KnowledgeVision Systems Obtains $3,646,032 New Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e3c8f2b7-2b15-483b-8cb1-cab487c30d43 Date 11/25/2013 Company Name KnowledgeVision Systems Mailing Address 55 Old Bedford Road Lincoln, MA 01773 Company Description Finally, an enterprise-level tool for synchronizing video, PowerPoint, footnotes, handout attachments, and images together into engaging, informative experiences available at any time! Website http://www.knowledgevision.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $3,646,032 Transaction Round Undisclosed … Continue reading “KnowledgeVision Systems Obtains $3,646,032 New Financing”

Prevently Receives New Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=11eb6c4c-8bc9-4d19-b38b-dfa1226d8091 Date 11/25/2013 Company Name Prevently Mailing Address 30 Cambridge Park Drive Cambridge, MA 02140 Company Description Prevently is a website that provides consumers with physician-reviewed health articles, physician-approved health products, health apps, and telemedicine consultations. These services centralize around an online patient profile that integrates data utilizing APIs from multiple personal … Continue reading “Prevently Receives New Funding”

East Coast Biotech Roundup: Moderna, Aileron, Seres, & More

[Updated, 9:08 am ET] The hours are quickly ticking down towards Turkey Day, so no surprise that many East Coast biotechs wanted to wrap up their big news announcements first. We’ve got all of those headlines below: —Cambridge, MA-based Moderna Therapeutics turned heads in the biotech world when it got a $240 million check from … Continue reading “East Coast Biotech Roundup: Moderna, Aileron, Seres, & More”

Vital Therapies Postpones IPO as Biotech Sector Chills

Life sciences IPOs ran into market resistance for the second consecutive week. San Diego-based Vital Therapies and Malvern, PA’s TetraLogic Pharmaceuticals both postponed their IPOs yesterday, according to the IPO research firm Renaissance Capital. Travena, another Pennsylvania biotech, scrapped its IPO earlier in the week, and two other life science companies, Oxford Immunotec and Evogene, … Continue reading “Vital Therapies Postpones IPO as Biotech Sector Chills”

First Startup from Avalon-GSK Deal Raises $10M for Celiac Disease

A collaboration formed earlier this year between San Diego’s Avalon Ventures and GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: [[ticker:GSK]]) has hatched its first startup. Avalon partner Jay Lichter says the company, Sitari Pharmaceuticals, was recently established with $10 million in Series A financing, provided under the Avalon-GSK partnership, to develop new treatments for celiac disease. Under their innovative collaboration, … Continue reading “First Startup from Avalon-GSK Deal Raises $10M for Celiac Disease”

CareSolver Receives Seed Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e692418c-daa4-4c8d-b690-5db4ac6bf722 Date 11/22/2013 Company Name CareSolver Mailing Address 125 Western Avenue Boston, MA 02163 Company Description CareSolver’s mission is to improve the health and happiness of seniors and their family caregivers by providing action-oriented content, tools, and resources that will help caregivers provide better care with less burden. Website http://www.caresolver.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “CareSolver Receives Seed Funding”

Seres Health Secures $10,500,000 Series A Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e159d71b-589b-445a-9bd4-6919618afbd5 Date 11/22/2013 Company Name Seres Health Mailing Address 161 First Street Cambridge, MA 02142 Company Description Seres Health is a clinical stage biotherapeutic company focused on discovering and developing Ecobiotic therapeutic products to treat important diseases by targeting the underlying biology of the human microbiome. Website http://www.sereshealth.com Transaction Type Venture Equity … Continue reading “Seres Health Secures $10,500,000 Series A Financing”

Rest Devices Receives $1,300,000 Seed Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=819faa39-2e55-463c-99ed-f1e4f37b40cb Date 11/22/2013 Company Name Rest Devices Mailing Address 105 South St. Boston, MA 02111 Company Description Rest has created a brand new onesie-based infant monitor that monitors respiration, body position, skin temperature, audio, and activity level. It connects via WiFi and pushes the information to a smartphone app so that parents … Continue reading “Rest Devices Receives $1,300,000 Seed Funding”

O+ Festival Director Joins Our Dec. 12 Healthcare Gets Personal Event

A great lineup has gotten even stronger—and more inspiring. We are pleased that Joe Concra, executive director of the O+ Festival, has joined the speaker lineup at our Healthcare Gets Personal event next month. Concra joins our keynoter, Harvard personal genomics pioneer George Church, Polaris Partners and Living Proof co-founder Jon Flint, Anita Goel, CEO … Continue reading “O+ Festival Director Joins Our Dec. 12 Healthcare Gets Personal Event”

Hologic, Fending off Icahn, Adopts Poison Pill to Deflect Takeover

Billionaire financier and activist investor Carl Icahn has found a new target: Bedford, MA-based Hologic (NASDAQ: [[ticker:HOLX]]). Icahn today reported a 12.63 percent stake in Hologic, intending to shake things up at the women’s health products and diagnostics company. Hologic immediately responded by adopting a one-year shareholder rights plan to protect itself from a hostile … Continue reading “Hologic, Fending off Icahn, Adopts Poison Pill to Deflect Takeover”

Flagship Takes a Stab at Microbiome Therapy With Seres Health

We live every day with trillions of bacterial neighbors that do all sorts of mysterious things in our guts, good and bad. The broadening scientific understanding of the “microbiome,” powered by the modern tools of genomic analysis, has been in the news for a while. Today, Cambridge, MA-based Flagship Ventures is betting the knowledge has … Continue reading “Flagship Takes a Stab at Microbiome Therapy With Seres Health”

Boston Roundup: CoachUp, Clypd, Terrafugia, Nuance

Some startup funding news—including an unusual crowdfunding candidate—and a bit of Wall Street intrigue for a local tech giant in this week’s quick checkup on news from around the region: —CoachUp, a Boston-based startup that connects people with private sports trainers, says it has raised an additional $6.7 million in Series A investment. The round … Continue reading “Boston Roundup: CoachUp, Clypd, Terrafugia, Nuance”

Seventh Sense Biosystems Garners $360,000 New Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5e3ef66f-8f5e-444c-9dba-227b471fe840 Date 11/21/2013 Company Name Seventh Sense Biosystems Mailing Address 286 Cardinal Medeiros Avenue Cambridge, MA 02141 Company Description The company’s proprietary TAP Touch Activated Phlebotomy technology enables painless, convenient and safe blood collection and is the foundation for a rich pipeline of products from painless, one-step sampling to integrated collection and … Continue reading “Seventh Sense Biosystems Garners $360,000 New Funding Round”

SciAps Garners $2,500,000 New Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9c5f157e-0a4d-4f6d-a758-82ec91cc43ed Date 11/21/2013 Company Name SciAps Mailing Address 2 Constitution Way Woburn, MA 01801 Company Description SciAps, Inc., is a Boston-based instrumentation company specializing in portable analytical instruments. Our mission is to provide durable, field-tested, portable instruments to identify any compound, any mineral, any element — anyplace on the planet. Website http://www.sciaps.com … Continue reading “SciAps Garners $2,500,000 New Financing Round”

CoachUp Secures $6,700,000 Series A Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5589e4e8-386c-494e-b059-b8d30da68576 Date 11/21/2013 Company Name CoachUp Mailing Address One Marina Park Drive 14th Floor Boston, MA 02210 Company Description CoachUp helps athletes achieve their full potential by connecting them with great private coaches. The independent coaches who list their services on the CoachUp platform take advantage of CoachUp’s digital marketing, scheduling, payment … Continue reading “CoachUp Secures $6,700,000 Series A Funding Round”

LabCentral, New Biotech Incubator, Opens up in Kendall Square

Aspiring biotech entrepreneurs in Kendall Square now have a new place to set up shop. LabCentral, the non-profit organization set up this year to provide lab space to Boston-area life sciences innovators, has officially opened its doors. The 28,000-square-foot facility has enough lab and office space to house as many as 25 startups and 100 … Continue reading “LabCentral, New Biotech Incubator, Opens up in Kendall Square”

To Tell the Story of Innovation in Detroit, Xconomy Needs Your Help

Whenever I’m describing Xconomy to someone who hasn’t come across our website before, I rattle off the names of the eight high-tech hubs where we have bureaus, in the order we opened them: Boston, Seattle, San Diego, Detroit, San Francisco, New York, Boulder/Denver, and Texas. At that point, the listener usually exclaims “Detroit! Why Detroit?” … Continue reading “To Tell the Story of Innovation in Detroit, Xconomy Needs Your Help”

Raizlabs Turns 10: Lessons in Mobile, Bootstrapping, and Hiring

Greg Raiz is all about the slow burn. When he started Raizlabs back in 2003, his father (a software guy) asked whether the startup would be bootstrapped or venture-backed. The former he called “slow burn”—steady growth that could last a while and eventually grow into a big flame. As opposed to “fast burn”—pour gas on … Continue reading “Raizlabs Turns 10: Lessons in Mobile, Bootstrapping, and Hiring”

Vertex Sells Hep C Drug Royalty Rights to Janssen for $152M

Vertex Pharmaceuticals waved the white flag for its once high-flying hepatitis C drug last month. Now it’s pooling as much cash from that program as it can to help concentrate its efforts in cystic fibrosis. Cambridge, MA-based Vertex (NASDAQ: [[ticker:VRTX]]) said today that it has sold its non-North America royalty rights to telaprevir (sold as … Continue reading “Vertex Sells Hep C Drug Royalty Rights to Janssen for $152M”

Moderna Vacuums Up Another $110M to Make Messenger RNA Drugs

Moderna Therapeutics doesn’t need cash to keep the doors open, like many biotech startups. It just went out and raised a ton of dough, anyway. The Cambridge, MA-based biotech startup, which is attempting to make injectable messenger RNA molecules that trigger production of protein drugs in the body, has raised a whopping $110 million in … Continue reading “Moderna Vacuums Up Another $110M to Make Messenger RNA Drugs”

A Few Good Mentors: A DIY Mentor Program for Startup Communities

I’m going to go out on a limb here. I guarantee that good startup mentors exist everywhere, even in your neck of the woods. Without any more evidence than my personal experience—working alongside hundreds of mentors and entrepreneurs around the globe, including such far-off places as Brussels, Moscow, and Kuala Lumpur—I’m willing to bet there … Continue reading “A Few Good Mentors: A DIY Mentor Program for Startup Communities”

Clypd Books Obtains $7,200,000 Series A Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c40de682-9aba-49e0-84d5-5e0354c5a8e9 Date 11/20/2013 Company Name Clypd Books Mailing Address Undisclosed Boston, MA 02108 Company Description Clypd is a provider of an interactive television and video ad exchange. Website Undisclosed Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $7,200,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. M&A Terms Venture Investor Atlas … Continue reading “Clypd Books Obtains $7,200,000 Series A Funding Round”

ModeRNA Therapeutics Receives $110,000,000 New Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f0b55735-3963-499a-a99c-d0d88cc062f7 Date 11/20/2013 Company Name ModeRNA Therapeutics Mailing Address 200 Tech Square Cambridge, MA 02139 Company Description Moderna Therapeutics is a life science start-up company based in Cambridge, MA. Moderna was founded by leading research scientists from Harvard, MIT and MGH in the field of mRNA research. Website http://www.modernatx.com Transaction Type Venture … Continue reading “ModeRNA Therapeutics Receives $110,000,000 New Financing”

See You Thursday for “D2: The Future of Data and Devices” at FCAT

We are all set to talk about the future of big data and connected devices in Boston and beyond. I’m talking about our D2 conference, which is almost upon us. It’s all happening this Thursday, Nov. 21, at the Fidelity Center for Applied Technology in Boston. We have just a few tickets remaining, which you … Continue reading “See You Thursday for “D2: The Future of Data and Devices” at FCAT”

As Total U.S. IPOs Mount, Several Biotech Deals Stumble

With less than six weeks remaining in 2013, the number of U.S. IPOs continues to mount at a rate unseen since the financial meltdown of 2008. Ten companies are set to go public on U.S. markets this week, according to Renaissance Capital, the IPO investment firm based in Greenwich, CT. That includes Vital Therapies, a … Continue reading “As Total U.S. IPOs Mount, Several Biotech Deals Stumble”

Futuristic “Human-on-Chip” Models Will Help Drug Development

The pharmaceutical industry needs better scientific models for testing drugs before they get to the proving ground of human clinical trials. Current lab dish models and animal testing models are time-consuming, expensive and chronically unable to predict which drugs are going to work in clinical trials. The industry is crying out for new modes of … Continue reading “Futuristic “Human-on-Chip” Models Will Help Drug Development”

Solvoyo Garners $110,544 New Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c759faeb-8d62-43c6-8ecf-3b65b575f392 Date 11/19/2013 Company Name Solvoyo Mailing Address 77 Franklin Street Boston, MA 02110 Company Description PlanLM is the next generation supply chain planning and analysis software that revolutionizes the way planning systems are deployed. Solvoyo brings all benefits of a traditional advanced planning system right to your finger tips, offered as … Continue reading “Solvoyo Garners $110,544 New Round”

Diabetes Centers of Excellence

Active Communications International presents a two-day conference examining the impact the diabetes epidemic is having on the delivery system and how hospitals are responding. From the event site: “Roughly 26 million Americans have diabetes and the number is expected to soar in the coming years, reaching nearly half of all Americans by 2020. Diabetes is … Continue reading “Diabetes Centers of Excellence”

IT Appliance Startup SimpliVity Raises $58M to Expand Staff, Sales

SimpliVity, a Westborough, MA-based seller of IT appliances, has raised a $58 million Series C round to expand hiring and further compete with giants in the data storage and processing market, including EMC. SimpliVity’s business is built around a device called the OmniCube, which is pitched as an all-in-one box that replaces several other pieces … Continue reading “IT Appliance Startup SimpliVity Raises $58M to Expand Staff, Sales”

Unpitch Boston

Inspired by conversations at this year’s MassTLC unConference, Unpitch is a new event geared to entrepreneurs interested in connecting with investors. It’s not about delivering an elevator pitch onstage or a “demo day” presentation, or trying to grab a few seconds with a venture capitalist in a conference hallway. Unpitch is a chance to sit … Continue reading “Unpitch Boston”

Kayak’s Paul English Out to Reinforce Good Behavior With Driving App

“Can your phone be used to retrain you?” That’s Paul English, the co-founder and chief technology officer of travel search site Kayak. He’s talking about an emerging trend in mobile apps: software on smartphones increasingly is being designed to reinforce and reward good behaviors. Think nutrition, health, fitness, stress management, and sustainability. Now add driving … Continue reading “Kayak’s Paul English Out to Reinforce Good Behavior With Driving App”

Big Pharma Quartet Puts $30M Behind Aileron’s P53 Peptide Drug

Aileron Therapeutics decided long ago to design a stapled peptide drug that just might be able to protect one of cancer biology’s most tantalizing, yet untouchable targets—the tumor suppressor protein known as p53. Now, the Cambridge, MA-based startup’s investors have armed it with $30 million to see if it’s on to something. Aileron has pulled … Continue reading “Big Pharma Quartet Puts $30M Behind Aileron’s P53 Peptide Drug”

The Biotech Startup Class of 2013: Don’t Worry, It’s a Short List

[Updated: 12:45 pm PT 12/13/13] We’ve heard a lot this year about the IPO boom for biotech companies. Even after a few high-profile blowups (Ariad, Sarepta), the public biotech stock indexes are still outperforming the Nasdaq Composite Index and S&P 500. Some biotechs have been acquired for megabucks (Onyx, ViroPharma). We’ve heard about another biotech … Continue reading “The Biotech Startup Class of 2013: Don’t Worry, It’s a Short List”

SimpliVity Secures $58,000,000 Series C Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f3643583-ceb3-4c20-83f5-0d001eb9dae2 Date 11/18/2013 Company Name SimpliVity Mailing Address 8 Technology Drive Westborough, MA 01581 Company Description SimpliVity is an exciting high-tech startup, developing radically new IT infrastructure technology for the modern data center and the cloud. SimpliVity is led by a team of veterans with proven track records of building successful companies, … Continue reading “SimpliVity Secures $58,000,000 Series C Financing”

Intelligent Business Entertainment Obtains $1,350,000 New Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5dc00098-ec61-4978-ad12-60dd37cbac5b Date 11/18/2013 Company Name Intelligent Business Entertainment Mailing Address 61 Chapel Street Newton, MA 02458 Company Description Intelligent Business Entertainment Inc. develops compliance and regulatory training games and applications for mobile platforms. It offers testing, assessment, and risk analytics software applications for mobile devices and web browsers. The company was founded … Continue reading “Intelligent Business Entertainment Obtains $1,350,000 New Round”

CytoVale Lands New Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=247d61cf-757d-4f0c-b8a8-6a826ff42399 Date 11/18/2013 Company Name CytoVale Mailing Address 385 Oyster Point Boulevard South San Francisco, MA 94080 Company Description Categorized under Analytical Instruments, our records show it was established in and incorporated in Massachusetts. Website http://www.cytovale.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not … Continue reading “CytoVale Lands New Funding”

Innerscope Research Obtains $1,001,695 New Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=23dfd08b-ca30-4749-8c71-d8a1370a3184 Date 11/18/2013 Company Name Innerscope Research Mailing Address 98 North Washington St 2nd Floor Boston, MA 02114 Company Description Innerscope Research, Inc. is dedicated to creating unique insights by measuring and analyzing unconscious emotional responses to media and marketing stimuli. With its breakthrough and validated Biometric Monitoring System, Innerscope accurately predicts … Continue reading “Innerscope Research Obtains $1,001,695 New Funding Round”

Aileron Therapeutics Garners $30,000,000 Series E Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6f1e6f3d-c802-4395-8583-e69b0531830e Date 11/18/2013 Company Name Aileron Therapeutics Mailing Address 281 Albany St. Cambridge, MA 02139 Company Description Aileron Therapeutics is an emerging biopharmaceutical company that is applying its proprietary cell permeable peptide technology to generate breakthrough therapeuticsfor the treatment of cancer and other diseases. Website http://www.aileronrx.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount … Continue reading “Aileron Therapeutics Garners $30,000,000 Series E Funding Round”

FreshTemp Obtains $25,000 Seed Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=755d31d6-cdb7-4d31-be28-a6725f28dbf4 Date 11/18/2013 Company Name FreshTemp Mailing Address 165 Amory St. Cambridge, MA 02141 Company Description FreshTemp automates temperature collection during production, transportation and storage of any product. You need to ensure your products are kept at the right temperature. We get that. You don’t want to manually take a thermometer and … Continue reading “FreshTemp Obtains $25,000 Seed Funding Round”

Hamburger Heaven: Business Lessons from a Child’s Bookshelf

Perhaps because I have a sales/marketing/product background, or perhaps because sales/marketing/product development are such a focus of conversation when you hang around with entrepreneurs, I am often asked what business book I would most recommend on these topics. I am sure that most would expect me to recommend one of the “classics,” such as Clayton … Continue reading “Hamburger Heaven: Business Lessons from a Child’s Bookshelf”

The Hottest High-Tech Toy of 2013: Anki’s iPhone-Driven Robot Cars

If you had wandered up to the second floor of the Apple store in San Francisco on a Thursday evening a couple of weeks ago, you would have seen an unusual spectacle. The big wooden tables were cleared of the usual iPads and MacBooks, and in their place visitors had laid out large sheets of … Continue reading “The Hottest High-Tech Toy of 2013: Anki’s iPhone-Driven Robot Cars”

East Coast Biotech Roundup: Sarepta, Zalicus, Alkermes, & More

It’s been an optimistic year for biotech. IPOs have come fast and furious, and have made a lot of money for investors. The Nasdaq Biotechnology Index is up big. But this week offered a cold reminder of the high risk that comes with those potentially high rewards. Those stories and more below: —Cambridge, MA-based Sarepta … Continue reading “East Coast Biotech Roundup: Sarepta, Zalicus, Alkermes, & More”

Catabasis Scores $32M Series B Round With IPO in Sight

When investors better known for backing public companies jump into a startup’s private financing round, it’s typically a signal that an IPO is on the way. That looks to be the case for Cambridge, MA-based Catabasis Pharmaceuticals. Catabasis is announcing today that it has raised $32.4 million in equity financing through a Series B round … Continue reading “Catabasis Scores $32M Series B Round With IPO in Sight”

sharalike Receives $600,000 Seed Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=58869bb7-84f7-41b9-87a2-aa972bcca957 Date 11/15/2013 Company Name sharalike Mailing Address 1 Main Street Cambridge, MA 02138 Company Description The idea for sharalike came about from a long stroll with friends and family along the beaches of Cape Cod. The sun was bright, the air was crisp and the laughter was rolling. Right then, in … Continue reading “sharalike Receives $600,000 Seed Funding Round”

Yesware Obtains $1,200,000 Series B Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ddeb7668-6c35-43e8-988c-eb0dc69373b4 Date 11/15/2013 Company Name Yesware Mailing Address 109 Kingston St. Boston, MA 02111 Company Description The company provides an online e-mail service optimized for the sales process. Website http://www.yesware.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,200,000 Transaction Round Series B Proceeds Purposes The new funds will be used to accelerate the … Continue reading “Yesware Obtains $1,200,000 Series B Financing Round”

APE Systems Receives $20,000 Seed Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=91f0ebe8-a652-4114-9655-1f3417385458 Date 11/15/2013 Company Name APE Systems Mailing Address 95 Chestnut St. Providence, RI 02903 Company Description APE provides a web & mobile platform built to make managing athletes, training plans, and performance data simple and centralized. Using adaptable tools, APE presents invaluable health data that enhances athletic development and reduces risk … Continue reading “APE Systems Receives $20,000 Seed Funding”

Dropkic.kr Receives $20,000 Seed Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=34c0ca67-cacd-4be3-ba7a-33b7e072935a Date 11/15/2013 Company Name Dropkic.kr Mailing Address 95 Chestnut Street 3rd Floor Providence, RI 02903 Company Description Dropkic.kr is a search engine for crowdfunding projects, and the only comprehensive, personalised crowdfunding experience on the web. We collect the thousands of projects submitted each day across the web in one place, for … Continue reading “Dropkic.kr Receives $20,000 Seed Funding”

Momba Garners $20,000 Seed Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8e159dce-e1bb-486a-93bb-355d1dd47c6e Date 11/15/2013 Company Name Momba Mailing Address 20 Parker Street Newbury, MA 01951 Company Description Momba is a privately-owned, non-traditional vending company that serves items like toiletries, laundry detergent and phone chargers to university residents. Momba also gives no less than 10% of profits back to host schools’ financial aid programs, … Continue reading “Momba Garners $20,000 Seed Funding Round”

Quitbit Obtains $20,000 Seed Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=cc4c0877-8e66-4026-afc1-8b4682330ffc Date 11/15/2013 Company Name Quitbit Mailing Address Undisclosed Providence, RI 02905 Company Description Quitbit, headquartered in Providence, RI, is dedicated to building tools to fight smoking. Started in October 2012, we’ve created a tool for a healthier lifestyle. The Quitbit lighter effortlessly tracks your smoking and guides you through a reduction … Continue reading “Quitbit Obtains $20,000 Seed Round”