Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=71862933-4f6b-48a7-ab32-06ae78aa080d&Preview=1 Date 6/18/2013 Company Name TheraVid Mailing Address 955 Massachusetts Ave Cambridge, MA 02139 Company Description TheraVid is an early stage startup focused on improving the patient engagement problem in injury rehabilitation through customizable home exercise instructions that improve patient participation in the care process and allow physical therapists to build stronger … Continue reading “TheraVid Garners Seed Round”
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TrueNorth Receives Seed Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e77987cc-2da3-4d16-843a-0fe9ac6b4fcf&Preview=1 Date 6/18/2013 Company Name TrueNorth Mailing Address Undisclosed Cambridge, MA 02138 Company Description TrueNorth is a platform that empowers patients to record their legal healthcare proxy (also known as a healthcare agent, surrogate, or power of attorney) and their living will, their preferences for end-of-life care. Website http://www.truenorthhealthcare.squarespace.com Transaction Type Accelerator … Continue reading “TrueNorth Receives Seed Round”
Sensing Strip Lands Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c8f6367a-d68e-4220-9785-2ee99ee10836&Preview=1 Date 6/18/2013 Company Name Sensing Strip Mailing Address Undisclosed Boston, MA 02201 Company Description SensingStrip is a Bluetooth-enabled strip of wearable athletic tape capable of measuring a variety of physiological parameters including body motion, heart-rate, respiratory rate, and skin moisture. The measurements are then relayed in real-time to the SensingStrip app … Continue reading “Sensing Strip Lands Seed Funding Round”
10 Xpo Startups at XSITE: CareSolver, Cloze, Crunchbutton, & More
We do it once a year. And every year, it’s one of the big highlights of the day. I’m talking about the “Startup Xpo,” a showcase of some of the most intriguing young companies around Boston. It’s all part of XSITE, our fifth annual innovation conference happening this Wednesday, June 19, at Babson College. The … Continue reading “10 Xpo Startups at XSITE: CareSolver, Cloze, Crunchbutton, & More”
Oh, Baby: OvaScience’s Roadmap to Next-Generation IVF
By the end of next year, Cambridge, MA-based OvaScience will likely begin selling its first product. It’s a system called Augment, designed to boost the success rate of in vitro fertilization. Normally, that would be a milestone that any life sciences company would be thrilled to achieve. But for OvaScience (NASDAQ: [[ticker:OVAS]]), it’s nowhere near … Continue reading “Oh, Baby: OvaScience’s Roadmap to Next-Generation IVF”
Don’t Panic, But We’ve Passed Peak Apple. And Google. And Facebook.
After the dot-com crash in 2001, the tech world needed a few years to regroup. But starting around 2004, the year Facebook was founded and Google went public, the winds of innovation in consumer- and business-facing technology began to pick up again. In 2007 or so, they reached hurricane speed, and minus a short lull … Continue reading “Don’t Panic, But We’ve Passed Peak Apple. And Google. And Facebook.”
Can CEOs Win Without Being Jerks? RunKeeper’s Jason Jacobs at XSITE
Unless they’re insanely lucky, pretty much every worker bee out there has a horrifying tale of a despicable boss. They rule through threats, intimidation, and political gamesmanship. They’re unpredictable. And when they’re on the rampage, nobody’s job is safe. If you don’t like it, tough—that’s the price of greatness, right? Jason Jacobs would like to … Continue reading “Can CEOs Win Without Being Jerks? RunKeeper’s Jason Jacobs at XSITE”
East Coast Life Sciences Roundup: Agios, Ludwig/CRI, Celgene
Two things you were able to count on this week if you live in New York: rain, rain, and more rain, and another Beantown biotech entering the IPO queue. We’ve got that and more in this week’s roundup: —Cambridge, MA-based Agios Pharmaceuticals has become the latest in what’s been a parade of biotechs to file … Continue reading “East Coast Life Sciences Roundup: Agios, Ludwig/CRI, Celgene”
Desalitech Secures $5,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=94faaab6-b315-479e-b9ec-bbed496cdc60&Preview=1 Date 6/14/2013 Company Name Desalitech Mailing Address 321 Walnut Street Newton, MA 02460 Company Description Desalitech provides resource and cost efficient water production and treatment solutions. Commercial CCD installations have run continuously for over four years in a broad range of industrial, agricultural and municipal applications. Website http://www.desalitech.com Transaction Type Venture … Continue reading “Desalitech Secures $5,000,000 New Funding Round”
The Right Reasons to Be Transparent
How often do you think about transparency? As a founder and CEO of a fast-growing startup it’s on my mind often. There’s a constant stream of information coming my way, from the company’s financial health, to business partnerships, customer data and hiring plans. At any given point I can withhold information, but I do my … Continue reading “The Right Reasons to Be Transparent”
As TV Wars Grow, Azuki Expands Video Delivery Tech to First Screen
Here’s some potentially big news in the world of Internet TV. This tech sector is dominated by giants—think Comcast, Verizon, Cisco, Microsoft, Netflix—but that doesn’t mean a smaller company can’t play with the big boys. That company would be Azuki Systems, based in Acton, MA. The five-year-old startup has rolled out new software this week … Continue reading “As TV Wars Grow, Azuki Expands Video Delivery Tech to First Screen”
Jazz Lessons for Startup Success: Dyn CEO Jeremy Hitchcock at XSITE
Dyn is one of those boring-but-important players that make the online economy possible. Big names like Twitter, Tumblr, and Netflix rely on it to connect millions of users with their digital services, in the blink of an eye and without a hiccup. So it makes perfect sense that Dyn’s CEO is really a frustrated jazz … Continue reading “Jazz Lessons for Startup Success: Dyn CEO Jeremy Hitchcock at XSITE”
Covestor Lands $12,750,000 Series B Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=601cddf2-7fde-4a05-a03e-13cc4a77beca&Preview=1 Date 6/13/2013 Company Name Covestor Mailing Address 175 Federal St Boston, MA 02110 Company Description Covestor is a real-trade sharing service for proven self-investors, a place to share your real investment decisions, gain recognition and earn fees by helping others and where all data is private, normalized and anonymous, and membership … Continue reading “Covestor Lands $12,750,000 Series B Funding Round”
Isabella Products Garners $9,200,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ae73e23b-fffd-44fb-b9af-5e2778107314&Preview=1 Date 6/13/2013 Company Name Isabella Products Mailing Address 33 Bradford Street 2nd Floor Concord, MA 01742 Company Description Isabella Products, Inc. was founded in February 2008 as a next-generation consumer wireless products and services company with a clear objective of producing high-value products for a variety of consumers. Website http://www.isabellaproducts.com Transaction … Continue reading “Isabella Products Garners $9,200,000 Series A Financing Round”
Ektron Secures New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=50ccefec-a6a2-4716-a3d2-8ab13c82506a&Preview=1 Date 6/13/2013 Company Name Ektron Mailing Address 542 Amherst Street Nashua, NH 03063 Company Description Ektron speeds time-to-web, drives business outcomes, and builds customer loyalty through software that powers corporate websites, intranet portals, and social communities. Website http://www.ektron.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Ektron … Continue reading “Ektron Secures New Financing”
DataRobot Garners $2,601,876 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e79a4576-2fe7-41c7-b460-d212d04c0196&Preview=1 Date 6/13/2013 Company Name DataRobot Mailing Address 30 Schoolhouse Drive West Hartford, CT 06110 Company Description We’re creating a cloud platform to help teams of data scientists create the most accurate predictive models the world has ever seen. We have a vision of how Data Science will be done 15 years … Continue reading “DataRobot Garners $2,601,876 New Funding”
Lightera Acquires Luminus Devices for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9187e341-866d-4c5a-be72-c334b7743c73&Preview=1 Date 6/13/2013 Company Name Luminus Devices Mailing Address 1100 Technology Park Drive Billerica, MA 01821 Company Description Luminus Devices develops and manufactures innovative, high-power, solid state lighting solutions for high-definition televisions and other display products. Its patented PhlatLight (Photonic Lattice) technology and manufacturing processes deliver a new level of performance to … Continue reading “Lightera Acquires Luminus Devices for Undisclosed Sum”
The Right Now Economy: The Next Wave of Startup Success
[Editor’s Note: Mark Siegel, managing director at Menlo Ventures, was the keynote speaker at IBF’s Venture Capital Investing Conference today in San Francisco. The post below summarizes his talk, in which he argued that the convergence of mobility, cloud infrastructure, social and big data—what he calls the Right Now Economy—sets the stage for $500 billion in … Continue reading “The Right Now Economy: The Next Wave of Startup Success”
Boston Roundup: Grousbeck, ConnectEDU, Certica, Content Raven
Updated 2 pm Some interesting bits of fundraising and buyout news from around the Boston-area innovation scene: —Boston Celtics CEO and co-owner Wyc Grousbeck is starting a new investment fund focusing on sports and sports media. Reports of the new fund started surfacing this spring, but Grousbeck and his partners—Bob Higgins of Highland Capital and … Continue reading “Boston Roundup: Grousbeck, ConnectEDU, Certica, Content Raven”
Local Yokel Media Lands $2,150,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=435d2937-791d-4e3b-a039-271cc03dafc2&Preview=1 Date 6/12/2013 Company Name Local Yokel Media Mailing Address Uncisclosed Stamford, CT 06910 Company Description The company is the Internet’s first hyperlocal ad platform helping local businesses (and national marketers who want to target locally) to efficiently reach audiences in tightly defined service areas with customized, innovative and effective ad units. … Continue reading “Local Yokel Media Lands $2,150,000 New Funding Round”
MyWebGrocer Secures New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=cb6cd06c-2e58-47e6-9635-396922545546&Preview=1 Date 6/12/2013 Company Name MyWebGrocer Mailing Address 20 Winooski Falls Way 5th Floor Winooski, VT 05404 Company Description Founded in 1999, by Rich Tarrant, MyWebGrocer is based in Colchester Vermont. We maintain a full service team of development, database, networking, website design and customer service professionals. We provide a variety of … Continue reading “MyWebGrocer Secures New Funding”
SageCloud Obtains $10,000,000 Series B Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8e4ca913-9932-4c53-81fb-df76f2077ae6&Preview=1 Date 6/12/2013 Company Name SageCloud Mailing Address Two Oliver Street Boston, MA 02109 Company Description The Company provides Cold Data Storage systems that dramatically reduce TCO through open-standards enclosures, desktop drives and powerful software. Website http://www.sagecloud.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $10,000,000 Transaction Round Series B Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes … Continue reading “SageCloud Obtains $10,000,000 Series B Financing”
Targeted Instant Communications Garners New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9aa63a5e-1171-495b-b7ee-1c869e430fe7&Preview=1 Date 6/12/2013 Company Name Targeted Instant Communications Mailing Address 131 Portsea St New Haven, CT 65192 Company Description Targeted Instant Communications, Inc. was formed in 2007 to administer, develop, deploy and evolve the patent-pending IntelliBlast™ Communications System. IntelliBlast was created to allow intelligent, 2-way communications to be conducted in real-time, on … Continue reading “Targeted Instant Communications Garners New Round”
Local Yokel Media Secures $2,150,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=435d2937-791d-4e3b-a039-271cc03dafc2&Preview=1 Date 6/12/2013 Company Name Local Yokel Media Mailing Address Uncisclosed Stamford, CT 06910 Company Description The company is the Internet’s first hyperlocal ad platform helping local businesses (and national marketers who want to target locally) to efficiently reach audiences in tightly defined service areas with customized, innovative and effective ad units. … Continue reading “Local Yokel Media Secures $2,150,000 New Financing Round”
MyWebGrocer Lands New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=cb6cd06c-2e58-47e6-9635-396922545546&Preview=1 Date 6/12/2013 Company Name MyWebGrocer Mailing Address 20 Winooski Falls Way 5th Floor Winooski, VT 05404 Company Description Founded in 1999, by Rich Tarrant, MyWebGrocer is based in Colchester Vermont. We maintain a full service team of development, database, networking, website design and customer service professionals. We provide a variety of … Continue reading “MyWebGrocer Lands New Round”
Content Raven Lands $2,000,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=136ad269-daec-493c-8b0a-8a9d2537766e&Preview=1 Date 6/12/2013 Company Name Content Raven Mailing Address 121 Bartlett Street Marlborough, MA 01752 Company Description Content Raven helps you maintain content security, share documents across the cloud, protect rich media and track its usage. Website http://www.contentraven.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,000,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes Proceeds … Continue reading “Content Raven Lands $2,000,000 Series A Financing Round”
SageCloud Secures $10,000,000 Series B Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8e4ca913-9932-4c53-81fb-df76f2077ae6&Preview=1 Date 6/12/2013 Company Name SageCloud Mailing Address Two Oliver Street Boston, MA 02109 Company Description The Company provides Cold Data Storage systems that dramatically reduce TCO through open-standards enclosures, desktop drives and powerful software. Website http://www.sagecloud.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $10,000,000 Transaction Round Series B Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes … Continue reading “SageCloud Secures $10,000,000 Series B Financing Round”
Fundraising Is a Means, Not an End
For many entrepreneurs “raising money” has replaced “building a sustainable business” as their goal. That’s a big mistake. When you take money from investors their business model becomes yours. One of my ex students came out to the ranch to give me an update on his startup. When I asked, “What are you working on?” … Continue reading “Fundraising Is a Means, Not an End”
CustomMade, SageCloud Raise Series Bs in Commerce, Storage
A busy morning for Series B tech financings already… —Cambridge, MA-based CustomMade has pulled in $18 million led by new investor Atlas Venture and previous investor Google Ventures. That brings the company’s total raised to more than $24 million, by my count. CustomMade runs an online marketplace that connects consumers with regional makers of furniture, … Continue reading “CustomMade, SageCloud Raise Series Bs in Commerce, Storage”
Agios Files For IPO With Plans to Raise $86M
Agios Pharmaceuticals turned heads in 2010 when it reeled in $130 million from Celgene still years away from testing one of its drugs in human beings. Three years later, on the verge of its first clinical trial, Agios hopes to have the same type of impact on public investors. Cambridge, MA-based Agios filed a Form … Continue reading “Agios Files For IPO With Plans to Raise $86M”
TipTap Receives $750,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ba567f9b-94ee-4858-9bc5-0ae7da0aea62&Preview=1 Date 6/11/2013 Company Name TipTap Mailing Address 222 3rd St. Cambridge, MA 02142 Company Description TipTap personalizes your buying experience by getting to know you and then matching your buying questions to the right people. Website http://www.tiptap.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $750,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes … Continue reading “TipTap Receives $750,000 New Funding”
Certica Solutions Garners $7,632,859 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3521b869-7aab-4b5a-b9e9-7921d1237a8e&Preview=1 Date 6/11/2013 Company Name Certica Solutions Mailing Address 301 Edgewater Place Wakefield, MA 01880 Company Description Certica Solutions is the leading provider of data certification solutions, helping corporate and government organizations address specific business challenges with a structured, systematic approach to identifying, reporting and monitoring data integrity issues. Website http://www.certicasolutions.com Transaction … Continue reading “Certica Solutions Garners $7,632,859 New Funding Round”
ZetrOz Obtains $1,857,653 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=94261cc1-e225-419f-b622-9215cd83ba63&Preview=1 Date 6/11/2013 Company Name ZetrOz Mailing Address 56 Quarry Rd Trumbull, CT 06611 Company Description The name ZetrOZ stands for Zero Electrical Impedance “OZ” for designing ultrasound transducers, electronics and coupling means. ZetrOZ was officially founded in 2009 after a year of work by Co-Founders Bryant Guffey—CEO, George Lewis—CSO and JoAnne … Continue reading “ZetrOz Obtains $1,857,653 New Funding Round”
Dailybreak Receives $2,000,071 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=50eb90cb-883c-4dbe-8a78-94b5224b0fe7&Preview=1 Date 6/11/2013 Company Name Dailybreak Mailing Address 100 North Washington Street Boston, MA 02114 Company Description Dailybreak delivers a new form of content that entertains, educates and challenges consumers while creating value and driving digital social action for brand advertisers. Website http://www.dailybreak.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,000,071 Transaction Round … Continue reading “Dailybreak Receives $2,000,071 New Financing”
CustomMade Obtains $12,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8ba23221-f290-4688-8172-faec6aa19739&Preview=1 Date 6/11/2013 Company Name CustomMade Mailing Address 105 First Street Cambridge, MA 02141 Company Description CustomMade is the first online marketplace to focus on connecting buyers of custom made furniture, cabinetry, and other products with the skilled artisans who create them. For consumers and members of the design trade, CustomMade is … Continue reading “CustomMade Obtains $12,000,000 New Round”
TIBCO Software Acquires StreamBase Systems for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c787dc8c-87ce-4d3b-95d0-0c257cce4303&Preview=1 Date 6/11/2013 Company Name StreamBase Systems Mailing Address 181 Spring Street Lexington, MA 02421 Company Description StreamBase Systems, a leader in the fast-growing complex event processing (CEP) market, has pioneered a remarkable new approach to processing and analyzing real-time streaming data. Website http://www.streambase.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round … Continue reading “TIBCO Software Acquires StreamBase Systems for Undisclosed Sum”
Startup Tips from Twitter Boston’s Wayne Chang at XSITE 6/19
The mysterious Wayne Chang won’t tell me much these days, but he’s got a message for Boston-area startups: Talk about distribution. If you’re a software startup, he says, your product is obviously important. But equally important is figuring out how to get people to use your product—and spread the gospel to others. That’s one of … Continue reading “Startup Tips from Twitter Boston’s Wayne Chang at XSITE 6/19”
Edtech Acclerator LearnLaunchX Names First Class
Summer’s here, but that doesn’t mean the focus on schooling stops—at least not in the Boston area, where education is big business and a driving force in regional culture. Today, a few entrepreneurs hoping to leave their mark on the system are being welcomed into LearnLaunchX, an accelerator program for edcuation-focused startups. LearnLaunchX follows a … Continue reading “Edtech Acclerator LearnLaunchX Names First Class”
FDA Declines To Approve Aveo’s Drug For Kidney Cancer
As expected, the hammer came down on Aveo Oncology (NASDAQ: [[ticker:AVEO]]) today as the FDA denied its application to approve tivozanib as a kidney cancer treatment. The complete response letter issued by the FDA closes the book on a chapter the Cambridge, MA-based biotech surely would like to forget. The FDA, in its letter, called … Continue reading “FDA Declines To Approve Aveo’s Drug For Kidney Cancer”
Profiles in Long-Termism: Sarepta Therapeutics CEO Chris Garabedian
Biotech is a long-term business, in a world that places more value on short-term thinking. Pharma companies often cut long-term R&D budgets, or do disastrous mega-mergers, mainly to juice their profits for a quarter or two. But sometimes people come along who are willing and able to buck the trends. They have a strategy for … Continue reading “Profiles in Long-Termism: Sarepta Therapeutics CEO Chris Garabedian”
Innovatient Solutions Lands $275,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=71e2019d-b845-44ef-8667-fdfbdfb62cdb&Preview=1 Date 6/10/2013 Company Name Innovatient Solutions Mailing Address 270 Farmington Ave. Farmington, CT 06032 Company Description Innovatient Solution’s nVision Information Therapy Solution provides the quality care management tools to dramatically improve the patient experience. Website http://www.innovatient.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $275,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were … Continue reading “Innovatient Solutions Lands $275,000 New Funding Round”
Countdown Receives $18,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8fa56656-c13a-46f3-b2b0-04411f669ce6&Preview=1 Date 6/10/2013 Company Name Countdown Mailing Address Undisclosed Boston, MA 02210 Company Description We know that one size doesn’t fit the needs of all of your students. That’s why we allow you to edit your district’s pacing guide in real-time or create your own curriculum map from scratch using the Common … Continue reading “Countdown Receives $18,000 Seed Financing”
Gradeable Secures $18,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a5ddbb11-7e78-4e8e-b6cd-0c7d6cd88ca5&Preview=1 Date 6/10/2013 Company Name Gradeable Mailing Address Undisclosed Cambridge, MA 02141 Company Description We started with a simple idea: improving education will make a positive impact in the world. So, we interviewed 100+ teachers. Virtually every teacher pointed to lack of time as the biggest obstacle to success. And we discovered … Continue reading “Gradeable Secures $18,000 Seed Financing”
Empow Learning Obtains $18,000 Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=df6f6394-72bb-4e1e-b076-2e6873b2716a&Preview=1 Date 6/10/2013 Company Name Empow Learning Mailing Address Undisclosed Newton, MA 02459 Company Description Empow Learning operates in the greater Boston, Massachusetts area. We are committed to creating transformative technology experiences that empower young learners to discover their passions and to make lasting contributions to their own future lives and to … Continue reading “Empow Learning Obtains $18,000 Seed Financing Round”
Listen Edition Receives $18,000 Seed Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=272cc734-fd49-4746-8550-57c840502f8b&Preview=1 Date 6/10/2013 Company Name Listen Edition Mailing Address Undisclosed Boston, MA 02210 Company Description Listen Edition curates public radio stories and builds custom lesson plans round them that are written to the Common Core and aligned with state standards. The lesson plans include class activities, homework, links to additional resources and … Continue reading “Listen Edition Receives $18,000 Seed Round”
Cognii Secures $18,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=50b65ed1-10cf-428d-985e-73e3d1c0d24a&Preview=1 Date 6/10/2013 Company Name Cognii Mailing Address Undisclosed Cambridge, MA 02143 Company Description At Cognii, we’re developing leading edge assessment technology to evaluate essay-type answers for online learning platforms. Our exclusive natural language processing technology can also give customized feedback, not just a score, to engage students in an active learning … Continue reading “Cognii Secures $18,000 Seed Financing”
Createbiz Obtains $18,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c0262edb-d1af-435f-94c2-a2bb1726bf84&Preview=1 Date 6/10/2013 Company Name Createbiz Mailing Address P.O. Box 331 Boston, MA 02025 Company Description Createbiz is an online business school and professional development network for the New Creative Economy. Createbiz delivers affordable and practical online instruction combined with the latest crowdfunding and professional development tools. Website http://www.createbiz.com Transaction Type Accelerator … Continue reading “Createbiz Obtains $18,000 Seed Financing”
Intellify Learning Garners $18,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2dc70ce8-2946-4de7-8c97-afb51c3ca8c7&Preview=1 Date 6/10/2013 Company Name Intellify Learning Mailing Address Undisclosed Boston, MA 02210 Company Description Developed by LearnLaunchX’s entrepreneur-in-residence (and former Blackboard CTO), Intellify Learning says it’s a “framework for online course developers and schools, curriculum and learning designers and ed tech app developers.” Website Undisclosed Transaction Type Accelerator Transaction Amount $18,000 … Continue reading “Intellify Learning Garners $18,000 Seed Financing”
eduCanon Obtains $18,000 Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ad711060-61e6-410d-ad31-e3533c5ce040&Preview=1 Date 6/10/2013 Company Name eduCanon Mailing Address Undisclosed Boston, MA 02210 Company Description Founded by Benjamin Levy while teaching middle school science (Teach For America ’10), eduCanon seeks to improve student outcomes in disadvantaged communities by harnessing the potential of technology. Website http://www.alpha.educanon.com Transaction Type Accelerator Transaction Amount $18,000 Transaction Round … Continue reading “eduCanon Obtains $18,000 Seed Financing Round”
AbbVie Jumps Into $11.4M Series B For Avaxia Biologics
Avaxia Biologics’s big plan has been to create a line of drugs that go after the same protein, tumor necrosis factor, that AbbVie’s adalimumab (Humira) does—just in a different, more localized way. Clearly, its approach has gotten AbbVie’s (NYSE: [[ticker:ABBV]]) attention. Lexington, MA-based Avaxia announced today that it has closed an $11.4 million Series B … Continue reading “AbbVie Jumps Into $11.4M Series B For Avaxia Biologics”