Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=124c6a72-05c9-4533-b56c-d87533582f76 Date 5/28/2014 Company Name uConnect Mailing Address 155 Seaport Boulevard 16th Floor Boston, MA 02210 USA Company Description The recent rise in the cost of education has been prominent, yet student outcomes continue to suffer. Website http://www.gouconnect.com Transaction Type Accelerator Transaction Amount $18,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes The company will … Continue reading “uConnect Receives $18,000 Seed Funding”
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Website Software Seller Acquia Adds $50M, Led by NEA
[Updated 2:30 pm with comment from company] Acquia hasn’t been shy over the past few years about its hopes to become a public company. Today, the seller of website management software is stacking up some more venture capital: a $50 million investment that Acquia says will help it continue growing in multiple areas. The new … Continue reading “Website Software Seller Acquia Adds $50M, Led by NEA”
East Coast Biotech Roundup: Bristol, PTC, Ophthotech, & More
More immuno-oncology dealmaking ahead of the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s annual meeting, more activity on the biotech IPO front, and some big stock movers on the East Coast this week. Those stories below. —Another week, another couple of immuno-oncology deals for New York-based Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE: [[ticker:BMY]]). The company announced plans to pay South … Continue reading “East Coast Biotech Roundup: Bristol, PTC, Ophthotech, & More”
Navigating JOBS, Wrangling Investors: A Biotech CFO Roundtable
In biotech, the visionary scientists and serial entrepreneurs often—arguably too often—get described as “rock stars.” The financial guys… well, not so much. But in a business where cash is constantly burned at the altar of R&D, and financial engineering can be as prized a skill as drug hunting, the CFOs perhaps deserve more time in … Continue reading “Navigating JOBS, Wrangling Investors: A Biotech CFO Roundtable”
Startups and Sports: 3 Lessons From CoachUp’s Jordan Fliegel
Sports have universal appeal, but they resonate particularly strongly with startups. So what can entrepreneurs learn from successful sports teams and players? First, that they share a common bond. Entrepreneurs and athletes “both like creating, and they both like being part of small teams,” says Jordan Fliegel, the CEO and founder of CoachUp. “They also … Continue reading “Startups and Sports: 3 Lessons From CoachUp’s Jordan Fliegel”
Acquia Obtains $50,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c5163499-3542-4f2c-844f-2c12d193396e Date 5/27/2014 Company Name Acquia Mailing Address 25 Corporate Drive 4th Floor Burlington, MA 01803 USA Company Description Acquia is a new software company that will provide value-added software products and services for the Drupal web collaboration and publishing platform. Website http://www.acquia.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $50,000,000 Transaction Round … Continue reading “Acquia Obtains $50,000,000 New Funding”
Dragon Innovation Lands $350,005 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d366a593-7fb4-4cb8-b6c2-0cb8acdc1331 Date 5/26/2014 Company Name Dragon Innovation Mailing Address One Alewife Center Cambridge, MA 02140 USA Company Description At Dragon Innovation, we specialize in working with trusted factories in China and the US to build cost competitive, high quality products on accelerated schedules. We aim to be an extension of your team, … Continue reading “Dragon Innovation Lands $350,005 New Funding Round”
Boston Tech Roundup: SimpliSafe, SeeWhy, Springpad, Evergage
Some fundraising deals big and small, an acquisition, and a startup shutdown in this trip through innovation sector headlines around Boston in the past week: —SimpliSafe, a Cambridge, MA-based home security company, has raised $57 million from venture firm Sequoia Capital. The deal had been rumored last month, and the company disclosed the amount of … Continue reading “Boston Tech Roundup: SimpliSafe, SeeWhy, Springpad, Evergage”
Cord Cutting: How to Get High-Speed Internet Service Without Cable
[Updated article for 2017 is here, 10/25/17.] Last fall I wrote a column called Please, Keep Paying $80 a Month for Cable So I Can Enjoy Cheap TV. The article was addressed to folks who complain about the exorbitant fees they’re paying to Comcast or AT&T for premium cable bundles. Adopting a cheeky, sarcastic tone—which … Continue reading “Cord Cutting: How to Get High-Speed Internet Service Without Cable”
This Boston Lawyer Could Be Uber’s Nemesis as It Eyes Expansion
When a few taps on the smartphone screen can summon a real-life person to your door, it’s easy to feel like there’s a bit of magic in the air. That’s what makes on-demand services one of the most intriguing frontiers in business. Whether you want a ride to the airport, a bag full of groceries, … Continue reading “This Boston Lawyer Could Be Uber’s Nemesis as It Eyes Expansion”
Vsnap Lands $1,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=456ef3ef-196a-423d-9723-85a1da97fb49 Date 5/23/2014 Company Name Vsnap Mailing Address One Marina Park Drive Boston, MA 02210 USA Company Description Vsnap makes it easy to send short video messages as a more personal alternative to email. A vsnap is 60 seconds, maximum. There’s nothing to download. All you need are an internet connection and … Continue reading “Vsnap Lands $1,000,000 New Funding”
Zappix Lands $1 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=eed8970d-7221-452b-bee6-52481b25e0a0 Date 5/23/2014 Company Name Zappix Mailing Address Undisclosed Boston, MA 02132 USA Company Description Zappix is your mobile portal for customer service supporting hundreds of major companies, government agencies and nonprofits, and It’s completely FREE. Website http://www.zappix.com Transaction Type Accelerator Transaction Amount $1 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes fsdfdsf M&A Terms … Continue reading “Zappix Lands $1 New Financing”
Facebook Boston Looks to Build Tech for the “Next Few Billion Users”
The Boston area’s prominence in biotech and life sciences has an unexpected side benefit for tech companies. Consider Ryan Mack of Facebook. Mack has been with the social-networking giant for almost five years. Originally based at headquarters in Silicon Valley, he moved to Boston about three and a half years ago when his wife got … Continue reading “Facebook Boston Looks to Build Tech for the “Next Few Billion Users””
Baxter Meets World: Rod Brooks on What Rethink Robotics Is Learning
At San Francisco’s Fort Mason yesterday, former MIT roboticist Rodney Brooks gave the opening keynote address at Solid, a new O’Reilly Media conference focused on innovation at the confluence of software and hardware. True to that theme, Brooks talked about Rethink Robotics, the company he founded in 2008 to build humanoid manipulator robots, and the … Continue reading “Baxter Meets World: Rod Brooks on What Rethink Robotics Is Learning”
Grove Instruments Secures $450,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3b121af1-be61-4ae6-81bd-3b0a8e220bb1 Date 5/22/2014 Company Name Grove Instruments Mailing Address 100 Grove Street Worcester, MA 01605 USA Company Description Grove has developed a completely painless and noninvasive blood glucose meter that removes all of the barriers to optimal self monitoring of blood glucose. Grove’s Glucometer is a truly transformative technology that provides people … Continue reading “Grove Instruments Secures $450,000 New Financing Round”
Tackle Grab Secures $1,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=37202647-ee66-4107-a201-44ff46d50f2a Date 5/22/2014 Company Name Tackle Grab Mailing Address Undisclosed Boston, MA 02139 USA Company Description Tackle Grab is an online subscription-based fishing retailer, providing anglers with the latest high quality lures and terminal tackle on a monthly basis. Website http://www.tacklegrab.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds … Continue reading “Tackle Grab Secures $1,000,000 New Funding”
Trident Pharmaceuticals Obtains $275,187 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=28d3de52-7223-4994-ab7d-ad915a57ed76 Date 5/22/2014 Company Name Trident Pharmaceuticals Mailing Address 184 High Street Boston, MA 02110 USA Company Description Trident Pharmaceuticals, founded in 2006, is dedicated to the development of novel immunomodulatory drug products for the treatment of inflammatory and autoimmune disorders and allergic conditions. Website http://www.tridentpharma.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount … Continue reading “Trident Pharmaceuticals Obtains $275,187 New Financing”
Radius Health Recharges IPO After Two Week Hiatus
Apparently, the chilly market conditions that derailed Radius Health’s IPO a few weeks ago have warmed up. Just 12 days after postponing a $75 million IPO—the second time it has pulled a stock offering since 2012—the Cambridge, MA-based company late Wednesday stepped back into the queue once again. Radius still has the same underwriters—Cowen & … Continue reading “Radius Health Recharges IPO After Two Week Hiatus”
Boston 2034: The Big Agenda for Our June 10 Innovation Conference
We’re just three weeks away from Xconomy’s biggest conference yet: Boston 2034, an all-day look at what it will take to keep New England on the front lines of innovation 20 years from now. In a time of intense change, it’s a topic that will inspire some equally intense ideas and opinions. And we’re planning … Continue reading “Boston 2034: The Big Agenda for Our June 10 Innovation Conference”
1Q VC Data: What Just Happened?
The National Venture Capital Association recently released data on first-quarter investment activity, which always makes for an interesting read, at least on long plane rides. Point of fact, this past quarter was exceptional in many ways—and arguably somewhat unexpected. The headlines read that $9.5 billion was invested in 951 companies, an amount we have not … Continue reading “1Q VC Data: What Just Happened?”
Just a Few Slots Left for Napa Summit June 3—Request An Invite
We are just under two weeks away from the Napa Summit 2014: The Xconomy Retreat on the Economy, Jobs, and Growth. It is one of our most special events of the year. Not only does it have an incredible speaker lineup, it is multidisciplinary, offering a rare chance to step out of your zone of … Continue reading “Just a Few Slots Left for Napa Summit June 3—Request An Invite”
Dyn Acquires Renesys, Adding Internet Monitoring Chops
With super-smart engineering graduates just about everywhere you look and plenty of behind-the-scenes companies putting their brains to use, New England’s technology sector is instrumental in keeping the digital world humming right along. Just don’t tell that to everyone mesmerized by the hot new take on photo-sharing apps or anonymous messaging services. “The Internet’s run … Continue reading “Dyn Acquires Renesys, Adding Internet Monitoring Chops”
Kyruus Receives $11,250,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=dd734955-e117-42d7-a46f-221fe1c41cb7 Date 5/21/2014 Company Name Kyruus Mailing Address 121 High Street 4th Floor Boston, MA 02210 USA Company Description Kyruus has developed a software platform that includes professional profiles of doctors and “big data” analytics. Website http://www.kyruus.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $11,250,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not … Continue reading “Kyruus Receives $11,250,000 New Funding Round”
ecoVent Garners $605,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=171ca462-b2be-46df-95f0-9d6cbdc01ae0 Date 5/21/2014 Company Name ecoVent Mailing Address 179 Lincoln Street 4th Floor Cambridge, MA 02111 USA Company Description ecoVent has developed and proven an integrated, owner-installed system that addresses homeowner frustrations of temperature imbalance between rooms and high energy costs related to heating and cooling homes. Website http://www.ecoventsystems.com Transaction Type Debt … Continue reading “ecoVent Garners $605,000 New Financing”
Evergage Lands $4,000,000 Series A Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d6b631a4-96fd-4a39-b700-a994b167c968 Date 5/21/2014 Company Name Evergage Mailing Address Undisclosed Boston, MA 02139 USA Company Description Evergage delivers a market-leading real-time personalization platform for optimizing web conversions and customer success via dynamic content and inline messaging features, behavioral analytics and segmentation, and integrations with other top CRM and SaaS providers. Website http://www.evergage.com Transaction … Continue reading “Evergage Lands $4,000,000 Series A Round”
Drizly Obtains $2,500,000 Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b56157d5-b982-416b-9adb-c47a212e635f Date 5/21/2014 Company Name Drizly Mailing Address Undisclosed Boston, MA 02110 USA Company Description We demand convenience in all facets of life, Uber with transportation or OpenTable with reservations, the liquor store should not be different. A Drizly delivery brings the liquor store to you in 30-60 minutes, right from your … Continue reading “Drizly Obtains $2,500,000 Seed Financing Round”
Tamr Garners $16,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8ee5a332-c827-470a-812d-3a4ef7e4138c Date 5/20/2014 Company Name Tamr Mailing Address 66 Church Street Cambridge, MA 02138 USA Company Description Tamr, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, was founded in 2013 by database industry veterans Andy Palmer, Mike Stonebraker and Ihab Ilyas with George Beskales, Daniel Bruckner and Alex Pagan. Website http://www.tamr.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction … Continue reading “Tamr Garners $16,000,000 New Funding Round”
Powerhouse Dynamics Receives $6,000,000 Series B Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c1f2c237-0a49-4756-9164-ade4395791ee Date 5/20/2014 Company Name Powerhouse Dynamics Mailing Address 1 Bridge Street Newton, MA 02458 USA Company Description Powerhouse Dynamics provides new, cost-effective energy management solutions for small commercial operations. Website http://www.powerhousedynamics.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $6,000,000 Transaction Round Series B Proceeds Purposes The funding will be used to help … Continue reading “Powerhouse Dynamics Receives $6,000,000 Series B Funding”
SAP Acquires SeeWhy for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=fbaed47c-795e-421d-a4c0-9dba6117a37c Date 5/20/2014 Company Name SeeWhy Mailing Address 10 Milk Street Andover, MA 02108 USA Company Description SeeWhy delivers breakthrough improvements in website conversion with its Abandonment Tracker family of “on demand” services. Re-marketing to abandoned visitors using the SeeWhy service re-converts up to 50% of visitors who abandon their shopping carts, … Continue reading “SAP Acquires SeeWhy for Undisclosed Sum”
Tamr Emerges With $16M to Crack Data Curation for Enterprises
One of the Boston tech scene’s most dynamic duos is at it again. Yes, Andy Palmer and Michael Stonebraker are coming out of stealth with their latest company. Cambridge, MA-based Tamr, formerly known as Data Tamer, makes software aimed at helping big companies manage and connect their many data sources; the idea is to give … Continue reading “Tamr Emerges With $16M to Crack Data Curation for Enterprises”
Boston Tech Roundup: CRV, Mobiquity, Ditto Labs, Groupize
A few deals of note that perked up around the New England innovation scene in recent days: —Charles River Ventures appears to have done well in the IPO of Zendesk, an online customer service software company. The Boston-based venture firm was a Series A investor in the company and held nearly a quarter of its … Continue reading “Boston Tech Roundup: CRV, Mobiquity, Ditto Labs, Groupize”
Will Paul English’s Blade Boost Consumer Tech in Boston?
Be careful how you e-mail Paul English. Or talk to him, for that matter. That’s one message I got from the Kayak co-founder when I met him at Blade, his new venture-creation outfit and startup workspace in South Boston. It was a few hours before Blade’s opening gala on Friday, and English (pictured) took time … Continue reading “Will Paul English’s Blade Boost Consumer Tech in Boston?”
ZS Genetics Receives $100,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d53765d5-26a6-4666-a214-81d5c6255cd6 Date 5/19/2014 Company Name ZS Genetics Mailing Address 9 Audubon Road Wakefield, MA 01880 USA Company Description ZS Genetics is developing a third-generation DNA sequencing technology to address market needs in key areas of genomics research: what can be studied, the pace at which data can be understood and the cost … Continue reading “ZS Genetics Receives $100,000 New Financing Round”
OncoPep Garners $3,037,481 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3a6a7ac5-cae5-4b53-b466-d8392888ab77 Date 5/19/2014 Company Name OncoPep Mailing Address 520 Boston Street North Andover, MA 01845 USA Company Description OncoPep, Inc. was founded in 2010 to commercialize a novel approach to developing targeted immunotherapeutics against cancer. The Company’s proprietary core technology was developed in the laboratory of Dr. Kenneth Anderson, M.D., a world … Continue reading “OncoPep Garners $3,037,481 New Funding Round”
Blade Receives $20,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1bc37634-02a1-4d5e-8487-44f2876a9d35 Date 5/17/2014 Company Name Blade Mailing Address 250 Summer St. Boston, MA 02210 USA Company Description Blade’s co-working space itself, is highly interactive, adds English. The office serves as a startup foundry during the day and actually turns into a private club at night for artists, designers, developers, and entrepreneurs. Website … Continue reading “Blade Receives $20,000,000 New Financing Round”
Check Out Our Napa Summit Agenda—Get Your Invite for June 2-3 Event
It’s one of the most special events Xconomy holds—an invitation-only confab in the Napa Valley for roughly 80-90 special guests and speakers. And the Napa Summit 2014, set for June 2-3, is shaping up to be our best ever. We have a power-packed array of speakers, from pioneers in their fields to some of the … Continue reading “Check Out Our Napa Summit Agenda—Get Your Invite for June 2-3 Event”
Welcome to the Seven-Year Technology Pause
What’s even harder to endure than the collapse of an economic or technology bubble? The long lull that follows. The current bubble hasn’t popped quite yet—and it might not, at least not in the sudden and messy way that the dot-com bubble did, in March 2000. What’s just as possible is that that we’ll see … Continue reading “Welcome to the Seven-Year Technology Pause”
Innovation Hub: David Pogue Does Some Trendspotting
David Pogue is a tastemaker. His reviews in The New York Times—and now on Yahoo—are widely followed. He has 1.5 million Twitter followers. And he’s always on the lookout for new trends. So, what is he intrigued by right now? And what does he think is overhyped? I put it to Pogue. [The following interview … Continue reading “Innovation Hub: David Pogue Does Some Trendspotting”
East Coast Biotech Roundup: LTI, SolveBio, Proteon, & More
Abstracts from this year’s annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology came out this week, which means it was another week when Big Pharma took center stage. Immuno-oncology drugs from Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE: [[ticker:BMY]]), Merck (NYSE: [[ticker:MRK]]), Roche/Genentech, and AstraZeneca (NYSE: [[ticker:AZN]]) (some of which, incidentally, were acquired from biotech in the first … Continue reading “East Coast Biotech Roundup: LTI, SolveBio, Proteon, & More”
With Novartis Deal Dead, Proteon Embarks on Plan B With $45M Round
Proteon Therapeutics almost became a piece of Novartis’ portfolio before an option-to-buy deal with the Swiss pharma giant fell apart last summer. Now it’s going down a different path altogether—one that looks like it might take the Waltham, MA-based company all the way to Wall Street. Proteon is announcing today that it’s raised a $45 … Continue reading “With Novartis Deal Dead, Proteon Embarks on Plan B With $45M Round”
Gelesis Obtains $12,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a5fb0b23-bd28-4fc3-a796-01959020d0d0 Date 5/16/2014 Company Name Gelesis Mailing Address 222 Berkeley St. Boston, MA 02116 USA Company Description Gelesis is a Boston-based company developing a breakthrough treatment for obesity and other related co-morbidities. Website http://www.gelesis.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $12,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes We’re very excited both by Gelesis100’s … Continue reading “Gelesis Obtains $12,000,000 New Round”
Proteon Therapeutics Garners $45,000,000 Series D Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4ad50f49-9046-4fdf-9f9a-d3a9f88e7498 Date 5/16/2014 Company Name Proteon Therapeutics Mailing Address 200 West Street Waltham, MA 02451 USA Company Description Proteon Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company developing PRT-201, a novel human recombinant protein that permanently dilates segments of blood vessels, blocks vasospasm, and reduces the formation of vascular scarring. Website http://www.proteontherapeutics.com Transaction Type Venture … Continue reading “Proteon Therapeutics Garners $45,000,000 Series D Financing Round”
New England VCs Grab Major Role in Campaign Against Non-Competes
This week, the New England Venture Capital Association threw a big party to celebrate the Boston innovation sector, complete with awards for the hottest startups, rock n’ roll-themed costumes, and hundreds of people packed into a big downtown theater. It’s exactly the kind of fun event you’d expect from such a trade group, whose members … Continue reading “New England VCs Grab Major Role in Campaign Against Non-Competes”
Geppetto Avatars Melds Emotion of Disney, Smarts of KITT
[Corrected 5/15/14, 3:41 pm. See below.] The fact that Norrie Daroga considers Walt Disney the forefather of his company’s interactive virtual characters is telling, and not just because Geppetto Avatars was partly named after the woodcarver who created Pinocchio, the puppet who dreamed of being a real boy, in Disney’s classic 1940 animated film, “Pinocchio.” … Continue reading “Geppetto Avatars Melds Emotion of Disney, Smarts of KITT”
Joining Boston 2034 on 6/10: Rob Go, Geoff Chapin, Kara Miller, & More
We are busy finalizing the agenda for Boston 2034, our biggest conference to date. The theme of the day is to look out 20 years and think about what it will take to build the innovation city of the future. It’s all happening on Tuesday, June 10, at the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston. … Continue reading “Joining Boston 2034 on 6/10: Rob Go, Geoff Chapin, Kara Miller, & More”
The Davis Dilemma: New Energy for Innovation, But Where to Grow?
Every economic development official in the country knows the story. In 1951, Frederick Terman, then the dean of engineering at Stanford University, decided to set aside 200 acres of Stanford-owned fruit orchards in Palo Alto for the new Stanford Industrial Park. The park was soon home to Varian Associates, Shockley Transistor, and Hewlett-Packard, as well … Continue reading “The Davis Dilemma: New Energy for Innovation, But Where to Grow?”
NovaTract Surgical Lands $600,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b250c442-2f8f-4287-9a1a-321ccdcaffb3 Date 5/15/2014 Company Name NovaTract Surgical Mailing Address 170 Fort Path Road Madison, CT 06433 USA Company Description The company is developing new innovative medical devices to address the growing field of Single-Port Laparoscopic Surgery and Natural Orifice Transluminal Ambos Coptic Surgery (NOTES). Website http://www.novatract.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount … Continue reading “NovaTract Surgical Lands $600,000 New Round”
Groupize Receives $1,772,377 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=06dd3c33-216e-4f5d-bfdc-3c35ae90e617 Date 5/15/2014 Company Name Groupize Mailing Address 100 Cummings Center Beverly, MA 01915 USA Company Description Groupize Solutions has developed technology for the hotel industry to take control of their online group destiny. The white label technology allows hotels to capture more groups and lessens the burden on hotels and their … Continue reading “Groupize Receives $1,772,377 New Financing Round”
Thermedical Secures $4,000,001 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a340c4ba-bb81-43aa-89b4-77546c899530 Date 5/15/2014 Company Name Thermedical Mailing Address 150 Bear Hill Road Waltham, MA 02451 USA Company Description THERMEDICAL is developing preclinical prototypes for Saline-Enhanced Radio Frequency (SERF) ablation systems. Website http://www.thermedical.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $4,000,001 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC regulatory filing. … Continue reading “Thermedical Secures $4,000,001 New Financing Round”
Video Gets Streamed via Cell Networks and a Dose of Metadata Curation
Every day, video seems to become more mobile and malleable. Dropping by this week’s Streaming Media East conference in New York gave glimpses of new ways video can be handled and used. The two-day event featured plenty of expert panels, but I spent a few minutes Tuesday chatting up the folks from LiveU and Ramp. … Continue reading “Video Gets Streamed via Cell Networks and a Dose of Metadata Curation”