Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=87b59730-dcf7-4403-a3ad-5d822d766159 Date 2/24/2016 Company Name Movo Mailing Address 530 Lytton Ave. 2nd Floor Palo Alto, CA 94301 USA Company Description MOVO is the creator of a patent pending technology called P2A4, a cutting-edge system that links the old world infrastructure of yesterday to the new world of revolutionary payment technologies promoting economic … Continue reading “Movo Garners $700,000 New Funding”
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Deliv Receives New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7523e9ab-7948-4cce-8b6a-8535c720d218 Date 2/24/2016 Company Name Deliv Mailing Address 1001 Elwell Ct. Palo Alto, CA 94303 USA Company Description Deliv was founded in 2012 to do one thing and one thing only – to seriously make online shopping simpler and more convenient. Website http://www.deliv.co Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round … Continue reading “Deliv Receives New Round”
Rani Therapeutics Receives New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e8d5f653-fe05-455d-a822-cb0165647394 Date 2/24/2016 Company Name Rani Therapeutics Mailing Address 2051 Ringwood Ave. San Jose, CA 95131 USA Company Description Rani Therapeutics is developing a novel approach for the oral delivery of large drug molecules, which to date can only be delivered through injections. Website http://www.ranitherapeutics.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount Undisclosed … Continue reading “Rani Therapeutics Receives New Financing”
Captain401 Garners $3,500,000 Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=67f8391a-62bf-4ace-826c-d1e24e43108f Date 2/24/2016 Company Name Captain401 Mailing Address 30 7th St. San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description We’re the most convenient and affordable way to offer a top-notch 401k to your valued employees. Set up and run your 401k entirely online. Website http://www.captain401.com Transaction Type Venture Equity, Online Capital Transaction Amount … Continue reading “Captain401 Garners $3,500,000 Seed Financing Round”
MasterClass Garners $15,000,000 Series B Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b22cef95-f8b2-4665-9bcb-d49d1fec1392 Date 2/24/2016 Company Name MasterClass Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description MasterClass is the premier online education platform redefining the digital learning experience by bringing world-class experts and renowned instructors to students globally through a cutting-edge technology platform meant to distill knowledge and create meaningful experiences through … Continue reading “MasterClass Garners $15,000,000 Series B Financing Round”
RealtyShares Receives $17,000,000 Series B Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6b241343-b772-4634-abab-e92a12a8ca87 Date 2/24/2016 Company Name RealtyShares Mailing Address 501 2nd St 7th Floor San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description RealtyShares is an online investment platform that uses crowdfunding to pool investors into private real estate investments. Accredited Investor members can browse a variety of investment opportunities, review details on the investment. … Continue reading “RealtyShares Receives $17,000,000 Series B Financing”
SQLstream Lands $541,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=14067491-30a7-4296-bd5e-ef2708f8d32a Date 2/24/2016 Company Name SQLstream Mailing Address 1540 Market Street San Francisco, CA 94102 USA Company Description SQLstream was established with a mission to create a simple and affordable way to resolve real-time data and application integration challenges. Website http://www.sqlstream.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $541,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds … Continue reading “SQLstream Lands $541,000 New Financing Round”
Microsoft Acquires Xamarin for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f6e9cbb7-6726-4d54-b9f7-0c2a4490ee97 Date 2/24/2016 Company Name Xamarin Mailing Address 430 Pacific Ave. San Francisco, CA 94133 USA Company Description Xamarin was founded in May of 2011 in Boston, Massachusetts. Our mission is to produce the best software development tools in the world, and to make it fast, easy and fun to build great … Continue reading “Microsoft Acquires Xamarin for Undisclosed Sum”
Battery Ventures Staying the Course With $950M in New Funds
Battery Ventures, a Boston-based firm with branches in the Bay Area and Israel, now has $950 million in new money to invest, the company announced today. Battery has set up a $650 million main fund, Battery Ventures XI, and allocated $300 million to its new Battery Ventures XI Side Fund, which will make investment bets … Continue reading “Battery Ventures Staying the Course With $950M in New Funds”
Déjà Vu for PTC as FDA Declines to Consider Duchenne Drug App
Two times, PTC Therapeutics has asked the FDA to look at an application to approve a Duchenne muscular dystrophy drug it’s been developing. And now two times, the agency has sent the South Plainfield, NJ-based company back to the drawing board. This morning, PTC (NASDAQ: [[ticker:PTCT]]) announced that it’s received a “refuse to file” letter … Continue reading “Déjà Vu for PTC as FDA Declines to Consider Duchenne Drug App”
Realizing the Return on Digital Health Technologies
A “Wired for Health” study recently reported by The Scripps Translational Science Institute in San Diego poses a significant challenge for those working to realize the potential of digital health technologies. The Scripps team has been investigating the relationship between wireless health-monitoring technologies, healthcare costs, and outcomes in patients with chronic disease. After equipping one cohort of patients … Continue reading “Realizing the Return on Digital Health Technologies”
Reflektion Receives $18,000,000 Series B Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1958a0b9-4b2e-4309-b6ef-6d0b7cd2e8be Date 2/23/2016 Company Name Reflektion Mailing Address 777 Mariners Island Blvd. San Mateo, CA 94404 USA Company Description Reflektion drives millions of incremental conversion events as well as more qualified traffic for leading retailers of all sizes, including The Walt Disney Company, Converse, Uniqlo, and O’Neill Clothing. The company’s core technology … Continue reading “Reflektion Receives $18,000,000 Series B Round”
BetterView Secures $1,500,000 Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=dd6ac356-5665-45c8-bbe4-78ea59a4d593 Date 2/23/2016 Company Name BetterView Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description BetterView helps businesses make better decisions with aerial data. Based in San Francisco, the company utilizes a network of UAV operators throughout the United States to inspect properties for potential problems. Website http://www.better.vu Transaction Type Venture … Continue reading “BetterView Secures $1,500,000 Seed Financing Round”
CardioDx Receives $7,369,475 Series D Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f3b134bd-137f-494b-bb4b-a454db1dc2f7 Date 2/23/2016 Company Name CardioDx Mailing Address 600 Saginaw Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 USA Company Description Founded in 2004, CardioDx is a cardiovascular genomic diagnostics company. CardioDx develops clinically validated genomic tests to aid in assessing and tailoring care of individuals with cardiovascular disease, including coronary artery disease (CAD), cardiac … Continue reading “CardioDx Receives $7,369,475 Series D Financing Round”
Synacor Acquires Technorati for $3,000,000
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=48bb245d-967f-4df8-ab8e-c0da86b0c452 Date 2/23/2016 Company Name Technorati Mailing Address 360 Post Street San Francisco, CA 94108 USA Company Description Technorati is the recognized authority on what’s going on in the world of weblogs. We help people search for, surface, and organize bloggers and their daily posts. Website http://www.technorati.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount … Continue reading “Synacor Acquires Technorati for $3,000,000”
Oracle Acquires Ravello Systems for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b7feb0fe-5aca-4d99-b689-e26823fa42d4 Date 2/23/2016 Company Name Ravello Systems Mailing Address 1121 San Antonio Road Palo Alto, CA 94303 USA Company Description Ravello is the industry’s first cloud application platform. This unique infrastructure allows enterprises to take any application and run it in any cloud without any modifications whatsoever. Website http://www.ravellosystems.com Transaction Type M&A … Continue reading “Oracle Acquires Ravello Systems for Undisclosed Sum”
Former Apple Exec: Biometrics Could Help Prevent a Backdoor for Feds
As Apple and federal authorities lock horns over whether the tech giant should provide software to weaken the defenses of an iPhone belonging to one of the shooters in San Bernardino, CA, a former Apple executive says his startup’s technology could help resolve such situations. Chuck Goldman—founder and former CEO of mobile app management company … Continue reading “Former Apple Exec: Biometrics Could Help Prevent a Backdoor for Feds”
Pypestream’s CEO Talks Messaging Between Businesses and Consumers
It is pretty much a given that more and more people choose messaging apps as their primary means to talk to each other these days. But so far, companies have been sluggish in using this medium as a way to talk to their customers. Sure, there is e-mail and the occasional exchange across social media with companies, … Continue reading “Pypestream’s CEO Talks Messaging Between Businesses and Consumers”
Investor Survey, Part 2: A Pair of Seattle VCs on 2016 Themes
Will a new crop of Seattle startups rise to world domination? Will virtual or augmented reality applications create the next powerhouse tech company? Those are two of the overriding hopes and ambitions emerging from the Seattle segment of my informal cross-country survey of leading investors as I seek to unearth core investment themes and premises … Continue reading “Investor Survey, Part 2: A Pair of Seattle VCs on 2016 Themes”
Finding Innovation in the Modern Data Center
The modern data center is going through a period of transition. Traditional data center infrastructures are increasingly giving way to disruptive and innovative technologies such as cloud computing and hyperconvergence. Business demands and IT challenges are forcing executives to take a longer look at investments that will accelerate innovation, provide a competitive advantage, and achieve … Continue reading “Finding Innovation in the Modern Data Center”
Qnovo Obtains Series B Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0920f014-8a1b-44c4-8edd-fa789cf7cae6 Date 2/22/2016 Company Name Qnovo Mailing Address 39655 Eureka Dr. Newark, CA 94560 USA Company Description Qnovo is a venture-backed privately held company developing next generation electronic management systems for lithium ion batteries. Our technology will enable greatly expanded battery performance for applications ranging from consumer electronics to transportation. Website http://www.qnovocorp.com … Continue reading “Qnovo Obtains Series B Funding”
West Coast Bio Roundup: CRISPR Patent, HCV Data, Verily Digs & More
Pouring rain? Hailstorms? Record-setting heat? Freakin’ gnarly wipeouts on killer waves? Desert blooms stretching for miles? Bald eagles stuck in trees? Yeah, we got those. Welcome to February on the West Coast, where the biotech news is nearly as varied as the weather and its effects. The developments of the past seven days included a … Continue reading “West Coast Bio Roundup: CRISPR Patent, HCV Data, Verily Digs & More”
Pliant Therapeutics Receives $45,000,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=78c83c75-e0ac-4f26-916f-4b4151df9b51 Date 2/19/2016 Company Name Pliant Therapeutics Mailing Address 700 Saginaw Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 USA Company Description Pliant Therapeutics is focused on discovering, developing and commercializing breakthrough treatments for fibrotic diseases. Website http://www.pliantrx.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $45,000,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes Pliant’s product engine has … Continue reading “Pliant Therapeutics Receives $45,000,000 Series A Financing Round”
Orion Labs Obtains $9,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=92ba2eca-bad3-4dc2-9f63-4db266736268 Date 2/19/2016 Company Name Orion Labs Mailing Address 6600 Silacci Way Gilroy, CA 95020 USA Company Description Onyx is a wearable communication accessory for instant voice conversations with as many people as you want, across any distance. You stay connected while your phone stays in your pocket. Website http://www.orionlabs.io Transaction Type … Continue reading “Orion Labs Obtains $9,000,000 New Financing”
Arteris Lands $5,767,997 Series A Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7baa22ad-c2f3-47a7-8ec2-397bec474515 Date 2/19/2016 Company Name Arteris Mailing Address 111 W. Evelyn Ave. Sunnyvale, CA 94086 USA Company Description Arteris has distilled the most applicable concepts and applied them in a way that suits the constraints of semiconductor design. After investing more than 15 years in on-chip communication design, Arteris introduced in 2005 … Continue reading “Arteris Lands $5,767,997 Series A Round”
Salesforce Acquires PredictionIO for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a23d8487-5c12-4fa2-8067-3892dedb189d Date 2/19/2016 Company Name PredictionIO Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description PredictionIO is an open source machine learning server for software developers to create predictive features, such as personalization, recommendation and content discovery. Website http://www.prediction.io Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes M&A Terms … Continue reading “Salesforce Acquires PredictionIO for Undisclosed Sum”
A North Carolina High School that Spins Out Entrepreneurs
Over the years, many successful ventures have emerged from North Carolina’s rich concentration of university researchers. Some of the state’s innovators get an even earlier start: high school. North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics (NCSSM) began in 1980 as an innovation itself, founded as a public residential high school for academically talented high school … Continue reading “A North Carolina High School that Spins Out Entrepreneurs”
Caribou Bio’s New CRISPR Patent Isn’t About Gene Editing
If you ask people who don’t follow biotech too closely what they know about CRISPR, you might get two answers: genetic editing and a big patent fight. But a new CRISPR patent highlights a lower-profile potential use for the biotechnology: genetic detection and analysis. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted the patent Tuesday to … Continue reading “Caribou Bio’s New CRISPR Patent Isn’t About Gene Editing”
GridGain Systems Receives $15,000,000 Series B Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5b9d2d8a-efbd-4c13-834c-3c7a08d4388c Date 2/18/2016 Company Name GridGain Systems Mailing Address 1065 East Hillside Blvd. Foster City, CA 94404 USA Company Description GridGain develops software for companies who see real time big data as a strategic asset and who need live data business analytics and processing. Website http://www.gridgain.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount … Continue reading “GridGain Systems Receives $15,000,000 Series B Funding”
Vera Receives $17,000,000 Series B Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8dd437bc-f62f-4264-aa99-54dce20ab968 Date 2/18/2016 Company Name Vera Mailing Address 318 Cambridge Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94306 USA Company Description Vera secures any kind of data, wherever it goes. Your need to protect confidential data extends past the borders of your business. With Vera, you can protect any kind of data – from Office … Continue reading “Vera Receives $17,000,000 Series B Financing Round”
Eqis Secures $15,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c2df58ec-9390-436d-9fc6-b19b2e933f2e Date 2/18/2016 Company Name Eqis Mailing Address 1000 4th St. San Rafael, CA 94901 USA Company Description Equis is a fee-based asset management platform (TAMP) serving financial advisors by providing investors access investment strategies historically available only to high net worth individuals and institutions. Website http://www.public.eqis.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction … Continue reading “Eqis Secures $15,000,000 New Financing”
Chronogolf Lands $1,500,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=fa084d62-8582-4cd6-bca0-d385439d62ad Date 2/18/2016 Company Name Chronogolf Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Chronogolf facilitates interactions between golf courses and golf players by leveraging the potential of web applications, cloud infrastructure and mobility. They differ from the competition by going beyond the simple processing of tee-time bookings and they … Continue reading “Chronogolf Lands $1,500,000 New Funding Round”
PayActiv Obtains $9,200,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b5e74895-817c-405a-b985-eb37a1f885ab Date 2/18/2016 Company Name PayActiv Mailing Address 4300 Stevens Creek Blvd. San Jose, CA 95129 USA Company Description PayActiv provides employers with secure infrastructure and tools to increase employee productivity and engagement by reducing employee financial stress. Website http://www.payactiv.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $9,200,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “PayActiv Obtains $9,200,000 Seed Financing”
Aria Systems Garners $50,000,000 Series E Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=748d857a-80a4-4ab1-a02e-fb258f46cf72 Date 2/18/2016 Company Name Aria Systems Mailing Address 575 Market Street 32nd Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description Aria Systems is the premier provider of on-demand billing and customer management solutions for software-as-a-service, gaming & entertainment companies. The Aria solution integrates a sophisticated billing engine with customer support and … Continue reading “Aria Systems Garners $50,000,000 Series E Round”
Detroit-Based Weyn Accepted into Silicon Valley Game Accelerator
It can be challenging for Detroit startups to attract the attention of Silicon Valley’s power players, especially when they’re competing in sectors that are firmly planted in the Bay Area. That’s why it’s big news that Weyn, a Motor City mobile gaming company, has been accepted into the Core Labs Game Accelerator, which is affiliated … Continue reading “Detroit-Based Weyn Accepted into Silicon Valley Game Accelerator”
Akili CEO Gives Inside Look at Startup’s Therapeutic Video Game Play
Akili Interactive Labs is a medical device company that makes mobile video games—and not the other way around. That’s an important distinction for co-founder and CEO Eddie Martucci. “We’re not a consumer company, nor do we want to be,” Martucci told me recently, as we chatted in a conference room at Akili’s new downtown Boston … Continue reading “Akili CEO Gives Inside Look at Startup’s Therapeutic Video Game Play”
Health VR Startup MindMaze Claims Unicorn Status with $100M Raise
MindMaze has a long-term plan to transform medical care using imaging techniques such as virtual reality and augmented reality, and now it has $100 million from investors to explore those possibilities. The startup, based in Lausanne, Switzerland, is making San Francisco its U.S. headquarters, drawn here by the Bay Area’s active virtual reality community and … Continue reading “Health VR Startup MindMaze Claims Unicorn Status with $100M Raise”
Wavefront Secures $11,500,000 Series A Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3e7899fe-55e6-4714-8c30-436fd4615c84 Date 2/17/2016 Company Name Wavefront Mailing Address 471 Emerson St. Palo Alto, CA 94301 USA Company Description Wavefront comes with an advanced alerting system that uses the Wavefront query engine. This allows the user to craft powerful alert conditions, much more powerful than plain old threshold based alerts. Website http://www.wavefront.com Transaction … Continue reading “Wavefront Secures $11,500,000 Series A Round”
Cala Health Garners $17,999,994 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7de60b84-4064-4e1b-b9b2-7ff818b9701e Date 2/17/2016 Company Name Cala Health Mailing Address 875 Mahler Road Burlingame, CA 94010 USA Company Description Cala Health is developing novel therapies based on recent neuroscience discoveries from Stanford University. We are working with leading scientists, physicians, innovators and engaged users to reimagine what’s possible. Stay tuned for more information. … Continue reading “Cala Health Garners $17,999,994 New Funding Round”
Rainforest QA Secures $12,000,000 Series A Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=eb8a82cd-f5c0-4f81-9330-bc535f7493d5 Date 2/17/2016 Company Name Rainforest QA Mailing Address 325 9th Street San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description Rainforest is new-school QA. We are based in San Francisco. We’re making it easier to deploy bug-free websites. We care about helping people to build amazing products. We’re hiring! Website http://www.rainforestqa.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “Rainforest QA Secures $12,000,000 Series A Financing”
PokitDok Secures New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f7165d88-a3df-4dc7-b40c-dec70ae1321a Date 2/17/2016 Company Name PokitDok Mailing Address 28 E. 3rd Avenue San Mateo, CA 94401 USA Company Description PokitDok provides platform APIs to easily integrate healthcare business transactions into any app, website or service for the delivery of new healthcare business models and patient-centered experiences. Website http://www.pokitdok.com Transaction Type Venture Equity … Continue reading “PokitDok Secures New Funding”
Seven Bridges Receives $45,000,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1b012fc8-0582-44b6-9960-fd15c34bb589 Date 2/17/2016 Company Name Seven Bridges Mailing Address 525 Second Street San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Seven Bridges is the biomedical data analysis company accelerating breakthroughs in genomics research for cancer, drug development and precision medicine. Website http://www.sbgenomics.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $45,000,000 Transaction Round Series A … Continue reading “Seven Bridges Receives $45,000,000 Series A Funding”
Actelis Networks Garners $2,045,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=478e05ac-4525-434a-a274-04ad995cb8ed Date 2/17/2016 Company Name Actelis Networks Mailing Address 47800 Westinghouse Drive Fremont, CA 94539 USA Company Description Actelis Networks is the leading provider of Carrier Ethernet over Copper networking equipment. Website http://www.actelis.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,045,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. 21 investors … Continue reading “Actelis Networks Garners $2,045,000 New Funding Round”
Vitagene Obtains $5,500,000 Seed Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4571168e-6d26-4e65-9f39-7cc435179de8 Date 2/17/2016 Company Name Vitagene Mailing Address 330 Townsend St. San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Vitagene’s scientists use the latest research supporting general nutrition, genetics and predisposed conditions to provide the most accurate supplements for each customer. Website http://www.myvitagene.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $5,500,000 Transaction Round Seed … Continue reading “Vitagene Obtains $5,500,000 Seed Round”
youAPPi Lands $13,100,000 Series B Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=bdf1fc81-e113-4542-874b-aedd94b23987 Date 2/17/2016 Company Name youAPPi Mailing Address 2 Embarcadero Center San Francisco, CA 94111 USA Company Description youAPPi revolutionizes the way mobile applications and users meet, interact and monetize. Using the youAPPi system, publishers of mobile Apps, acquire a simple and reliable way to target their acquisition and retention resources for … Continue reading “youAPPi Lands $13,100,000 Series B Funding Round”
Gusto, Growing in Denver, Looks to Add 1,000 Area Employees
Striding into the new Gusto office in the heart of Denver’s frantic LoDo neighborhood feels a bit like stepping into a daycare center. But not in the snotty-nosed-kid way. More like the prototypical Silicon-Valley-startup way. Just three stories above the bustling 16th Street Mall, the tricked-out lobby area boasts massive, floor-to-ceiling maps of the region … Continue reading “Gusto, Growing in Denver, Looks to Add 1,000 Area Employees”
“Innovation” in a Competitive Startup Economy
Seventy-three percent of U.S. adults agree that we’re living in an age of significant innovation. Indeed, the pace at which new products and services are being developed is truly incredible. In 2014 alone, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) granted a record 300,678 utility patents – the most issued in a single year, ever. … Continue reading ““Innovation” in a Competitive Startup Economy”
For Grabs: $1.5M To Edtech Startups That Fill Math Learning Gaps
An edtech startup with a great idea to improve math instruction might find the competition pretty daunting by now. Crowds of math products are already vying with each other for teachers’ attention and school district dollars. Yet NewSchools Ignite, a non-profit edtech accelerator that helps young companies fill gaps across the digital learning landscape, announced … Continue reading “For Grabs: $1.5M To Edtech Startups That Fill Math Learning Gaps”
Seven Bridges Gets $45M, Begins Test Run for Cancer Genomics Tool
When President Obama announced the Precision Medicine Initiative last year ears perked up at Seven Bridges Genomics, one of a number of startups that helps researchers store, analyze, and interpret huge amounts of genomic data. The announcement meant more large-scale genomic data projects were on the way for the Cambridge, MA-based startup to fight for. … Continue reading “Seven Bridges Gets $45M, Begins Test Run for Cancer Genomics Tool”
Biotech’s Recent Headlines, Reimagined In Verse and On Stage
Dear Theranos, I noticed recently that you’re looking for a writer to work in your Palo Alto office. Please don’t tell my bosses at Xconomy, but I’m throwing my hat in the ring. In your job posting, the final requirement in particular made me think I’d be a good fit: Bold experimentation in different … Continue reading “Biotech’s Recent Headlines, Reimagined In Verse and On Stage”