Secures $14,120,978 New Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3fedf79d-8dad-4b12-a09a-3b7bd09c8440 Date 4/15/2016 Company Name Eversight Mailing Address 2479 East Bayshore Road Palo Alto, CA 94303 USA Company Description Eversight’s cloud-based solutions help CPGs and retailers get the most from their trade spend through digital testing for in-store promotions. Website http://www.eversightlabs.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $14,120,978 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds … Continue reading “Eversight Secures $14,120,978 New Funding”

Onfido Garners $25,000,000 New Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b5b9c204-f37d-4fe1-9847-b3b77a0a4db8 Date 4/15/2016 Company Name Onfido Mailing Address 3260 19th St. San Francisco, CA 94110 USA Company Description Onfido is the data-driven platform for making fast, informed decisions on who you can trust.Onfido delivers next-generation background checks, helping businesses across the world verify anyone, anywhere. Website http://www.onfido.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction … Continue reading “Onfido Garners $25,000,000 New Round”

Imara Lands $31,000,000 Series A Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7a6a6b33-d31b-4c6f-8166-b62bdb4a0786 Date 4/15/2016 Company Name Imara Mailing Address 1555 Adams Menlo Park, CA 94025 USA Company Description Imara Corporation’s (formerly Lion Cells) mission is to provide superior energy storage solutions and accelerate the adoption of alternative U.S.- based green energy sources. Website Undisclosed Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $31,000,000 Transaction Round … Continue reading “Imara Lands $31,000,000 Series A Round”

DigitalGenius Secures $4,100,000 New Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9b7e972b-422b-4d3a-9186-d3e7e3af6fc3 Date 4/15/2016 Company Name DigitalGenius Mailing Address 535 Mission St. San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description DigitalGenius is building next-generation conversational automation technologies for the enterprise. At the core of the platform are proprietary natural language processing and artificial intelligence modules that enable Fortune-500 companies, governments and banks to fully … Continue reading “DigitalGenius Secures $4,100,000 New Funding Round”

Cydan, NEA’s Orphan Drug Accelerator, Targets Sickle Cell With Startup Imara

Cydan Development, New Enterprise Associates’s orphan drug startup accelerator, has taken a look at around 600 assets since it was formed some three years ago. Sifting through all these potential drugs for diamonds in the rough has been an exhaustive process, perhaps even more so than the firm’s executives expected. “It takes longer to de-risk … Continue reading “Cydan, NEA’s Orphan Drug Accelerator, Targets Sickle Cell With Startup Imara”

Headout Lands $10,403,338 Series A Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=82f7aa8a-5240-4f98-95e0-012c964c7a5f Date 4/14/2016 Company Name Headout Mailing Address 44 Castro Street Mountain View, CA 94041 USA Company Description Book amazing tours, fun activities and attraction tickets at the last minute on your mobile device at unbeatable prices. Your on-demand concierge! Website http://www.headout.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $10,403,338 Transaction Round Series … Continue reading “Headout Lands $10,403,338 Series A Financing Round”

Edunav Garners $7,000,000 Series A Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d2e6c274-6118-4ec7-b611-04b6a57cdc84 Date 4/14/2016 Company Name Edunav Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94015 USA Company Description Edunav helps improve student retention and on-time degree completion while minimizing wasted credit hours and optimizing the course catalog, all in a simple, modern interface. Website http://www.edunav.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $7,000,000 Transaction Round … Continue reading “Edunav Garners $7,000,000 Series A Funding Round”

Cellerant Therapeutics Secures $2,025,000 Seed Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=67f64961-3064-4162-b14b-153e0be53ba0 Date 4/14/2016 Company Name Cellerant Therapeutics Mailing Address 1561 Industrial Road San Carlos, CA 94070 USA Company Description Cellerant Therapeutics is a biotechnology company offering products for the regulation of the hematopoietic system. Website http://www.cellerant.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,025,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not … Continue reading “Cellerant Therapeutics Secures $2,025,000 Seed Funding”

RefleXion Medical Obtains $46,000,000 Series B Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ed2bdcae-f11a-465f-a8c0-235d146251ff Date 4/14/2016 Company Name RefleXion Medical Mailing Address 25821 Industrial Blvd. Hayward, CA 94545 USA Company Description RefleXion Medical is developing the first biologically guided radiation therapy system for treating solid tumors throughout the body. Website http://www.reflexionmedical.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $46,000,000 Transaction Round Series B Proceeds Purposes Proceeds … Continue reading “RefleXion Medical Obtains $46,000,000 Series B Round”

PerimeterX Obtains $12,000,000 Series A Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=fbc9329a-548f-4527-a72a-416a6f49a860 Date 4/14/2016 Company Name PerimeterX Mailing Address 181 2nd Ave. San Mateo, CA 94070 USA Company Description PerimeterX is a provider of scalable, behavior-based threat protection technology for the web, cloud and mobile. Its security service PerimeterX Bot Defender™ accurately protects commerce, media and enterprise websites from all types of automated … Continue reading “PerimeterX Obtains $12,000,000 Series A Financing”

Lucid VR Receives $2,000,000 Seed Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e0758ff7-385b-4383-83ca-5485010a31e1 Date 4/14/2016 Company Name Lucid VR Mailing Address 111 West Evelyn Avenue Sunnyvale, CA 94086 USA Company Description We believe in a world where everyone has access to the experiences of the few, where our ability to see the extraordinary is not limited by distance, physical ability, savings, or courage to … Continue reading “Lucid VR Receives $2,000,000 Seed Financing Round”

Poshmark Receives $25,000,000 New Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=30ece852-219e-4bb0-8b14-66734ec7ca95 Date 4/14/2016 Company Name Poshmark Mailing Address 101 Redwood Shores Pkwy 3rd Floor Redwood City, CA 94065 USA Company Description Ever wish you had a style-mate and could shop her closet? Now you can. Poshmark connects you to people whose style you adore, allowing you to shop their closets, anytime you’d … Continue reading “Poshmark Receives $25,000,000 New Financing Round”

Nauto Obtains $12,000,000 New Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ca6fc7db-9593-428e-ba55-67605f569c4b Date 4/14/2016 Company Name Nauto Mailing Address 161 Homer Street Palo Alto, CA 94301 USA Company Description NAUTO is building the onramp to an autonomous driving future with an artificial intelligence-powered connected camera network and smart cloud system. NAUTO observes, learns and makes driving safer, easier and more efficient today. Website … Continue reading “Nauto Obtains $12,000,000 New Round”

Yup Obtains $4,000,000 New Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=626cfc2e-506c-41d1-9442-6773a7cfb74f Date 4/14/2016 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 Obtains $4,000,000 New Financing”

Plastiq Lands $2,850,002 New Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e7a73827-fcfb-4978-a994-b00798cdabd6 Date 4/14/2016 Company Name Plastiq Mailing Address 1475 Folsom St. San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description Plastiq is simple, meaningful, enticing, and – like its alma mater, ultra transparent. Not just transparent in terms of offerings – you will always know exactly what we do and why we do it, … Continue reading “Plastiq Lands $2,850,002 New Funding Round”

EnsoData Garners $550,000 Seed Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b0bbd3fc-6f89-4f3e-9997-d36aa2ac6490 Date 4/14/2016 Company Name EnsoData Mailing Address Undisclosed Madison, WI 94086 USA Company Description EnsoData’s software analyzes polysomnograph (sleep) data to identify sleep apnea events. Currently, technicians at sleep clinics evaluate eight to nine hours worth of data and manually score each 60-second time period. Website http://www.ensodata.io Transaction Type Venture Equity … Continue reading “EnsoData Garners $550,000 Seed Funding Round”

EdCast Lands $16,000,000 Series B Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c0bb6f78-9222-4a63-aa13-e241f55d4fcc Date 4/14/2016 Company Name EdCast Mailing Address 1901 Old Middlefield Way Mountain View, CA 94043 USA Company Description Enjoy learning with daily smart bites. EdCast is your one place to learn for free across any topic imaginable. Built for enterprise and individuals. Website http://www.edcast.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $16,000,000 … Continue reading “EdCast Lands $16,000,000 Series B Round”

Gritstone Oncology Taps Pfizer Veteran Karin Jooss As Its First CSO

Emeryville, CA-based Gritstone Oncology named Karin Jooss as its chief scientific officer. Jooss was previously Pfizer’s head of cancer immunotherapeutics and immunopharmacology. She joins Gritstone six months after the company launched with a $102 million commitment from Versant Ventures, the Column Group, and several other investors.

Frictionless or Frictionmore? Sales Tips for Vendors

Many articles are written on sales and marketing: how to generate leads, how to qualify prospects, how to improve sales, how to engage customers, how to turn leads into a gazillion dollars, how to do this, how to do that, and so on. I am fresh off two recent experiences as a potential customer that … Continue reading “Frictionless or Frictionmore? Sales Tips for Vendors”

With Latest Startup, Harvard’s Verdine Again Aims at Elusive Targets

Harvard University chemical biologist and serial entrepreneur Greg Verdine has spent more than a decade trying to come up with different solutions for one critical problem in biotech: The majority of would-be drug targets are out of reach of existing technologies. That drive has already led to several different companies—among them Aileron Therapeutics, Warp Drive … Continue reading “With Latest Startup, Harvard’s Verdine Again Aims at Elusive Targets”

Affirm Receives $100,000,000 Series D Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a8490436-15a7-4484-ba8d-31076c0be634 Date 4/13/2016 Company Name Affirm Mailing Address 225 Bush Street San Francisco, CA 94104 USA Company Description Affirm is the financial company for everyday people. We provide affordable ways to buy online that are more flexible and transparent than any other credit option. Website http://www.affirm.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount … Continue reading “Affirm Receives $100,000,000 Series D Funding”

Fleet Receives $4,000,000 Seed Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e6dca73c-90d3-4762-9834-7ea63c958a6a Date 4/13/2016 Company Name Fleet Mailing Address 1355 Market Street San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description Freight forwarders on Fleet work hard to maintain their good ratings by meeting their customers’ needs. Using Fleet means you have access to those that are striving for excellence. Website http://www.tryfleet.com Transaction Type Venture … Continue reading “Fleet Receives $4,000,000 Seed Funding”