Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1c2fab00-b5ae-442f-b427-524e5783e381 Date 3/25/2016 Company Name Retrotope Mailing Address 4300 El Camino Real Los Altos, CA 94022 USA Company Description Retrotrope is striving to change aging as we know it, so that people do not have to suffer the ravages of many degenerative diseases. Website http://www.retrotope.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $4,576,956 … Continue reading “Retrotope Garners $4,576,956 New Financing Round”
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Cloudera Acquires Sense for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9e2a98ef-03d3-4845-be55-56bb3935803d Date 3/25/2016 Company Name Sense Mailing Address 251 Kearny St. 6th Floor San Francisco, CA 94108 USA Company Description We’re building the right way for teams and enterprise to do data science — a radically better data science platform that supports the most powerful tools available and is delivered at a … Continue reading “Cloudera Acquires Sense for Undisclosed Sum”
RevUp Obtains $5,000,000 Seed Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3711a733-84bc-41c9-969c-60d0ef432eea Date 3/25/2016 Company Name RevUp Mailing Address 805 Veterans Blvd. Redwood City, CA 94063 USA Company Description RevUp Software is a Silicon Valley-based SaaS start-up that designs tools to help non-profits, academic institutions, and political organizations leverage data analytics and social media to meet and exceed their fundraising goals. Website http://www.revup.com … Continue reading “RevUp Obtains $5,000,000 Seed Round”
Soasta Receives $30,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e0a59579-fc7b-4101-a050-a74598b5dbca Date 3/25/2016 Company Name Soasta Mailing Address 444 Castro St. 4th Floor Mountain View, CA 94041 USA Company Description SOASTA is a leader in cloud and mobile testing. Its web and mobile test automation solution, CloudTest and TouchTest enables developers, QA professionals and IT operations teams to test with unprecedented speed, … Continue reading “Soasta Receives $30,000,000 New Financing Round”
FLYR Receives New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7c6ba401-f095-4cdc-9032-e9d9ddf4dda2 Date 3/25/2016 Company Name FLYR Mailing Address 22 Rausch St. San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description Today’s airfares, tomorrow’s bargain. Guaranteed for 7 days. No commitment. Website http://www.getflyr.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes With this investment by JetBlue Technology Ventures and other recent … Continue reading “FLYR Receives New Funding”
June Oven Garners $22,500,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8d776424-5899-4278-a8c0-f7a03260c22d Date 3/25/2016 Company Name June Oven Mailing Address 1625 N. Market Blvd. Sacramento, CA 95834 USA Company Description June is a modern appliance company dedicated to bringing intelligence to the tools you use in the kitchen. We’re a team of 38 engineers and designers who work, cook, and eat in our … Continue reading “June Oven Garners $22,500,000 Series A Funding Round”
Google Grows, Will Join Amazon in Seattle’s South Lake Union
Google plans to move and expand its Seattle offices from the Fremont neighborhood to South Lake Union, best known today for Amazon’s ever-growing corporate headquarters. Vulcan, the business empire of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen and developer of most of the South Lake Union neighborhood over the last decade, is planning four buildings with some 607,000 … Continue reading “Google Grows, Will Join Amazon in Seattle’s South Lake Union”
Layoffs Reflect New Turbulence at High-Flying 3D Robotics
3D Robotics, the drone maker that began life in Tijuana and San Diego, has been consolidating its operations after stumbling in its bid to go head-to-head against China’s DJI, the world’s biggest maker of consumer drones. In an interview yesterday afternoon with Xconomy, CEO Chris Anderson confirmed that 3DR has been reorganizing to focus its … Continue reading “Layoffs Reflect New Turbulence at High-Flying 3D Robotics”
AppDirect Buys Xendo, Adds Search Option Across Users’ Cloud Apps
In a move aimed at making life simpler for Web-based software subscribers, AppDirect is buying San Francisco startup Xendo, which allows app users to search through all their online programs at once for the files or facts they need. With a Xendo search, users who have forgotten whether they stored a document in Box or … Continue reading “AppDirect Buys Xendo, Adds Search Option Across Users’ Cloud Apps”
OneRent Obtains $4,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=beea17a7-cd62-4f6e-924f-3974dbd58878 Date 3/24/2016 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 Obtains $4,000,000 New Financing”
Mesosphere Lands $73,500,000 Series C Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ebf12984-4061-4d89-9bf6-597357f1856f Date 3/24/2016 Company Name Mesosphere Mailing Address 88 Stevenson Street San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description Mesosphere is dedicated to helping enterprises unlock the next generation of datacenter scale, efficiency and automation with the power of Apache Mesos. Mesos is an open source, server-side technology that pools datacenter resources and … Continue reading “Mesosphere Lands $73,500,000 Series C Financing”
ZenPayroll Secures $44,500,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5cb83938-fca2-4f99-88ce-bc174f06f8b4 Date 3/24/2016 Company Name ZenPayroll Mailing Address 425 2nd Street San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description ZenPayroll is on a long-term mission to modernize the payroll industry and connect companies with their employees in a more meaningful way. Today people think of payroll as a painful, tedious chore that forces … Continue reading “ZenPayroll Secures $44,500,000 New Financing Round”
Ebates Acquires Shopular for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=cbe57e00-070e-40c7-b1c7-84d1216b9a28 Date 3/24/2016 Company Name Shopular Mailing Address 2120 Middlefield Rd. Palo Alto, CA 94301 USA Company Description Shopular is your best shopping buddy – always looking out for you and making sure you know all the coupons every time you go shopping. Website http://www.shopular.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction … Continue reading “Ebates Acquires Shopular for Undisclosed Sum”
Olapic Acquires Piqora for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8e5ad426-7038-4f88-81aa-da75e08990e8 Date 3/24/2016 Company Name Piqora Mailing Address 181 2nd Ave. San Mateo, CA 94401 USA Company Description Piqora is a newly launched startup offering an analytics solution for the up-and-coming social network Pinterest. Website http://www.piqora.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes M&A Terms The plan is to … Continue reading “Olapic Acquires Piqora for Undisclosed Sum”
CRISPR And Beyond: UCSD-Doudna Work Attracts Paul Allen’s Millions
CRISPR-Cas9 is well known, by people who follow science and some who don’t, as the new DNA editing tool that one day might cure genetic diseases or lead to designer babies. Or both. Whether those headline-grabbing scenarios come true, or CRISPR-Cas9 just remains a useful tool for all kinds of biological research, one thing is … Continue reading “CRISPR And Beyond: UCSD-Doudna Work Attracts Paul Allen’s Millions”
With $25M, Science Exchange’s Marketplace Is No Longer An Experiment
Internet companies like Airbnb, Uber, and TaskRabbit have helped people turn the extra capacity in their homes, cars, and personal downtime into a revenue stream, then taken their cut of it. Palo Alto, CA-based Science Exchange has brought the sharing economy to biomedical labs, letting scientists in academia, government, and all sizes of companies shop … Continue reading “With $25M, Science Exchange’s Marketplace Is No Longer An Experiment”
Dear Biopharma: Give Us Better Therapies for Pain
The CDC released on March 15th new guidelines that advise strict limits on the prescription of opioids for pain. These guidelines respond to a stunning increase in deaths and addiction related to the prescription of opioids like OxyContin and Percocet. The CDC recommended against providing patients more than a seven-day supply of opioids for acute … Continue reading “Dear Biopharma: Give Us Better Therapies for Pain”
Sight Machine Garners $13,500,000 Series B Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5eb273cb-4938-4152-83be-0c25efcc95a2 Date 3/23/2016 Company Name Sight Machine Mailing Address 300 Broadway San Francisco, CA 94133 USA Company Description Sight Machine puts you in control of quality. Our software continuously processes data from sensors and cameras, makes assessments in real time, and gives you insight to stop problems before they happen. Website http://www.sightmachine.com … Continue reading “Sight Machine Garners $13,500,000 Series B Round”
Checkr Receives $40,000,000 Series B Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f68a948b-8959-4ff6-aa13-662e5deef005 Date 3/23/2016 Company Name Checkr Mailing Address 2505 Mariposa Street San Francisco, CA 94110 USA Company Description Checkr wants to change the manual process of doing background checks for a new generation of employers. With a growing number of companies hiring contractors for on-demand services, it’s a huge and growing market. … Continue reading “Checkr Receives $40,000,000 Series B Financing Round”
Science Exchange Garners $25,000,000 Series B Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9c1371f0-8acd-4198-9edc-95052dcb3fc0 Date 3/23/2016 Company Name Science Exchange Mailing Address 203 Forest Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94301 USA Company Description Science Exchange is an online marketplace for science experiments. Our goal is to make it easier for researchers to access core resources across institutions. Website http://www.scienceexchange.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $25,000,000 … Continue reading “Science Exchange Garners $25,000,000 Series B Financing”
DoorDash Secures $127,000,000 Series C Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=bb3b9994-451a-4e13-855d-a3be1fe346c3 Date 3/23/2016 Company Name DoorDash Mailing Address 565 Stanford Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94306 USA Company Description DoorDash enables delivery in areas where it was not available. Our mission is to empower small business owners to offer delivery in an affordable and convenient way. We are achieving this mission first by … Continue reading “DoorDash Secures $127,000,000 Series C Financing Round”
BetterWorks Lands $20,000,000 Series B Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=09ab871f-bbf7-4da2-b459-f49da9c735b4 Date 3/23/2016 Company Name BetterWorks Mailing Address 170 University Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94301 USA Company Description Enterprise goal setting software at scale to drive operational excellence Website http://www.betterworks.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $20,000,000 Transaction Round Series B Proceeds Purposes BetterWorks will use the funding to further expand its … Continue reading “BetterWorks Lands $20,000,000 Series B Financing”
Corvus Pharmaceuticals Receives $70,500,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=68b9672c-ad40-408b-81f1-ffcb9dc0e570 Date 3/23/2016 Company Name Corvus Pharmaceuticals Mailing Address 863 Mitten Road Burlingame, CA 94010 USA Company Description Corvus Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: CRVS) is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel, first-in-class agents that target the immune system to treat patients with cancer. Website http://www.corvuspharma.com Transaction Type IPO Transaction Amount $70,500,000 … Continue reading “Corvus Pharmaceuticals Receives $70,500,000 New Funding Round”
Propel Buys ThriveHive as Digital Marketing Firms Consolidate
HubSpot, Marketo, and Eloqua—now part of Oracle—represent a previous generation of marketing-tech companies. Now there’s a new crop, and it’s starting to make some noise around Boston. Propel Marketing, based in Quincy, MA, says today it has acquired ThriveHive, a 25-person startup in Cambridge, MA, for $11.8 million in cash. Both companies focus on digital … Continue reading “Propel Buys ThriveHive as Digital Marketing Firms Consolidate”
Keen IO Lands $4,122,848 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=bf117bb4-b374-4152-8161-8a3c7174b530 Date 3/22/2016 Company Name Keen IO Mailing Address 1458 Howard St. San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description Every time someone blinks, breathes, starts the engine on their car, or taps something in an iPhone app, an event has occurred. Keen is the cloud data warehouse & analysis platform for event … Continue reading “Keen IO Lands $4,122,848 New Funding”
Bio-Techne Acquires Zephyrus Biosciences for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b17390b1-003b-42fd-9b85-ab784a684254 Date 3/22/2016 Company Name Zephyrus Biosciences Mailing Address Undisclosed Berkeley, CA 94104 USA Company Description We sell products through a direct sales channel to the more than 13,000 funded laboratories that work in stem cell and cancer research and have a demonstrated interest in single-cell resolution protein measurements. Website http://www.zephyrusbio.com Transaction … Continue reading “Bio-Techne Acquires Zephyrus Biosciences for Undisclosed Sum”
BioMarin Heads to FDA With Mixed Data For Rare Disease Drug
BioMarin Pharmaceutical had a setback in January when a gamble it had made on a Duchenne muscular dystrophy drug failed. The company has been rallying around data from other drugs in its pipeline, however, and one of its most important tests was a Phase 3 study that produced results this morning. Those data are mixed. … Continue reading “BioMarin Heads to FDA With Mixed Data For Rare Disease Drug”
Beware the Potential Downside of Venture Capital Relationships
Conventional wisdom has it that entrepreneurs benefit from wide networks and strong ties with other organizations. Venture capital (VC) firms, in particular, are seen as a valuable source of funding, social status, technical knowledge, and expert advice for fledgling new businesses. But what if these same relationships can also create new liabilities for entrepreneurs? As … Continue reading “Beware the Potential Downside of Venture Capital Relationships”
Cloud4Wi Garners $8,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=35efb164-d584-4158-9528-44c7c86015ea Date 3/21/2016 Company Name Cloud4Wi Mailing Address 22 Cleveland Street San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description Cloud4Wi is a leading provider of next generation cloud Wi-Fi solutions, a managed service designed to create a measurable business value for several market segments. Website http://www.cloud4wi.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $8,000,000 … Continue reading “Cloud4Wi Garners $8,000,000 New Funding”
CoMentis Garners $4,500,000 Series E Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5f44d505-d159-49cd-bde9-4d6b80f18c9f Date 3/21/2016 Company Name CoMentis Mailing Address 280 Utah Avenue South San Francisco, CA 94080 USA Company Description CoMentis is engaged in the discovery and development of small-molecule drugs to treat neurovascular disease such as Alzheimer’s disease, AMD and cognitive disorders. Website http://www.comentis.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $4,500,000 Transaction … Continue reading “CoMentis Garners $4,500,000 Series E Financing”
Vectra Networks Obtains $8,699,998 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=200f1536-22a6-41cf-be98-bcc54004e223 Date 3/21/2016 Company Name Vectra Networks Mailing Address 560 South Winchester Blvd. San Jose, CA 95128 USA Company Description Every organization is infected with malware. Vectra Networks redefines security with the patent-pending X-series platform that instantly identifies cyber attacks while they are happening as well as what the attacker is doing. … Continue reading “Vectra Networks Obtains $8,699,998 New Financing”
Staffly Lands $552,618 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=84e6798d-ab13-4981-9890-bd7d6348dbbb Date 3/21/2016 Company Name Staffly Mailing Address 1714 Stockton St. San Francisco, CA 94133 USA Company Description Staffly is the better way to cover a shift in a pinch and find your next superstar to join your team. Use your mobile device to connect with Staffly Staffers in real-time. Select the … Continue reading “Staffly Lands $552,618 New Round”
Mattermark Garners $7,300,000 Series B Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=78b67e75-efb3-46e0-91dd-df2a267e8d34 Date 3/21/2016 Company Name Mattermark Mailing Address 564 Pacific Ave. San Francisco, CA 94133 USA Company Description We help investors, acquirers, sales, marketing, and business development professionals discover and close deals with startups faster and with more confidence. Website http://www.mattermark.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $7,300,000 Transaction Round Series B … Continue reading “Mattermark Garners $7,300,000 Series B Funding”
NASDAQ Acquires BoardVantage for $200,000,000
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=563011ad-6af0-41a0-a3fc-6a855048a8a6 Date 3/21/2016 Company Name BoardVantage Mailing Address 4300 Bohannon Drive Menlo Park, CA 94025 USA Company Description BoardVantage provides a comprehensive online service that streamlines Board communication and improves interaction between directors. Website http://www.boardvantage.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount $200,000,000 Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes M&A Terms Nasdaq will acquire Boardvantage for … Continue reading “NASDAQ Acquires BoardVantage for $200,000,000”
Is Your Smartphone Spying On Your TV Habits? FTC Warns App Developers
You’re ready to kick back for the weekend and do something mindless. No one will ever know if you watch five episodes of “Zombie House Flipping” instead of the PBS NewsHour, right? Maybe for now. Could be, there’s already an app on your smartphone or tablet capable of finding out what you’re watching by picking … Continue reading “Is Your Smartphone Spying On Your TV Habits? FTC Warns App Developers”
West Coast Bio Roundup: Gilead Onco Woes, Adaptive Expansion & More
DiCE Molecules of Redwood City, CA, revealed itself this week with a new drug discovery scheme and a business model straight out of 2010. DiCE CEO Kevin Judice, a veteran of California biotechs that have produced anti-infective drugs, told Xconomy that DiCE would initially fund itself through two big pharma partnerships; the first, a five-year … Continue reading “West Coast Bio Roundup: Gilead Onco Woes, Adaptive Expansion & More”
Kenandy Obtains $15,800,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5bb166a5-37f2-4c7a-9c61-79660245f792 Date 3/18/2016 Company Name Kenandy Mailing Address 303 Twin Dolphin Drive Redwood City, CA 94065 USA Company Description Manufacturing is changing. Dramatically. As vertically integrated manufacturing disappears, replaced by today’s horizontal networks of global suppliers and distributors, manufacturing companies require lean, agile, collaborative operations to maintain market value and efficiently deliver … Continue reading “Kenandy Obtains $15,800,000 New Funding”
Google and Boston Dynamics: Do Humanoid Robots Need an MVP?
Bloomberg reported Thursday that Google’s parent company has put Boston Dynamics, a prominent robotics division, up for sale. According to the report, which cited anonymous sources, Alphabet executives think “Boston Dynamics isn’t likely to produce a marketable product in the next few years.” Possible acquirers would include Toyota Research Institute and Amazon, the report said. … Continue reading “Google and Boston Dynamics: Do Humanoid Robots Need an MVP?”
Can You Land an IT Job If You’re Self-Taught?
The path to a successful career used to be so straightforward. You’d graduate high school, go to college, earn your undergraduate and maybe even your graduate degree, then hit the job market for a full-time job. Employers knew exactly what they were looking for: candidates with degrees from reputable colleges who could demonstrate a significant … Continue reading “Can You Land an IT Job If You’re Self-Taught?”
Denver Proposal Calls for Smarter Electric and Autonomous Vehicles
Denver was named one of seven finalists in the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Smart City Challenge last week, inching the city closer toward receiving up to $50 million in tech-centric transportation funding. U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx formally announced the finalists during a transportation conference at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, TX, on … Continue reading “Denver Proposal Calls for Smarter Electric and Autonomous Vehicles”
Noodle.ai Receives Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=05dde049-759f-4506-839a-696bee7f2035 Date 3/17/2016 Company Name Noodle.ai Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description Noodle.ai, the Enterprise Artificial Intelligence company, provides professional services and technical solutions to the world’s most innovative companies. Website http://www.noodle.ai Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were … Continue reading “Noodle.ai Receives Series A Financing Round”
Striim Secures $30,000,000 Series B Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9def01ec-da6b-4b85-937b-98e700a023d5 Date 3/17/2016 Company Name Striim Mailing Address 575 Middlefield Road Palo Alto, CA 94301 USA Company Description Striim is pronounced stream, with two i’s for integration and intelligence. The company was founded in 2012 as WebAction, with a mission to help companies make data useful the instant it’s born. Website http://www.striim.com … Continue reading “Striim Secures $30,000,000 Series B Financing Round”
10X Genomics Lands $55,000,000 Series C Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1d28b863-9409-417b-b511-f0adac77a36c Date 3/17/2016 Company Name 10X Genomics Mailing Address 7068 Koll Center Parkway Pleasanton, CA 94566 USA Company Description Overview A transformative upgrade to short-read sequencers that fits easily into existing lab infrastructure. DNA or Cellular Input For DNA applications, start with only 1 ng of DNA. For single-cell applications, start with … Continue reading “10X Genomics Lands $55,000,000 Series C Funding Round”
Cars, Virtual Reality, Blockchain (& Grumpy Cat) Lead Pack at SXSW
Austin — Since Twitter made a name for itself at South by Southwest in 2007, attendees have tried in vain to predict the next big tech breakout. Facebook made headlines in 2008, and Foursquare followed a year later. But nothing seemed to be the same as Twitter. By 2013, Grumpy Cat was dubbed winner of … Continue reading “Cars, Virtual Reality, Blockchain (& Grumpy Cat) Lead Pack at SXSW”
Amgen Bests Sanofi-Regeneron In PCSK9 Patent Case, Losers Vow Appeal
After battling to be first to market with their next-generation cholesterol-fighting drugs, Amgen is fighting rival Sanofi and its partner Regeneron Pharmaceuticals over the patents behind the drugs. Round one just went to Amgen (NASDAQ: [[ticker:AMGN]]). A jury in a U.S. district court in Delaware has ruled that alirocumab (Praluent), from Sanofi (NYSE: [[ticker:SNY]]) and … Continue reading “Amgen Bests Sanofi-Regeneron In PCSK9 Patent Case, Losers Vow Appeal”
Sight Sciences Secures $7,000,000 Series B Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=dbdac0dd-7882-4b2b-9ad3-15b56fcb60cd Date 3/16/2016 Company Name Sight Sciences Mailing Address 3000 Sand Hill Road Building 3 Menlo Park, CA 94025 USA Company Description Sight Sciences, Inc. is a privately held ophthalmic medical device company whose mission is to revolutionize how we think about and treat the leading causes of eye disease. Website http://www.sightsciences.com … Continue reading “Sight Sciences Secures $7,000,000 Series B Funding”
Outpost Medicine Obtains $41,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f7ae499a-ffd4-40a2-85de-3f3f1e991f46 Date 3/16/2016 Company Name Outpost Medicine Mailing Address Undisclosed Menlo Park, CA 94025 USA Company Description Outpost Medicine is developing treatments for urologic and gynecologic diseases and disorders. Website Undisclosed Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $41,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. M&A Terms Venture Investor … Continue reading “Outpost Medicine Obtains $41,000,000 New Funding”
Crate Obtains $4,000,000 Seed Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e2751856-4b89-4ece-96bc-41fe1cd6c5b6 Date 3/16/2016 Company Name Crate Mailing Address 156 2nd St. San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description Crate is an open source, highly scalable, shared-nothing distributed SQL database. Crate offers the scalability and performance of a modern No-SQL database with the power of Standard SQL. Website http://www.crate.io Transaction Type Venture Equity … Continue reading “Crate Obtains $4,000,000 Seed Round”
Forge Receives $4,500,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=bccd9797-e29c-417a-844d-4f757863b4b8 Date 3/16/2016 Company Name Forge Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description Forge, Inc. is dedicated to making gaming more enjoyable and creating new mediums for players to share their gaming experiences. The company was founded by CEO Jared Kim, a pioneer of seamless video capture and social … Continue reading “Forge Receives $4,500,000 Seed Funding Round”
Next Insurance Garners $13,000,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a236f7f3-1c6e-4169-9b44-b339ac0a6456 Date 3/16/2016 Company Name Next Insurance Mailing Address Undisclosed Palo Alto, CA 94301 USA Company Description Next Insurance’s mission is to transform the insurance experience for small businesses, giving them a process that’s online, transparent, fast and complete. Website http://www.next-insurance.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $13,000,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds … Continue reading “Next Insurance Garners $13,000,000 Seed Financing”