High-tech and investment company startups plan for big successes – and this planning should include putting in place features that startup leaders may think are only necessary for established companies. However, whether business is boom or bust, new business leaders should seriously consider tried-and-true best practices. Before you launch your business with customers or take … Continue reading “5 Risk Management Practices Innovators Should Follow”
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VentureBeat Receives $1,606,992 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=aca4eb2f-8715-4c4b-a4c1-028ddd6349e4 Date 10/13/2015 Company Name VentureBeat Mailing Address 22 Battery Street San Francisco, CA 94111 USA Company Description VentureBeat’s mission is to provide news and information about private companies and the venture capital that fuels them. It is the successor to SiliconBeat, co-founded and written by Matt Marshall. Website http://www.venturebeat.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “VentureBeat Receives $1,606,992 New Funding”
MiNDERA Lands $1,000,000 Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3bb8a1d8-b9d0-461e-b3b1-56aebd88537c Date 10/13/2015 Company Name MiNDERA Mailing Address 329 Oyster Point Blvd. 3rd Floor South San Francisco, CA 94080 USA Company Description We are an emerging software startup. Based on the principles of lean and self-management, at Mindera we believe that building software can be crafted in a simple and fast manner. … Continue reading “MiNDERA Lands $1,000,000 Seed Financing Round”
Optimizely Obtains $58,000,000 Series C Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=62648490-b8c3-4b1c-a447-6063417de48a Date 10/13/2015 Company Name Optimizely Mailing Address 631 Howard Street San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description The company provides a service that allows users to perform automated A/B testing of websites. Website http://www.optimizely.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $58,000,000 Transaction Round Series C Proceeds Purposes With this latest investment, … Continue reading “Optimizely Obtains $58,000,000 Series C Financing Round”
Health Gorilla Garners $2,406,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=72930219-63ee-4f3c-8188-65bf95ca7bbe Date 10/13/2015 Company Name Health Gorilla Mailing Address 256 Gibraltar Drive Sunnyvale, CA 94089 USA Company Description Health Gorilla is a first online healthcare marketplace for clinicians to place electronic orders, get results and communicate. Health Gorilla delivers aggregated real-time clinical test results data to the Point Of Care in a … Continue reading “Health Gorilla Garners $2,406,000 Series A Funding”
EverString Secures $65,000,000 Series B Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2a9a16b0-1252-48f2-8a69-7fdd08ed27a5 Date 10/13/2015 Company Name EverString Mailing Address 1850 Gateway Drive San Mateo, CA 94404 USA Company Description EverString’s predictive analytics platform helps B2B companies identify and engage with the best customer prospects. We enable companies to unlock customer insights buried in their internal data and also connect it with the vast … Continue reading “EverString Secures $65,000,000 Series B Round”
Boostinsider Secures $1,500,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=959125bb-9307-4ff2-907c-91228063f6e0 Date 10/13/2015 Company Name Boostinsider Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description Our service can save entrepreneurs a lot of time so they can focus on making their products. Marketing, especially word of mouth marketing should be easy. We’ve worked with brands large and small including apps, games, … Continue reading “Boostinsider Secures $1,500,000 Seed Funding Round”
Boomtrain Garners $12,000,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=23694243-47d9-40d3-bb3f-e8c181080c84 Date 10/13/2015 Company Name Boomtrain Mailing Address 450 Townsend St. San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description News, entertainment, comedy and drama. Incredible shows. All made for the web. All on boomtrain. Website http://www.boomtrain.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $12,000,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes Boomtrain has raised more … Continue reading “Boomtrain Garners $12,000,000 Series A Funding”
ShopWell Solutions Lands $3,400,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4f3f624f-9e33-4fbf-9869-fe2d8c9b28e4 Date 10/13/2015 Company Name ShopWell Solutions Mailing Address 100 Forest Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94301 USA Company Description ShopWell is a free food information site that scores products on how well they meet your unique needs. With easy-to-understand nutrition information and customized product scores, ShopWell gives you easy tools to find … Continue reading “ShopWell Solutions Lands $3,400,000 New Financing”
Nora Therapeutics Obtains $1,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6b343460-8757-432f-a43a-83f2af9112d4 Date 10/13/2015 Company Name Nora Therapeutics Mailing Address 530 Lytton Ave. 2nd Floor Palo Alto, CA 94301 USA Company Description Nora Therapeutics is a specialty biopharmaceutical company focused on developing therapeutics to address clinical unmet needs in reproductive medicine. Website http://www.noratherapeutics.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $1,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds … Continue reading “Nora Therapeutics Obtains $1,000,000 New Funding”
SteelBrick Garners $48,000,000 Series C Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=22345639-29aa-4f79-9fa1-e953dd183397 Date 10/13/2015 Company Name SteelBrick Mailing Address 1730 S El Camino Real San Mateo, CA 94402 USA Company Description SteelBrick provides easy-to-use Configure-Price-Quote (CPQ) apps for high-growth salesforce.com customers. SteelBrick CPQ is 100% native on Salesforce, so users can create accurate and professional sales quotes quickly and error-free, without leaving the … Continue reading “SteelBrick Garners $48,000,000 Series C Financing Round”
For $67B, Dell-EMC Deal May Have Little Impact on Tech Industry
OK, so this really happened. For $67 billion, the biggest technology deal in history. What’s surprising is how little impact people seem to think it will have on the industry. Texas computer giant Dell has agreed to acquire Hopkinton, MA-based EMC (NYSE: [[ticker:EMC]]) for roughly $67 billion in cash and stock in VMware (NYSE: [[ticker:VMW]]), … Continue reading “For $67B, Dell-EMC Deal May Have Little Impact on Tech Industry”
Better Batteries for Future Energy Demands
We often take for granted the fact that when we flick a switch a light turns on. In reality, the seemingly simple act of turning on a light is a complicated process that requires a precise balance between generation and transmission of energy as demand varies throughout the day. With consumers increasingly interested in getting their … Continue reading “Better Batteries for Future Energy Demands”
SightCall Garners $8,400,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3c7e33f7-2262-41ce-8d90-76354c12bdb5 Date 10/12/2015 Company Name SightCall Mailing Address 330 Townsend Street San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description We take the Telecomplication out of Web App Development! With over 1,200 customer engagements, SightCall is the most complete and trusted WebRTC solution on the market. Website http://www.sightcall.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount … Continue reading “SightCall Garners $8,400,000 New Financing”
EverSport Media Secures $4,200,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=90411621-7a51-4ddb-bd59-c83f6155f693 Date 10/12/2015 Company Name EverSport Media Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description EverSport Media is a digital media network that has been formed to distribute the broadest collection of premium live and recorded sports broadcast content to displaced sports fans around the world. Website http://www.eversport.tv Transaction Type … Continue reading “EverSport Media Secures $4,200,000 Series A Financing Round”
Voyager Charts an IPO Course Amid Choppy Biotech Waters
The recent downturn has made it a little tougher these days for biotechs to go public on the terms they want. Whether that speaks to an emerging trend remains to be seen, but a good litmus test is coming—a startup with a syndicate of “crossover” investors, a big partnership, and an experienced management team. The … Continue reading “Voyager Charts an IPO Course Amid Choppy Biotech Waters”
Reflektive Obtains $3,600,000 Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d68e8ccb-4760-48fc-b309-0141f60e4db3 Date 10/9/2015 Company Name Reflektive Mailing Address 766 Harrison Street San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Reflektive is a communication platform for employees to give each other continuous feedback & recognition. This data is compiled at to pre-populate a performance review. Website http://www.reflektive.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $3,600,000 … Continue reading “Reflektive Obtains $3,600,000 Seed Financing Round”
Mino Games Obtains $2,200,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b9b4d01e-f6ab-4205-9e3d-74087cbf1093 Date 10/9/2015 Company Name Mino Games Mailing Address 2 Mint Plaza San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description Mino Games is a mobile games developer based in San Francisco, CA. We were founded in 2011 as a small group of passionate engineers and artists. Our mission is to create the highest … Continue reading “Mino Games Obtains $2,200,000 New Financing Round”
Scientific Revenue Obtains $1,499,999 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=fcde348c-8ca6-452d-b76b-f5b3a5289481 Date 10/9/2015 Company Name Scientific Revenue Mailing Address 66 Bovet Rd. San Mateo, CA 94402 USA Company Description Scientific Revenue’s mission is to help game developers and publishers increase revenue by improving the yield of paying customers. Website http://www.scientificrevenue.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,499,999 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “Scientific Revenue Obtains $1,499,999 New Funding”
West Coast Biotech Roundup: Caribou, Amgen, CytomX, Arena & More
We were stuck for a couple days in a Nobel vortex. Speculation about a Nobel Prize in chemistry for University of California, Berkeley scientist Jennifer Doudna and her gene-editing research partner, Emmanuelle Charpentier, swirled and swirled until everyone following it got a bit dizzy. On Tuesday, one day before the prize was announced, I stepped … Continue reading “West Coast Biotech Roundup: Caribou, Amgen, CytomX, Arena & More”
Techstars’ Cohen on Promoting Diversity and Preparing for a Downturn
Techstars has made its views on diversity in the tech sector no secret. The Boulder, CO-based accelerator operator made commitments to the White House earlier this year, alongside various other prominent national organizations, to improve diversity in the industry by doubling the number of women or underrepresented minorities in its startup programs. Even more recently, … Continue reading “Techstars’ Cohen on Promoting Diversity and Preparing for a Downturn”
Xconomy Forum: The Bay Area’s Life Science Disruptors
Biomedical innovation is shaking up societies around the world, prompting advances no one would have imagined a decade ago, and stirring debates about ethical and financial costs. The San Francisco Bay Area is teeming with people, companies, and ideas at the center of those advances and debates. On December 10, at our annual San Francisco … Continue reading “Xconomy Forum: The Bay Area’s Life Science Disruptors”
No Drug Yet In Clinic, But CytomX Raises $80M In Discounted IPO
CytomX Therapeutics has fought through biotech’s downward slide to emerge as a public company. The South San Francisco, CA-based drug maker raised $80 million in its initial public offering, and its shares should start trading on the Nasdaq Thursday under the symbol CTMX. The firm sold 6.7 million shares at $12 apiece. Last week, CytomX … Continue reading “No Drug Yet In Clinic, But CytomX Raises $80M In Discounted IPO”
CytomX Therapeutics Receives $80,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c912a8f6-89fe-404c-8560-7a825b777fa1 Date 10/8/2015 Company Name CytomX Therapeutics Mailing Address 343 Oyster Point Blvd. South San Francisco, CA 94080 USA Company Description CytomX Therapeutics (NASDAQ: CTMX) is a biotechnology company developing Probodies, proteolytically-activated antibodies. Website http://www.cytomx.com Transaction Type IPO Transaction Amount $80,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes This offering is intended to provide … Continue reading “CytomX Therapeutics Receives $80,000,000 New Funding”
Social Media Gets Retailers’ Help to Make Users ‘Buy Now’
Online shoppers have been nudged and poked by companies like Google and Amazon for years to make purchases, with targeted ads based on recent online searches that offer the user the chance to buy the same or similar products. The use of “buy now” services are expanding rapidly, and companies like Twitter are leading the … Continue reading “Social Media Gets Retailers’ Help to Make Users ‘Buy Now’”
AppDirect’s $140M Series E Follows Closely on $50M Round
App marketplace maker AppDirect, which raised $50 million early this year and recently announced its fourth acquisition, announced today that it has added another $140 million to its coffers and signed up J.P. Morgan as its newest investor. The San Francisco-based company creates online storefronts where Web-based software makers like Microsoft and software re-sellers like … Continue reading “AppDirect’s $140M Series E Follows Closely on $50M Round”
Biopharma CEOs, VCs, and Hedge Fund Managers: Fifty Shades of Greed
I just returned from a family vacation and was going through my accumulated mail. I got a notice that the terms of my auto loan were being adjusted. Instead of paying $300 a month, I was shocked to find out that I would now be paying $16,667 per month. My car company (the lender) explained … Continue reading “Biopharma CEOs, VCs, and Hedge Fund Managers: Fifty Shades of Greed”
Renaissance Futurism: Liberal Arts for the 21st Century
There is a lot of debate about whether college is worth the investment, and many discount the value of a liberal arts degree at any price. While professional or pre-professional degrees, such as business or pre-law, often lead to high starting salaries, a January 2014 analysis of census data reports that “at peak earnings ages … Continue reading “Renaissance Futurism: Liberal Arts for the 21st Century”
AppDirect Secures $140,000,000 Series E Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d0d35077-238d-47c9-9683-6fd0bdd3911b Date 10/7/2015 Company Name AppDirect Mailing Address 650 California St. 25th Floor San Francisco, CA 94108 USA Company Description Our Business Application Network allows businesses to easily find the perfect software solution for their needs through our application marketplaces. Businesses can now benefit from one bill for all their applications and … Continue reading “AppDirect Secures $140,000,000 Series E Funding”
Robin Systems Receives $15,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=12a39e17-3805-496e-97e9-846189e4e18c Date 10/7/2015 Company Name Robin Systems Mailing Address 830 Hillview Ct. Milpitas, CA 95035 USA Company Description Robin Systems enables the truly data-driven enterprise. Our Data-Centric Infrastructure software accelerates application deployments, speeds up data access, and enables data and hardware consolidation. Website http://www.robinsystems.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $15,000,000 Transaction … Continue reading “Robin Systems Receives $15,000,000 New Financing”
AirTight Networks Secures $7,451,907 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=059e81db-eec2-4538-b626-a87a45e9a21b Date 10/7/2015 Company Name AirTight Networks Mailing Address 339 N. Bernardo Avenue Mountain View, CA 94043 USA Company Description AirTight Networks is the leader in wireless perimeter security solutions. AirTight Networks SpectraGuard family of wireless perimeter security products and services provides enterprises and service providers with around-the-clock wireless monitoring and automatic … Continue reading “AirTight Networks Secures $7,451,907 New Financing”
Pure Storage Receives $425,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=56f68f99-064a-42f8-8278-b0edec9ce815 Date 10/7/2015 Company Name Pure Storage Mailing Address 650 Castro St. Mountain View, CA 94041 USA Company Description Pure Storage (NYSE: PSTG) is leveraging flash to change the performance and cost dynamics of enterprise storage. Website http://www.purestorage.com Transaction Type IPO Transaction Amount $425,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes The principal purposes … Continue reading “Pure Storage Receives $425,000,000 New Financing”
Cloverpop Secures $1,800,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=214562c2-a0b4-4470-a2b3-c09cd2b65087 Date 10/7/2015 Company Name Cloverpop Mailing Address 415 Jackson St. San Francisco, CA 94111 USA Company Description Cloverpop is on a mission to make decisions at work less painful and more right. Our San Francisco-based company is putting the awesome but mostly untapped benefits of behavioral economics into action for real-life … Continue reading “Cloverpop Secures $1,800,000 Seed Financing”
Move Guides Receives $15,600,000 Series B Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=57a39e28-ad98-4b70-a6a1-e67b59c40520 Date 10/7/2015 Company Name Move Guides Mailing Address 535 Mission Street 18th Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description Mobility Made Easy. Move Guides is a cloud platform for global mobility and employee relocation that uses the best of the modern web to provide insight and custom reporting to HR … Continue reading “Move Guides Receives $15,600,000 Series B Financing”
Impossible Foods Lands $108,000,000 Series D Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=74c5ca42-97ac-45ac-9d06-f725ec89a01a Date 10/7/2015 Company Name Impossible Foods Mailing Address Undisclosed Redwood City, CA 94063 USA Company Description Impossible Foods is developing a new generation of delicious and sustainable meats and cheeses made entirely from plants. Our mission is to give people the enjoyment of food that comes from animals without the health … Continue reading “Impossible Foods Lands $108,000,000 Series D Funding”
Pandora Acquires Ticketfly for $450,000,000
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4eb98525-07f0-4c90-92b5-0e699b235f6b Date 10/7/2015 Company Name Ticketfly Mailing Address 111 Townsend St. San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Ticketfly offers event promoters and venues next-generation ticketing and powerful website and social marketing tools, saving them time and money. Website http://www.ticketfly.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount $450,000,000 Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes M&A Terms … Continue reading “Pandora Acquires Ticketfly for $450,000,000”
Reset Therapeutics Obtains $1,300,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6e736b57-adab-4c93-8a8d-890ac61423a4 Date 10/7/2015 Company Name Reset Therapeutics Mailing Address 260 Littlefield Avenue South San Francisco, CA 94080 USA Company Description Reset Therapeutics is focused on harnessing the power of the body’s internal molecular clocks to discover, develop, and commercialize high-value therapeutics for a variety of disease indications. Website http://www.resettherapeutics.com Transaction Type Debt … Continue reading “Reset Therapeutics Obtains $1,300,000 New Funding Round”
Saisei Secures $300,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2ba3544c-193c-470d-9336-9684fbce14d1 Date 10/7/2015 Company Name Saisei Mailing Address 710 Lakeway Drive Sunnyvale, CA 94085 USA Company Description The leading supplier of software-based network appliances, without the need for proprietary hardware; our vision is to replace all proprietary hardware appliances with Saisei software solutions – globally and for all networks. Website http://www.saisei.com Transaction … Continue reading “Saisei Secures $300,000 New Round”
Ripple Obtains $4,000,000 Series A Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=86b66b22-47f2-40d7-98a3-bdffa84b659a Date 10/7/2015 Company Name Ripple Mailing Address 268 Bush St. San Francisco, CA 94104 USA Company Description Ripple is committed to a simple, global, and open currency and payment system. The team developed the Ripple protocol and its distributed payment network, and now works to support and promote its growth. Website … Continue reading “Ripple Obtains $4,000,000 Series A Round”
Talkdesk Obtains $6,000,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=02bed37c-73b8-4927-bb61-d647b0b80c8c Date 10/7/2015 Company Name Talkdesk Mailing Address 655 W Evelyn Mountain View, CA 94041 USA Company Description Automatically synchronize contacts, cases, tickets and other relevant information from your business tools. Website http://www.talkdesk.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $6,000,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes With more than 100 employees, Talkdesk … Continue reading “Talkdesk Obtains $6,000,000 Series A Funding Round”
Xconomy’s EXOME Presents: Bay Area’s Life Science Disruptors
The San Francisco Bay Area is teeming with people, companies, and ideas that aim to shake up the life-sciences status quo. From gene editing to the microbiome, from the frontiers of diagnostics to new interfaces between drugs and digital technology, who is taking the most radical approaches? What are their goals and what is their … Continue reading “Xconomy’s EXOME Presents: Bay Area’s Life Science Disruptors”
Breakout Labs Welcomes Startups in Food, Health, Metals, Adhesives
Car parts that don’t get wet or rust, a nano-glue that won’t damage walls, sensors that detect food freshness, and people who stay healthy as they age. These are the goals of four new startup companies just chosen to receive funding and other support from Breakout Labs, a seed-stage revolving fund operated by the Thiel … Continue reading “Breakout Labs Welcomes Startups in Food, Health, Metals, Adhesives”
Digital Guardian Buys Code Green as Security Industry Consolidates
A local cybersecurity company is on the move amid larger market forces: Waltham, MA-based Digital Guardian has acquired Code Green Networks, a data-protection firm headquartered in Silicon Valley, for an undisclosed sum. This is Digital Guardian’s third acquisition in the past year, following deals with Armor5 and Savant Protection. The company now has 275 employees, … Continue reading “Digital Guardian Buys Code Green as Security Industry Consolidates”
Amid Nobel Prize Suspense, Making Sense Of Latest Gene-Editing News
There was a meeting Monday in Washington, D.C., to discuss some of the latest advances in gene editing, a field that has profound medical, agricultural, social, and ethical implications for society. At the lunch break, the webcast played over and over a genteel piece of classical music—Albinoni’s string concerto No. 4 in G major, to … Continue reading “Amid Nobel Prize Suspense, Making Sense Of Latest Gene-Editing News”
Digital Guardian Acquires Code Green Networks for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a02fe78e-9978-4b2d-bf60-265eb6224c34 Date 10/6/2015 Company Name Code Green Networks Mailing Address 385 Moffett Park Drive Sunnyvale, CA 94089 USA Company Description Code Green Networks offers enterprise content security solutions that help organizations mitigate the risk of unauthorized disclosure of confidential content through internal information leaks. Website http://www.codegreennetworks.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed … Continue reading “Digital Guardian Acquires Code Green Networks for Undisclosed Sum”
Symphony Lands New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9ff89f61-4a57-4e71-9365-a8ff608a69a2 Date 10/6/2015 Company Name Symphony Mailing Address 555 College Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94306 USA Company Description Symphony’s secure, cloud-based communications service delivers the next wave in organizational productivity where markets and individuals come together to create vibrant communities in which to share content, insights and opinions without compromising on organizational … Continue reading “Symphony Lands New Financing Round”
From Dance Clubs to Syn Bio: MIT’s Collins on Startups, Second Chances
It happens over and over again with new science. A discovery prompts crazy hype and massive investment that the data aren’t ready to support. A crash ensues, backers lose millions, egos are bruised—yet the pioneers slowly trudge forward. They regroup, away from the limelight, and try to learn from failure. When it comes to synthetic … Continue reading “From Dance Clubs to Syn Bio: MIT’s Collins on Startups, Second Chances”
Aquantia Obtains $37,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a1aa4a6d-c9fb-4d64-b63f-ee2eb94bcabd Date 10/5/2015 Company Name Aquantia Mailing Address 700 Tasman Drive Milpitas, CA 95035 USA Company Description Aquantia is focused on delivering 10GBASE-T physical layer silicon to drive the expansion of 10GE in the data center. Aquantia possesses a unique depth of experience in communications with solid backing from the venture capital … Continue reading “Aquantia Obtains $37,000,000 New Financing Round”
Signpost, FareHarbor, ZenPayroll Talk Growth at Denver Startup Week
Water on Mars or not, it’s generally not advisable to jump ship after interplanetary takeoff. Just ask Edward Kim, Stuart Wall, and Lawrence Hester. Though no member of that trio is headed out of the stratosphere any time soon, each one has commanded a successful startup—some would say “rocket ship”—over the past several years. For … Continue reading “Signpost, FareHarbor, ZenPayroll Talk Growth at Denver Startup Week”
Lytmus Receives $7,200,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e6db1744-e56a-484e-a791-85da9a6735cb Date 10/2/2015 Company Name Lytmus Mailing Address 225 Bush St. San Francisco, CA 94104 USA Company Description Lytmus is a is poised to revolutionize the sourcing and assessment of technical talent. Our virtual machine-based platform allows the best engineers to demonstrate what they know in realistic settings, and provides high-signal data … Continue reading “Lytmus Receives $7,200,000 New Round”