I ran into Ricardo Dos Santos and his amazing Qualcomm Venture Fest a few years ago and was astonished with its breath and depth. From that day on, when I got asked about which corporate innovation program had the best process for idea selection, I started my list with Qualcomm. This is Ricardo’s “post mortem” … Continue reading “Designing Qualcomm’s Corporate Entrepreneurship Program”
Category: Boston
Harvard i-lab Sprouts Startups: Nucleik, PollVaultr, Vaxess, & More
The Harvard Innovation Lab has been open for business just over a year. Led by managing director Gordon Jones and his team of startup hustlers, the Allston, MA-based community space for student entrepreneurs is just hitting its stride, with a number of current and former residents making noise in the local and national startup scene. … Continue reading “Harvard i-lab Sprouts Startups: Nucleik, PollVaultr, Vaxess, & More”
Ten Companies in Three Days: The MIT Sloan Tech Trek
[Editor’s note: The Technology Club at MIT’s Sloan School of Management organizes an annual student trip to Silicon Valley to tour top technology companies. Xconomy traditionally invites one Sloan student each year to blog about the experience.] I’ve always been interested in technology, but after working on reconstruction projects in Afghanistan, I decided to make … Continue reading “Ten Companies in Three Days: The MIT Sloan Tech Trek”
Crowdfunding Is Coming to Biotech, so Get Ready for a Wild Ride
Most biotech pros will shrug, or chuckle, if you ask whether crowdfunding will transform life sciences financing in the U.S. This, after all, is an industry where you often need to raise at least $50 million or $100 million to even have a chance at developing a new drug or medical device. Scraping together a … Continue reading “Crowdfunding Is Coming to Biotech, so Get Ready for a Wild Ride”
Ocular Therapeutix Secures $23,800,000 Series D Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c577ce67-d2a9-44b4-b1aa-2bf168d61194&Preview=1 Date 1/28/2013 Company Name Ocular Therapeutix Mailing Address 36 Crosby Dr. Bedford, MA 01730 Company Description Ocular Therapeutix, Inc. is a privately held company focused on the development and commercialization of ophthalmic therapeutic products using its proprietary hydrogel technology to address unmet or underserved needs in ophthalmology and ophthalmic surgery. Website … Continue reading “Ocular Therapeutix Secures $23,800,000 Series D Round”
UnitedHealth Unit Buys Boston Health IT Firm Humedica
Humedica, a health IT startup based in Boston, has been acquired by UnitedHealth Group’s (NYSE: [[ticker:UNH]]) health IT unit, Optum, for an undisclosed sum. The news was first reported today by the Boston Business Journal, which cites an anonymous source as saying the deal is worth “hundreds of millions” of dollars. Xconomy has confirmed the … Continue reading “UnitedHealth Unit Buys Boston Health IT Firm Humedica”
Introverts and the Internet
If you live in San Francisco, it’s hard to justify traveling anywhere else, since you already have a bed in the postcard-perfect place that 16 million other people go out of their way visit every year. Still, sometimes you just need to get the hell out of Dodge. That’s why I drove up to Napa … Continue reading “Introverts and the Internet”
Crowdfunding Helps Bring Xconomy to Colorado; Now Writers Needed
If you’ve spent much time in the Colorado back country, you probably remember feeling a profound sense of elation that comes after hours of relentless upward hiking, when you finally reach the summit and a panorama of the Rocky Mountains opens around you. We’re feeling a little like that now, after learning a crowdfunding initiative … Continue reading “Crowdfunding Helps Bring Xconomy to Colorado; Now Writers Needed”
True Office Wins $3M Series A Round with Games for Compliance Training
New York’s True Office, which makes cloud-based games for compliance and regulatory training, said in a statement Thursday it landed $3 million in a Series A round that includes participation from Contour Venture Partners, Rho Ventures, and the Partnership for New York City Fund. True Office develops games—available through mobile devices and Web browsers—that other … Continue reading “True Office Wins $3M Series A Round with Games for Compliance Training”
East Coast Life Sciences Roundup: Ariad, Pfizer, Cubist, More
It was good news all around this week in life sciences on the East Coast, with a strong earnings report for one company, a positive decision on a drug for two others, and a White Knight emerging for a third. And at Cambridge’s Broad Institute, information technology and biology came together in a way. —ARIAD … Continue reading “East Coast Life Sciences Roundup: Ariad, Pfizer, Cubist, More”
True Office Secures $3,000,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c4fbd1a8-9075-46ed-b00c-dc2b38e223b9&Preview=1 Date 1/25/2013 Company Name True Office Mailing Address Undisclosed Boston, MA 02108 Company Description Mobile Compliance Games That Help Companies Identify Risk & Save Money. True Office Apps transform mandatory compliance training into a fun, intelligible and quantifiable experience. Website http://www.trueoffice.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $3,000,000 Transaction Round Series … Continue reading “True Office Secures $3,000,000 Series A Funding”
The Surreal, Ironic Story Behind California’s Retroactive Tax on Investors
A major tax incentive designed to encourage investors to back startups and other small businesses in California has just evaporated. If you sold stock in a so-called “qualifying small business” (QSB) in 2012, you won’t be able to exclude or defer any of your gains when you fill out your state income tax return this … Continue reading “The Surreal, Ironic Story Behind California’s Retroactive Tax on Investors”
iRobot Sees Big Future in Remote Communications
The company that made robotic vacuum cleaners a household phenomenon is ready to start tackling a decidedly different market: the doctor’s office. iRobot (NASDAQ: [[ticker:IRBT]]), the maker of Roomba vacuums and other robotic products, is preparing for its new RP-VITA “telepresence” robot to start being used in healthcare settings following recent regulatory approval from the … Continue reading “iRobot Sees Big Future in Remote Communications”
LenovoEMC Opens in Boston Area, Finds Niche in Networked Storage
There’s a new data-storage startup in town. This one has some pretty big parents and distributors—and it’s hitting the ground running. Specifically, its parents are EMC (NYSE: [[ticker:EMC]]), the largest tech company in the Boston area, and Lenovo (HKSE: [[ticker:LNVGY]]), the Chinese computer and server giant (now reputed to be the world’s biggest PC maker). … Continue reading “LenovoEMC Opens in Boston Area, Finds Niche in Networked Storage”
Xconomy Forum: Mobile Madness 2013—The Next Revolution
Mobile Madness is still on for today, March 19. We look forward to seeing you this afternoon! The mobile revolution is over. Since the iPhone’s 2007 debut, our daily lives have been transformed. We now have an explosion of apps and devices with which to browse, communicate, navigate, get recommendations, shop, and share. Mobility has … Continue reading “Xconomy Forum: Mobile Madness 2013—The Next Revolution”
Progenics Pharmaceuticals Buys Molecular Insight in Stock Swap
Progenics Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: [[ticker:PGNX]]) of Tarrytown, NY, said on Tuesday that it has acquired financially troubled Molecular Insight Pharmaceuticals for 4,566,210 shares of its stock. Molecular Insight, based in Cambridge, MA, was founded in 1997 and filed for Chapter 11 in December 2010. In a Wednesday morning webcast, Progenics CEO Mark Baker said Molecular was acquired … Continue reading “Progenics Pharmaceuticals Buys Molecular Insight in Stock Swap”
Boston Deals: Celtra, MediaSilo, L-3, Pushpins
Some acquisition, fundraising, and federal contract news bits that have been surfacing in the past week or so around the Boston area: —Cambridge, MA-based advertising tech startup Celtra has added $4 million in investment cash, led by SoftBank Capital. Celtra says it plans to use the money to expand in Asia, particularly Japan, and to … Continue reading “Boston Deals: Celtra, MediaSilo, L-3, Pushpins”
Intel Capital Jumps on Apperian Express, Now With $28M in Tow
Apperian continues to evolve in a complex, changing mobile world. Today the Boston-based app platform and management startup says it has raised new money from Intel Capital. The strategic investment—about $4 million, by my count—should help Apperian ramp up sales and marketing to more enterprises that are dealing with the IT onslaught of BYOD (bring … Continue reading “Intel Capital Jumps on Apperian Express, Now With $28M in Tow”
The Million Dollar Club
I had two conversations last week, each of which reinforces a simple phenomenon that I have constantly emphasized over the last five years in my writings. On Wednesday, I had lunch with Brian Jacobs, General Partner at Emergence Capital. We were discussing our respective startup portfolios, and Brian mentioned that his firm’s preferred stage for … Continue reading “The Million Dollar Club”
Apperian Lands New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8eec1a62-1481-4cbd-8cc3-d98a281980ac&Preview=1 Date 1/23/2013 Company Name Apperian Mailing Address 321 Summer Street First Floor Boston, MA 02210 Company Description Apperian currently makes enterprise-class iPhone applications for large companies seeking to engage consumers in new, innovative ways and enhance productivity among their employees and partners. Website http://www.apperian.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount Undisclosed … Continue reading “Apperian Lands New Financing”
Coming March 19…Mobile Madness 2013: The Next Revolution
Five years. My, how the time has flown by. I’m very pleased to announce Xconomy’s fifth annual spring mobile conference in Boston. “Mobile Madness 2013: The Next Revolution” will take place on the afternoon of March 19, at Microsoft NERD in Kendall Square, Cambridge. Here’s the overall theme. What most of us think of as … Continue reading “Coming March 19…Mobile Madness 2013: The Next Revolution”
Cloud Competition Heating Up, Carbonite Rolls Out File-Sync Software
Carbonite has long been known for one thing: Backing up your computer files. And for the customer, that means mostly staying out of your face. If everything goes right, Carbonite’s software sits in the background, making copies of your valuable documents, photos, and other digital goodies. They’re uploaded to Carbonite’s servers, and there they sit, … Continue reading “Cloud Competition Heating Up, Carbonite Rolls Out File-Sync Software”
Boston’s Got Big Mo in Biotech, But SF is Pushing Back
San Francisco is used to being No. 1 in lots of things. It’s there in technology, and in biotechnology. Every magazine that ever ranked ‘Best Places to Live’ is practically required to put it near the top. Even Bay Area sports teams are riding high, as the Giants won the World Series, the 49ers are … Continue reading “Boston’s Got Big Mo in Biotech, But SF is Pushing Back”
Facebook Used to Be Fun—Graph Search Makes It Useful
I spend a lot of time on Facebook. Probably more than the average user, who spends around 400 minutes on the site per month, or about 13 minutes per day, according to data from comScore. It isn’t exactly wasted time—I’m usually gathering or spreading news and keeping up with my friends by browsing their news … Continue reading “Facebook Used to Be Fun—Graph Search Makes It Useful”
East Coast Life Sciences Roundup: Aveo, Mayo Clinic, GI Dynamics, More
Cambridge, MA-based companies had their share of stock offering announcements this week. Plus, Cambridge gained another company, a key clinical trial started for an unusual anti-obesity device, and New Yorkers discussed how to put their life sciences industry on the map. —AVEO Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: [[ticker:AVEO]]) said on Thursday it plans to raise $50 million by selling … Continue reading “East Coast Life Sciences Roundup: Aveo, Mayo Clinic, GI Dynamics, More”
2012 VC Funding Strong in Software, Soft Elsewhere: The Top 10 Deals
Venture capital investments receded nationwide in 2012, with double-digit decreases in funding for new cleantech and life sciences companies weighing upon the $26.5 billion that was invested in 3,698 companies nationwide. It marked a 10 percent slide from the $29.5 billion that VCs invested in 2011, with the deal count declining 6 percent (from 3,937), … Continue reading “2012 VC Funding Strong in Software, Soft Elsewhere: The Top 10 Deals”
Intigua Lands $8,600,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=26ea7efc-a692-470a-95ed-fd85741ebda0&Preview=1 Date 1/18/2013 Company Name Intigua Mailing Address 199 Wells Ave Newton, MA 02459 Company Description Intigua virtualizes the management layer, bringing cloud-grade scalability and agility to infrastructure monitoring and management for the first time. Winner of the “Best of VMworld 2012 Gold Award” for New Technology, Intigua enables enterprises to ensure … Continue reading “Intigua Lands $8,600,000 Series A Financing Round”
Analysis: Activist Swartz’s Suicide Could Shake MIT to Its Core
Federal prosecutors are weighing in for the first time publicly about the case against Aaron Swartz, the activist programmer and Internet pioneer who committed suicide last week after being charged with more than a dozen federal computer crimes. The government’s comments certainly make the possible punishment that Swartz faced seem less daunting than many previous accounts. Prosecutors … Continue reading “Analysis: Activist Swartz’s Suicide Could Shake MIT to Its Core”
Ed-Tech Tidbits: Launch Academy, LearnLaunch Step Out
Everyone talks about the technical talent crunch in Boston (and other hubs). Few do anything about it. But today is all about the “launch.” More specifically, Launch Academy. And, secondarily, LearnLaunch. Launch Academy is an interesting new 10-week program designed to train new Web developers and help them land jobs in Boston-area tech companies. The … Continue reading “Ed-Tech Tidbits: Launch Academy, LearnLaunch Step Out”
Across Boundaries: Innovation & The Future of Education
LearnLaunch and MIT Sloan.Ed present a two-day conference on the future of education and ed-tech. The purpose of the conference is to promote dialogue about the impact of digital learning on the future of K-20 education in the United States. The conference will examine the potential of technology to tangibly improve learning and educational access, … Continue reading “Across Boundaries: Innovation & The Future of Education”
The Problem With Kickstarter
Kickstarter helped pioneer crowdfunding for creative projects. It has been enormously successful. The Kickstarter model is to set a fundraising goal. If the project meets its goal, the money is transferred to the creators to fund the development of the project. Kickstarter collects a 5 percent fee, the creator gets funding, and the backers get … Continue reading “The Problem With Kickstarter”
How the TCA is Making 2013 The Year of the Angel Investor
A number of pundits have been claiming that angel investment is waning, and that such funding opportunities will remain few and far between for deserving startups seeking to take their innovations to market. I beg to differ. In fact, 2013 could very well be the year of the angel investor. Case in point: Southern California’s … Continue reading “How the TCA is Making 2013 The Year of the Angel Investor”
Startwire Receives $1,500,000 Series B Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=dd0e0a85-5ffa-4936-96c5-1386769e1808&Preview=1 Date 1/17/2013 Company Name Startwire Mailing Address 10 Water Street 3rd Floor Lebanon, NH 03766 Company Description StartWire is powered by a team of recruiting industry veterans, job search experts, world-class technologists, and forward thinking investors all unified by a simple mission: to radically improve job search. Website http://www.startwire.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “Startwire Receives $1,500,000 Series B Funding Round”
DecImmune Therapeutics Receives $1,749,999 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=74e35046-0462-4c73-869a-60e61886cd3d&Preview=1 Date 1/17/2013 Company Name DecImmune Therapeutics Mailing Address 800 Huntington Ave. Boston, MA 02115 Company Description The company operates as a drug development company focused on inflammation. Website http://www.decimmune.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,749,999 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC regulatory filing. M&A … Continue reading “DecImmune Therapeutics Receives $1,749,999 Series A Financing Round”
LoopIt Secures New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6f73c020-b7ee-45fd-b8a4-69b927e15d40&Preview=1 Date 1/17/2013 Company Name LoopIt Mailing Address Undisclosed Cambridge, MA 02138 Company Description LoopIt let’s you easily connect with either your closest friends, your knowledgeable friends-of-friends in your broader circle – or both! You’ll feel more confident about your purchases after asking them about specific products, or by sparking a more … Continue reading “LoopIt Secures New Funding”
Celtra Lands $4,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=78e19ffa-6fe3-46d7-9fc6-a87af7dab25b&Preview=1 Date 1/17/2013 Company Name Celtra Mailing Address One Broadway 14th Floor Cambridge, MA 02142 Company Description Our mission is to provide a unique Software-as-a-Service platform for online and mobile marketing convergence, which enables brands and marketing agencies to take advantage of social communities’ engagements and extend them into the mobile channel. … Continue reading “Celtra Lands $4,000,000 New Funding Round”
DecImmune Therapeutics Garners $2,250,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=74e35046-0462-4c73-869a-60e61886cd3d&Preview=1 Date 1/17/2013 Company Name DecImmune Therapeutics Mailing Address 800 Huntington Ave. Boston, MA 02115 Company Description The company operates as a drug development company focused on inflammation. Website http://www.decimmune.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,250,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes The funding announced today will support preclinical development of … Continue reading “DecImmune Therapeutics Garners $2,250,000 Series A Financing Round”
Ironwood, Arctic Sand, Novogy, Moontoast, & More Boston-Area Deals
Fundraising deals big and small have been cropping up around the Boston area in the past week, and they’re spread across pharma, semiconductors, clean energy, and software: —Ironwood Pharmaceuticals of Cambridge says it has raised $175 million in debt financing, as seen in a recent filing with federal regulators. Ironwood discussed that news as part … Continue reading “Ironwood, Arctic Sand, Novogy, Moontoast, & More Boston-Area Deals”
Enterasys, Boston Sports Teams Talk Future of Stadium Tech at Gillette
If you get invited to Gillette Stadium the week of the AFC championship game, you go, even if you’ve been homeless for three weeks (a story for another time). So it was last night that I found myself making the drive down I-95 and Route 1 into Foxborough, MA, past the parking lots that would … Continue reading “Enterasys, Boston Sports Teams Talk Future of Stadium Tech at Gillette”
Early Stage Deals, Cleantech Collapse Drive 2012 VC Trends
They were two of the major storylines in startup investing this past year: The collapse of cleantech and the march of venture capitalists into earlier stages. Now, we’ve got some fresh numbers to help illustrate those trends. A new report out today by CB Insights, a New York-based VC research firm, shows that venture investors … Continue reading “Early Stage Deals, Cleantech Collapse Drive 2012 VC Trends”
ConnectEDU Garners $1,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a98a9e4e-9eb1-497e-b360-409f2acc9400&Preview=1 Date 1/16/2013 Company Name ConnectEDU Mailing Address 600 Atlantic Ave. 20th Floor Boston, MA 02210 Company Description ConnectEDU is the nation’s leading technology firm dedicated to providing students, educators and employers with comprehensive solutions to successfully navigate education and employment transitions. Website http://www.connectedu.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $1,000,000 Transaction Round … Continue reading “ConnectEDU Garners $1,000,000 New Funding Round”
AthroCAD Secures Series A Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f3abfedf-7030-49f7-b7f0-c8aad4cc4a7e&Preview=1 Date 1/16/2013 Company Name AthroCAD Mailing Address Undisclosed Ayer, MA 01432 Company Description AthroCAD Inc., an Ayer, Mass.-based developer of medical devices for improving surgical outcomes for patients undergoing joint replacement procedures. Website http://www.athrocad.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not … Continue reading “AthroCAD Secures Series A Financing”
Moontoast Receives $5,000,000 Series B Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=cb08f646-6658-4279-80c8-cf35fb3d14eb&Preview=1 Date 1/16/2013 Company Name Moontoast Mailing Address 300 Brickstone Square Andover, MA 01810 Company Description Moontoast is the leading Distributed Social Commerce Platform for Retailers, Publishers, Musicians and Celebrities. The Moontoast platform enables brands to engage, share, analyze and drive revenue from your fans and consumers directly within any site fans … Continue reading “Moontoast Receives $5,000,000 Series B Funding”
Alnylam, Lawsuit Settled, Announces $125 Million Stock Offering
(Updated 1/16/2013, 7:37 am. See below.) Two months after agreeing to pay out $65 million to settle a tense intellectual property lawsuit, Cambridge, MA-based Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: [[ticker:ALNY]]) announced on Monday a public stock offering of $125 million. Alnylam and Tekmira Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: [[ticker:TKMR]]) had been locked in a legal battle since March 2011, an … Continue reading “Alnylam, Lawsuit Settled, Announces $125 Million Stock Offering”
California To Hit Startup Founders with Big Retroactive Tax Bills
California is a great place to live and work, but it is not a particularly friendly place to start and run a small business. In 1999, I co-founded Sagient Research Systems, an enterprise-focused data company in San Diego. Over the ensuing 13 years we tinkered, triumphed, failed, and even tempted bankruptcy. But through it all, … Continue reading “California To Hit Startup Founders with Big Retroactive Tax Bills”
TripAdvisor, Independent for a Year, Pushing Hard on Social, Mobile Apps
TripAdvisor is a big company. It’s huge in online travel, of course, but by some measures, it is the biggest consumer Web company of any kind based in Massachusetts. Its annual revenues are in the neighborhood of $800 million, and its market cap is north of $6 billion. Its websites get more than 60 million … Continue reading “TripAdvisor, Independent for a Year, Pushing Hard on Social, Mobile Apps”
Novogy Obtains $2,400,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=acb4cbdf-2c86-433d-a277-535ca45b17ab&Preview=1 Date 1/15/2013 Company Name Novogy Mailing Address 85 Bolton Street Cambridge, MA 02138 Company Description The company is developing cellulosic fuel technologies and is focused on waste-paper sludge as a feedstock. Website http://www.novogyinc.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,400,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC … Continue reading “Novogy Obtains $2,400,000 New Funding”
Fiserv Acquires Open Solutions for $55,000,000
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ed5288ad-bc12-4e6e-9754-7130d9062c9e&Preview=1 Date 1/15/2013 Company Name Open Solutions Mailing Address 455 Winding Brook Drive Glastonbury, CT 06033 Company Description Open Solutions Inc. was founded by professionals with in-depth experience in financial services, enterprise data management, system design and Web-based technologies. Website http://www.opensolutions.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount $55,000,000 Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes M&A … Continue reading “Fiserv Acquires Open Solutions for $55,000,000”
Cloud Sherpas Acquires Innoveer Solutions for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f35527f3-98f3-4082-b354-ce04c65e8b8b&Preview=1 Date 1/15/2013 Company Name Innoveer Solutions Mailing Address 280 Summer Street 6th Floor Boston, MA 02210 Company Description Innoveer’s customers value us because of our industry-leading project success rate, flexible approach and the specialist point of view we bring to the table. Website http://www.innoveer.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction … Continue reading “Cloud Sherpas Acquires Innoveer Solutions for Undisclosed Sum”
Persimmon Technologies Secures $2,000,000 Series B Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b83c21c7-1ed7-4934-a7bd-63bc9afd67a7&Preview=1 Date 1/15/2013 Company Name Persimmon Technologies Mailing Address 200 Harvard Mill Square Wakefield, MA 01880 Company Description Persimmon’s vision is to build the largest vacuum robotics company serving the Semiconductor, LED and Solar markets by 2020 in addition to growing Nidec Sankyo’s atmospheric robot business to the top market position by … Continue reading “Persimmon Technologies Secures $2,000,000 Series B Financing Round”