Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b023bd82-9271-4a19-a5fb-bd445b5626e7 Date 12/10/2015 Company Name eCurrency Mint Mailing Address 160 Franklin St. Oakland, CA 94607 USA Company Description eCurrency Mint (eCM) is a company that has pioneered a new technology that enables central banks to issue digital fiat currency, called eCurrency. Website Undisclosed Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round … Continue reading “eCurrency Mint Garners New Funding”
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Build & Imagine Secures $1,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d639927b-eea8-4d9a-8a09-dccc620041f2 Date 12/10/2015 Company Name Build & Imagine Mailing Address Undisclosed Oakland, CA 94601 USA Company Description Build & Imagine StoryWall play-sets contain illustrated scenes that children can build, decorate, and use as a backdrop for imaginative play. We call them StoryWalls because it’s like building a storybook setting in 3-D and … Continue reading “Build & Imagine Secures $1,000,000 New Round”
ForeScout Technologies Receives $75,379,409 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c64521e8-b2b7-40cc-87ff-f648f4db95f1 Date 12/10/2015 Company Name ForeScout Technologies Mailing Address 900 E. Hamilton Avenue Campbell, CA 95008 USA Company Description ForeScout’s network security platform combines clientless network access control (NAC) and policy enforcement, Intelligent Intrusion Prevention, and vulnerability assessment in an enterprise-class security appliance. Website http://www.forescout.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $75,379,409 … Continue reading “ForeScout Technologies Receives $75,379,409 New Round”
ItsOn Garners $12,500,000 Series D Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c994277a-92f9-44c1-9244-f94eeac627b5 Date 12/10/2015 Company Name ItsOn Mailing Address 3 Lagoon Drive Redwood City, CA 94065 USA Company Description Backed by over 50 patents and pending patent applications, ItsOn created the Smart Services revolution over three years ago. Website http://www.itsoninc.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $12,500,000 Transaction Round Series D Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “ItsOn Garners $12,500,000 Series D Funding”
With Drugs in Clinic, Constellation Nabs $55M For IPO Push
Cancer drug developer Constellation Pharmaceuticals of Cambridge, MA, has reeled in $55 million in what it describes as a mezzanine round of funding, typically a final financial push before a company tries to go public. The news jibes with what Constellation CEO Keith Dionne told Xconomy in August. Dionne was in a mood to celebrate … Continue reading “With Drugs in Clinic, Constellation Nabs $55M For IPO Push”
Your Startup Should Try a Switchback Strategy
When it comes to startup strategies, many entrepreneurs assume there is one optimal path. They may need to experiment or “pivot” initially among alternatives, but once they fix on an ideal strategy they simply need to execute. For example, a startup attempting to commercialize a new technology faces the strategic choice of whether to “go … Continue reading “Your Startup Should Try a Switchback Strategy”
Eargo Obtains $25,000,000 Series B Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0e44c337-8b66-47c4-8e02-52a04385064f Date 12/9/2015 Company Name Eargo Mailing Address 295 North Bernardo Avenue Mountain View, CA 94043 USA Company Description Eargo. A company made up of ENT surgeons, tech geeks and dreamers, united in our belief that people should be able to hear life to the fullest. Because the world is full of … Continue reading “Eargo Obtains $25,000,000 Series B Financing Round”
Everwise Obtains $8,000,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=466ded9e-75c1-47ea-b2e7-556964bc489c Date 12/9/2015 Company Name Everwise Mailing Address 576 Sacramento St. San Francisco, CA 94111 USA Company Description Everwise helps aspiring professionals define development goals and connect with the right mentors, peer groups and individually curated content. Website http://www.geteverwise.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $8,000,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “Everwise Obtains $8,000,000 Series A Funding”
Channel Mechanics Garners $2,300,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=01f4fc7d-7aa7-472e-bc6c-82848a5d8ae1 Date 12/9/2015 Company Name Channel Mechanics Mailing Address PO Box 320104 Los Gatos, CA 95032 USA Company Description Our cloud based channel offer management platform – channelIT – gives manufacturers the tools, data and insights to turn great sales ideas into easily executable market promotions and sales programs – via the … Continue reading “Channel Mechanics Garners $2,300,000 New Funding”
Savonix Secures $1,500,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d4b976d2-de79-4c41-a684-cd83f18293f0 Date 12/9/2015 Company Name Savonix Mailing Address 540 Pacific Avenue San Francisco, CA 94133 USA Company Description Savonix is building the world’s first mobile, clinically valid and reliable, neuro-cognitive assessment and brain health platform. Savonix will allow end users to conduct a full clinically recognized cognitive assessment directly from their mobile … Continue reading “Savonix Secures $1,500,000 Seed Funding Round”
Uphold Lands $3,100,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b755f850-b489-49ee-ad8f-d2e5f151d927 Date 12/9/2015 Company Name Uphold Mailing Address 301 Battery Street 7th Floor San Francisco, CA 94111 USA Company Description Starting now, holding and moving money is as easy, instant and free as email. Enjoy the benefits of bitcoin with the familiarity and stability of the money you use every day. Website … Continue reading “Uphold Lands $3,100,000 New Financing”
PaxVax Secures $105,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b4d16a4f-2abf-49f4-9f3e-fd55377d5f36 Date 12/9/2015 Company Name PaxVax Mailing Address 900 Veterans Blvd. Redwood City, CA 94063 USA Company Description PaxVax is initially focused on delivering vaccines for the travelers markets. An estimated 100 million people (families, students, workers and soldiers) per year travel to developing countries where tropical diseases are endemic and vaccines … Continue reading “PaxVax Secures $105,000,000 New Round”
CradlePoint Acquires Pertino for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=37fe1c1e-992d-4964-a396-d806be5f964e Date 12/9/2015 Company Name Pertino Mailing Address 973 University Avenue Los Gatos, CA 95032 USA Company Description Pertino Networks is reinventing networking for the cloud era by delivering big IT capabilities to anyone with revolutionary simplicity, security and flexibility. Website http://www.pertino.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “CradlePoint Acquires Pertino for Undisclosed Sum”
At Hematological Meeting, More Than Just Biotech Data Runs Blood Red
[Editor’s note: Deputy Biotechnology Editor Ben Fidler co-wrote this story.] The annual American Society for Hematology meeting, held this year in Orlando, FL, ends today. The meeting is a showcase for new data, drugs, and approaches to treat cancers like leukemia, rare genetic diseases, and other maladies that originate in or otherwise affect blood. But … Continue reading “At Hematological Meeting, More Than Just Biotech Data Runs Blood Red”
One Medical Raises $65 Million to Expand “Concierge” Doctor Network
Does your health plan make you feel like a second class citizen, languishing in a doctor’s crowded waiting room? Technology startups are trying to cure such doldrums—not by competing with medical insurance companies, but by offering add-on services they claim will make health care more effective or convenient. One of the startups making that pitch, … Continue reading “One Medical Raises $65 Million to Expand “Concierge” Doctor Network”
Clip Lands $8,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=96cc6da4-8f75-4383-b77d-27d62986f473 Date 12/8/2015 Company Name Clip Mailing Address 965 Brewster Avenue Redwood City, CA 94063 USA Company Description The startup says that it enables businesses and consumers to make transactions by turning their mobile device into a card terminal. Website http://www.clip.mx Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $8,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds … Continue reading “Clip Lands $8,000,000 New Financing”
EdgeMakers Secures $6,002,426 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7636f050-0e28-4459-89a5-41aab1bd9728 Date 12/8/2015 Company Name EdgeMakers Mailing Address 39 Mesa Street San Francisco, CA 94129 USA Company Description EdgeMakers, Inc. seeks to support and empower a worldwide groundswell of EdgeMakers—teenagers who want to put a dent in the world by becoming world class innovators. Website http://www.edgemakers.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount … Continue reading “EdgeMakers Secures $6,002,426 New Funding Round”
Purse Receives $1,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0865bbed-08dc-4508-8894-55886a4c0131 Date 12/8/2015 Company Name Purse Mailing Address 1510 Eddy St. San Francisco, CA 94115 USA Company Description Purse is the largest marketplace for Bitcoin shoppers, as well as the most experienced blockchain escrow service. Purse leverages smart contracts, or escrows on the blockchain, to provide liquidity to the $15B Amazon gift … Continue reading “Purse Receives $1,000,000 New Financing”
Swift Navigation Lands $11,000,000 Series A Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5cd5c5ee-5233-44a2-9cc0-678cac30d11a Date 12/8/2015 Company Name Swift Navigation Mailing Address 2148 3rd St. San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Swift Navigation is universal high-accuracy positioning, made cheap, easy and accessible. We build our RTK GPS as a platform to enable a range of new and existing applications. Website http://www.swiftnav.com Transaction Type Venture … Continue reading “Swift Navigation Lands $11,000,000 Series A Financing”
IncomeAnd Secures $2,900,000 Seed Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a995beb6-92ee-41db-8506-80cd718c489f Date 12/8/2015 Company Name IncomeAnd Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94108 USA Company Description We’re leveraging the power of peer-to-peer technology to give investors a better path to a comfortable retirement. We’re not just creating a unique fixed-income product… we’re creating an entirely new category of investment vehicle. Website http://www.incomeand.com … Continue reading “IncomeAnd Secures $2,900,000 Seed Round”
Trizic Garners $2,000,001 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ce2fd300-26c4-48e3-ad41-837361b94ddb Date 12/8/2015 Company Name Trizic Mailing Address 555 Sutter Street San Francisco, CA 94102 USA Company Description We’re dedicated to rethinking the way wealth managers connect with their clients in a digital world. We come to this passion honestly. Our founder and CEO, a one-time private banker, found that the accepted … Continue reading “Trizic Garners $2,000,001 New Financing Round”
Platfora Lands $30,000,000 Series C Extension Funding
[Corrected 12/9/15, 9:07 am. See below.] Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6252a383-f8ec-4516-9863-e69534f1be0b Date 12/8/2015 Company Name Platfora Mailing Address 1300 S El Camino Real 6th Floor San Mateo, CA 94402 USA Company Description Platfora is the first company to harness the potential of Hadoop so that any business user can explore, interact with, and derive insight from … Continue reading “Platfora Lands $30,000,000 Series C Extension Funding”
2016: The Year We Give Shoppers What They Want
This time of year, all eyes in e-commerce are heavily focused on 2016 strategies for growing sales, keeping customers happy, and expanding channels. Consumer shopping behaviors are shifting too, forcing brands and retailers to be even more agile, though they’re currently struggling just to keep up. There is a disconnect in the industry between how … Continue reading “2016: The Year We Give Shoppers What They Want”
With SQZ Deal, Roche Finally Dips Its Toes into Cell Therapy
Roche is the world’s biggest maker of cancer drugs, but it hasn’t moved into cellular immunotherapy, one of oncology’s most promising new treatments that turns our own immune cells into cancer killers. Today the Swiss company is taking the plunge by turning to tiny Boston startup SQZ Biotech and working on a form of immunotherapy … Continue reading “With SQZ Deal, Roche Finally Dips Its Toes into Cell Therapy”
Revolution Foods Receives $35,223,297 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1e2dcf26-fefe-41da-8cd9-3b5129df24e3 Date 12/7/2015 Company Name Revolution Foods Mailing Address 8393 Capwell Drive Oakland, CA 94621 USA Company Description Our mission: to build lifelong healthy eaters by making kid-inspired, chef-crafted food accessible to all. Website http://www.revolutionfoods.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $35,223,297 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. … Continue reading “Revolution Foods Receives $35,223,297 New Funding”
SYNQY Lands $200,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5ab2f311-9f67-457b-8826-45de035fc964 Date 12/7/2015 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 Lands $200,000 New Funding”
Gigster Secures $10,000,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=756fe012-832c-4a01-8711-50618102c2bd Date 12/7/2015 Company Name Gigster Mailing Address 500 3rd St. San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Gigster connects you with Silicon Valley based product managers and top 5% software developers from our vetted talent pool. Get a guaranteed price quote in minutes. Website http://www.trygigster.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount … Continue reading “Gigster Secures $10,000,000 Series A Funding”
GreatCall Acquires Lively Inc. for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=89a30f2c-335a-47c9-afcf-f3bdbbb97c37 Date 12/7/2015 Company Name Lively Inc. Mailing Address 683 Schofield Rd. San Francisco, CA 94129 USA Company Description Lively provides older adults with a secure and respectful way to measure their healthy living patterns. They can show their loved ones that they’re still in control of their lives while feeling safer … Continue reading “GreatCall Acquires Lively Inc. for Undisclosed Sum”
Figma, Soundtrap Score Funding for Arts Collaboration Tools
[Corrected 12/5/15, 2:56 pm. See below.] Many companies that provide online data storage services also offer tools that make it possible for business project teams to collaborate online. Common projects include jointly editing documents and logging sales activity so all can share the data. But creative teams also collaborate—and now tech companies are addressing the … Continue reading “Figma, Soundtrap Score Funding for Arts Collaboration Tools”
Introducing Xconomy’s New Fintech Channel
Whether you think Apple Pay or bitcoins, lending or mobile banking, not to mention new ways to protect our financial information, a revolution is underway when it comes to the technology behind finance. What’s more, this revolution is playing out all over the country—not just in the financial hubs of New York or Silicon Valley … Continue reading “Introducing Xconomy’s New Fintech Channel”
West Coast Bio Roundup: Gene Edit Talk, Not Poor ORIC, BioMarin Sags
[Corrected, 12/4/15, 5:10pm. See below.] In Washington, DC, this week, a three-day meeting brought together scientists, ethicists, and others to discuss the blistering advances in gene editing and the related legal, ethical, and medical implications. David Baltimore, a Nobel Prize winning biologist at the Pasadena-based California Institute of Technology, led the committee that planned the … Continue reading “West Coast Bio Roundup: Gene Edit Talk, Not Poor ORIC, BioMarin Sags”
Shareable Apps Garners $3,500,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b44a0cad-207e-4f3a-845f-1f0f3bfc4448 Date 12/4/2015 Company Name Shareable Apps Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description Founded in late 2013, Shareable Apps powered by Adapptr, is the first mobile app development and distribution platform that allows users to build and share their own apps to all devices, across all platforms, within … Continue reading “Shareable Apps Garners $3,500,000 New Financing”
Prosetta Biosciences Receives $31,000,000 Series D Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=004f9e6d-fa86-4930-81ae-4c449f3c5c9e Date 12/4/2015 Company Name Prosetta Biosciences Mailing Address 670 Fifth Street San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Prosetta Biosciences, Inc. is a biotechnology company developing novel small-molecule antiviral therapeutics based on over 25 years of basic research on the Cell-Free Protein Synthesizing Systems (CFPSS) by scientists at the University of … Continue reading “Prosetta Biosciences Receives $31,000,000 Series D Funding Round”
Baobab Studios Receives $6,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=911866b9-550f-45ec-82ea-5dca72fcd88a Date 12/4/2015 Company Name Baobab Studios Mailing Address Undisclosed Redwood City, CA 94065 USA Company Description Baobab Studios is a virtual reality company that creates story and character-driven cinematic experiences. Website http://www.baobabstudios.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $6,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes The funding shows that VR is becoming … Continue reading “Baobab Studios Receives $6,000,000 New Financing Round”
Viveve Medical Garners $6,001,369 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=49c042e3-33cf-4bce-97b1-7725701d8cfb Date 12/4/2015 Company Name Viveve Medical Mailing Address 150 Commercial Street Sunnyvale, CA 94086 USA Company Description Welcome to Viveve, we’re glad you’re here. Now, it’s time to start the conversation. Sexual satisfaction is an important part of a woman’s overall sexual health. After vaginal childbirth, women can experience many physical … Continue reading “Viveve Medical Garners $6,001,369 New Round”
Trufa Obtains $1,300,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=bf0908d2-e8ce-4e41-9152-7c40c09ca7bf Date 12/4/2015 Company Name Trufa Mailing Address 155 Bovet Road San Mateo, CA 94402 USA Company Description Trufa empowers companies to free up cash and improve profitability. Trufa is a predictive performance management application built for financial and operations professionals. It leverages advanced analytics and statistics to continuously interrogate SAP ERP … Continue reading “Trufa Obtains $1,300,000 New Round”
Cruise Secures $2,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=74d3c898-522c-42dc-9806-8655495909e3 Date 12/4/2015 Company Name Cruise Mailing Address 548 Market St. San Francisco, CA 94104 USA Company Description Cruise has built the first highway autopilot system that installs on your existing vehicle. It uses sensors and advanced machine vision technology to keep you in your lane and a safe distance from the … Continue reading “Cruise Secures $2,000,000 New Financing Round”
Trufa Receives $1,050,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0911abd6-7d9e-4f89-8eea-993a5d204e17 Date 12/4/2015 Company Name Trufa Mailing Address 155 Bovet Road San Mateo, CA 94402 USA Company Description Trufa empowers companies to free up cash and improve profitability. Trufa is a predictive performance management application built for financial and operations professionals. It leverages advanced analytics and statistics to continuously interrogate SAP ERP … Continue reading “Trufa Receives $1,050,000 New Financing Round”
Soundtrap Obtains $1,500,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0d16ff56-0bf7-4c3f-8d89-a600c06c7ed0 Date 12/4/2015 Company Name Soundtrap Mailing Address 470 Ramona St. Palo Alto, CA 94301 USA Company Description With Soundtrap you make music online. You can plug in your own instrument, use the software instruments available in Soundtrap or just record a song directly with your computer microphone. It’s super-easy! Website http://www.soundtrap.com … Continue reading “Soundtrap Obtains $1,500,000 New Financing”
Teforia Lands $5,100,000 Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=af64f8d5-3737-4d07-ad4d-23347ab21cf3 Date 12/4/2015 Company Name Teforia Mailing Address 465 Fairchild Dr. Mountain View, CA 94043 USA Company Description Teforia elegantly blends the rich tradition of tea with technology to create the perfect modern tea experience. Teforia uses their proprietary Selective Infusion Process (“SIP”) technology and smart packaging to automatically determine the best … Continue reading “Teforia Lands $5,100,000 Seed Funding”
Staffly Receives $1,250,000 Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3f106cf1-015e-4e77-ace4-307f9f82c9eb Date 12/4/2015 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 Receives $1,250,000 Seed Funding”
Nootrobox Garners $2,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=83e98772-8d11-4896-9c17-33a55f58ebdb Date 12/4/2015 Company Name Nootrobox Mailing Address 171 2nd Street 6th Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description Nootropics describe a broad classification compounds with cognitive enhancing properties with minimal side-effects and appropriate for long-term use. We understand that human understanding and research behind nootropics, cognitive modulation, and broader biohacking … Continue reading “Nootrobox Garners $2,000,000 New Funding Round”
Icon Bioscience Lands $5,316,245 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=04f16ac9-ff45-4d7a-a074-55f3c079722a Date 12/4/2015 Company Name Icon Bioscience Mailing Address 1253 Reamwood Avenue Sunnyvale, CA 94089 USA Company Description Icon Bioscience is developing a broad portfolio of advanced, biodegradable, sustained-released intraocular ophthalmic products, based on its Verisome drug delivery technology. Website http://www.iconbioscience.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $5,316,245 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “Icon Bioscience Lands $5,316,245 New Funding Round”
San Diego’s GreatCall Buys Lively’s Assets
San Diego-based GreatCall, the mobile virtual network operator targeting the 65+ market, says today it has acquired the assets of Lively, a three-year-old San Francisco startup offering gadgets and services to “keep older adults living independently longer.” Financial terms were not disclosed in the statement issued today. GreatCall described the acquisition as a key step … Continue reading “San Diego’s GreatCall Buys Lively’s Assets”
Avalon, TPG Lead $15M Deal to Advance Metformin as Cancer Drug
Metformin has long been the first-line drug of choice for treating type 2 diabetes. While insulin may be better known (it’s been available since the 1920s), metformin was introduced in the UK in 1958 (FDA approval in the U.S. occurred in 1995), and metformin is now believed to be the most widely prescribed anti-diabetic drug … Continue reading “Avalon, TPG Lead $15M Deal to Advance Metformin as Cancer Drug”
Gene Edit Summit Leaders Stop Shy Of Call To Ban Germline Changes
No call for a ban. No moratorium. But the scientists and ethicists who convened this week’s once-in-a-generation summit in Washington, DC, say that the practice of editing human DNA in a way that can be passed to future generations is “irresponsible” until there’s a body of evidence that it is safe, that it works, and … Continue reading “Gene Edit Summit Leaders Stop Shy Of Call To Ban Germline Changes”
Occipital Acquires Lynx Laboratories, Expands 3-D Scanner Capabilities
Occipital, a San Francisco startup founded by two University of Michigan alums, has acquired Austin, TX-based Lynx Laboratories, maker of mobile 3-D scanning technology. The terms of the deal were not disclosed, although Occipital’s vice president of marketing, Adam Rodnitzky, said the entire Lynx Laboratories team of seven employees has been absorbed by his company. … Continue reading “Occipital Acquires Lynx Laboratories, Expands 3-D Scanner Capabilities”
NY Stem Cell Foundation Grows, Eyes Forming Big Apple Bio Incubator
Over the past few years, the first biotech startup incubators have popped up in New York City in places like Brooklyn and West Harlem. And there’s a chance the next one may come from an unlikely source: a nonprofit organization known as the New York Stem Cell Foundation. According to Susan Solomon, the CEO and … Continue reading “NY Stem Cell Foundation Grows, Eyes Forming Big Apple Bio Incubator”
Tigo Energy Receives $1,470,873 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7061266b-d6bd-46df-8f6e-2b9b362c3ce7 Date 12/3/2015 Company Name Tigo Energy Mailing Address 420 Blossom Hill Road Los Gatos, CA 95032 USA Company Description Tigo Energy increases output power, up-time, and reliability on existing and new solar installations, resulting in a faster return on investment and lower cost of ownership. Website http://www.tigoenergy.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction … Continue reading “Tigo Energy Receives $1,470,873 New Financing Round”
True North Therapeutics Secures $40,000,000 Series C Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d796d2b8-1eb5-4c4e-a308-2d44405a2eba Date 12/3/2015 Company Name True North Therapeutics Mailing Address 951 Gateway Blvd. South San Francisco, CA 94080 USA Company Description True North Therapeutics is a pioneering biotechnology company selectively inhibiting the Complement pathway for diseases of high unmet clinical need. The company’s lead monoclonal antibody, TNT009, targets the Classical Complement pathway, … Continue reading “True North Therapeutics Secures $40,000,000 Series C Financing Round”